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PAPARAZZI [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- News and Journalism (General)
- Sociology of Human Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paparazzo
1, record 1, English, paparazzo
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A photographer who harasses celebrities to take private photos of them and sell them to magazines. 2, record 1, English, - paparazzo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It was Italian film director Federico Fellini who first coined the expression back in the 1950s. The word he used was an Italian expression meaning mosquitoes. And, just like the insects they were named after, the photographer - or paparazzi - who swarm around the celebrities of the world are always ready to pounce on any bit of famous flesh. 3, record 1, English, - paparazzo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
paparazzo: designation usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - paparazzo
Record 1, Key term(s)
- paparazzi
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Information et journalisme (Généralités)
- Sociologie des relations humaines
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paparazzo
1, record 1, French, paparazzo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Photographe de presse qui pourchasse les personnes connues sans égard à leur vie privée. 2, record 1, French, - paparazzo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Paparazzi» est le pluriel italien de «paparazzo». En français, on utilise «paparazzi» au singulier et «paparazzis» au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - paparazzo
Record 1, Key term(s)
- paparazzi
- paparazzis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Noticias y periodismo (Generalidades)
- Sociología de las relaciones humanas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- paparazi
1, record 1, Spanish, paparazi
correct, common gender
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- paparazzi 2, record 1, Spanish, paparazzi
correct, common gender
- paparachi 1, record 1, Spanish, paparachi
correct, common gender
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fotógrafo de prensa que se dedica a hacer fotografías a los famosos sin su permiso. 2, record 1, Spanish, - paparazi
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
paparazi; paparachi: Tanto "paparazi" como "paparachi" son adaptaciones válidas del italianismo "paparazzi". [...] Aunque en la lengua de origen "paparazzi" sea el plural de "paparazzo", en español se aplica a una sola persona, del mismo modo que ocurre con otros términos como "espagueti". Así pues, sus adaptaciones hacen el plural de manera regular: "paparazis", "paparachis". 1, record 1, Spanish, - paparazi
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