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VIP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Etiquette and Protocol (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- very important person
1, record 1, English, very%20important%20person
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VIP 2, record 1, English, VIP
correct, officially approved
- V.I.P. 3, record 1, English, V%2EI%2EP%2E
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person of great importance or influence, especially someone considered to merit special treatment. 4, record 1, English, - very%20important%20person
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
very important person; VIP: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces. 5, record 1, English, - very%20important%20person
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
VIP area, VIP guest, VIP lounge, VIP section 6, record 1, English, - very%20important%20person
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Étiquette et protocole (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- personnalité très importante
1, record 1, French, personnalit%C3%A9%20tr%C3%A8s%20importante
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- VIP 1, record 1, French, VIP
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- V.I.P. 2, record 1, French, V%2EI%2EP%2E
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- personnalité de marque 3, record 1, French, personnalit%C3%A9%20de%20marque
correct, feminine noun
- VIP 2, record 1, French, VIP
correct, feminine noun
- V.I.P. 4, record 1, French, V%2EI%2EP%2E
correct, feminine noun
- VIP 2, record 1, French, VIP
- personne de marque 5, record 1, French, personne%20de%20marque
correct, feminine noun
- PDM 5, record 1, French, PDM
correct, feminine noun
- PDM 5, record 1, French, PDM
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
personnalité très importante; VIP : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes. 6, record 1, French, - personnalit%C3%A9%20tr%C3%A8s%20importante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Etiqueta y protocolo (Generalidades)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- persona muy importante
1, record 1, Spanish, persona%20muy%20importante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- vip 1, record 1, Spanish, vip
correct, common gender
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona que recibe un trato especial en ciertos lugares públicos por ser famosa o socialmente relevante. 1, record 1, Spanish, - persona%20muy%20importante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El término vip [...] es un anglicismo plenamente asentado en español. [...] Vip, procedente de la sigla inglesa VIP (very important person, "persona muy importante"), hace su plural añadiendo una ese, vips, y es común en cuanto al género (los vips, las vips), tal como señala el Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, que también menciona su significado como adjetivo: "de los vips". 1, record 1, Spanish, - persona%20muy%20importante
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Cena, entrada, pase, paseo, sala VIP. 2, record 1, Spanish, - persona%20muy%20importante
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