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CARREAU PARQUET [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
- Interior Covering Materials
- Floors and Ceilings
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wood flooring
1, record 1, English, wood%20flooring
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wood floor 2, record 1, English, wood%20floor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Wood prefinished in some form, installed as the final wearing surface on a finished floor. May consist of strips or planks of wood that are laid one at a time in a continuous row and that usually incorporate some design of edge joint to lock together adjacent strips. Another form is parquet flooring, which comprises small pieces of hardwood grouped together to form a pattern.... 3, record 1, English, - wood%20flooring
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In modern houses a popular fashion consists of large expanses of wood floor with area rugs to define furniture groupings within a room. 4, record 1, English, - wood%20flooring
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
- Revêtements intérieurs
- Planchers et plafonds
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- parquet
1, record 1, French, parquet
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Revêtement de sol en lames ou en plaquettes de bois composant le parement d’un plancher [...] 2, record 1, French, - parquet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le parquet traditionnel est formé de lames de chêne, de châtaignier, de pin ou de sapin [...] assemblés par rainure et languette [...] Les parquets modernes sont très divers et évoluent constamment. Le parquet par panneaux est préfabriqué : il est constitué de lames assemblées en un rectangle d’environ 100 x 25 cm et se pose sur lambourde ou sur bitume. Dans le parquet mosaïque, l'élément de pose est un carreau constitué par des lamelles de 5 à 8 mm d’épaisseur [...] disposées, côte à côte, collées sur un papier. 3, record 1, French, - parquet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] les parquets constituent souvent à la fois des planchers et des revêtements de sol. 4, record 1, French, - parquet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Le revêtement des planchers en bois par du parquet ne présente aucune difficulté. 5, record 1, French, - parquet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Alfombras y revestimientos para suelos
- Revestimientos para interiores
- Pisos y cielos rasos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tarima
1, record 1, Spanish, tarima
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Suelo fabricado por la unión machihembrada de pequeñas tablas de madera. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tarima
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-03-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Carpets and Floor Coverings
- Interior Covering Materials
- Floors and Ceilings
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- parquet
1, record 2, English, parquet
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- parquet floor 2, record 2, English, parquet%20floor
correct
- parquet flooring 3, record 2, English, parquet%20flooring
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
parquet. A floor-covering of hardwood blocks glued and pinned to the ordinary floor boarding and finally wax-polished. 4, record 2, English, - parquet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parquet flooring ... Small blocks ... are also assembled in groups and held together with a paper backing to form parquet flooring. 5, record 2, English, - parquet
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Do not translate in French by "parquet", which is a generic term including all types of wood flooring. 6, record 2, English, - parquet
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tapis et revêtements de sol
- Revêtements intérieurs
- Planchers et plafonds
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- parquet mosaïque
1, record 2, French, parquet%20mosa%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- parquet-mosaïque 2, record 2, French, parquet%2Dmosa%C3%AFque
correct, masculine noun
- parquet damier 3, record 2, French, parquet%20damier
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le parquet mosaïque [est] composé d’éléments de dimensions réduites collés sur une chape par panneaux préfabriqués. 4, record 2, French, - parquet%20mosa%C3%AFque
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le parquet mosaïque, l'élément de pose est un carreau constitué par des lamelles de 5 à 8 mm d’épaisseur en chêne, châtaignier, plus rarement pin maritime ou bois tropicaux, disposées, côte à côte, collées sur un papier. 3, record 2, French, - parquet%20mosa%C3%AFque
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Alfombras y revestimientos para suelos
- Revestimientos para interiores
- Pisos y cielos rasos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- parqué
1, record 2, Spanish, parqu%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- parquet 1, record 2, Spanish, parquet
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entarimado, particularmente cuando es artístico, formado con maderas de distintos colores naturales. 1, record 2, Spanish, - parqu%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
parqué. Palabra recientemente aprobada para su inclusión en el D.R.A.E. Era ya corriente «parquet», la palabra francesa, pero la Academia ha adoptado la forma sin «t» final, lo mismo que en otros casos de palabras semejantes tomadas del francés; [...] 1, record 2, Spanish, - parqu%C3%A9
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