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COFFEE TABLE [4 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
- Museums and Heritage (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- coffee table
1, record 1, English, coffee%20table
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coffee table: an item in the "Furniture" class of the "Furnishings" category. 2, record 1, English, - coffee%20table
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
- Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- table basse
1, record 1, French, table%20basse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
table basse : objet de la classe «Meubles» de la catégorie «Ameublement et accessoires». 2, record 1, French, - table%20basse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Publication and Bookselling
- Computer Hardware
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- electronic coffee-table book
1, record 2, English, electronic%20coffee%2Dtable%20book
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Microsoft's Bill Gates newly formed company, Continuum Productions, is collecting the digital rights to many of the great works of art and creating electronic coffee-table books, available now on CD-ROMs and eventually on networks. 2, record 2, English, - electronic%20coffee%2Dtable%20book
Record 2, Key term(s)
- electronic coffee table book
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Édition et librairie
- Matériel informatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- album électronique
1, record 2, French, album%20%C3%A9lectronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- album virtuel 2, record 2, French, album%20virtuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Album d'art sur support électronique. 3, record 2, French, - album%20%C3%A9lectronique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Edición y venta de libros
- Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- álbum electrónico
1, record 2, Spanish, %C3%A1lbum%20electr%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun, Mexico
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- revistero electrónico 2, record 2, Spanish, revistero%20electr%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun, Spain
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-06-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Home Furniture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- coffee table
1, record 3, English, coffee%20table
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
any low table customarily placed in front of a sofa; esp. such a table used to accommodate a coffee or other service while serving. 2, record 3, English, - coffee%20table
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mobilier domestique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- table de salon
1, record 3, French, table%20de%20salon
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- table basse 2, record 3, French, table%20basse
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- petite table basse 3, record 3, French, petite%20table%20basse
correct, feminine noun
- table à café 4, record 3, French, table%20%C3%A0%20caf%C3%A9
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les marques d'usage logiques établissent les relations logiques entre termes correspondants. La relation logique qui se rencontre le plus souvent en recherche terminologique est celle de générique à spécifique. (...) Le terme français "table de salon", par exemple, correspondant à "coffee table" en anglais, se situe dans cette relation. TABLE DE SALON peut recouvrir d'autres espèces de tables : "cocktail", "lamp", "cigarette", "end tables". (...) La conséquence de ces rapports logiques entre termes correspondants est de limiter les possibilités de traduire un terme par son correspondant. (...) "coffee table" peut se rendre par "table de salon" si l'on n'a pas à identifier ce type de table particulier. Le cas échéant, il faudra trouver des spécifiques français comme "table basse" et même à la rigueur "table à café". 1, record 3, French, - table%20de%20salon
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) pendant tout le XVIIIe s., les ébénistes créent une immense variété de tables légères, faciles à déplacer. Ce sont les tables à thé, à café, les rafraîchissoirs ou les tables servantes, les tables à ouvrage (...) [etc.] 5, record 3, French, - table%20de%20salon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-12-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Forwarding, Folding, and Binding (Printing)
- Publication and Bookselling
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- coffee table book
1, record 4, English, coffee%20table%20book
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- coffee table edition 2, record 4, English, coffee%20table%20%20edition
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
an oversized, expensive, and richly illustrated book usually dealing with a specialized subject and designed for display on a coffee table or like. (Barnhart Dict. of New Words Since 1963) 3, record 4, English, - coffee%20table%20book
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 DEF
on a specific subject, with lush illustrations usually placed in view 3, record 4, English, - coffee%20table%20book
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A large, lavishly produced book with many illustrations and, often, an inferior text, esp. one for ostentatious display as on a coffee table. 1, record 4, English, - coffee%20table%20book
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Façonnage, pliage et reliure (Imprimerie)
- Édition et librairie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- beau livre grand format 1, record 4, French, beau%20livre%20grand%20format
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- livre cadeau 2, record 4, French, livre%20cadeau
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette manifestation devrait aider les professionnels (...) de l'édition d'art à sortir du ghetto du livre-cadeau. 2, record 4, French, - beau%20livre%20grand%20format
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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