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CEREMONIE INAUGURATION TRAVAUX [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Official Ceremonies
- Construction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- groundbreaking
1, record 1, English, groundbreaking
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ground breaking ceremony 2, record 1, English, ground%20breaking%20ceremony
- sod-turning 3, record 1, English, sod%2Dturning
- sod-turning ceremony 4, record 1, English, sod%2Dturning%20ceremony
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project. 5, record 1, English, - groundbreaking
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cérémonies officielles
- Construction
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cérémonie d'inauguration des travaux
1, record 1, French, c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie%20d%27inauguration%20des%20travaux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- inauguration des travaux 1, record 1, French, inauguration%20des%20travaux
correct, feminine noun
- cérémonie du premier coup de pioche 2, record 1, French, c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie%20du%20premier%20coup%20de%20pioche
feminine noun
- premier coup de pioche 3, record 1, French, premier%20coup%20de%20pioche
masculine noun
- cérémonie de la première pelletée de terre 3, record 1, French, c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie%20de%20la%20premi%C3%A8re%20pellet%C3%A9e%20de%20terre
feminine noun
- levée de la première pelletée de terre 4, record 1, French, lev%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20premi%C3%A8re%20pellet%C3%A9e%20de%20terre
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cérémonie d’inauguration de certains travaux, marquée par la levée d’une pelletée de terre symbolique. 1, record 1, French, - c%C3%A9r%C3%A9monie%20d%27inauguration%20des%20travaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1985-09-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Official Ceremonies
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- corner stone laying 1, record 2, English, corner%20stone%20laying
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cérémonies officielles
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pose de la première pierre 1, record 2, French, pose%20de%20la%20premi%C3%A8re%20pierre
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pose de la pierre angulaire 2, record 2, French, pose%20de%20la%20pierre%20angulaire
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'Actualité terminologique(2 : 8 : 4) déclare qu'il faut parler de "première pierre". en se fondant sur des textes qualifiés de "lumineux". Une chose en tout cas est lumineuse, c'est que les exemples cités s’appliquent tous à une cérémonie marquant le début des travaux de construction d’un immeuble. Lorsque le "cornerstone laying" marque plutôt, contre toute logique, l'inauguration d’un immeuble terminé, on parlera plutôt de "pierre angulaire", ce qui n’ est guère satisfaisant, mais évitera le ridicule de parler de la "première pierre". 2, record 2, French, - pose%20de%20la%20premi%C3%A8re%20pierre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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