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Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cold turkey
1, record 1, English, cold%20turkey
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive drug. 2, record 1, English, - cold%20turkey
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The phrase "cold turkey," when it was first coined in the early twentieth century, originally referred only to heroin, but has since come to mean the abrupt withdrawal from any addictive substance. 3, record 1, English, - cold%20turkey
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sevrage brutal
1, record 1, French, sevrage%20brutal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arrêt brutal de la consommation 2, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20brutal%20de%20la%20consommation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La méthode de sevrage diffère peu selon la drogue utilisée. À la réduction progressive des doses, on préfère aujourd'hui soit un sevrage brutal, avec le soutien d'anxiolytiques, d'analgésiques ou d'antidépresseurs, soit un sevrage progressif, mené à l'aide d'une substance de remplacement telle que la méthadone ou la buprénorphine. 3, record 1, French, - sevrage%20brutal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Drogas y toxicomanía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- a pelo
1, record 1, Spanish, a%20pelo
adverb phrase
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Que abandona el uso de sustancias adictivas de repente. 2, record 1, Spanish, - a%20pelo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A este médico se debe el cambio de la mentalidad pública asistencial en el tema de las drogas, desde las posturas integristas, que exigían al drogadicto que abandonara su adicción a pelo, hasta la actual política de reducción de daños. 1, record 1, Spanish, - a%20pelo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Skin
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hair
1, record 2, English, hair
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals .... 1, record 2, English, - hair
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil cutané
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poil
1, record 2, French, poil
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Production de la peau en forme de fil, apparaissant sur le corps de certains animaux ou sur certaines parties du corps humain. 2, record 2, French, - poil
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les poils sont des productions filiformes qui se montrent sur toute la surface de la peau du corps à l'exception de la paume des mains et de la plante des pieds. 3, record 2, French, - poil
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Piel
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pelo
1, record 2, Spanish, pelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Filamento cilíndrico, sutil, de naturaleza córnea, que nace y crece entre los poros de la piel de casi todos los mamíferos y de algunos animales de distinta clase. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pelo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Cabello" es el nombre de los pelos de la cabeza. "Vello" es el pelo que sale más corto y suave que el de la cabeza y de la barba, en algunas partes del cuerpo humano. 2, record 2, Spanish, - pelo
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-02-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Horse Husbandry
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- coat
1, record 3, English, coat
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des chevaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- robe
1, record 3, French, robe
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pelage 2, record 3, French, pelage
correct, masculine noun
- poil 2, record 3, French, poil
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] ensemble des poils et des crins du cheval, etc. 3, record 3, French, - robe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Cría de ganado caballar
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- pelaje
1, record 3, Spanish, pelaje
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- capa 2, record 3, Spanish, capa
correct, feminine noun
- pelo 2, record 3, Spanish, pelo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Naturaleza o calidad del pelo o de la lana de un animal, y este mismo pelo o lana. 3, record 3, Spanish, - pelaje
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