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AUSTERIDAD LETAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Conditions and Forecasting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- austericide
1, record 1, English, austericide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- austéricide
1, record 1, French, aust%C3%A9ricide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lors d'un récent séjour en Espagne, j'ai pu constater la destruction massive qu'a causée l'application des trains de mesures d'austérité inhumaines imposées à ce pays par l'Allemagne et Wall Street. Les Espagnols souffrent à l'extrême : taux de chômage de 26%, de 56% chez les 18 à 30 ans; malnutrition; éclatement de familles; hausse du suicide […] Les Espagnols ont inventé une nouvelle expression pour décrire ce fléau voulu - austéricide. Il s'agit de la mise en vigueur de mesures d'austérité sauvages occasionnant des niveaux de souffrances inouïs. 2, record 1, French, - aust%C3%A9ricide
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Previsiones y condiciones económicas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- austeridazo
1, record 1, Spanish, austeridazo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- austeridad suicida 1, record 1, Spanish, austeridad%20suicida
correct, feminine noun
- austeridad homicida 1, record 1, Spanish, austeridad%20homicida
correct, feminine noun
- austeridad letal 1, record 1, Spanish, austeridad%20letal
correct, feminine noun
- austericidio 1, record 1, Spanish, austericidio
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matar por exceso de austeridad. 1, record 1, Spanish, - austeridazo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "austericidio" aparece cada vez con mayor frecuencia en las noticias económicas para aludir, con connotaciones negativas, a los efectos de las medidas de austeridad [...] La palabra está bien formada, pero no es adecuado emplearla con el sentido de ‘matar por exceso de austeridad’. Se aconseja que en su lugar se empleen alternativas como, por ejemplo, "austeridazo", "austeridad suicida", "austeridad homicida", "austeridad letal" u otras similares, en función del sentido preciso que se le quiera dar. 1, record 1, Spanish, - austeridazo
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