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FOUGUEUX [8 records]

Record 1 2023-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Scarabaeidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Scarabaeidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)
DEF

An extremely energetic or "pushing" person.

OBS

hustle: go or work quickly or with tireless energy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)
OBS

«Joueur rapide» serait à propos dans les sports d’équipe; «gazelle», dans les sports de course, surtout lorsque de longues distances sont en jeu; «lièvre», dans les sports où il y a déplacements sur un terrain limité.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric Physics
CONT

The name sounds romantic and oddly soothing: meltemi. But the reality is that this dry wind blowing from the north can sweep across Greek waters, swamping small craft, challenging ferries, and shutting down hydrofoils. It also can churn the waters, making them dangerous for swimmers, and blow sand at sunbathers on north-facing beaches.

CONT

We are on Aegean cost of Turkey and we profit from these exceptional weather conditions; like 6 months of blue sky, warm sun, a climate without dampness and the good wind called Meltemi.

CONT

The Meltemi wind was known by the old Greeks as the Etesian northern winds, and results from a high pressure system (>1025) lying over the Balkan/Hungary area and a relatively low pressure (<1010) system over Turkey.

OBS

The old name of the Meltemia was the Etesian winds. Mythologically, they are under the control of Boreas, the god of the North Winds.

OBS

The Etesian or Meltemi (Turkish name) is an extension of a monsoon. It is strongest in the afternoon and weakens during the night.

OBS

etesian wind: Prevailing northerly wind in summer in the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea.

OBS

In Greece the etesian wind is locally named the sleeper. In Turkey it is the meltém.

Key term(s)
  • etesians
  • etesian winds
  • meltemi winds
  • meltém wind
  • meltém winds
  • etesian northern winds
  • etesian

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique de l'atmosphère
DEF

Vent d’été du Nord est qui souffle les après-midi sur la mer Égée.

CONT

Autre avantage de se rendre dans la région les mois d’avril, de mai, de septembre et d’octobre : le Meltemi, vent dominant de secteur nord en mer Égée, n’a pas encore atteint toute sa puissance.

OBS

Melteme ou meltemi ou meltemia [Ce] vent [...] est appelé Étésien en Grèce.

OBS

Ce vent imprévisible et fougueux est si caractériel que les grecs lui ont préféré le nom de Meltem(venu de Turquie) à celui d’«Étésien».

OBS

vent étésien : Vent dominant du nord, en été, sur la Méditerranée orientale et la mer Égée.

Key term(s)
  • étésiens
  • vents étésiens
  • vent meltem
  • vents meltemi
  • vents meltem

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 6 1983-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
OBS

that has an impetuous, lively character.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie

Spanish

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Record 7 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Husbandry
OBS

see steady horse

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des animaux

Spanish

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Record 8 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physiognomy (Psychology)
  • Plastic Arts
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
DEF

an effect or expression of powerful will and immense angry force (as in the work of Michelangelo)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physiognomonie (Psychologie)
  • Arts plastiques
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
CONT

le Combat des Centaures et des Lapithes [...] scène violente et hardie où il fit la preuve de son tempérament fougueux et hanté par le grandiose.

Spanish

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