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FLOOR MOP [1 record]

Record 1 1994-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
DEF

A household implement consisting of a mass of absorbent material ... fastened to a long handle and used typically for cleaning floors....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
OBS

Le barbarisme MOPPE employé pour désigner un «balai pour nettoyage à l'eau des sols» est un autre anglicisme. C'est le mot anglais mop prononcé et écrit à la française. Il faut dire balai à laver.

Spanish

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