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DEMI-SOEUR [4 records]

Record 1 2014-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anthropology
DEF

A daughter of one's stepparent by a former marriage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Anthropologie
DEF

Sœur par le père ou la mère seulement.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

half-sister: Usually applied only for horses having the same dam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

demi-sœur : Se dit habituellement uniquement pour des chevaux qui ont la même mère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de ganado caballar
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
OBS

medio hermana: Cabe señalar que "medio" en este término cumple función adverbial, por lo tanto es invariable en número y género.

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Record 3 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Science
OBS

Half brother or half sister.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zootechnie
OBS

Sans distinction de sexe.

OBS

Par exemple demi-frère de père.

Spanish

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Record 4 2014-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

Persons who have the same father, but different mothers; or the same mother, but different fathers. (Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 643)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

demi-soeur : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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