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DISADVANTAGE [5 records]

Record 1 2012-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

Absence of advantage; an unfavourable condition or circumstance.

CONT

Whether the act or omission in question is one which a reasonable man would recognize as posing an unreasonable risk must be determined by balancing the magnitude of the risk ... against the difficulty, expense or other disadvantage of desisting from the venture or taking a particular precaution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Training
  • General Vocabulary

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruction du personnel militaire
  • Vocabulaire général

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
OBS

to be at a disadvantage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
OBS

être en position d'infériorité A.T. mai 1973

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

Jan 29 1968

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
OBS

"mais pour le reste, que de différences à notre défaveur" (le monde, 7-13.12.67)

Spanish

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