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GAFFES TOURNAGE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-11-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Television Arts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- TV blooper
1, record 1, English, TV%20blooper
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- television blooper 2, record 1, English, television%20blooper
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
blooper: A silly or stupid, embarrassing mistake made in public, often in the media. 3, record 1, English, - TV%20blooper
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
A term often used in the plural. 2, record 1, English, - TV%20blooper
Record 1, Key term(s)
- TV bloopers
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaffe de tournage
1, record 1, French, gaffe%20de%20tournage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- raté de tournage 1, record 1, French, rat%C3%A9%20de%20tournage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Erreur commise au cours du tournage d'une séquence télévisuelle. 1, record 1, French, - gaffe%20de%20tournage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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.». 2, record 1, French, - gaffe%20de%20tournage
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gaffes de tournage
- ratés de tournage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-11-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Television Arts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- TV bloopers
1, record 2, English, TV%20bloopers
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- television bloopers 2, record 2, English, television%20bloopers
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 2, English, - TV%20bloopers
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In English, the plural form stands for the sequence or grouping of bloopers. 3, record 2, English, - TV%20bloopers
Record 2, Key term(s)
- television blooper
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bêtisier
1, record 2, French, b%C3%AAtisier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Montage réalisé à partir de séquences ratées. 1, record 2, French, - b%C3%AAtisier
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un bêtisier comprend une série de «gaffes de tournage» ou d'«erreurs de tournage» commises en tournant un film ou une séquence télévisuelle. 2, record 2, French, - b%C3%AAtisier
Record 2, Key term(s)
- gaffes de tournage
- gaffe de tournage
- erreurs de tournage
- erreur de tournage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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