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GARAGE FLOOR [5 records]

Record 1 2015-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
  • Concrete Construction
DEF

The extension of the concrete floor of a garage or other structure beyond the face of a building.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
  • Bétonnage
DEF

Prolongement du plancher de béton d’un garage ou d’une autre construction au-delà de la face du bâtiment.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
CONT

The best methods for becoming a proficient stick handler are practicing with a puck on the garage floor and playing pickup hockey on the outdoor rinks.

OBS

Pick-up hockey may be played in indoor or outdoor rinks or in the street, with or without skates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
CONT

Durant des années, Debbey a d'ailleurs perfectionné ses compétences en jouant au hockey improvisé avec des hommes chaque dimanche soir, jusqu'au jour où la dystrophie myotonique, un trouble génétique dont elle souffre depuis sa naissance, est venue ralentir ses activités.

OBS

Le hockey improvisé peut se jouer dans les arènes intérieures ou extérieures ou dans les rues avec ou sans patins.

PHR

Match de hockey improvisé.

PHR

Partie de hockey improvisée.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Pollutants
  • Housework
CONT

Household cleaner. Supermarket shelves are full of brightly-colored, good-smelling, super-power household cleaning agents. The average home contains at least a dozen different cleaning products. These products are found in the kitchen, bathroom, laundry area and the garage. Think of laundry detergent, toilet bowl cleaner, bleach, stain and mildew removers, floor cleaner, ammonia, oven cleaner, scouring powders, window cleaner, pine-oil cleaners, disinfectants and all-purpose cleaners that you probably have in your home. All of these products are advertised to clean better and faster, to make your life cleaner, safer and more enjoyable. On the down side, household cleaners are responsible for a large number of accidental poisonings. A majority of the cleaners are packaged in large, attractive containers. Most do not have child-resistant packaging.

CONT

"Cleaning product" means a phosphate compound or other substance that is intended to be used for cleaning purposes, and includes laundry detergents, dish-washing compounds, metal cleaners, de-greasing compounds and household, commercial and industrial cleaners. [Canadian Environmental Protection Act]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Agents de pollution
  • Ménage
CONT

Produit de nettoyage. Les composés de phosphate et les agents dégraissants et tout produit d'entretien ou de nettoyage domestique, commercial ou industriel, notamment pour le linge, la vaisselle et le métal. [Loi canadienne sur la protection de l'environnement]

CONT

La mobilité accrue que leur donne le fait de ramper ou de marcher permet aux nourrissons d'avaler des produits dangereux, par exemple des médicaments, des produits de nettoyage domestique, des végétaux, des cosmétiques ou des cigarettes.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Residential Architecture
CONT

Plywood Dome House Construction Plans. This detailed set of instructions will allow you to make your own versatile wooden dome structure, whether for a house, garage, greenhouse, weekender or storage hut. The simply explained theory behind the strength of dome construction is included and thoroughly covered before construction commences. Cheaper and easier to make than almost any other abode, the wooden dome can take less than a week to erect for 2 people working together. The basic building parts of panels, stiffeners, gussets, ribs and plates are put together like a mechano set using hexagonal head coach screws, washers, nails and anchor bolts for the floor attachment. Aesthetically pleasing and with a spacious interior feeling, the dome gives a harmonious dimension to any environmental setting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Architecture d'habitation
CONT

Entreprise. Domespace (Maisons tournantes en forme de dôme - France.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Real Estate
  • Rough Carpentry
DEF

Part of a building added to original structure; a wing or ell.

DEF

A floor or floors, a room, wing, or other expansion to an existing building.

OBS

(Addition) In building code usage : any new construction which increases the height of floor area of an existing building or adds to it(as a porch or attached garage).

OBS

Addition is a general term which should not be confused with wing, ell or annex.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Immobilier
  • Charpenterie
DEF

Rajout : Toute construction qui augmente l'aire ou le cubage d'un bâtiment.

DEF

Annexe : Construction dont la fonction est de compléter une autre construction en remplissant les mêmes fonctions que la première mais en demeurant dépendante de celle-ci.

DEF

Annexe : bâtiment complétant ou agrandissant un bâtiment principal.

OBS

Le terme «rallonge» ne convient qu'à un corps de bâtiment ajouté dans le sens de la longueur.

Spanish

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