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FUBAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fouled up beyond all recognition
1, record 1, English, fouled%20up%20beyond%20all%20recognition
correct, jargon
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FUBAR 1, record 1, English, FUBAR
correct, jargon
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fouled up beyond all repair 1, record 1, English, fouled%20up%20beyond%20all%20repair
correct, jargon
- FUBAR 1, record 1, English, FUBAR
correct, jargon
- FUBAR 1, record 1, English, FUBAR
- fucked up beyond all recognition 2, record 1, English, fucked%20up%20beyond%20all%20recognition
correct, jargon
- FUBAR 2, record 1, English, FUBAR
correct, jargon
- FUBAR 2, record 1, English, FUBAR
- fucked up beyond all repair 3, record 1, English, fucked%20up%20beyond%20all%20repair
correct, jargon
- FUBAR 3, record 1, English, FUBAR
correct, jargon
- FUBAR 3, record 1, English, FUBAR
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These expressions emphasize that something is all messed up, not working and often beyond repair. 4, record 1, English, - fouled%20up%20beyond%20all%20recognition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détruit irrémédiablement
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9truit%20irr%C3%A9m%C3%A9diablement
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rendu méconnaissable 1, record 1, French, rendu%20m%C3%A9connaissable
proposal
- rendu inutilisable 1, record 1, French, rendu%20inutilisable
proposal
- FUBAR 2, record 1, French, FUBAR
jargon
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
FUBAR : terme utilisé pour décrire des situations impossibles dans lesquelles [du] matériel ou des personnes se trouvent. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9truit%20irr%C3%A9m%C3%A9diablement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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