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AMBULANCE OPERATOR [1 record]

Record 1 1996-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

... a person or corporation that owns or provides an ambulance service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
DEF

Personne attachée au service d'une ambulance.

OBS

Les termes «ambulancier» et «ambulancière» s'emploient seulement comme substantifs. Le terme équivalent en anglais a un sens plus large puisqu'il désigne aussi le ou les propriétaires d'une ambulance. En français, il faudrait dire une «entreprise d'ambulance» pour marquer la différence.

Spanish

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