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BARAGOUIN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Regional Dialects and Expressions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gibberish
1, record 1, English, gibberish
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- double Dutch 2, record 1, English, double%20Dutch
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
"gibberish": Unintelligible speech belonging to no known language, and supposed to be of arbitrary invention; inarticulate chatter, jargon. 3, record 1, English, - gibberish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
double Dutch: a language that one does not understand, gibberish. 3, record 1, English, - gibberish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Borges describes the world as a library filled with an unimaginably vast number of books, each with the same number of pages and the same number of letters on each page. The library contains a single copy of every possible book, every possible permutation of letters. People spend their lives sorting through this ocean of gibberish for the incalculably rare books whose random arrays of letters form something meaningful.... 4, record 1, English, - gibberish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"gibberish": Often applied contemptuously to blundering or ungrammatical language, to obscure and pretentious verbiage, etc. 3, record 1, English, - gibberish
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Régionalismes et usages particuliers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- baragouin
1, record 1, French, baragouin
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- charabia 2, record 1, French, charabia
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- hébreu 3, record 1, French, h%C3%A9breu
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- jargonnerie 4, record 1, French, jargonnerie
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
«baragouin» (terme familier) : Langage incorrect et inintelligible, et, par ext., langue que l'on ne comprend pas et qui paraît barbare. 5, record 1, French, - baragouin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
«charabia» : Langage, style incompréhensible et incorrect. [...] [En particulier :] Langage spécialisé, technique, difficilement accessible. [Par exemple :] Le charabia freudo-marxiste. Charabia diplomatique. 5, record 1, French, - baragouin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
«jargonnerie» (néologisme) : Ensemble de propos peu intelligibles. 4, record 1, French, - baragouin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«C'est de l'hébreu pour moi» : cela m'est inintelligible (sans doute à cause des caractères de l'écriture). [On peut aussi employer «C'est du chinois» dans ce sens]. 5, record 1, French, - baragouin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On nous fait grâce de Kafka, qu'il va chercher à la rescousse et d'autres jargonneries du genre : «Albeyrich est-il «les dessous» de Wotan, sa zone d'ombre et de labeur ?» [Source : Le Canard Enchaîné, 13 avril 88, page 6]. 6, record 1, French, - baragouin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tous les termes en vedette ne sont pas parfaitement synonymes. «Baragouin» (familier) est celui qui se rapproche le plus de l'anglais, de même que «charabia», plus neutre. «Jargonnerie» est inusité et, enfin, «hébreu» a un sens légèrement différent, comme l'illustre l'expression ci-haut. 4, record 1, French, - baragouin
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Translation
- Language Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gobbledegook 1, record 2, English, gobbledegook
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Traduction
- Problèmes de langue
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- baragouin 1, record 2, French, baragouin
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Droit, Supplément, p. 7, 7/12/68 1, record 2, French, - baragouin
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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