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METTRE TABLETTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Decision-Making Process
- Personnel Management (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- to be left on the shelf
1, record 1, English, to%20be%20left%20on%20the%20shelf
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- leave on the shelf 1, record 1, English, leave%20on%20the%20shelf
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
on the shelf: in a state of disuse, retired, out of circulation. 1, record 1, English, - to%20be%20left%20on%20the%20shelf
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
(of a woman) past the age when she might expect to be married; (of a person) no longer active or of use. 2, record 1, English, - to%20be%20left%20on%20the%20shelf
Record 1, Key term(s)
- on the shelf
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Processus décisionnel
- Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mettre au placard
1, record 1, French, mettre%20au%20placard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- placardiser 2, record 1, French, placardiser
correct, France
- tabletter 3, record 1, French, tabletter
correct, see observation, Canada
- mettre sur une tablette 4, record 1, French, mettre%20sur%20une%20tablette
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mettre (qqn, qqchose) au placard : mettre à l'écart, abandonner. 1, record 1, French, - mettre%20au%20placard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
tabletter : empêcher un employé, un fonctionnaire d'exercer ses fonctions surtout pour des motifs d'ordre politique, en l'affectant à des tâches d'importance moindre ou en ne lui donnant rien à faire et cela sans le priver de son traitement et des avantages liés à son statut. 4, record 1, French, - mettre%20au%20placard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans un autre article, le Figaro-Magazine complète la liste des journalistes qui auraient bénéficié du régime socialiste par celle des journalistes de l'audiovisuel qui auraient été "placardisés" ou "découragés" depuis 1981. 2, record 1, French, - mettre%20au%20placard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
placard doré : une situation où l'on est mis à l'écart, avec des avantages matériels. 1, record 1, French, - mettre%20au%20placard
Record 1, Key term(s)
- placard doré
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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