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anomaly
noun
Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Example: The second ANOMALY is caused by the reverse situation of the first.
en: anomalie
construction site
noun
A construction site is a designated, often secured area where physical construction, demolition, renovation, or repair work on buildings, infrastructure, or land is actively in progress.
Example: Often these contracts amount to huge sums and the CONSTRUCTION SITE may be many miles from where the responsible buyer is located.
en: chantier
contract
noun
A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.
Example: The lack of protection from dismissal At present time, under Britain's labour law, any employee takes part in a strike or other industrial actions may be in breach of employment CONTRACT, under which circumstance, his her employer are entitled to dismiss him her.
en: contrat
core sampling
noun
The process of extracting cylindrical samples (cores) from subsurface materials like rock, ice, soil, or concrete using a hollow drill to analyze their structure, composition, and history.
Example: They are taking core samples to extract rock samples.
en: carottage
dam
noun
A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply.
Example: Such criticisms hinder the progress of further DAM building, especially when considering the nominal alternatives to hydropower- gas turbine plants for example have low and predictable costs and short lead times.
en: barrage
elevation difference
noun
The measurement of the vertical separation between two specific points on the Earth's surface, typically relative to a datum like mean sea level.
Example: The elevation change is far too steep to drive up.
en: dénivellation
gateway
noun
An opening that can be closed by a gate.
Example: This shows that internet is still used as a source of fun and enjoyment rather than as a source of information GATEWAY.
en: passerelle
handiwork
noun/adjective
Something that one has made or done.
Example: Indeed, archaic sapiens and anatomically modern humans were restricted in their choice of materials when constructing tools, as the MSA tool technology is associated with both genus and as a result it is very difficult to distinguish between the different species HANDIWORK.
en: ouvrage
implantation
noun
The action of implanting or state of being implanted.
Example: Whilst cosmetic surgery offers us the possibility of transforming our bodies aesthetically, medical technologies also have the capacity to manipulate their internal functioning, particularly through the development of transplantation and IMPLANTATION techniques.
en: implantation
inspection
noun
Careful examination or scrutiny.
Example: The company needs to pay more attention to procurement analysis' purchasing goods quality INSPECTION' and technical communication with subcontract companies.
en: inspection
maintenance
noun
The process of maintaining or preserving someone or something, or the state of being maintained.
Example: For example, Hodge and Pepper (1998, as cited in White, 2000) calculated that the price to erect a fence that would prevent large animals, such as deer and foxes, to enter onto agricultural property would cost in the region of £4.10 per meter of fence, with an extra 14 pence per meter every year for MAINTENANCE.
en: maintenance
project
noun
An individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.
Example: Such application of this model is meaningful in the real world situation if the estimate on the consequences of management was able to provide a reliable evidence to support the planning of the PROJECT.
en: projet
raw material
noun
Hey are natural resources (mined, harvested, or extracted) or raw materials in their natural state before significant industrial modification.
Example: Find more reliable supplier No one can assure stable products supply, but if we can contact several suppliers, it is helpful to reduce the risk of shortage of RAW MATERIAL, accordingly decline inventory holding cost. Quality control Production lost such as scrape and rework is a major factor which is responsible for the increase of unit cost.
en: matère première
roadside
noun
The strip of land beside a road.
Example: Advertisements in automotive magazines, by the ROADSIDE and on television are also common.
en: accotement
sample
noun
A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.
Example: So, the regression functions for the dependent variable in the two half of the SAMPLE as resulting from (2) are given by: The assumption that we have made here is that the regressions for the two half of the SAMPLE are completely different, since we have allowed the intercept and slope to differ. We now want to test whether the regression coefficients for the first half of the SAMPLE (20 observations) are significantly different from that for the second half (20 observations).
en: échantillon
sensor
noun
A device which detects or measures a physical property and records, indicates, or otherwise responds to it.
Example: The accuracy of the system depends primarily on the SENSOR's ability to be insensitive to other loading effects, such as axial forces and bending forces.
en: capteur
sidewalk
noun
A paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road.
Example: At first she tries to ignore the "screaming sounds" coming from the streets where peasants are being beaten by American air force officers for "lying in his way on the SIDEWALK" Yet after a while, her feminine resolve forces her to realize that "I needed something to do to help me move."
en: trottoir
subcontracting
noun
Employ a business or person outside one's company to do (work) as part of a larger project.
Example: Moreover, flexible knowledge workers tend to be the victims of downsizing, SUBCONTRACTING and contingent contracts and would 'happily return to secure employment' (Warhurst and Thompson 1998:20).
en: sous-traitance
timeline
noun
A graphic representation of the passage of time as a line.
Example: It indicates, on the TIMELINE, when each task would begin and if it begins as scheduled, when it would end.
en: échéancier
viaduct
noun
A long bridge-like structure, typically a series of arches, carrying a road or railroad across a valley or other low ground.
Example: Ensuring efficient communication channels were in place also allowed the contractors to effectively co-ordinate all of the companies involved in the VIADUCT's construction.
