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Record 1 2009-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Noodles and Pasta

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pâtes alimentaires
CONT

Pâtes instantanées sans cuisson, obtenues par extrusion à partir d’une variété particulière de semoules de blé dur. Elles peuvent être utilisées dans tout type de produits instantanés ou à cuire, secs ou humides.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pastas alimentarias
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Record 2 1991-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

Marked by an absence of softness or sentimentality; unruly; rowdyish.

CONT

As his tough-as-nails straight man, Woods takes the pent-up rage that drives much of his acting and slams it into psychotic overdrive.

OBS

This word has been formed through the compounding of three words. Tough + as + nails have been combined to form a lexical unity with hyphens connecting the words.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
OBS

(en parlant d’une personne)

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue

Spanish

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