TERMIUM Plus®
From: Translation Bureau
On social media
Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.
HUELLA DESCANSO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-10-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stairs and Stairways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- landing tread
1, record 1, English, landing%20tread
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- landing board 1, record 1, English, landing%20board
correct
- landing step 2, record 1, English, landing%20step
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Front of a landing connecting to a flight of stairs, the front edge of which forms the uppermost tread, the nose of which is the same thickness as the remaining treads, even if this differs from that of the landing floor. 3, record 1, English, - landing%20tread
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Escaliers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marche palière
1, record 1, French, marche%20pali%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plaquette d'arrivée 2, record 1, French, plaquette%20d%27arriv%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- marchepalier 3, record 1, French, marchepalier
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
- marche-palier 4, record 1, French, marche%2Dpalier
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] dernière marche d'une volée d'escalier, de plain-pied avec le palier. 2, record 1, French, - marche%20pali%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Marche qui borde le palier. 5, record 1, French, - marche%20pali%C3%A8re
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des marches-paliers. 6, record 1, French, - marche%20pali%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Escaleras
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- huella de descanso
1, record 1, Spanish, huella%20de%20descanso
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- peldaño del descansillo 2, record 1, Spanish, pelda%C3%B1o%20del%20descansillo
correct, masculine noun
- tabla de descanso 1, record 1, Spanish, tabla%20de%20descanso
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Descansillo. Plataforma horizontal en que desemboca un tramo de escalera para cambiar de dirección o terminar. 3, record 1, Spanish, - huella%20de%20descanso
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)
Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified: