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GARDEN PATH [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- garden path sentence
1, record 1, English, garden%20path%20sentence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phrase trompe l'œil
1, record 1, French, phrase%20trompe%20l%27%26oelig%3Bil
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-04-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Idiomatic Expressions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lead somebody up the garden path
1, record 2, English, lead%20somebody%20up%20the%20garden%20path
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[literal French translation:] Mener quelqu'un dans l'allée du jardin. 1, record 2, English, - lead%20somebody%20up%20the%20garden%20path
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Expressions idiomatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mener quelqu'un en bateau
1, record 2, French, mener%20quelqu%27un%20en%20bateau
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- emmener quelqu'un en bateau 1, record 2, French, emmener%20quelqu%27un%20en%20bateau
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Duper, tromper. 1, record 2, French, - mener%20quelqu%27un%20en%20bateau
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-04-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- garden path
1, record 3, English, garden%20path
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A constructed walk for pedestrians in a garden. 2, record 3, English, - garden%20path
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the original flower beds may have been two feet (700 mm) or so below the garden paths. 3, record 3, English, - garden%20path
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- allée de jardin
1, record 3, French, all%C3%A9e%20de%20jardin
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Allée : Passage aménagé entre deux bandes de terre, l'allée peut être dallée, engazonnée; le jardinier utilise les allées du jardin pour se rendre d'un endroit à un autre et évite ainsi de marcher, de piétiner les cultures en place. 1, record 3, French, - all%C3%A9e%20de%20jardin
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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