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ROUGH SLEEPING [1 record]

Record 1 2023-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
  • Social Services and Social Work
  • Special-Language Phraseology
OBS

Living on the streets, sleeping in parks and squatting in derelict buildings for temporary shelter are examples of rough sleeping.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Services sociaux et travail social
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Pour les jeunes, non seulement l'itinérance comprend dormir à la dure ou dans des refuges d'urgence, mais signifie aussi une variété de circonstances de logement et de refuges précaires.

Spanish

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