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GAZ SHALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Natural Gas and Derivatives
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shale gas
1, record 1, English, shale%20gas
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A natural gas stored in organic rich rocks such as dark-coloured shale, interbedded with layers of shaley siltstone and sandstone. 2, record 1, English, - shale%20gas
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gaz naturel et dérivés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaz de schiste
1, record 1, French, gaz%20de%20schiste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gaz de shale 2, record 1, French, gaz%20de%20shale
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Gaz naturel présent dans des formations de schistes argileux. 3, record 1, French, - gaz%20de%20schiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gaz de schiste : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 19 septembre 2018. 4, record 1, French, - gaz%20de%20schiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gas natural y derivados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gas de lutita
1, record 1, Spanish, gas%20de%20lutita
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- gas de lutitas 2, record 1, Spanish, gas%20de%20lutitas
correct, masculine noun
- gas de esquisto 1, record 1, Spanish, gas%20de%20esquisto
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- gas de pizarra 1, record 1, Spanish, gas%20de%20pizarra
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- shale gas 1, record 1, Spanish, shale%20gas
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gas de lutita; gas de esquisto; gas de pizarra: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "gas de lutita", mejor que "de esquisto" o "de pizarra", es una alternativa en español al anglicismo "shale gas", empleado habitualmente en las noticias sobre extracción de hidrocarburos no convencionales. [...] La voz inglesa "shale", que hace referencia al tipo de roca de la que se extrae este tipo de gas, puede equivaler en español a lutita, pizarra o esquisto, de acuerdo con el Diccionario español de la energía, de Martín Municio y Colino Martínez. [...] En la práctica, ni el gas se preserva en los esquistos ni hay yacimientos de esquistos o de pizarras que contengan gas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - gas%20de%20lutita
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