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TURNKEY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trade
- Government Contracts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- turnkey
1, record 1, English, turnkey
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- turn key 2, record 1, English, turn%20key
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from a job or contract in which the contractor agrees to complete the work of building and installation to the point of readiness for operation or occupancy. 3, record 1, English, - turnkey
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
turnkey job. 4, record 1, English, - turnkey
Record 1, Key term(s)
- turn-key
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Commerce
- Marchés publics
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clés en main
1, record 1, French, cl%C3%A9s%20en%20main
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- clé en main 2, record 1, French, cl%C3%A9%20en%20main
correct, adjective
- clefs en main 3, record 1, French, clefs%20en%20main
correct, adjective
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(Se dit d'une) situation dans laquelle l'entrepreneur s'engage à assurer la totalité de la réalisation d'un ouvrage de façon à permettre l'occupation de l'immeuble ou du local construit ou aménagé, ou son exploitation immédiate, sans autres travaux. 4, record 1, French, - cl%C3%A9s%20en%20main
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le syntagme «clés en main» se retrouve aussi dans les expressions «commande d'installation clés en main», «livraison clés en main», «acheter une usine clés en main», etc. On le retrouve aussi dans le domaine de la sous-traitance, en particulier en informatique où l'on parle d'«installations, de services et de systèmes clés en main» (prêts à fonctionner). 4, record 1, French, - cl%C3%A9s%20en%20main
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio
- Contratos gubernamentales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- llave en mano
1, record 1, Spanish, llave%20en%20mano
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
contrato llave en mano. 1, record 1, Spanish, - llave%20en%20mano
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