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PAGAILLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
- Maneuvering of Ships
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- in disorder 1, record 1, English, in%20disorder
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- in a hurry 1, record 1, English, in%20a%20hurry
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
- Manœuvre des navires
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- en pagaille
1, record 1, French, en%20pagaille
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A la hâte, dans les expressions : appareiller en pagaille, mouiller en pagaille. 2, record 1, French, - en%20pagaille
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Traducción (Generalidades)
- Maniobras de los buques
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- en desorden 1, record 1, Spanish, en%20desorden
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-01-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- situation normal, all fouled up
1, record 2, English, situation%20normal%2C%20all%20fouled%20up
correct, jargon
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SNAFU 2, record 2, English, SNAFU
correct, jargon
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- snafu 3, record 2, English, snafu
correct, jargon
- situation normal, all fucked up 4, record 2, English, situation%20normal%2C%20all%20fucked%20up
correct, jargon
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation. 4, record 2, English, - situation%20normal%2C%20all%20fouled%20up
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The expression] "situation normal all fouled up" [is used] in polite conversation. 2, record 2, English, - situation%20normal%2C%20all%20fouled%20up
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pagaille
1, record 2, French, pagaille
correct, feminine noun, familiar
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pagaïe 2, record 2, French, paga%C3%AFe
correct, feminine noun, familiar
- pagaye 3, record 2, French, pagaye
correct, feminine noun, familiar
- salade 4, record 2, French, salade
correct, feminine noun, familiar
- désordre 4, record 2, French, d%C3%A9sordre
correct, masculine noun
- confusion 4, record 2, French, confusion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grand désordre d’objets. 5, record 2, French, - pagaille
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Quelle pagaie! C'est la pagaille. 3, record 2, French, - pagaille
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Mettre, foutre le désordre, la pagaille dans quelque chose. 6, record 2, French, - pagaille
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pagaille : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert(2004). 7, record 2, French, - pagaille
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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