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GAFFE TOURNAGE [2 records]

Record 1 2002-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
OBS

blooper: A silly or stupid, embarrassing mistake made in public, often in the media.

OBS

A term often used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • TV bloopers

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Erreur commise au cours du tournage d'une séquence télévisuelle.

OBS

Ces termes sont très souvent utilisés au pluriel : «Le public aime bienrire en visionnant les gaffes de tournage»; mais s'emploient aussi au singulier; «C'est le raté de tournage x qui m'a le plus fait rire.».

Key term(s)
  • gaffes de tournage
  • ratés de tournage

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television Arts
DEF

A television special or the presentation of the mistakes or embarrassing situations that happened during the making of a film or the filming of a sequence for a television program.

OBS

In English, the plural form stands for the sequence or grouping of bloopers.

Key term(s)
  • television blooper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
DEF

Montage réalisé à partir de séquences ratées.

OBS

Un bêtisier comprend une série de «gaffes de tournage» ou d'«erreurs de tournage» commises en tournant un film ou une séquence télévisuelle.

Key term(s)
  • gaffes de tournage
  • gaffe de tournage
  • erreurs de tournage
  • erreur de tournage

Spanish

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