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Record 1 2023-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
OBS

According to the employee of a Montreal company specializing in door products, the term "bug sweep" is the English equivalent of the French term "coupe-mouches," which is used to designate a plastic flap placed at the bottom of a screen door to seal the gap thus preventing insects from crawling in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
CONT

Poser le coupe-mouches sur la moustiquaire, puis insérer la moustiquaire dans la tête de la porte-fenêtre coulissante.

OBS

Selon l'employée d’une compagnie montréalaise qui vend des produits dans ce domaine, le terme anglais «bug sweep» est utilisé en anglais comme équivalent de «coupe-mouches» et désigne une bande pare-insectes en plastique installée entre la porte à moustiquaire et la porte vitrée d’une porte-fenêtre coulissante pour obturer l'espace et empêcher le passage des insectes.

Spanish

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