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DWANG [2 records]

Record 1 2018-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
OBS

The Guang languages are languages of the Kwa language family spoken by the Guang people in Ghana and Togo : Efutu, Cherepon, Gua, Larteh(South Guang) and Chumburung, Dwang, Foodo, Kyode, Ginyanga, Gonja, Kplang, Krache, Nawuri, Nchumbulu, Nkonya–Nkami and Ntrapo(North Guang).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
OBS

Langue kwa de la famille nigéro-congolaise.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Supports and Reinforcement (Construction)
  • Floors and Ceilings
DEF

A term used in Scotland to denote the short pieces of timber employed in strutting a floor.

OBS

"strutting (between joists)": [in French:] "entretoisement".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étayage et consolidation (Construction)
  • Planchers et plafonds
OBS

«entretoisement» : Ensemble d'entretoises qui maintiennent un espacement constant entre deux éléments.

OBS

«entretoise» : Barre de métal contrecoudée ou traverse de bois servant à maintenir un espacement constant entre deux pièces, et éventuellement à consolider leur assemblage.

OBS

Des entretoises de solives de planchers sont illustrées parmi différentes illustrations d'entretoises dans la source DEVBA.

Spanish

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