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SACRIFICAR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Slaughterhouses
- Animal Husbandry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- kill
1, record 1, English, kill
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- slaughter 1, record 1, English, slaughter
correct, verb
- sacrifice 1, record 1, English, sacrifice
correct, verb
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An animal. 1, record 1, English, - kill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Abattoirs
- Élevage des animaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sacrifier
1, record 1, French, sacrifier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Abattre, tuer un animal. 1, record 1, French, - sacrifier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mataderos
- Cría de ganado
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sacrificar
1, record 1, Spanish, sacrificar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matar a un animal, ya sea para detener una enfermedad que se quiere erradicar o para su consumo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - sacrificar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
sacrificar: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que eutanasiar, verbo bien formado a partir de eutanasia, y sacrificar tienen significados distintos. [...] el verbo eutanasiar […] puede definirse como 'practicar una eutanasia', [mientras que] sacrificar, [de acuerdo a] los diccionarios de uso [significa] 'matar a un animal' [...] En el ámbito veterinario, eutanasia y eutanasiar se usan con [mayor] frecuencia [...] 1, record 1, Spanish, - sacrificar
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-11-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Laws and Regulations
- Security
- Private International Law (Private Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Measures to Prevent International Terrorism Which Endangers or Takes Innocent Human Lives or Jeopardizes Fundamental Freedoms, and Study of the Underlying Causes of Those Forms of Terrorism and Acts of Violence Which Lie in Misery, Frustration, Grievance and Despair and Which Cause Some People to Sacrifice Human Lives, Including Their Own, In an Attempt to Effect Radical Changes 1, record 2, English, Measures%20to%20Prevent%20International%20Terrorism%20Which%20Endangers%20or%20Takes%20Innocent%20Human%20Lives%20or%20Jeopardizes%20Fundamental%20Freedoms%2C%20and%20Study%20of%20the%20Underlying%20Causes%20of%20Those%20Forms%20of%20Terrorism%20and%20Acts%20of%20Violence%20Which%20Lie%20in%20Misery%2C%20Frustration%2C%20Grievance%20and%20Despair%20and%20Which%20Cause%20Some%20People%20to%20Sacrifice%20Human%20Lives%2C%20Including%20Their%20Own%2C%20In%20an%20Attempt%20to%20Effect%20Radical%20Changes
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements
- Sécurité
- Droit international privé (Droit privé)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Mesures visant à prévenir le terrorisme international qui met en danger ou anéantit d'innocentes vies humaines, ou compromet les libertés fondamentales, et étude des causes sous-jacentes des formes de terrorisme et d'actes de violence qui ont leur origine dans la misère, les déceptions, les griefs et le désespoir et qui poussent certaines personnes à sacrifier des vies humaines, y compris la leur, pour tenter d'apporter des changements radicaux
1, record 2, French, Mesures%20visant%20%C3%A0%20pr%C3%A9venir%20le%20terrorisme%20international%20qui%20met%20en%20danger%20ou%20an%C3%A9antit%20d%27innocentes%20vies%20humaines%2C%20ou%20compromet%20les%20libert%C3%A9s%20fondamentales%2C%20et%20%C3%A9tude%20des%20causes%20sous%2Djacentes%20des%20formes%20de%20terrorisme%20et%20d%27actes%20de%20violence%20qui%20ont%20leur%20origine%20dans%20la%20mis%C3%A8re%2C%20les%20d%C3%A9ceptions%2C%20les%20griefs%20et%20le%20d%C3%A9sespoir%20et%20qui%20poussent%20certaines%20personnes%20%C3%A0%20sacrifier%20des%20vies%20humaines%2C%20y%20compris%20la%20leur%2C%20pour%20tenter%20d%27apporter%20des%20changements%20radicaux
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de leyes y reglamentos
- Seguridad
- Derecho internacional privado (Derecho privado)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Medidas para prevenir el terrorismo internacional que pone en peligro vidas humanas inocentes o causa su pérdida, o compromete las libertades fundamentales, y estudio de las causas subyacentes de las formas de terrorismo y los actos de violencia que tienen su origen en las aflicciones, la frustración, los agravios y la desesperanza y que conducen a algunas personas a sacrificar vidas humanas, incluida la propia, en un intento de lograr cambios radicales
1, record 2, Spanish, Medidas%20para%20prevenir%20el%20terrorismo%20internacional%20que%20pone%20en%20peligro%20vidas%20humanas%20inocentes%20o%20causa%20su%20p%C3%A9rdida%2C%20o%20compromete%20las%20libertades%20fundamentales%2C%20y%20estudio%20de%20las%20causas%20subyacentes%20de%20las%20formas%20de%20terrorismo%20y%20los%20actos%20de%20violencia%20que%20tienen%20su%20origen%20en%20las%20aflicciones%2C%20la%20frustraci%C3%B3n%2C%20los%20agravios%20y%20la%20desesperanza%20y%20que%20conducen%20a%20algunas%20personas%20a%20sacrificar%20vidas%20humanas%2C%20incluida%20la%20propia%2C%20en%20un%20intento%20de%20lograr%20cambios%20radicales
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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