TERMIUM Plus®
The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.
ALARMISTE ECOLOGIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-03-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environment
- Social Movements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- doomsdayer 1, record 1, English, doomsdayer
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- doomsayer 2, record 1, English, doomsayer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... anti-doomsday people are in a double bind rhetorically. The doomsdayers speak in excited, angry, high-pitched voices, using language such as Famine 1975! they say that such tactics are acceptable because "we are faced with a crisis ..." 1, record 1, English, - doomsdayer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Doomsayers and Brownlasher. ... John Maddox ... authored the book "The Doomsday Syndrome", ... a book that addressed the environmental and science issues that had the world (and especially the United States) in a whir in 1972. ... In Maddox's arguments, there is always a strong defense of the environment and the concept of "do no wrong", but he point-by-point castigated those that use emotion rather than logic to advance science. 2, record 1, English, - doomsdayer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
- Mouvements sociaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- alarmiste écologique
1, record 1, French, alarmiste%20%C3%A9cologique
proposal, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
alarmiste : Personne qui incite à l'inquiétude, qui répand l'alarme de manière systématique (et plus ou moins excessive ou injustifiée). 2, record 1, French, - alarmiste%20%C3%A9cologique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-11-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ecodoomster
1, record 2, English, ecodoomster
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- prophet of ecodoom 1, record 2, English, prophet%20of%20ecodoom
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One who predicts or warns of ecodoom. 1, record 2, English, - ecodoomster
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The prophets of ecodoom, whom predicts early disaster unless men achieve a radical revision of their collective goals and behaviour. 1, record 2, English, - ecodoomster
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
words are scarcely likely to carry much convection with the ecodoomsters committed to a cataclysmic view of the world's fate. 1, record 2, English, - ecodoomster
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Néologie et emprunts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- alarmiste écologique
1, record 2, French, alarmiste%20%C3%A9cologique
proposal, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie avec alarmisme écologique 1, record 2, French, - alarmiste%20%C3%A9cologique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
Language Portal of Canada
Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified: