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APARTMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Urban Housing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- apartment
1, record 1, English, apartment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- flat 2, record 1, English, flat
correct, noun, Great Britain, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A portion of a house or building, consisting of a suite or set of rooms, allotted to the use of a particular person or party. 3, record 1, English, - apartment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
"apartment": a room or a set of rooms used as a dwelling and located in a private house, a hotel, or a building containing only such rooms or suites with necessary passages and hallways. 4, record 1, English, - apartment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
"flat": an apartment or suite of rooms occupying or forming part of one floor of a building. 4, record 1, English, - apartment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 DEF
"flat": Dwelling mainly on a single level with a larger building. 5, record 1, English, - apartment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The British usage of the term "apartment" to denote a single room is decreasingly frequent. 3, record 1, English, - apartment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
flat: Term and definition (b) standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - apartment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
See also "duplex apartment". 7, record 1, English, - apartment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appartement
1, record 1, French, appartement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce ou série de pièces employées comme logement complet. 2, record 1, French, - appartement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Partie d'un immeuble comportant plusieurs pièces qui communiquent entre elles et forment un ensemble destiné à l'habitation. 3, record 1, French, - appartement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
Logement généralement sur un seul niveau à l'intérieur d'un bâtiment. 4, record 1, French, - appartement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 DEF
Ensemble de pièces constituant un logement dans un immeuble. 5, record 1, French, - appartement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition (b) normalisés par l'ISO. 6, record 1, French, - appartement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Employer «appartement» au sens de «pièce» est un archaïsme : [en français moderne,] un appartement comprend nécessairement plusieurs pièces. C'est par une sorte de fiction administrative qu'il existe, cependant, des appartements dits d'une seule pièce. Cette convention se justifie par le fait qu'un appartement dit d'une pièce, contrairement à une simple chambre, offre les éléments de deux autres pièces qu'on ne compte pas : la cuisine et la salle de bains. Se garder [enfin] de commettre l'anglicisme orthographique «apartement», avec un seul p. 7, record 1, French, - appartement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Noter qu'en général on n'accède pas à un appartement directement de la rue; on y accède plutôt en passant par des espaces collectifs : même entrée principale, même ascenseur ou escalier, couloir, etc. 8, record 1, French, - appartement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Viviendas (Urbanismo)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- apartamento
1, record 1, Spanish, apartamento
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- apartment
1, record 2, English, apartment
correct, noun, Canada, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- flat 1, record 2, English, flat
correct, Australia, New Zealand
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A room or a set of rooms used as a dwelling and located in a private house, a hotel, or a building containing only such rooms or suites with necessary passages and hallways... (Webster) 1, record 2, English, - apartment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The word "flat", in common use, describes a dwelling which forms part only of a building, but it is applied in a wide variety of circumstances. A flat is usually, but not always, self contained and on a single floor. There is generally more than one flat in a building. That may be a purpose built block of identical or similar flats, or it may be the result of the conversion of a large house or a building formerly put to some other use. (Aldridge, "The Law of Flats", 1st ed., 1982, p. 3). 1, record 2, English, - apartment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- appartement
1, record 2, French, appartement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les termes «apartment» et «flat» sont synonymes, le premier s'emploie principalement au Canada et aux États-Unis, le second en Angleterre, en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande. 1, record 2, French, - appartement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
appartement : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - appartement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Acception courante. En matière de propriété condominiale, les législateurs, surtout américains, ont souvent étendu le sens du terme apartment pour désigner toute unité condominiale, qu'elle soit ou non à usage d'habitation. On emploie plutôt dans la langue juridique générale le terme unit pour ce sens étendu. 1, record 2, French, - appartement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-09-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Customs and Excise
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- apartment 1, record 3, English, apartment
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(al. 94(a), Excise Act / Loi sur l'accise) 1, record 3, English, - apartment
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Douanes et accise
Record 3, Main entry term, French
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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