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SLEEPING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sleep
1, record 1, English, sleep
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sleeping 2, record 1, English, sleeping
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A natural, periodic behavioral state during which the body rests itself and its physiological powers are restored. 1, record 1, English, - sleep
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sommeil
1, record 1, French, sommeil
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État fonctionnel périodique de l'organisme et notamment du système nerveux, pendant lequel la vigilance est abolie et la réactivité aux stimulations amoindries. 2, record 1, French, - sommeil
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sommeil [...] l'oiseau qui dort pose la tête sur l'épaule, le long de l'omoplate, le bec tourné vers l'arrière et fiché dans les plumes derrière l'aile 1, record 1, French, - sommeil
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-04-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Parks and Botanical Gardens
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sleeping bag
1, record 2, English, sleeping%20bag
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- sleeping 2, record 2, English, sleeping
correct, noun
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- snug bag 3, record 2, English, snug%20bag
correct, see observation, specific
- sack 4, record 2, English, sack
see observation, noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A zippered bag for sleeping in, usually waterproof and warmly lined, used especially when camping. 5, record 2, English, - sleeping%20bag
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
snug (adjective): At rest, warmly cove red, and safe from cold. 4, record 2, English, - sleeping%20bag
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Snug bag" refers to the comfort and the warmth of a bag and thus could be used, in writing, to convey feelings. "Sack" could be used to refer to a "bed", but would be the appropriate synonym of "hammock" and "bunk", temporary substitute-type beds. "Bedroll", a "bedding often of blankets only that is rolled up for ready carrying", (WEBIN, 1981,,,196), is not a synonym of "sleeping bag", even if a sleeping could be rolled for easy carrying. 3, record 2, English, - sleeping%20bag
Record 2, Key term(s)
- bedroll
- bed roll
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Parcs et jardins botaniques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sac de couchage
1, record 2, French, sac%20de%20couchage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- sac 2, record 2, French, sac
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lit-sac 3, record 2, French, lit%2Dsac
correct, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sac de tissu matelassé garni de fibres synthétiques (polyester) ou de duvet animal (oie, canard) qui sert aux campeurs pour dormir. 4, record 2, French, - sac%20de%20couchage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi le «matériel» nécessaire pour une «bonne nuit», le sac de couchage est de loin le plus important, si ce n'est «L'indispensable». C'est lui qui tient chaud. La chaleur que «procure» un sac de couchage est fonction de la couche d'air contenue parmi le garnissage. En effet la chaleur est en réalité produite par le corps, le sac la maintenant dans un volume réduit. Il est donc très important pour juger de la qualité d'un sac de couchage de tenir compte de son gonflant. De plus il faut savoir que le «dessus» d'un sac est toujours plus chaud que le «dessous», ce dernier étant comprimé par le poids du corps, d'où l'importance sur sol froid ou humide de l'isolant si possible peu compressible. 5, record 2, French, - sac%20de%20couchage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sleeping bag : sac de couchage (abrégeable en «sac» dans les cas où on abrège en «sleeping». 6, record 2, French, - sac%20de%20couchage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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