"tal qual" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Catalan]

IPA: [ˈtal ˈkwal] [Balearic, Central, Northern, Northwestern, Valencia]
Etymology: Compare French tel quel. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|tel quel}} French tel quel Head templates: {{ca-adv}} tal qual
  1. (idiomatic) as is Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-tal_qual-ca-adv-Hkju~yI2 Categories (other): Catalan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Adjective [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from French tel quel. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|tel quel}} Borrowed from French tel quel Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tal qual (not comparable)
  1. (Newfoundland) By weight. Tags: Newfoundland, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tal_qual-en-adj-LPTGqX4B Categories (other): Newfoundland English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49

Adverb [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from French tel quel. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|tel quel}} Borrowed from French tel quel Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} tal qual (not comparable)
  1. (Newfoundland, describing the sale of fish) Unprocessed and unculled, by weight. Tags: Newfoundland, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tal_qual-en-adv-N2r8BjRo Categories (other): Newfoundland English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
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      ],
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        "Unprocessed and unculled, by weight."
      ],
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          "unprocessed#English"
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          "unculled",
          "unculled"
        ]
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        "(Newfoundland, describing the sale of fish) Unprocessed and unculled, by weight."
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              143,
              151
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1970 April 13, Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, quoting Aidan Maloney, Verbatim Report^(https://www.assembly.nl.ca/houseBusiness/Hansard/ga34session4/April13-1970(ns).pdf):",
          "text": "Most hon. members will know that up to a year or so ago the high proportion of salt fish bought in Newfoundland from fishermen was bought on a tal qual basis. There was no specification of grade. The fishermen who produced top quality fish received no more for his fish than the fishermen who took very little care.",
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        }
      ],
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        "By weight."
      ],
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      ],
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        "(Newfoundland) By weight."
      ],
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        "Newfoundland",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tal qual"
}

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          "as is",
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        "(idiomatic) as is"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈtal ˈkwal]",
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "word": "tal qual"
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        "(Newfoundland) By weight."
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