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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cycling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lantern rouge
1, record 1, English, lantern%20rouge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- lanterne rouge 2, record 1, English, lanterne%20rouge
correct
- tail-ender 3, record 1, English, tail%2Dender
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The last rider in the race. 4, record 1, English, - lantern%20rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After the rest day, the Tour de France is a four-day race for anyone who wants to make it to Paris ... It will be interesting to see if the Lantern Rouge (last place) will change. We might as well look there because I don't think the Yellow Jersey will change. 5, record 1, English, - lantern%20rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
As many of you know, lanterne rouge is the name given to the last-placed rider on general classification in the Tour de France. Although clearly neither the fastest nor the strongest rider in the field, what typifies the lanterne rouge is their stubborn, tenacious refusal to throw in the towel (when their legs, and good sense, might dictate otherwise). 2, record 1, English, - lantern%20rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term is supposedly from the fact that the last railway carriage on a train, traditionally had a red lantern on the back of it. 4, record 1, English, - lantern%20rouge
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tailender
- tail ender
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cyclisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- lanterne rouge
1, record 1, French, lanterne%20rouge
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Même «lanterne rouge» (nom donné au dernier du classement qui atteint Paris) reçoit une prime de 2 500 francs. 2, record 1, French, - lanterne%20rouge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Seize équipes de six coureurs se disputeront les six maillots distinctifs (ils étaient 24 en 1998, y compris le maillot de lanterne rouge) : maillot jaune, vert pour les sprints, sprints intermédiaires, meilleur jeune, combativité, meilleur Africain. 3, record 1, French, - lanterne%20rouge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciclismo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- farolillo rojo
1, record 1, Spanish, farolillo%20rojo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- colista 2, record 1, Spanish, colista
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
El que va último en una competición colectiva. 3, record 1, Spanish, - farolillo%20rojo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-07-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pig Raising
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- runt pig
1, record 2, English, runt%20pig
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- runt 2, record 2, English, runt
correct
- tail-end hog 3, record 2, English, tail%2Dend%20hog
correct
- tail ender 4, record 2, English, tail%20ender
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small, weak piglet, as opposed to a normal weight pig. 3, record 2, English, - runt%20pig
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The runt is the smallest piglet in the litter and usually gets stuck with a teat that doesn't produce much milk. If the litter is very large, these piglets cannot compete with their siblings. Many farmers will take these piglets from the litter and hand feed them. 5, record 2, English, - runt%20pig
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Studies of the runt pig have provided insight into the importance of intrauterine nutrition on birth weight and subsequent growth potential. Frequently within a litter of pigs, one or more individuals, referred to as runts, have significantly lower body weights (as much as one-half or one-third) compared with their littermates. 6, record 2, English, - runt%20pig
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des porcs
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- culot de portée
1, record 2, French, culot%20de%20port%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Porc chétif dans une portée. 1, record 2, French, - culot%20de%20port%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de ganado porcino
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- lechón pequeño
1, record 2, Spanish, lech%C3%B3n%20peque%C3%B1o
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] los lechones fueron considerados pequeños cuando pesaban 300 g menos que la media de la camada. [...] la mayor vulnerabilidad de los lechones pequeños [...] se considera que está relacionada con una mayor pérdida calórica debida al incremento de la relación superficie/volumen [...], la desventaja evidente al competir con sus hermanos para acceder a las tetinas [...], y quizá un cierto grado de inmadurez fisiológica. 1, record 2, Spanish, - lech%C3%B3n%20peque%C3%B1o
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