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BREBIS GALEUSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-07-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
- Sociology of Human Relations
- Human Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black sheep
1, record 1, English, black%20sheep
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a member of a group that stands in conspicuous and unfavorable contrast to the other members especially by reason of socially undesirable characteristics or behavior. 2, record 1, English, - black%20sheep
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
a bad character. 3, record 1, English, - black%20sheep
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
He is the black sheep of his family. 2, record 1, English, - black%20sheep
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
- Sociologie des relations humaines
- Comportement humain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- brebis galeuse
1, record 1, French, brebis%20galeuse
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mouton noir 2, record 1, French, mouton%20noir
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
«brebis galeuse» : Personne considérée comme néfaste et tenue à l'écart d'un groupe. 3, record 1, French, - brebis%20galeuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
«mouton noir» : Brebis galeuse dans une famille. [Par exemple :] Le cadet de cette famille, c'est le mouton noir. [considéré comme canadianisme ici]. 4, record 1, French, - brebis%20galeuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] c'est la présence dans la famille d'un «mouton noir», d'un élément hétérogène et troublant - un créateur, un «artiste» - qui va révéler les caractères et les âmes. 5, record 1, French, - brebis%20galeuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Brebis galeuse» est le terme français correct universel. «Mouton noir» est un canadianisme calqué sur l'anglais récemment relevé dans une source française; il ne constitue pas véritablement un néologisme. 6, record 1, French, - brebis%20galeuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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