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BLIZZARD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Meteorology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- blizzard
1, record 1, English, blizzard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Violent winter storm, lasting at least 3 hours, which combines below freezing temperatures and very strong wind laden with blowing snow that reduces visibility to less than 1 km. 2, record 1, English, - blizzard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Météorologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- blizzard
1, record 1, French, blizzard
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Violente tempête d'hiver, persistant pendant au moins 3 heures, qui combine des températures au-dessous de zéro et des vents très forts chargés de chasse-neige réduisant la visibilité à moins de 1 km. 2, record 1, French, - blizzard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme est originaire de l'Amérique du Nord, mais il a été étendu à des vents semblables d'autres contrées [(ex. :] buran). 3, record 1, French, - blizzard
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Meteorología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ventisca
1, record 1, Spanish, ventisca
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- blizzard 2, record 1, Spanish, blizzard
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tempestad invernal violenta que dura por lo menos tres horas y combina temperaturas inferiores a 0°C y vientos muy fuertes cargados de nieve que reducen la visibilidad a menos de 1 km. 3, record 1, Spanish, - ventisca
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En las regiones templadas el fenómeno denominado "blizzard" se conoce como "ventisca", el cual es mucho menos violento. 4, record 1, Spanish, - ventisca
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nevisca: término utilizado por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera. 5, record 1, Spanish, - ventisca
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-10-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- barber
1, record 2, English, barber
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- berber 2, record 2, English, berber
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In the Gulf [of] St. Lawrence, a local form of blizzard in which the wind-borne ice particles almost cut the skin from the face. 3, record 2, English, - barber
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barber: Applied colloquially to a bitterly cold wind which seems to "cut" the face. Chiefly Canada and New Zealand. 4, record 2, English, - barber
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- barbier
1, record 2, French, barbier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- barber 2, record 2, French, barber
masculine noun, less frequent
- berber 2, record 2, French, berber
masculine noun, less frequent
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans le golfe du Saint-Laurent, forme localisée de blizzard dans laquelle les particules de glace emportées par le vent déchirent presque la peau du visage. 3, record 2, French, - barbier
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- barbier 1, record 2, Spanish, barbier
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- barber 1, record 2, Spanish, barber
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
En el Golfo de San Lorenzo, forma localizada de "blizzard" en la que las partículas de hielo transportadas por el viento casi cortan la piel de la cara. 1, record 2, Spanish, - barbier
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