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WASH ROOM [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-02-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Egg Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wash room
1, record 1, English, wash%20room
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
e.g. in an egg processing plant. 1, record 1, English, - wash%20room
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Oeufs (Industrie de l'alimentation)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- salle de lavage
1, record 1, French, salle%20de%20lavage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par exemple dans un poste de conditionnement d'œufs. 1, record 1, French, - salle%20de%20lavage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Interior Design (General)
- Laundry Work
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- laundry
1, record 2, English, laundry
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- laundry room 2, record 2, English, laundry%20room
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A room or area, as in a home, apartment building, etc., reserved for doing the family wash. 3, record 2, English, - laundry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Architecture d'intérieurs (Généralités)
- Blanchissage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- buanderie
1, record 2, French, buanderie
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- laverie familiale 2, record 2, French, laverie%20familiale
see observation, feminine noun
- laverie 3, record 2, French, laverie
see observation, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Local réservé à la lessive, aux lavages, dans une maison. 4, record 2, French, - buanderie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En annexe de la cuisine domestique [...] l'installateur sanitaire réalise de plus en plus souvent des installations de laveries familiales [...] Dans ces laveries, on trouve des cuves ou bacs de capacités diverses en céramique, fonte émaillée, acier inoxydable, avec dispositifs facilitant les savonnages, et des machines à laver installées à poste fixe avec leurs raccordements aux canalisations d'alimentation et de vidange. 2, record 2, French, - buanderie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une buanderie n'est pas un établissement commercial. Une buanderie est le lieu dans une maison où on lave le linge. Un établissement commercial où un certain nombre de clients font laver leur linge est une blanchisserie. Un établissement commercial où l'on va soi-même laver son linge est une laverie. Les noms «buanderette» et «lavanderie» donnés aux laveries au Canada sont des barbarismes. [...] Comme synonymes de laverie, on peut employer les expressions lavoir automatique et blanchisserie de libre-service. 5, record 2, French, - buanderie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Comme le «Dictionnaire des difficultés de la langue française au Canada» de Gérard Dagenais, la plupart des grands dictionnaires courants réservent le nom de «laverie» à des établissements commerciaux où l'on porte son linge pour le faire laver, «laverie automatique» désignant l'endroit où on lave soi-même son linge; le terme «buanderie» désigne, lui, le lieu consacré au lavage du linge dans une maison. Cependant dans l'usage, on remarque que certains ouvrages ordinairement dignes de foi ne suivent pas nécessairement ces règles. 6, record 2, French, - buanderie
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
buanderie [...] Au Canada, synonyme de «blanchisserie». 6, record 2, French, - buanderie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1992-11-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Technical Aids for Persons with Disabilities
- Federal Administration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- accessible wash room 1, record 3, English, accessible%20wash%20room
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Aides techniques pour personnes handicapées
- Administration fédérale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- toilette d'accès facile
1, record 3, French, toilette%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20facile
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré du Manuel du Conseil du Trésor, Gestion des biens immobiliers 2, record 3, French, - toilette%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20facile
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-01-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Air Conditioning and Heating
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- wash room 1, record 4, English, wash%20room
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
air conditioning wash 1, record 4, English, - wash%20room
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chambre de lavage
1, record 4, French, chambre%20de%20lavage
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est connu que les filtres mécaniques, même suivis de chambres de lavage très efficaces n'arrêtent pas les poussières de moins de 2 microns. 1, record 4, French, - chambre%20de%20lavage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-01-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Household Cleaning and Maintenance
- Laundry Work
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- compact clothes dryer
1, record 5, English, compact%20clothes%20dryer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- compact clothes drier 2, record 5, English, compact%20clothes%20drier
correct
- compact dryer 1, record 5, English, compact%20dryer
correct
- compact drier 2, record 5, English, compact%20drier
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il you don’t have the luxury of a laundry room, large kitchen or basement, a compact dryer may fit right in with the living space you do have. Compact models are mini-replicas of the full-size dryer, but they don’t offer the same number of features and they can’t handle huge wash loads. 1, record 5, English, - compact%20clothes%20dryer
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de nettoyage et d'entretien (Arts ménagers)
- Blanchissage
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sécheuse de linge compacte
1, record 5, French, s%C3%A9cheuse%20de%20linge%20compacte
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- sécheuse de linge de petit gabarit 2, record 5, French, s%C3%A9cheuse%20de%20linge%20de%20petit%20gabarit
feminine noun
- mini-sécheuse 3, record 5, French, mini%2Ds%C3%A9cheuse
feminine noun
- mini-séchoir 2, record 5, French, mini%2Ds%C3%A9choir
masculine noun
- sécheuse petit modèle 3, record 5, French, s%C3%A9cheuse%20petit%20mod%C3%A8le
feminine noun
- séchoir petit modèle 2, record 5, French, s%C3%A9choir%20petit%20mod%C3%A8le
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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