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Record 1 2022-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Sociology
DEF

A person belonging to one of the population groups of especially European ancestry that are often considered as having light pigmentation of skin.

OBS

Caucasian: Although the noun "Caucasian" is sometimes used in North America to refer to a white person, this term refers to an obsolete and scientifically unfounded human classification system dating from the 18th century. The noun "Caucasian" used to mean "white person" should therefore be avoided.

OBS

white: The noun "white" referring to a person is usually used in the plural form and typically in the context of population groups.

OBS

white person: The plural forms are "white persons" and "white people."

Key term(s)
  • whites
  • white persons
  • white people

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences humaines
  • Sociologie
DEF

Personne qui appartient à l'un des groupes de population, notamment d'ascendance européenne, auxquels on associe souvent une peau peu pigmentée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias humanas
  • Sociología
DEF

Persona o raza de piel clara o rosada.

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Record 2 2015-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
OBS

Stardust, gold dust, rich man's drug: american drug slang for cocaine.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
OBS

coke : terme populaire pour la cocaïne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
DEF

Droga alucinógena.

OBS

coca: El término "coca" es polisémico y debe diferenciarse entre sus distintos significados: cuando hace referencia a la planta (Erythroxylon coca), a la hoja y como forma abreviada de la droga cocaína.

OBS

Es importante entender la diferencia entre coca y cocaína. La coca, cuyo uso doméstico data de unos cuatro a seis mil años, es la hoja sagrada del pueblo andino. La cocaína, por su parte, es una invención europea de hace 140 años. Se necesitan 41 productos químicos para poder extraer la cocaína de la hoja de coca y se requieren 110 kilos de hojas para producir 600 gramos de cocaína pura. La coca contiene 14 alcaloides estimulantes, siendo el principal la cocaína, pese a su ínfima proporción. Según estudios científicos, la hoja andina contiene menos de un 0,08 por ciento de cocaína pura, que entran en su forma activa por la acción alcalina de la saliva al ser masticada.

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Record 3 2010-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music (General)
DEF

A note held half as long as a whole note.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique (Généralités)
DEF

Note de musique qui vaut deux noires.

Spanish

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