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RAID ECLAIR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Operations (Air Forces)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hit and run attack 1, record 1, English, hit%20and%20run%20attack
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hit-and-run attack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Opérations (Forces aériennes)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attaque à la sauvette
1, record 1, French, attaque%20%C3%A0%20la%20sauvette
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- raid éclair 1, record 1, French, raid%20%C3%A9clair
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] des chasseurs bombardiers ont attaqué à la sauvette (hit and run) une cible ennemie dans la région du pont Firdan [...] 1, record 1, French, - attaque%20%C3%A0%20la%20sauvette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-06-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Investment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dawn raid
1, record 2, English, dawn%20raid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The purchase on the Stock Exchange of a large number of shares in a company, executed very quickly, usually at the commencement of the working day in order to obtain a significant holding of a capital with a view of obtaining a controlling interest or pre-empt a bid from another party. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995]. 2, record 2, English, - dawn%20raid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Investissements et placements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- raid éclair
1, record 2, French, raid%20%C3%A9clair
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- embuscade tendue par un raider 2, record 2, French, embuscade%20tendue%20par%20un%20raider
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Achat inattendu et massif des actions d’une société visée dans une tentative de prise de contrôle, souvent effectué en début de séance de bourse. 3, record 2, French, - raid%20%C3%A9clair
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le 24 novembre dernier, le matin, le conglomérat britannique Rio Tinto Zinc lance un «raid de l’aube» (dawn raid) sur le groupe MK Electric. Il s’approprie ainsi quelque 21,7 % des actions de sa proie et lance dans la foulée une OPA [...] (Libération, 08.12.1987, p. 23). 2, record 2, French, - raid%20%C3%A9clair
Record 2, Key term(s)
- raid de l’aube
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
- Inversiones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- avalancha de acciones
1, record 2, Spanish, avalancha%20de%20acciones
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- venta masiva de acciones 1, record 2, Spanish, venta%20masiva%20de%20acciones
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Para ocasionar o provocar una caída en la cotización. 1, record 2, Spanish, - avalancha%20de%20acciones
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-07-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Field Artillery
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hit-and-run raid 1, record 3, English, hit%2Dand%2Drun%20raid
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- hit-and-run attack 1, record 3, English, hit%2Dand%2Drun%20attack
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
marked by taking immediately after a quick, concentrated attack: a hit-and-run raid. [Also hit-and-run attack RCF 68 206] 1, record 3, English, - hit%2Dand%2Drun%20raid
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Artillerie de campagne
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- raid de commandos
1, record 3, French, raid%20de%20commandos
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- raid éclair 2, record 3, French, raid%20%C3%A9clair
masculine noun
- coup de main 2, record 3, French, coup%20de%20main
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
technique de la guerre d’embuscade où les assaillants disparaissent aussitôt après avoir porté leurs coups. 2, record 3, French, - raid%20de%20commandos
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-07-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- direct combat
1, record 4, English, direct%20combat
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For all practical purposes its firepower is limited to machine-guns and grenade launchers, thus limiting its direct combat potential to "light strikes" such as the tackling of soft-skinned vehicles or infantry. 1, record 4, English, - direct%20combat
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Véhicules à roues (Militaire)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- raid éclair
1, record 4, French, raid%20%C3%A9clair
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la pratique, il ne porte que des mitrailleuses et des lance-grenades qui limitent son emploi tactique à des actions de raid éclair contre l'infanterie ou les véhicules non protégés. 1, record 4, French, - raid%20%C3%A9clair
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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