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French to English Construction / Civil Engineering Translation Glossary

French term English translation
avec chapiteaux et basés sur consoles with capitals and resting on consoles
avec support assorti with mount
Avis de dénonciation disclosure notice
avoir sums due to
axe d'ascenseur guide rail of lift/elevator
axe du tablier (wharf) apron orientation
Axe physique/théorique physique = exists theorique = planned/hypothetical
axe structurant Backbone
axe télescope flèche à l'horizontale with telescopic jib/boom horizontal
à 0 du niveau 0.00 extérieur flush with external level 0.00
à bain d\'enduit (by) coating bath
à blanc, à vide et en charge without agitators, empty and loaded
Entered by: Catherine Earle
à commande fémorale leg operated
à double union vissée double threaded coupling
à encorbellement corbelled
Entered by: Tony M
à l'abri des altérations du temps protected by time changes
à l'usage des staffeurs used by plasterers
à la cartouche using/from a cartridge
à la côte at Elevation xxx
à la clé de l\'arc the keystone of the arch
à la fermeture fitted with automatic closure devices
Entered by: EirTranslations
à laquelle vient aux droits la société ABC to which XYZ holds the rights; XYZ that subrogates in the rights of ABC
à l’eau brute to the raw water supply
à l’occurrence centennale hundred-year
Entered by: Tony M
à mi-portée mid-span
à nappe axiale with a central plane of stays
à pleine fouille options
à risques courants subject to ordinary hazards
à rupture releases when de-energized
à rupture de pont thermique thermal break [specifically, in connection with aluminium double-glazing window frames]
Entered by: Tony M
à surqualifier for upgrading
Entered by: EirTranslations
à tige inéjectable anti blowout stem
à travers cloison through partition / cross-partition
Entered by: David BUICK
âme core
âtre and foyer hearth and fireplace
ébrasement door reveal
écaille panel
écart du feu minimum fire safety distance
écartement des trains des roue Clearance of wheel trains
écarts (des spécifications) discrepancies / deviations (from specifications)
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