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DRACONIEN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Television (Radioelectricity)
- Video Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- color-under system
1, record 1, English, color%2Dunder%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- color under system 2, record 1, English, color%20under%20system
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A system] used in VCR [videocassette recorder] machines to correct ... the time-base error, which has [an] effect on color. 3, record 1, English, - color%2Dunder%20system
Record 1, Key term(s)
- colour-under system
- colour under system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Radioélectricité)
- Vidéotechnique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système de sous-chrominance
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20sous%2Dchrominance
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Système utilisé] pour régler le problème qu'entraîne une erreur de base de temps des magnétoscopes à cassette [laquelle] a un effet draconien sur la couleur. 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20de%20sous%2Dchrominance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-06-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drastic
1, record 2, English, drastic
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acting with force; severe; harsh; extreme; having a violent effect;. 1, record 2, English, - drastic
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Police took drastic measures. 1, record 2, English, - drastic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sévère
1, record 2, French, s%C3%A9v%C3%A8re
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- énergique 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9nergique
correct, adjective
- radical 2, record 2, French, radical
correct, adjective
- strict 1, record 2, French, strict
correct, adjective
- dur 1, record 2, French, dur
correct, adjective
- draconien 2, record 2, French, draconien
adjective
- drastique 1, record 2, French, drastique
anglicism, see observation, adjective
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En français, l’adjectif «drastique» n’est correct qu’en médecine, par exemple : purgatif, drastique. 2, record 2, French, - s%C3%A9v%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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