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WHINE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- moan
1, record 1, English, moan
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- whine 1, record 1, English, whine
correct, verb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
To make moans [for example long, low sounds of suffering]; to complain or bewail. 1, record 1, English, - moan
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jérémier
1, record 1, French, j%C3%A9r%C3%A9mier
see observation, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maronner 2, record 1, French, maronner
- se lamenter 3, record 1, French, se%20lamenter
- grommeler 3, record 1, French, grommeler
- râler 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A2ler
- rouspéter 3, record 1, French, rousp%C3%A9ter
- gémir 3, record 1, French, g%C3%A9mir
- geindre 3, record 1, French, geindre
- chialer 4, record 1, French, chialer
Canada
- pleurnicher 4, record 1, French, pleurnicher
- bisquer 2, record 1, French, bisquer
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«jérémiade» (n.f.) (terme familier) : Plainte sans fin qui importune. 5, record 1, French, - j%C3%A9r%C3%A9mier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le néologisme lexical «jérémier» est attesté depuis 1988 dans la presse française. 6, record 1, French, - j%C3%A9r%C3%A9mier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De livre en livre, Robert Pinget, ce géronte maniaco-dépressif, n'a pas arrêté de maronner, geindre, de bisquer contre l'humanité tout entière. 2, record 1, French, - j%C3%A9r%C3%A9mier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Traducción (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- moquitear
1, record 1, Spanish, moquitear
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Moquear, especialmente llorando. 1, record 1, Spanish, - moquitear
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-01-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- 2 + 2 continue to make 4 in spite of the whine of the amateur for 3 or the cry of the critic for 5.
1, record 2, English, 2%20%2B%202%20continue%20to%20make%204%20in%20spite%20of%20the%20whine%20of%20the%20amateur%20for%203%20or%20the%20cry%20of%20the%20critic%20for%205%2E
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Deux fois deux font encore quatre, en dépit des plaintes du profane pour qui ce serait trois, ou des cris du censeur pour qui ce serait cinq.
1, record 2, French, Deux%20fois%20deux%20font%20encore%20quatre%2C%20en%20d%C3%A9pit%20des%20plaintes%20du%20profane%20pour%20qui%20ce%20serait%20trois%2C%20ou%20des%20cris%20du%20censeur%20pour%20qui%20ce%20serait%20cinq%2E
correct
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 1984-10-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- effet de sirène 1, record 3, French, effet%20de%20sir%C3%A8ne
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- sifflement 1, record 3, French, sifflement
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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