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MOLLEMENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Phonetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- affricate 1, record 1, English, affricate
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Of a] combination of plosive with immediately following fricative or aspirant, e.g. ch. 2, record 1, English, - affricate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The affricate sounds ... combine a stop immediately followed by a fricative on the same impulse. 3, record 1, English, - affricate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phonétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- affriquée 1, record 1, French, affriqu%C3%A9e
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de consonnes constituant un phonème double, occlusives au début de l’émission et constrictives à la fin. 2, record 1, French, - affriqu%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On désigne sous le nom de consonnes affriquées des occlusives dont la métastase-[déplacement des organes]-ne se sépare pas brusquement et violemment pour donner lieu à une explosion, mais mollement de manière à produire l'ébauche d’une fricative ou spirante. 3, record 1, French, - affriqu%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fonética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- africado 1, record 1, Spanish, africado
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dícese del sonido cuya articulación consiste en una oclusión y una fricación formadas rápida y sucesivamente entre los mismos órganos como la ch en ocho. 2, record 1, Spanish, - africado
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Por las] articulaciones africadas ... se produce en el canal vocal un contacto que, como en las oclusivas, interrumpe momentáneamente la salida del aire; después este contacto se resuelve suavemente, sin transición brusca, una estrechez: ch y ñ. 3, record 1, Spanish, - africado
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Baseball and Softball
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- soft hit
1, record 2, English, soft%20hit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Baseball et softball
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- balle frappée mollement
1, record 2, French, balle%20frapp%C3%A9e%20mollement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à une balle frappée durement. 2, record 2, French, - balle%20frapp%C3%A9e%20mollement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-06-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
- Political Theories and Doctrines
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Wets
1, record 3, English, Wets
noun, Great Britain
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Wet
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
- Théories et doctrines politiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Mous
1, record 3, French, Mous
masculine noun, plural, Great Britain
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Surnom attribué aux personnes qui, à l'époque de Margaret Thatcher, soutenaient mollement ses réformes conservatrices sur le plan social et économique. 1, record 3, French, - Mous
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Mou
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- half-heartedly 1, record 4, English, half%2Dheartedly
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- mollement 1, record 4, French, mollement
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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