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WAITING ROOM [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diplomacy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- public waiting room
1, record 1, English, public%20waiting%20room
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The public waiting room is adequate, since the appointment system controls the number of people in the room each hour. 2, record 1, English, - public%20waiting%20room
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Diplomatie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- salle d'attente du public
1, record 1, French, salle%20d%27attente%20du%20public
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans une chancellerie. 1, record 1, French, - salle%20d%27attente%20du%20public
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
salle d'attente du public : terme tiré du Manuel des instructions de sécurité. 1, record 1, French, - salle%20d%27attente%20du%20public
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-12-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Diplomacy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- consular flag
1, record 2, English, consular%20flag
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Consular flags is in accordance with Foreign Affairs Regulations, are to be displayed along with the U. S. flag in the consular's waiting room and in the offices of Consuls General and consular Chiefs. 1, record 2, English, - consular%20flag
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Diplomatie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pavillon consulaire
1, record 2, French, pavillon%20consulaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le drapeau de l'État d'envoi ou son pavillon consulaire pourra être arborépar le poste consulaire, de même qu'à la résidence des consuls. 1, record 2, French, - pavillon%20consulaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Interior Design
- Railroad Stations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- waiting-room
1, record 3, English, waiting%2Droom
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- waiting room 2, record 3, English, waiting%20room
correct
- waiting hall 3, record 3, English, waiting%20hall
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A room set apart for those who are obliged to wait (usually in a public building, now esp. in a railway station (...) 1, record 3, English, - waiting%2Droom
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'intérieurs
- Gares ferroviaires
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- salle des pas perdus
1, record 3, French, salle%20des%20pas%20perdus
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- pas perdus 2, record 3, French, pas%20perdus
correct, feminine noun
- salle d'attente 3, record 3, French, salle%20d%27attente
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Salle [...] (dans une gare, un Palais de justice), où vont et viennent des personnes qui attendent. 4, record 3, French, - salle%20des%20pas%20perdus
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Diseño de interiores
- Estaciones de ferrocarril
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- sala de espera
1, record 3, Spanish, sala%20de%20espera
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-04-09
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
- Air Safety
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mobile X-ray vehicle
1, record 4, English, mobile%20X%2Dray%20vehicle
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mobile truck X-rays 2, record 4, English, mobile%20truck%20X%2Drays
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Commercial cargo at Blaine travels through a new fourteen million-dollar facility. At this facility, a commercial truck with a container full of foreign goods can have its cargo cleared and entered into the U.S. in less than a minute. That same conveyance can be selected for inspection and required to back up to the loading dock or old to pull ahead to the mobile X-ray vehicle. 1, record 4, English, - mobile%20X%2Dray%20vehicle
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... we showed our immigration cards to pass on to the flight waiting room. Since we passed through all these points relatively quickly, we had to wait an hour or so before boarding. When it was finally time to board, we walked outside, ran our bags through a security X-ray vehicle, and proceeded to the jet. 3, record 4, English, - mobile%20X%2Dray%20vehicle
Record 4, Key term(s)
- mobile X-rays vehicle
- mobile X ray vehicle
- mobile X rays vehicle
- mobile truck X rays
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
- Sécurité (Transport aérien)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- véhicule à rayons X
1, record 4, French, v%C3%A9hicule%20%C3%A0%20rayons%20X
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- véhicule RX mobile 2, record 4, French, v%C3%A9hicule%20RX%20mobile
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] au 1-6-1999, la douane employait 20 005 agents, utilisait 23 avions, 8 hélicoptères, 68 bateaux, 2 216 véhicules dont 257 motos, 7 véhicules à rayons X, 2 camions de surveillance radar, 262 équipes «maître-chien» pour la détection des stupéfiants et des explosifs. 1, record 4, French, - v%C3%A9hicule%20%C3%A0%20rayons%20X
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-01-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Urban Furnishings and Equipment
- Health Institutions
- Social Services and Social Work
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- social hygiene facility 1, record 5, English, social%20hygiene%20facility
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
I was sitting in the waiting room of a Public Health/Social Hygiene facility, waiting with a multitude of men for a staff member to call out my number. 1, record 5, English, - social%20hygiene%20facility
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Équipements urbains
- Établissements de santé
- Services sociaux et travail social
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- équipement d'hygiène sociale
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9quipement%20d%27hygi%C3%A8ne%20sociale
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les maux chroniques du développement des villes modernes [...] il faut noter : les ilôts insalubres, les taudis [...]; le danger aérien [...]; le bruit [...] Par suite d'une admiration enfantine pour la technique, on a trop souvent voulu réduire les problèmes d'hygiène au tout-à-l'égout; ce sont essentiellement les systèmes de parcs et l'équipement d'hygiène sociale (centres de santé, dispensaires, etc.) qui peuvent lutter contre le fait que les villes sont «biologiquement des milieux ennemis et meurtriers de la vie» que l'on commence à fuir. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9quipement%20d%27hygi%C3%A8ne%20sociale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1995-07-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Residential Architecture
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- anteroom
1, record 6, English, anteroom
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A room adjacent to a larger, more important one; frequently used as a waiting area. 2, record 6, English, - anteroom
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- antichambre
1, record 6, French, antichambre
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce d'habitation située, autrefois, entre une chambre ou un bureau, et l'entrée, le vestibule ou le palier d'escalier. Les visiteurs y attendaient d'être reçus. 2, record 6, French, - antichambre
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Arquitectura de viviendas
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- antecámara
1, record 6, Spanish, antec%C3%A1mara
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- antesala 1, record 6, Spanish, antesala
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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