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REFUSNIK [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- refusenik
1, record 1, English, refusenik
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- refusnik 1, record 1, English, refusnik
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A Soviet citizen, esp. a Jew, who is refused permission to emigrate 2, record 1, English, - refusenik
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- refuznik
1, record 1, French, refuznik
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Citoyen soviétique à qui l'on refusait le droit d'émigrer. 2, record 1, French, - refuznik
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par extension de sens, toute personne qui exprime un refus. 3, record 1, French, - refuznik
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mot russe emprunté depuis 1983. 3, record 1, French, - refuznik
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-10-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- refusenik
1, record 2, English, refusenik
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- refusnik 1, record 2, English, refusnik
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Colloquially, any person who has been refused official permission to do something or who has refused to follow instructions, especially as a form of protest. 1, record 2, English, - refusenik
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A transferred sense of a word which was originally a partial translation of the Russian word otkaznik, (itself made up of the stem of the verb otkazat (to refuse) and -nik, the agent suffix used in other English words such as beatnik and peacenik). 1, record 2, English, - refusenik
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- refuznik
1, record 2, French, refuznik
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- refusenic 1, record 2, French, refusenic
proposal
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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