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PARA-CHISPAS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Security Devices
- Fire Prevention
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cheval screen
1, record 1, English, cheval%20screen
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fire screen, usually with a cloth panel, having supports at the ends and mounted on legs. 1, record 1, English, - cheval%20screen
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fire screens or "cheval screens" were used to help deflect some of the intense heat from an open coal fire ... 2, record 1, English, - cheval%20screen
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dispositifs de sécurité
- Prévention des incendies
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pare-étincelles
1, record 1, French, pare%2D%C3%A9tincelles
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- garde-feu 2, record 1, French, garde%2Dfeu
correct, masculine noun, generic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Écran en métal perforé soit droit, soit à volets articulés qui, placé devant une cheminée, empêche la projection des étincelles. 1, record 1, French, - pare%2D%C3%A9tincelles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des garde-feux ou des garde-feu. 3, record 1, French, - pare%2D%C3%A9tincelles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
garde-feux (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). 4, record 1, French, - pare%2D%C3%A9tincelles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Dispositivos de seguridad
- Prevención de incendios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- parachispas
1, record 1, Spanish, parachispas
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Especie de pantalla metálica que se coloca en las bocas de las estufas o chimeneas de calefacción para impedir la salida de las chispas. 2, record 1, Spanish, - parachispas
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