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Record 1 2003-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marketing
  • Rental Agencies
DEF

A business which provides manpower for peak load period temporary help.

OBS

stopgap: a person ... serving as a temporary substitute for another.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commercialisation
  • Entreprises de location
DEF

Service qui s'acquitte du surcroît de travail d'un bureau ou d'une entreprise ou fournit à l'occasion du personnel de remplacement.

OBS

«Service de dépannage» et «pis-aller» : équivalents adoptés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux.

Spanish

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