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COMPAGNON ROUTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Sputnik
1, record 1, English, Sputnik
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The name of the first artificial satellite, launched 4 October 1957. 1, record 1, English, - Sputnik
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A Russian word for "fellow traveller" ... 1, record 1, English, - Sputnik
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Latter colloquial for any satellite or even any spacecraft. 1, record 1, English, - Sputnik
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Spoutnik
1, record 1, French, Spoutnik
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spoutnik(du russe [...] signifiant «compagnon de route» ou «satellite») est le nom d’une série de satellites lancés par l'URSS au tout début de la conquête de l'espace, et qui firent entrer l'Homme dans l'ère spatiale. 1, record 1, French, - Spoutnik
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-06-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- biosatellite
1, record 2, English, biosatellite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- biosat 2, record 2, English, biosat
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A space vehicle designed to carry in orbit biological specimens for the study of the effects on living systems of the space environment. 3, record 2, English, - biosatellite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- biosatellite
1, record 2, French, biosatellite
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- satellite biologique 2, record 2, French, satellite%20biologique
masculine noun
- biospoutnik 3, record 2, French, biospoutnik
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Satellite non habité destiné à des études biologiques. 4, record 2, French, - biosatellite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ce genre de véhicule spatial a été] conçu pour mettre sur orbite des échantillons biologiques en vue de l’étude des effets du milieu spatial sur les systèmes vivants. 2, record 2, French, - biosatellite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Spoutnik [...] signifiant «compagnon de route» ou «satellite» est le nom d’une série de satellites lancés par l'URSS au tout début de la conquête de l'espace et qui fit entrer l'Homme dans l'ère spatiale. 5, record 2, French, - biosatellite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1984-09-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fellow traveller 1, record 3, English, fellow%20traveller
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- compagnon de route 1, record 3, French, compagnon%20de%20route
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
...écrivains célèbres...ont pu être considérés comme le type même de ce que les Britanniques appellent les "fellow-travel" les compagnons de route du parti communiste, ceux qu’il est de bon ton dans certains milieux où l’on ne pense que sordidement de réduire à la condition de "cryptos", d’agents mal camouflés des visées du Kremlin -André Fontaine, Sel.hebdo, 14 juin 1951 1, record 3, French, - compagnon%20de%20route
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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