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FRAGMENTAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-12-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Translation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- piecemeal
1, record 1, English, piecemeal
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Done, made, or accomplished piece by piece or in a fragmentary way. 1, record 1, English, - piecemeal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Piecemeal reforms in the system. 1, record 1, English, - piecemeal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- au coup par coup
1, record 1, French, au%20coup%20par%20coup
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- par saupoudrage 2, record 1, French, par%20saupoudrage
- morceau par morceau 3, record 1, French, morceau%20par%20morceau
- sporadique 3, record 1, French, sporadique
- chaotique 3, record 1, French, chaotique
- pêle-mêle 3, record 1, French, p%C3%AAle%2Dm%C3%AAle
- fragmentaire 3, record 1, French, fragmentaire
- hétéroclite 4, record 1, French, h%C3%A9t%C3%A9roclite
- au gré des circonstances 5, record 1, French, au%20gr%C3%A9%20des%20circonstances
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les décisions actuelles sont prises au coup par coup sans cadre directeur. 1, record 1, French, - au%20coup%20par%20coup
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
L'aide à l'entreprise se fait par saupoudrage, en l'absence d'un plan de restructuration industrielle. (Gabriel Gagnon, Indépendance, puces électroniques et écologie, Québec Autrement, mai 1984, p. 28. 2, record 1, French, - au%20coup%20par%20coup
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Traducción
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- poco a poco 1, record 1, Spanish, poco%20a%20poco
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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