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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

balcony: an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

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

balcon : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
DEF

A level unroofed area, usually of wooden planks, adjoining a house [or built] to provide an outdoor seating place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
DEF

Petite terrasse servant de couverture à un bâtiment.

OBS

pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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

Hueco abierto al exterior desde el suelo de la habitación, con barandilla por lo común saliente.

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Record 3 2014-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Showplaces and Facilities (Performing Arts)
CONT

[...] every feature that is dramatically or pictorially important should be well in view from every seat ... and at the extreme side of the balcony.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salles et installations de spectacles
CONT

Au-dessus de l'orchestre et des baignoires sont accrochés aux murs de la salle un certain nombre de balcons.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
  • Rough Carpentry
DEF

Accessible platform projecting from the external face of a building.

OBS

balcony: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
  • Charpenterie
DEF

Plate-forme praticable en saillie de la face externe d'un bâtiment.

OBS

balcon; loggia : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos de edificios
  • Carpintería
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Record 5 1985-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

As with Spacelab 1, a two-section pressurized module is to be flown, plus an "outdoor" carrier for experiments needing exposure to space.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Comme Spacelab 1, Spacelab 3 comporte un module pressurisé en deux tronçons et un "balcon" destiné aux expériences qui doivent se faire "à l'extérieur".

Spanish

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