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Record 1 2012-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

... to thumb (a block of paper, a book, etc.), releasing the leaves in (usually rapid) succession.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Tourner les pages de (un livre, un cahier), en les regardant, en les lisant rapidement et un peu au hasard.

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Postal Service Operation
OBS

to check destinations on a bundle of letters by flipping the ends of the letters as for a deck of cards

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation postale

Spanish

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