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BRIT [3 records]

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Record 1 2017-12-01

English

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

A native or long-term resident of the United Kingdom.

OBS

Briton: not to be confused with "British," which is used as an adjective in reference to Great Britain or the United Kingdom, or its people. When used as a noun, it is plural and preceded by the article "the," and it refers to the people of Great Britain or the United Kingdom, e.g. the British. It is not used to refer to an individual native or inhabitant of Great Britain or the United Kingdom.

OBS

Plural forms: Britons; British.

French

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

Personne née au Royaume-Uni ou qui y habite.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
DEF

Persona nativa o habitante del Reino Unido.

OBS

británico: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que "británico" engloba a los ingleses, los escoceses, los galeses y los norirlandeses.

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Record 2 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Judaism
DEF

The Jewish celebration of circumcision.

OBS

In Yiddish, it is pronounced "bris mila" or simply "bris".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Judaïsme
DEF

Dans la religion juive, circoncision (ablation du prépuce) qui survient le 8e jour après la naissance. Ce rite scelle et confirme l'Alliance dont Dieu a dit : elle sera à perpétuité dans votre chair.

OBS

Avec le culte, les lois de pureté et les prescriptions alimentaires, la circoncision est un devoir envers Dieu qui découle du texte de la Torah «Soyez saints, car je suis saint, Moi, l'Éternel, votre Dieu».

OBS

Renseignements terminologiques obtenus d'une personne de religion juive; elle recommande l'utilisation du masculin, le brit mila étant un rite plutôt qu'une fête.

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Controls (Aeroindustry)
DEF

A transparent dome on the top of a fuselage for the purpose of making astronomical observations; also used as an emergency escape hatch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commandes de vol (Constructions aéronautiques)
DEF

Coupole transparente, en matière plastique, qui, aménagée à la partie supérieure du poste de pilotage d'un avion, permet au navigateur de faire le point astronomique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mandos de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
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