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MATELOTS-CHEFS MATELOTS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
- Food Services (Military)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- combined mess
1, record 1, English, combined%20mess
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- consolidated mess 2, record 1, English, consolidated%20mess
correct, see observation, United States
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A mess that most often combines the officers' mess (known as the wardroom onboard a Navy ship) with the sergeants and warrant officers' mess (chiefs and petty officers' mess in the Navy) or sometimes, that combines the sergeants and warrant officers' mess (chiefs and petty officers' mess in the Navy) with the junior ranks mess (master seamen and below mess in the Navy). 3, record 1, English, - combined%20mess
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "combined mess" should not be confused with the term "all-ranks mess". 3, record 1, English, - combined%20mess
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "consolidated mess" seems to be more widespread in the United States than it is in Canada. 3, record 1, English, - combined%20mess
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Ideally, a military base should have three messes: the officers' mess (known as the wardroom onboard a Navy ship), the sergeants and warrant officers' mess (chiefs and petty officers' mess in the Navy) and the junior ranks mess (master seamen and below mess in the Navy). However, in the case of smaller military bases, there might be a need to form a combined mess, or, in smaller military facilities still, the need to form an all-ranks mess, due to the insufficient number of military personnel to justify separate messes. 3, record 1, English, - combined%20mess
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
- Alimentation (Militaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mess commun
1, record 1, French, mess%20commun
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mess combiné 2, record 1, French, mess%20combin%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mess qui regroupe la plupart du temps le mess des officiers(appelé «carré des officiers» à bord d’un navire dans la Marine) et le mess des sergents et des adjudants(mess des officiers mariniers dans la Marine) ou parfois, le mess des sergents et des adjudants(mess des officiers mariniers dans la Marine) et le mess des caporaux et des soldats(mess des matelots-chefs et des matelots dans la Marine). 3, record 1, French, - mess%20commun
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il ne faut pas confondre le terme «mess commun» avec le terme «mess intégré». 3, record 1, French, - mess%20commun
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Une base militaire devrait idéalement comporter trois mess : le mess des officiers(appelé «carré des officiers» à bord d’un navire dans la Marine), le mess des sergents et des adjudants(mess des officiers mariniers dans la Marine) et le mess des caporaux et des soldats(mess des matelots-chefs et des matelots dans la Marine). Toutefois, en ce qui concerne une base militaire plus petite, il pourrait être nécessaire d’implanter un mess commun ou s’il s’agit d’une installation militaire de taille encore plus réduite, il faudra peut-être fonder un mess intégré, compte tenu du nombre insuffisant de militaires pour justifier l'existence de mess distincts. 3, record 1, French, - mess%20commun
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Restaurant Industry (General)
- Ship and Boat Parts
- Food Services (Military)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- main cafeteria
1, record 2, English, main%20cafeteria
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- master-seamen and below cafeteria 1, record 2, English, master%2Dseamen%20and%20below%20cafeteria
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, Key term(s)
- master seamen and below cafeteria
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Restauration (Généralités)
- Parties des bateaux
- Alimentation (Militaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cafétéria principale
1, record 2, French, caf%C3%A9t%C3%A9ria%20principale
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cafétéria des matelots-chefs et matelots 1, record 2, French, caf%C3%A9t%C3%A9ria%20des%20matelots%2Dchefs%20et%20matelots
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des cafétérias, des cafeteria. 2, record 2, French, - caf%C3%A9t%C3%A9ria%20principale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cafétérias (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 2, French, - caf%C3%A9t%C3%A9ria%20principale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
cafétéria principale; cafétéria des matelots-chefs et matelots : termes uniformisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 4, record 2, French, - caf%C3%A9t%C3%A9ria%20principale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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