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SEGUNDO PISO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- second-tier bank
1, record 1, English, second%2Dtier%20bank
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- second tier bank 2, record 1, English, second%20tier%20bank
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- banque de deuxième rang
1, record 1, French, banque%20de%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20rang
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- banque de second rang 2, record 1, French, banque%20de%20second%20rang
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- banco de segundo piso
1, record 1, Spanish, banco%20de%20segundo%20piso
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- banco de segundo nivel 2, record 1, Spanish, banco%20de%20segundo%20nivel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Banco] con fondos creados por el Gobierno para el desarrollo de algún sector de la economía en particular. 3, record 1, Spanish, - banco%20de%20segundo%20piso
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La característica principal de estos bancos es que no operan directamente con particulares, y que la obtención de los créditos provenientes de los fondos arriba mencionados, se hace a través de las instituciones privadas de crédito, en esto se origina precisamente el nombre de "bancos de segundo piso", pues el hecho de no tratar directamente con particulares implica, en sentido figurado, que se trata de un banco que no tiene entrada directa para el público. 3, record 1, Spanish, - banco%20de%20segundo%20piso
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Building Elements
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- second floor
1, record 2, English, second%20floor
correct, Canada, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- second storey 1, record 2, English, second%20storey
correct, Canada, United States
- second level 2, record 2, English, second%20level
correct, Canada, United States
- first floor 3, record 2, English, first%20floor
correct, see observation, Great Britain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The storey located immediately above the ground floor. 2, record 2, English, - second%20floor
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... while in England the term "first-floor" is applied to the floor above the ground-floor, the numbering of stories usually begins with the ground floor, so that the "first-floor" is identical with the "second story," and "a house of one story" has a ground-floor only. 4, record 2, English, - second%20floor
Record 2, Key term(s)
- first-floor
- second-floor
- second-level
- second story
- second-story
- second-storey
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments du bâtiment
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- premier étage
1, record 2, French, premier%20%C3%A9tage
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- deuxième étage 2, record 2, French, deuxi%C3%A8me%20%C3%A9tage
see observation, masculine noun, Canada
- deuxième niveau 3, record 2, French, deuxi%C3%A8me%20niveau
avoid, anglicism, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étage situé immédiatement au-dessus du rez-de-chaussée. 3, record 2, French, - premier%20%C3%A9tage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sous l'influence de l'anglais [nord-américain] qui nomme le rez-de-chaussée «first floor», au Québec, le deuxième étage correspond souvent au premier étage du français international. Dans la mesure du possible, on rétablira l'usage français. 2, record 2, French, - premier%20%C3%A9tage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos de edificios
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- primer piso
1, record 2, Spanish, primer%20piso
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- segundo piso 2, record 2, Spanish, segundo%20piso
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Piso situado inmediatamente sobre la planta baja. 3, record 2, Spanish, - primer%20piso
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
segundo piso: en algunos países se refiere al piso situado por encima de la planta baja. 3, record 2, Spanish, - primer%20piso
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