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BE CLOUD NINE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- be in seventh heaven
1, record 1, English, be%20in%20seventh%20heaven
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- be on cloud nine 2, record 1, English, be%20on%20cloud%20nine
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Be in seventh heaven; be on cloud nine: to be extremely happy. 3, record 1, English, - be%20in%20seventh%20heaven
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fanciful twentieth century expression came from the terminology used by the United States Weather Bureau. The Bureau divides clouds into classes, and each into nine types. Cloud nine is cumulonimbus, a cumulus cloud that develops to a vast height, with rounded masses of white vapor heaped one on the other, the upper parts resembling the shapes of domes, mountains or towers, while the base is practically horizontal. 4, record 1, English, - be%20in%20seventh%20heaven
Record 1, Key term(s)
- on cloud nine
- in seventh heaven
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- être au septième ciel
1, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20au%20septi%C3%A8me%20ciel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- être aux anges 2, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20aux%20anges
correct
- être en pleine euphorie 3, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20en%20pleine%20euphorie
correct
- être dans le ravissement 4, record 1, French, %C3%AAtre%20dans%20le%20ravissement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Être au septième ciel; être aux anges : Être dans le ravissement; littéralement, être au paradis, parmi les anges. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20au%20septi%C3%A8me%20ciel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Être en pleine euphorie : Sentiment de parfait bien-être et de joie. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20au%20septi%C3%A8me%20ciel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Être au septième ciel : L'expression est tirée de la cosmogonie antique, où l'univers était formé de plusieurs sphères concentriques (dont le nombre était d'ailleurs variable, de sept à onze). Transcrite par le judéo-christianisme, où le ciel acquérait une valeur théologique et où les chiffres trois et sept étaient chargés de symbolisme. 6, record 1, French, - %C3%AAtre%20au%20septi%C3%A8me%20ciel
Record 1, Key term(s)
- au septième ciel
- aux anges
- en plein euphorie
- dans le ravissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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