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Record 1 1998-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Regional Dialects and Expressions
  • News and Journalism (General)
DEF

The condition of lacking sense or meaning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Régionalismes et usages particuliers
  • Information et journalisme (Généralités)
CONT

Pour s'exprimer, pour échapper à cette impression d'être englués dans une génération dorlotée, infantilisée, il faudrait qu'on soit nombreux [...] à s'exprimer de la même façon, et on n'a pas d'autre langage collectif compréhensible, que ces moyens-là : la B.D., le rock, le gâtifiage des médias; la culture jeune, quoi...

Spanish

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