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SULFUR FAMILY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sulfur
1, record 1, English, sulfur
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sulfur butterfly 2, record 1, English, sulfur%20butterfly
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various yellow or orange butterflies of the family Pieridae. 2, record 1, English, - sulfur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sulfurs are yellow or orange, and [the] most common species have the wings bordered with black; some sulfurs are very common butterflies; larvae of the common species feed on clover. 1, record 1, English, - sulfur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Whites, sulfurs and orange-tips make up the Pieridae family of butterflies. 3, record 1, English, - sulfur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Used in the plural, the term "sulfurs" often represents the vernacular generic term that regroups the following genera-Colias, Pieris, Pyristia-that make up the family of Pieridae butterflies. Semantically, the term "sulfur" evokes a sulfur-yellow butterfly, roughly corresponding to the French term "coliade" or its Latin equivalent "Colias", the latter which is usually post-qualified by another Latin term specifying the exact species, e. g. Colias philodice, Colias interior, Colias eurytheme, Colias hyale. In some of the French translated texts consulted, the more colorful term "soufré" has been used, whereas in some other non-translated texts, "coliade" has been used. Before choosing the appropriate equivalent, the translator into French should determine if the term "sulfur", found in the singular, denotes in the source text a specific species in the family or whether it used to represent all the above-mentioned genera of the Pieridae family. In French, one could use "soufré" as a generic term when referring to all the species "Colias" as a whole and whenever the English uses "sulfurs" or "sulfur butterflies", in the plural. The term "coliade" would then be reserved for cases where one would need to specify or describe a particular species. e. g. coliade de la luzerne, coliade intérieur, coliade du trèfle, petit coliade, etc. 3, record 1, English, - sulfur
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coliade
1, record 1, French, coliade
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Colias 2, record 1, French, Colias
correct, masculine noun
- soufré 3, record 1, French, soufr%C3%A9
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Joli papillon de jour, répandu dans les régions tempérées, de coloration ordinairement jaune soufre varié d'orange [...] Famille des Piéridés. 4, record 1, French, - coliade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
soufré : Les ailes de ce papillon sont d'un jaune de soufre chez le mâle et blanc jaunâtre chez la femelle. Tous deux ont une tache noire au centre des ailes antérieures et une autre, orange, sur les postérieures. En outre, le mâle a les antérieures largement bordées de noir. 5, record 1, French, - coliade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Attention : en plus des «Sulfurs», le terme «coliade» peut aussi traduire ce que les Anglais appellent les «orange-tips» ou «orange-tip butterflies» (l'Orangé). 6, record 1, French, - coliade
Record 1, Key term(s)
- orangé
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sulfur family 1, record 2, English, sulfur%20family
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- famille soufrée 1, record 2, French, famille%20soufr%C3%A9e
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(hydrocarbure) chim et ind. jin. chim. vol 106, no 12, juil 71, p. 153i 1, record 2, French, - famille%20soufr%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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