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SABOTAGE ECOLOGIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
DEF

Sabotage of polluters of the environment, especially to dramatize the need for pollution control and conservation programs.

CONT

Ecotage, or sabotage for ecological reasons, was used increasingly by some conservation activists in 1971.

OBS

Eco- is a prefix meaning: of the ecology, esp. relating to pollution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Néologie et emprunts
OBS

Le terme-valise «écotage», qui pourrait être proposé, ne permet pas de désigner avec suffisamment de clarté la notion en question.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Neología y préstamos
DEF

Resistencia no violenta a la destrucción de la diversidad natural y la naturaleza salvaje.

OBS

Su objetivo no es dañar a seres humanos [u] otras formas de vida. Su objetivo son las máquinas inanimadas o las herramientas.

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