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Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Building Elements
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- second floor
1, record 1, English, second%20floor
correct, Canada, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- second storey 1, record 1, English, second%20storey
correct, Canada, United States
- second level 2, record 1, English, second%20level
correct, Canada, United States
- first floor 3, record 1, English, first%20floor
correct, see observation, Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The storey located immediately above the ground floor. 2, record 1, English, - second%20floor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 1, English, - second%20floor
Record 1, Key term(s)
- first-floor
- second-floor
- second-level
- second story
- second-story
- second-storey
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments du bâtiment
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- premier étage
1, record 1, French, premier%20%C3%A9tage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- deuxième étage 2, record 1, French, deuxi%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9tage
see observation, masculine noun, Canada
- deuxième niveau 3, record 1, French, deuxi%C3%A8me%20niveau
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage situé immédiatement au-dessus du rez-de-chaussée. 3, record 1, French, - premier%20%C3%A9tage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, French, - premier%20%C3%A9tage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos de edificios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- primer piso
1, record 1, Spanish, primer%20piso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- segundo piso 2, record 1, Spanish, segundo%20piso
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piso situado inmediatamente sobre la planta baja. 3, record 1, Spanish, - primer%20piso
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
segundo piso: en algunos países se refiere al piso situado por encima de la planta baja. 3, record 1, Spanish, - primer%20piso
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