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PHRASEOLOGISME [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- parent
1, record 1, English, parent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The mother or father of a child. 2, record 1, English, - parent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parent
1, record 1, French, parent
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Père ou mère d’un enfant. 2, record 1, French, - parent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
parent : le terme ne s’emploie qu’au masculin en ce sens. On dira par exemple «le parent légalement reconnu d’un enfant». 3, record 1, French, - parent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
parent : dans certains contextes, surtout s’il y a un risque d’ambiguïté, on pourra employer le phraséologisme «père ou mère» pour rendre le terme anglais «parent»(au singulier). Il faut cependant éviter «père et mère» pour parents(au pluriel) étant donné que les parents peuvent être du même sexe. 2, record 1, French, - parent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
parent : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - parent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lexicology, Lexicography, Terminology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- phraseologism
1, record 2, English, phraseologism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The preferred combination of a term with a noun, adjective or verb. 1, record 2, English, - phraseologism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This combination may be fixed ("pass legislation"), semi-fixed ..., or free. 1, record 2, English, - phraseologism
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
phraseologism: term used in the TERMIUM Guide. 2, record 2, English, - phraseologism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lexicologie, lexicographie et terminologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- phraséologisme
1, record 2, French, phras%C3%A9ologisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Combinaison préférentielle d’un terme avec un nom, un adjectif ou un verbe. 1, record 2, French, - phras%C3%A9ologisme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette combinaison peut être figée (p. ex. «promulguer une loi»), semi-figée (p. ex. «déformer par translation» / «déformer sous translation») ou libre. 1, record 2, French, - phras%C3%A9ologisme
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
phraséologisme : terme utilisé dans le Guide TERMIUM. 2, record 2, French, - phras%C3%A9ologisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-04-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Minesweeping and Minehunting
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- cut a mine's mooring cable
1, record 3, English, cut%20a%20mine%27s%20mooring%20cable
verb
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- cut a mine 2, record 3, English, cut%20a%20mine
verb
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Dragage et chasse aux mines
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- couper l’orin d’une mine
1, record 3, French, couper%20l%26rsquo%3Borin%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20mine
correct, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
couper l'orin d’une mine :phraséologisme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 2, record 3, French, - couper%20l%26rsquo%3Borin%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20mine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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