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FRANC JEU [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fair play
1, record 1, English, fair%20play
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB). 2, record 1, English, - fair%20play
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- franc-jeu
1, record 1, French, franc%2Djeu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie employée par la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR). 2, record 1, French, - franc%2Djeu
Record 1, Key term(s)
- franc jeu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- juego limpio
1, record 1, Spanish, juego%20limpio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-06-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- square 1, record 2, English, square
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
not conversant with the current fads, styles, slang, etc. ; old-fashioned, unsophisticated, conservative, etc. 2, record 2, English, - square
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pas-dans-le-coup
1, record 2, French, pas%2Ddans%2Dle%2Dcoup
pejorative
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- honnête 2, record 2, French, honn%C3%AAte
- franc jeu 2, record 2, French, franc%20jeu
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est une façon de dire que les formalités des "squares", les pas-dans-le-coup, les salauds californiens qui ressemblent, en plus voyant, à tous les salauds blancs, noirs ou jaunes, n'ont strictement aucune valeur. (Olivier Todd, Des trous dans le jardin, Julliard, 1969, pp. 85-86.) 1, record 2, French, - pas%2Ddans%2Dle%2Dcoup
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1979-11-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ice Hockey
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fair game
1, record 3, English, fair%20game
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A goalkeeper is NOT "fair game" just because he is outside the goal crease area. 1, record 3, English, - fair%20game
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Hockey sur glace
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- franc jeu 1, record 3, French, franc%20jeu
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un gardien de but N'EST PAS "franc jeu" simplement parce qu'il se trouve à l'extérieur de son enceinte. 1, record 3, French, - franc%20jeu
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- square play 1, record 4, English, square%20play
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- jeu loyal 1, record 4, French, jeu%20loyal
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- franc jeu 1, record 4, French, franc%20jeu
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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