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ABSTINENCIA [4 records]

Record 1 2024-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dietetics
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

Abstinence from or moderation in drinking alcoholic beverages.

OBS

In English, "temperance" and "sobriety" are ... words defined in the dictionary as meaning restraint or moderation (not abstinence), although sobriety today is commonly associated with abstinence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Diététique
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Le fait de boire peu ou pas d'alcool.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dietética
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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Record 2 2005-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Non-Surgical Treatment
  • Medication
DEF

The sudden discontinuation of a toxic substance (tobacco, alcohol, narcotic) during a detoxication course or by the patient's own decision.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Traitements non chirurgicaux
  • Médicaments
DEF

Suppression brutale d'un toxique (tabac, alcool, drogue) lors d'une cure de désintoxication ou par volonté personnelle.

PHR

Traitement d'aide au sevrage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
  • Tratamiento sin cirugía
  • Medicamentos
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Record 3 2005-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sexology
CONT

The joy of nonsex is already spreading.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sexologie
DEF

Abstinence de relations sexuelles, d'érotisme.

OBS

abstinence : privation volontaire de certains plaisirs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sexología
OBS

Ausencia de relaciones sexuales.

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Record 4 1999-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Saving and Consumption
  • Marketing Research

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épargne et consommation
  • Étude du marché

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ahorro y consumo
  • Estudio del mercado
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