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JEU BASCULE [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

seesaw: an item in the "Recreational Devices" class of the "Recreational Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

jeu de bascule : objet de la classe «Appareils récréatifs» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs».

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-04-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Games and Toys (General)
DEF

A game in which two children or groups of children ride on opposite ends of a plank on similar piece balanced in the middle so that one end goes up as the other goes down.

OBS

The plank used in this game is also called a "see-saw" or "teeter-totter."

Key term(s)
  • seesaw

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux et jouets (Généralités)
DEF

Jeu où deux personnes, assises chacune sur le bout d'une pièce de bois en équilibre sur un pivot, s'amusent à se balancer.

Spanish

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