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French to English Construction / Civil Engineering Translation Glossary

French term	English translation
vue en plan / vue de plan	plan view	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
Z.P.	zero point	Hermien Desaivre
Entered by: Hermien Desaivre
zéros (des lignes d'influence)	zeros (in the influence lines)

zone courante	standard/typical area or section

zone d'affluence	catchment area

Zone de perception visuelle globale de l'ouvrage	Visual perception field of entire sections of the structure (in one glance)

zone de raccordement	jointing locations

zone en pleine terre	open land zone

zone noble ou non noble	public areas or non-public areas

zones courantes	general areas

zones décaissées	excavated areas

zones de circulations techniques	building services circulation areas

zones d\'atteinte des mains	[within] arms\' reach

\"à âmes plissées\"	corrugated steel webs

\"tir fort manuel\"	strong manual tug