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HOME REPAIRING [2 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2006-04-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Appliances and Equip. : Repairs
  • Electrical Domestic Appliances
CONT

With over 50 years of experience as an authorized Zenith service center, we can handle your Zenith and LG television servicing needs. We offer home pickup, store drop off, and in-home servicing within the greater Lima area.

Key term(s)
  • in home repairing
  • in home servicing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réparation d'appareillage électrique
  • Appareillage électrique domestique
CONT

Réparation à domicile de téléviseurs et [d]'autres appareils électroniques.

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Do-it-yourself (Hobbies)
DEF

An occupation in which articles are fashioned totally or chiefly by hand especially with manual and often artistic skill usually as either a trade or a hobby.

DEF

Do-it-yourselfery: the activity of a do-it-yourselfer.

CONT

With construction costs climbing daily, and with a rejuvenated interest in handicrafts, more and more people are discovering the advantages of making home repairs and improvements. Others have always enjoyed working with tools and know the relaxation and satisfaction of building and repairing their own furniture or of tinkering with automobiles.

OBS

Do-it-yourselfer: a person who makes and repairs things at home.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bricolage
DEF

Activité manuelle non professionnelle consistant en travaux de réparation, d'installation ou de fabrication effectués dans la maison.

CONT

Favorisé par l'accroissement du temps de loisir, le développement de la maison individuelle et des résidences secondaires, par le goût de "faire soi-même", ainsi que par la difficulté et le coût du recours aux professionnels, le bricolage est devenu une réalité économique offrant un marché dont l'expansion, en volume, est supérieure à 10% par an.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bricolaje
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