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Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cognate click beetle
1, record 1, English, cognate%20click%20beetle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Elateridae. 2, record 1, English, - cognate%20click%20beetle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taupin semblable
1, record 1, French, taupin%20semblable
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Elateridae. 2, record 1, French, - taupin%20semblable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Cognate Hawthorn 1, record 2, English, Cognate%20Hawthorn
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Aubépine parente
1, record 2, French, Aub%C3%A9pine%20parente
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-09-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cognate clone 1, record 3, English, cognate%20clone
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- cognate DNA 1, record 3, English, cognate%20DNA
- cognate sequence 1, record 3, English, cognate%20sequence
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- séquence cognate
1, record 3, French, s%C3%A9quence%20cognate
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chacune des séquences d'ADN qui proviennent d'un même locus et contiennent la même information génétique, mais font partie de génomes différents après manipulation génétique. 1, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20cognate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'ADN complémentaire d'une ß-globuline de mammifère portée par un clone bactérien dans un plasmide et la même séquence portée par une levure dans un chromosome artificiel sont des séquences cognates. 1, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20cognate
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
séquence cognate : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 10 juin 2012. 2, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9quence%20cognate
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-05-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Vocabulary of the Terminology Bank
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- deceptive cognate
1, record 4, English, deceptive%20cognate
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A parameter indicating that designations in different languages appear to have the same meaning but in fact have different meanings. 2, record 4, English, - deceptive%20cognate
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Appointement" in French (from the English "appointment") is an example of a deceptive cognate. 2, record 4, English, - deceptive%20cognate
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire de la Banque de terminologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- faux-ami
1, record 4, French, faux%2Dami
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Paramètre indiquant que des désignations qui, d'une langue à l'autre, semblent avoir le même sens, ont en fait des sens différents. 1, record 4, French, - faux%2Dami
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Appointement» en français (de l'anglais, «appointment») est un exemple de faux-ami. 2, record 4, French, - faux%2Dami
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2010-11-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- false cognate
1, record 5, English, false%20cognate
correct, see observation
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- false friend 2, record 5, English, false%20friend
correct, see observation
- deceptive cognate 3, record 5, English, deceptive%20cognate
correct
- faux ami 4, record 5, English, faux%20ami
- confusable 5, record 5, English, confusable
noun
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A word in a second language that is quite close to its equivalent in the mother tongue but only in terms of its spelling, not in meaning. 6, record 5, English, - false%20cognate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The similarity may cause a second language learner to use the word wrongly. For exemple the French word "expérience" means "experiment", and not "experience". French learners of English might thus write or say: Yesterday we performed an interesting experience in the laboratory. 7, record 5, English, - false%20cognate
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
false cognate; false friend: According to the Wikipedia Encyclopedia (source en.wikipedia.org), "false cognate" and "false friend" are not synonymous, but it is the only source consulted that makes a distinction between these terms: "The term false cognate is sometimes misused to describe false friends [...] False friends are pairs of words in two languages or letters in two alphabets that look or sound similar but differ in meaning. False cognates, by contrast, are words that, due to strange similarities in appearance and/or meaning, are often erroneously believed to share a common root, although the similarities are due to chance and unrelated word evolutions." 8, record 5, English, - false%20cognate
Record 5, Key term(s)
- confusable word
- confusable words
- false cognates
- false friends
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- faux ami
1, record 5, French, faux%20ami
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- faux-ami 2, record 5, French, faux%2Dami
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- mot sosie 3, record 5, French, mot%20sosie
correct, masculine noun
- mot-sosie 4, record 5, French, mot%2Dsosie
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
faux-amis : Mots qui, d'une langue à l'autre, semblent avoir le même sens parce qu'ils sont de même origine, mais qui ont en fait des sens différents par suite d'une évolution séparée. 5, record 5, French, - faux%20ami
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Emploi d'un mot français dans un sens qu'il ne possède pas, sous l'influence d'un mot anglais qui a une forme semblable. 6, record 5, French, - faux%20ami
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Au Canada, les faux amis sont considérés comme des anglicismes sémantiques. Prenons par exemple les faux amis «caméra» et «camera». Le mot «caméra» est un anglicisme s'il est employé au sens d'«appareil photo», car en français «caméra» désigne seulement l'appareil pour filmer. On tombe dans le piège sous l'influence de l'anglais «camera», qui désigne à la fois l'appareil photo et la caméra pour filmer. Les faux amis «actuel/actual» et «actuellement/actually» en sont un autre exemple. C'est commettre un anglicisme que d'employer «actuel» dans le sens de vrai, réel, effectif, véritable, et «actuellement» dans le sens de réellement, effectivement, véritablement, à vrai dire, de fait, etc. 7, record 5, French, - faux%20ami
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
faux ami; faux-ami: Plusieurs ouvrages répertorient les graphies plurielles «faux-amis» et «faux amis» pour désigner les deux mots ou la paire de mots de langues différentes. 7, record 5, French, - faux%20ami
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Contrairement à une idée couramment admise, c'est donc la désignation anglaise «false friend» qui est un calque du français. Les linguistes anglophones recourent d'ailleurs parfois à l'emprunt pur et simple de la forme «faux ami», les plus puristes préférant le terme «false cognate». 8, record 5, French, - faux%20ami
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«caméra» et «camera»; «actuellement» et «actually». 7, record 5, French, - faux%20ami
Record 5, Key term(s)
- faux amis
- faux-amis
- mots sosies
- anglicisme sémantique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2006-07-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- cognate offence
1, record 6, English, cognate%20offence
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- cognate offense 2, record 6, English, cognate%20offense
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A lesser offense that is related to the greater offense because it shares several of the elements of the greater offense and is of the same class or category. 2, record 6, English, - cognate%20offence
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- infraction de même nature
1, record 6, French, infraction%20de%20m%C3%AAme%20nature
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-02-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- autolith
1, record 7, English, autolith
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- cognate xenolith 2, record 7, English, cognate%20xenolith
correct
- cognate inclusion 3, record 7, English, cognate%20inclusion
correct
- endogenous inclusion 4, record 7, English, endogenous%20inclusion
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An inclusion in an igneous rock to which it is genetically related. 4, record 7, English, - autolith
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some authors have suggested that [chromitites in harzburgite tectonites] are outliers of the cumulate succession that were incorporated in the tectonite either by gravitational sinking of dense autoliths ... or by infolding of the lowermost cumulate layers ... 5, record 7, English, - autolith
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the olivine gabbro has heterogeneous texture, and abundant cognate and hornfelsed metasedimentary xenoliths. 5, record 7, English, - autolith
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- autolithe
1, record 7, French, autolithe
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- enclave syngénétique 2, record 7, French, enclave%20syng%C3%A9n%C3%A9tique
feminine noun
- enclave endogène 3, record 7, French, enclave%20endog%C3%A8ne
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains chercheurs ont suggéré [que les chromitites dans les harzburgites tectonisées] puissent constituer des fragments de la séquence à cumulats ayant été incorporés aux harzburgites [...] soit par enfoncement gravitaire d'autolithes denses [...] soit par involution des lits à cumulats présents à la base de la séquence stratifiée [...] 1, record 7, French, - autolithe
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le gabbro à olivine a une texture hétérogène et contient une abondance d'enclaves syngénétiques et de xénolites de roches métasédimentaires transformées en cornéenne. 1, record 7, French, - autolithe
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-10-14
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- cognate
1, record 8, English, cognate
correct, adjective
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Said of fractures or joints in a system that have the same time and deformational type of origin. 2, record 8, English, - cognate
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- parent
1, record 8, French, parent
adjective
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- de même origine 1, record 8, French, de%20m%C3%AAme%20origine
adjective phrase
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1996-04-29
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Oral Presentations
- Committees and Boards (Admin.)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- cognate debate 1, record 9, English, cognate%20debate
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Exposés et communications orales
- Comités et commissions (Admin.)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- débat unifié
1, record 9, French, d%C3%A9bat%20unifi%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un seul débat sur l'objet de plusieurs projets de loi (par ex., ceux qui ont trait aux institutions financières). 1, record 9, French, - d%C3%A9bat%20unifi%C3%A9
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1993-05-25
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies
1, record 10, English, International%20Organization%20for%20Septuagint%20and%20Cognate%20Studies
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
- IOSCS 2, record 10, English, IOSCS
correct, international
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies
1, record 10, French, International%20Organization%20for%20Septuagint%20and%20Cognate%20Studies
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
- IOSCS 2, record 10, French, IOSCS
correct, international
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1993-01-21
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- cognate matters 1, record 11, English, cognate%20matters
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- autres matières connexes
1, record 11, French, autres%20mati%C3%A8res%20connexes
feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1992-11-12
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Computer Processing of Language Data
- Applications of Automation
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- cognate
1, record 12, English, cognate
noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Informatisation des données linguistiques
- Automatisation et applications
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- mot apparenté
1, record 12, French, mot%20apparent%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Michel Simard, CRITT. 1, record 12, French, - mot%20apparent%C3%A9
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1975-06-27
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- cognate relative 1, record 13, English, cognate%20relative
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
- cognate 2, record 13, English, cognate
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Relation on the mother's side. HFA p. 61. 1, record 13, English, - cognate%20relative
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- cognat 1, record 13, French, cognat
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
- parent du côté maternel 2, record 13, French, parent%20du%20c%C3%B4t%C3%A9%20maternel
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Parent par cognation. PROB (Petit Robert) p. 298. 1, record 13, French, - cognat
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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