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PERSIAN [6 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Leather Industry
  • Types of Skins and Hides (Leather Ind.)
DEF

Crust, vegetable tanned leather made from the hair type sheep skin originating in the Indian sub-continent and tanned in India, mainly in the south, and especially around Madras.

Key term(s)
  • E.I. sheep

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie du cuir
  • Sortes de peaux (Ind. du cuir)
DEF

Peau simplement tannée de tannage végétal, provenant d'un métis originaire de la péninsule indienne, tanné aux Indes principalement dans le Sud et spécialement dans la région de Madras.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
OBS

Language spoken in Afghanistan.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
OBS

Langue parlée en Afghanistan.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicolingüística, sociolingüística y etnolingüística
DEF

Conjunto de lenguas del grupo iranio, de las que deriva el persa moderno, hablado en Irán y Afganistán.

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Record 3 2014-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
OBS

A language of Iran.

Key term(s)
  • Parsee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
OBS

Langue de l'Iran.

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dog and Cat Breeding
  • Genetics
  • Pets
CONT

The Angora had a less woolly coat than the Persian; it was much lighter boned, the nose was longer and it had upright ears.

OBS

Long-haired cats used to be called Persians and a long time ago Angoras.

OBS

Persian is less used than Long-haired.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chiens et chats
  • Génétique
  • Animaux d'agrément
CONT

L'un des Chats les plus appréciés [...] est le Chat persan [...] animal à la fourrure riche, aux longs poils soyeux.

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

A native or resident of Persia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Habitant ou personne originaire de la Perse.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
OBS

Name of a breed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
OBS

Cheval qui a fait son apparition dans l'histoire plusieurs siècles av. J.-C. et sans doute relié aux origines du cheval arabe.

Spanish

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