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GARDE-CORPS ESCALIER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stairs and Stairways
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- railing
1, record 1, English, railing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- banister 2, record 1, English, banister
correct, officially approved
- stair railing 3, record 1, English, stair%20railing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vertical barrier attached to a stairway with an open side, to prevent falls. 3, record 1, English, - railing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
banister: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick) in 1990. 4, record 1, English, - railing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Escaliers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rampe
1, record 1, French, rampe
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rampe d'escalier 2, record 1, French, rampe%20d%27escalier
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- balustrade rampante 3, record 1, French, balustrade%20rampante
correct, feminine noun
- garde-corps d'escalier 4, record 1, French, garde%2Dcorps%20d%27escalier
correct, masculine noun, invariable
- garde-fou d'escalier 5, record 1, French, garde%2Dfou%20d%27escalier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Balustrade formant garde-corps du côté du jour d'un escalier. 6, record 1, French, - rampe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rampe; rampe d'escalier : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau-Brunswick en 1990. 7, record 1, French, - rampe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Pluriel : des garde-fous. 8, record 1, French, - rampe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
garde-fous (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). 9, record 1, French, - rampe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Escaleras
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- baranda
1, record 1, Spanish, baranda
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pasamano 1, record 1, Spanish, pasamano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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