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HORRIBLE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Apheliotes
1, record 1, English, Apheliotes
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Apeliotes 2, record 1, English, Apeliotes
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The Greek name for the east wind ("blowing from the sun"). 3, record 1, English, - Apheliotes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Apheliotes: According to legend, it brings light showers. On the Tower of the Winds at Athens it is represented by a young man carrying fruit and grain. 3, record 1, English, - Apheliotes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Apeliotes was the God of the south east winds in Greek mythology. Apeliotes is often depicted wearing gumboots with curly hair, a friendly expression, carrying fruit and draped in a light cloth concealing some flowers or grain since this wind caused a refreshing rain particularly beneficial to farmers. Apeliotes, along with the other gods of the deities, is the son of Astraeus (God of the night sky) and Eos (Goddess of the morning). Apeliotes can be seen on the Tower of the Winds in Athens. 4, record 1, English, - Apheliotes
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Aphéliote
1, record 1, French, Aph%C3%A9liote
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Apéliotes 2, record 1, French, Ap%C3%A9liotes
correct, masculine noun
- Apeliotes 3, record 1, French, Apeliotes
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom grec du vent Est. 4, record 1, French, - Aph%C3%A9liote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Apéliotes [est un] vent de sud-est, accompagné d’une légère pluie, dans la Grèce antique, [il est] représenté par un jeune homme portant des fruits. 2, record 1, French, - Aph%C3%A9liote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] au pied de l’Acropole, [...] sur chacune des faces de la tour octogonale [la tour des vents], une frise sculptée représente les 8 directions du vent ou divinités : Boreas (Nord), Kaikias (Nord-Est), Apeliotes (Est), Euros (Sud-Est), Notos (Sud), Lips (Sud-Ouest), Zephyros (Ouest) et Skiron (Nord-Ouest). 3, record 1, French, - Aph%C3%A9liote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Furius, votre petite maison des champs n’ est exposée ni aux souffles de l'Auster [...] ni à ceux de l'Aphéliote, mais elle est hypothéquée pour quinze mille deux cents sesterces. Oh! l'horrible vent! 5, record 1, French, - Aph%C3%A9liote
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-10-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of National Programs (Non-Canadian)
- Defence Planning and Military Doctrine
- Military Strategy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Strategic Defense Initiative
1, record 2, English, Strategic%20Defense%20Initiative
correct, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SDI 1, record 2, English, SDI
correct, United States
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Star Wars 1, record 2, English, Star%20Wars
correct, United States
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was a proposal by U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983 to use ground and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. The initiative focused on strategic defense rather than the prior strategic offense doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD). Though it was never fully developed or deployed, the research and technologies of SDI paved the way for some anti-ballistic missile system of today. The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) was set up in 1984 within the United States Department of Defense to oversee the Strategic Defense Initiative. It gained the popular name Star Wars after the 1977 film by George Lucas. Under the administration of President Bill Clinton in 1993, its name was changed to the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (DMDO) and its emphasis was shifted from national missile defense to theater missile defense; from global to regional coverage. BMDO was renamed to the Missile Defense Agency in 2002. 1, record 2, English, - Strategic%20Defense%20Initiative
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes nationaux non canadiens
- Doctrine militaire et planification de défense
- Stratégie militaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Initiative de défense stratégique
1, record 2, French, Initiative%20de%20d%C3%A9fense%20strat%C3%A9gique
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- IDS 1, record 2, French, IDS
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- Guerre des étoiles 1, record 2, French, Guerre%20des%20%C3%A9toiles
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Initiative de défense stratégique(IDS), dite aussi «Guerre des étoiles», est un projet lancé le 23 mars 1983 par le président Ronald Reagan durant la guerre froide compte tenu d’une part de la poussée soviétique depuis la moitié des années 1970 et de la volonté des États-Unis à vouloir rester inviolables et invincibles sur leur sol et dans leurs zones protégées. «Pour contrer l'horrible menace des missiles soviétiques [...] un programme ambitieux est mis à l'étude pour protéger les États-Unis par un bouclier spatial, identifiant et anéantissant tout missile venu de la haute atmosphère». 1, record 2, French, - Initiative%20de%20d%C3%A9fense%20strat%C3%A9gique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Títulos de programas nacionales no canadienses
- Doctrina militar y planificación de defensa
- Estrategia militar
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Iniciativa de Defensa Estratégica
1, record 2, Spanish, Iniciativa%20de%20Defensa%20Estrat%C3%A9gica
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- Guerra de la Galaxias 1, record 2, Spanish, Guerra%20de%20la%20Galaxias
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Iniciativa de Defensa Estratégica [SDI, por su sigla en inglés], comúnmente conocida como Guerra de las Galaxias (Star Wars) por la popular película de ciencia ficción de su tiempo, fue un sistema propuesto por el presidente estadounidense Ronald Reagan el 23 de marzo de 1983 para utilizar sistemas basados en tierra y en el espacio a fin de defender los Estados Unidos contra un ataque nuclear con misiles balísticos intercontinentales. La iniciativa estaba enfocada más hacia la defensa estratégica que hacia una política ofensiva como la anterior teoría de la Destrucción Mutua Asegurada o MAD. 1, record 2, Spanish, - Iniciativa%20de%20Defensa%20Estrat%C3%A9gica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-09-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- spider
1, record 3, English, spider
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One or other of the arachnids belonging to the insectivorous order Araneidæ, many species of which possess the power of spinning webs in which their prey is caught. 2, record 3, English, - spider
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The cunning, skill, and industry of the spider, as well as its power of secreting or emitting poison, are frequently alluded to in literature. The various species or groups of spiders are frequently denoted by some distinguishing word, as bird-catching, crab-, cross-, diadem-, garden-, house-, jumping-, mason-, sedentary, spinning trap-door-, wall-, wandering spider, etc. 2, record 3, English, - spider
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Group: a cluster or clutter of spiders. 3, record 3, English, - spider
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- araignée
1, record 3, French, araign%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit animal à gros abdomen, à quatre paires de pattes, qui file une toile et possède des glandes à soie et des glandes à venin. 2, record 3, French, - araign%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans la langue courante, araignée désigne en général des aranéides et presque toujours des arachnides. 2, record 3, French, - araign%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Petit: larve. Il n’y a pas de termes pour le groupe, le mâle ou la femelle de l’espèce. 3, record 3, French, - araign%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Affreuse, grosse, horrible araignée. Araignée dégoûtante, velue. 2, record 3, French, - araign%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Une araignée file sa toile, tisse sa toile. 2, record 3, French, - araign%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-08-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- appalling
1, record 4, English, appalling
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
tending to appall [i.e.] to overcome with consternation or horror.... 2, record 4, English, - appalling
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Goya captures the appalling, machine-like process of the slaughter, implied by the piled-up bodies and the waiting line.... 3, record 4, English, - appalling
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
appalling loss of life. 4, record 4, English, - appalling
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- horrifiant
1, record 4, French, horrifiant
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- effroyable 2, record 4, French, effroyable
correct
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
qui laisse une impression de consternation 3, record 4, French, - horrifiant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Se dit de ce qui cause de l'effroi; horrible, repoussant, épouvantable [...] 1, record 4, French, - horrifiant
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Organisation des mesures d’urgence du Canada) : nombre effroyable de pertes de vie. 4, record 4, French, - horrifiant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-05-25
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Social Problems
- Criminology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- necklacing
1, record 5, English, necklacing
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Type of torture in South Africa. 1, record 5, English, - necklacing
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes sociaux
- Criminologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- supplice du collier
1, record 5, French, supplice%20du%20collier
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Même s’ils ne fuient pas comme Brian pour échapper à l'horrible supplice du "necklace"(collier)-un pneu arrosé d’essence, enflammé et passé autour du cou des "traîtres" collaborant avec la police blanche-des centaines d’autres habitants de Soweto ont eux aussi disparu au cours des dernières semaines. 1, record 5, French, - supplice%20du%20collier
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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