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Record 1 1992-05-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

to cover with boards or boarding.

CONT

Store owners taped and boarded their windows.

OBS

Usually used with "up" : boarding up the windows of the empty house.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

aveugler : fermer une arcade, une fenêtre à l'aide de maçonnerie ou de parements en bois.

CONT

Aveugler (...) une ouverture, la colmater, la fermer : Aveugler une fenêtre.

CONT

Condamner (...) un accès, en interdire l'usage en le fermant, le barrant, le murant, etc., selon les cas : Condamner une porte, une fenêtre.

Spanish

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