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SUBTRADE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Execution of Work (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- specialty trade
1, record 1, English, specialty%20trade
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- special trade 2, record 1, English, special%20trade
correct
- subtrade 3, record 1, English, subtrade
correct
- sub-trade 4, record 1, English, sub%2Dtrade
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most [building] firms subcontract part of the work to specialty trades, such as plumbing, heating, electrical, etc. 1, record 1, English, - specialty%20trade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Special trade contractors confine themselves to a specialty, such as plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical work, painting, tile setting, roofing, plastering, glazing, or pipe fitting. 2, record 1, English, - specialty%20trade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Exécution des travaux de construction
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- corps d'état du second-œuvre
1, record 1, French, corps%20d%27%C3%A9tat%20du%20second%2D%26oelig%3Buvre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- corps d'état du second œuvre 2, record 1, French, corps%20d%27%C3%A9tat%20du%20second%20%26oelig%3Buvre
correct, masculine noun
- profession du second œuvre 2, record 1, French, profession%20du%20second%20%26oelig%3Buvre
correct, feminine noun
- corps d'état secondaire 1, record 1, French, corps%20d%27%C3%A9tat%20secondaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les corps d'état du second-œuvre ont été scindés en deux groupes : a) L'équipement complémentaire : il est constitué par les éléments qui terminent «le clos et le couvert» et assurent la finition des murs, plafonds et planchers [...] Ce sont la menuiserie, la serrurerie, les fermetures, la peinture et la vitrerie, l'équipement de cuisine individuel [...] les revêtements de sol [...] l'étanchéité [...] b) Les équipements techniques : ils assurent le confort du logement en distribuant les fluides, l'eau, la chaleur, l'électricité, les sons et images. Ce sont la plomberie, le chauffage, la ventilation mécanique, l'ascenseur et les courants faibles. 1, record 1, French, - corps%20d%27%C3%A9tat%20du%20second%2D%26oelig%3Buvre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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