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DISCOURS BIENVENUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oral Presentations
- Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- inaugural
1, record 1, English, inaugural
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- opening address 2, record 1, English, opening%20address
correct
- inaugural address 3, record 1, English, inaugural%20address
correct
- opening speech 4, record 1, English, opening%20speech
correct
- inaugural speech 4, record 1, English, inaugural%20speech
correct
- kick-off speech correct, familiar
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A speech made at an inauguration. 1, record 1, English, - inaugural
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Following the opening address it is usually planned that the group move into small discussion sections with a leader in charge. 6, record 1, English, - inaugural
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Exposés et communications orales
- Organisation de congrès et de conférences
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- discours d’ouverture
1, record 1, French, discours%20d%26rsquo%3Bouverture
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- discours inaugural 2, record 1, French, discours%20inaugural
correct, masculine noun
- discours de bienvenue 3, record 1, French, discours%20de%20bienvenue
correct, masculine noun
- discours d’inauguration 4, record 1, French, discours%20d%26rsquo%3Binauguration
correct, masculine noun
- allocution d’ouverture 5, record 1, French, allocution%20d%26rsquo%3Bouverture
correct, feminine noun
- allocution inaugurale 6, record 1, French, allocution%20inaugurale
correct, feminine noun
- allocution d’inauguration 6, record 1, French, allocution%20d%26rsquo%3Binauguration
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Discours] qui ouvre une session, un cours. 2, record 1, French, - discours%20d%26rsquo%3Bouverture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est d'usage d'assurer l'ouverture d'un congrès par la plus haute autorité possible du pays hôte, qui fait acte de l'inauguration, prononçant un discours de bienvenue au nom des principales autorités gouvernementales [...] 3, record 1, French, - discours%20d%26rsquo%3Bouverture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les actes solennels les plus courts sont toujours les meilleurs. Deux ou trois discours d'ouverture (et autant d'allocutions de clôture) de dix à quinze minutes chacun suffiront amplement. 7, record 1, French, - discours%20d%26rsquo%3Bouverture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Presentaciones orales
- Organización de conferencias y coloquios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- discurso inaugural
1, record 1, Spanish, discurso%20inaugural
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-04-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Conferences and Colloquia: Organization
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- welcoming speech
1, record 2, English, welcoming%20speech
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- welcome speech 2, record 2, English, welcome%20speech
correct
- welcoming address 3, record 2, English, welcoming%20address
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Welcome speeches, a nice courtesy to incoming participants, are only an incidental part of an opening session. Too many conferences use welcome as the theme for the first meeting, thereby postponing productive conference discussion and thought. 4, record 2, English, - welcoming%20speech
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organisation de congrès et de conférences
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- allocution de bienvenue
1, record 2, French, allocution%20de%20bienvenue
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- discours de bienvenue 2, record 2, French, discours%20de%20bienvenue
correct, masculine noun
- discours d’accueil 3, record 2, French, discours%20d%26rsquo%3Baccueil
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Discours d'accueil d'un congrès international d'éducation sanitaire en Angleterre. 1, record 2, French, - allocution%20de%20bienvenue
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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