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DERBY [5 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

derby: an item in the "Clothing" class of the "Personal Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

chapeau melon : objet de la classe «Vêtements» de la catégorie «Objets personnels».

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hats and Millinery
  • Men's Clothing
DEF

A man's stiff hat having a rounded crown and narrow brim.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chapellerie
  • Vêtements pour hommes
DEF

Chapeau d'homme en feutre rigide, de forme ronde et bombée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sombrerería
  • Ropa para caballeros
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Record 3 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Sports
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
DEF

A race in which contestants are dog teams and drivers.

OBS

A "sled-dog race" is an event in "sled-dog racing", the sport. The breed of sled dog used by the Canadian Inuit, the Canadian Eskimo Dog, is back in harness, saved from extinction by a special breeding program after the snowmobile replaced dog power in the Arctic. Still, most of the dogs in sled-dog races are Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes and Samoyeds. The number of dogs in a team varies from one to nine

OBS

Sled-dog racing terms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports divers
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
DEF

Course où les participants sont des attelages de chiens guidés, chacun, par un conducteur.

OBS

Quand l'expression signifie le sport, «course» doit demeurer au singulier; le mot peut se mettre au pluriel s'il s'agit de plusieurs épreuves.

OBS

Les Inuits ont surtout utilisé les chiens esquimaux pour se déplacer dans l'Arctique. Pratiquement éteinte avec la venue de la motoneige, cette race de chiens a été sauvée de l'extinction par un programme spécial de reproduction. Néanmoins, les attelages de chiens sont composés essentiellement de huskies de Sibérie, de malamutes d'Alaska et de samoyèdes. Un attelage compte de 1 à 9 chiens.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

[A] prominent horse [race] held annually and usually restricted to three-year-old horses.

OBS

Kentuckey Derby, for example.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Grande course annuelle pour les chevaux de trois ans, destinée à désigner le meilleur cheval de sa génération.

OBS

Le Derby du Kentucky, par exemple.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A race for three-year-old horses that is run annually at Epsom Downs, near London, England; first run in 1780.

OBS

The Derby is run over a distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs, each three year old colt carrying 9 stones. The fillies and the older horses also run the same course and distance for the Vodafone Oaks and Coronation cup respectively.

OBS

Fourteen pounds equals one stone. See weight conversion calculator at: <a href="http://www.foreign-trade.com/resources/weight.cfm" title="http://www.foreign-trade.com/resources/weight.cfm">http://www.foreign-trade.com/resources/weight.cfm</a>.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Course disputée à Epsom par les chevaux de trois ans, à la fin de mai ou au début de juin, sur la distance classique de 2 400 m et destinée à désigner le meilleur cheval de sa génération.

OBS

Du nom du 12e comte de Derby, qui organisa cette course en 1780.

Spanish

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