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PLUS VITE PLUS HAUT PLUS VAILLAMMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
- Games and Competitions (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Citius, Altius, Fortius
1, record 1, English, Citius%2C%20Altius%2C%20Fortius
Latin, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Swifter, Higher, Stronger 1, record 1, English, Swifter%2C%20Higher%2C%20Stronger
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Latin motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" is the official one. The only official English version of the motto for the Olympic Games is "Swifter, Higher, Stronger". No other forms should be used. 2, record 1, English, - Citius%2C%20Altius%2C%20Fortius
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Latin motto of the Olympic Games, which was coined in 1895 by Father Didon, a French educator, expresses the athlete's goal of running faster, jumping higher, and throwing more strongly. 2, record 1, English, - Citius%2C%20Altius%2C%20Fortius
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Faster, higher, stronger
- Faster, higher, braver
- Swifter, higher, braver
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
- Jeux et compétitions (Sports)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Citius, Altius, Fortius
1, record 1, French, Citius%2C%20Altius%2C%20Fortius
Latin, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Plus vite, plus haut, plus fort 2, record 1, French, Plus%20vite%2C%20plus%20haut%2C%20plus%20fort
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La devise en latin «Citius, Altius, Fortius» est celle qui est officielle. La seule version française officielle est «plus vite, plus haut, plus fort»; toute autre version est à proscrire. 3, record 1, French, - Citius%2C%20Altius%2C%20Fortius
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La devise olympique «Citius, Altius, Fortius» exprime l’aspiration du mouvement olympique. [Charte Olympique, article 6.] 4, record 1, French, - Citius%2C%20Altius%2C%20Fortius
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Selon Le Robert des sports, 1982, page 299, la devise olympique(1897) a été empruntée au Père Didon, professeur au collège d’Arcueil; il la rendait alors par «Plusvite, Plus haut, Plus vaillamment». 5, record 1, French, - Citius%2C%20Altius%2C%20Fortius
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Plus vite, plus haut, plus vaillamment
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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