The KudoZ open glossary is a browsable glossary of terms translated via the KudoZ term help network.

French to English Environment & Ecology Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
Travaux VRD		Roads & Utility Service Works	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
tube de detassement		siphon/syphon tube	Sheila Wilson
Entered by: Sheila Wilson
un bien commun		for the use and enjoyment of all	Michele Fauble
Entered by: Michele Fauble
un Groupe d’arts et métiers		a hi-tech company; a group from the Arts and métiers engineering school
un pôle emploi		job / career center
un souci global d’économie de moyens		general commitment to saving resources	Sasha Barral-Robinson
Entered by: Sasha Barral-Robinson
un temps lourd		muggy weather
usage sensible		for sensitive land uses (defined as residential area with gardens)	philippe vandevivere
Entered by: philippe vandevivere
usages prioritaires		high-priority uses
utilisé en buvette publique		used in public (drinking) fountains
valeur d'emergence		(noise) emergence value	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
valeurs rédhibitoires		maximum allowable limits	Michele Fauble
Entered by: Michele Fauble
valoriser		upcycle
valoriser		that have been valued
vitesse de chute		settling velocity
vivabilité des formes urbaines		livability of urban forms
volume à masse globale constante		volume for a given total mass
zone d'épandage		wind-blown/alluvial plain / infiltration area	Sheila Hardie
Entered by: Sheila Hardie
zone de battement de la nappe		zone of water table fluctuation (for a lay audience) / zone of intermittent saturation (for a technical audience)
zone de mesure/zone de contrôle		measurement section/control section
zone de répartition des eaux		water division/distribution zones	Adam Warren
Entered by: Adam Warren

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