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FIRST-FLOOR [1 record]

Record 1 2010-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
DEF

The storey located immediately above the ground floor.

OBS

... while in England the term "first-floor" is applied to the floor above the ground-floor, the numbering of stories usually begins with the ground floor, so that the "first-floor" is identical with the "second story," and "a house of one story" has a ground-floor only.

Key term(s)
  • first-floor
  • second-floor
  • second-level
  • second story
  • second-story
  • second-storey

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
DEF

Étage situé immédiatement au-dessus du rez-de-chaussée.

OBS

Sous l'influence de l'anglais [nord-américain] qui nomme le rez-de-chaussée «first floor», au Québec, le deuxième étage correspond souvent au premier étage du français international. Dans la mesure du possible, on rétablira l'usage français.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos de edificios
DEF

Piso situado inmediatamente sobre la planta baja.

OBS

segundo piso: en algunos países se refiere al piso situado por encima de la planta baja.

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