"Elevator going up!"

French translation: Donner le nom de l'étage

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English term or phrase:"Elevator going up!"
French translation:Donner le nom de l'étage
Entered by: Virginie Jamieson (X)

22:04 Jul 14, 2004
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English term or phrase: "Elevator going up!"
Historically, what phrase did French elevator operators use to signify "Elevator going up"? The phrase is needed for a story written by my friend which has a scene in a hotel in Vichy France. My guess was the literal "ascenseur montant", but this did not get any relevant Google hits.
Andrew Levine
United States
Local time: 18:55
nom de l'étage
Explanation:
Je pense que le liftier (garçon d'ascenseur) nommait tout simplement l'étage où l'ascenseur se rendait. Ex: « Premier étage! ».
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Elevator going up
nom de l'étage


Explanation:
Je pense que le liftier (garçon d'ascenseur) nommait tout simplement l'étage où l'ascenseur se rendait. Ex: « Premier étage! ».

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on monte


Explanation:
my question is how many elevators did they have during that period. There are some old buildings that still do not have elevators.

the other choice is the stairs (l'escalier)

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