Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

AEP (alimentation en eau potable)

English translation:

DWSS (drinking water supply and sanitation)

Added to glossary by Kelvin Wu
May 14, 2005 19:42
19 yrs ago
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French term

l'agent d'environnement de proximité

French to English Tech/Engineering Forestry / Wood / Timber water, sanitation
It's part of a job title:
Technicien Assainissement - **AEP**

Is there a standard equivalent in the English-speaking world for AEP? Otherwise I'll come up with my own.

Thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 DWSS

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com May 14, 2005:
Dusty, you are correct in your surmise; I was just taking a stab at what the acronym meant; at the time it seemed plausible. I should have been more explicit.

Proposed translations

+3
57 mins
French term (edited): l'agent d'environnement de proximit�
Selected

DWSS

AEP is usually Alimentation en Eau Potable
DWWS - Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation

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Note added at 58 mins (2005-05-14 20:41:52 GMT)
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Peer comment(s):

agree Anna Maria Augustine (X)
1 hr
agree Tony M : Well done, Mark! Now we know the question properly, you msut be right!
1 hr
I should have made it clearer that I thought he was mistaken.
agree DocteurPC : your interpretation makes sense - this job is often about guessing (right, hopefully)
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you for correcting my initial guess and for the translation."
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