TERMIUM Plus®

From: Translation Bureau

On social media

Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.

HARDWARE BUILDERS [3 records]

Record 1 2011-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Security
  • Protection of Property
  • Protection of Life
  • Security Devices
DEF

builders’ hardware with hidden screws or fixed nut-and-bolt connections.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
  • Sécurité des biens
  • Sécurité des personnes
  • Dispositifs de sécurité

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 1998-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
OBS

Formed by merger of National Builders Hardware Association and American Society of Architectural Hardware Consultants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

Save record 2

Record 3 1997-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Hardware
DEF

A term applied to a large variety of metal goods, especially domestic ironware (ironmongery) and appliances, hand tools, small metal manufactures and garden appliances.

OBS

The term includes builders’ hardware, i. e., hardware items used in the construction of new buildings of all kinds, and hardware supplies for gas and electrical and other industries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie générale
DEF

Marchandise en métal ouvré, consistant en outillage et ustensiles variés d'un usage commun (charnières, serrures, cadenas, chaînes, ferrures, clous, vis, tuyaux, outils, articles de ménage, matériel de jardinage ...)

CONT

On distingue, sous le nom de «quincaillerie», une infinité d'articles de fer, d'acier, de cuivre ouvré, de fer-blanc, de fonte, etc., toutes sortes d'ustensiles de ménage, la poêlerie, la clouterie, les garnitures de meubles, etc., ainsi que les ouvrages de serrurerie pour le bâtiment (plus de 10 000 articles).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ferretería general
DEF

Productos de ferretería que se utilizan en construcción, tales como: bisagras, cerrojos, pasadores, pestillos, etc.

Save record 3

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)

Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: