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Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Idiomatic Expressions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- against all odds
1, record 1, English, against%20all%20odds
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- against the odds 2, record 1, English, against%20the%20odds
correct
- against all the odds 2, record 1, English, against%20all%20the%20odds
correct
- against all expectations 3, record 1, English, against%20all%20expectations
correct
- contrary to all expectations 4, record 1, English, contrary%20to%20all%20expectations
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability. 4, record 1, English, - against%20all%20odds
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If you do or achieve something against (all) the odds/against all odds, you do or achieve it although there were a lot of problems and you were not likely to succeed ... 2, record 1, English, - against%20all%20odds
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Expressions idiomatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contre toute attente
1, record 1, French, contre%20toute%20attente
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Malgré ce à quoi on s’attendait. 1, record 1, French, - contre%20toute%20attente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Contre toute attente, ce film a remporté un grand succès. 1, record 1, French, - contre%20toute%20attente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Expresiones idiomáticas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contra todo pronóstico
1, record 1, Spanish, contra%20todo%20pron%C3%B3stico
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contra todo pronóstico: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la construcción adecuada para referirse a que ha sucedido algo que era improbable es "contra todo pronóstico", "no contra pronóstico". [...] Según indica la Gramática de la lengua española, "contra todo pronóstico" es una locución que sigue el esquema "preposición + todo + sustantivo", al igual que otras como "a toda vela" o "de toda índole". No es adecuado, por tanto, omitir la palabra todo en esta expresión. 1, record 1, Spanish, - contra%20todo%20pron%C3%B3stico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- surprisingly
1, record 2, English, surprisingly
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étonnamment
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tonnamment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- curieusement 2, record 2, French, curieusement
correct
- étrangement 3, record 2, French, %C3%A9trangement
correct
- de manière inattendue 4, record 2, French, de%20mani%C3%A8re%20inattendue
correct
- contre toute attente 5, record 2, French, contre%20toute%20attente
correct
- à la surprise générale 4, record 2, French, %C3%A0%20la%20surprise%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
correct
- paradoxalement 4, record 2, French, paradoxalement
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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