Herewith an engineering glossary of terms developed during a translation of a technical manual on dams.
| EN | FR |
| Abutment | Piédroit |
| Accessways | Route D’Accès |
| Aggregates | Agrégats |
| Back-Fill | Remblais |
| Baffles | Cuillères |
| Bolt | Boulon |
| Boring | Forages |
| Cast Concrete | Béton Coffré |
| Cladding | Coffrages |
| Compacted Rolled Concrete (Crc) | Bcr (Béton Compacté Au Rouleau) |
| Constraint | Exigurte |
| Crush | Concasser |
| Declaration | Attestation |
| Deep Drain | Évacuateur De Fond |
| Description | Désignation |
| Downstream Basin | Fosse Aval |
| Dredging | Dragage |
| Earthquake Resistant Foundations | Appuis Parasismiques |
| Excavated Rock Debris | Déblais Rochaux |
| Excavation Or Blasting | Déroctage |
| False Ceiling Or Floor | Coffrage Perdu |
| Finishing | Les Travaux De Second Oeuvre |
| Forward Probing | Reconnaissance À L’Avancement |
| Framework Reinforcement | Armatures |
| Ground Survey | Reconnaissance Des Sols |
| High Water | Crues |
| Installation | Mise En Œuvre |
| Laboratory | Laboratoire |
| Leader Wall | Guideau |
| Loop Liners | Soutènement |
| National Federation Of Public Works (Nfpw) | Fntp |
| Pile-Driving | Battage |
| Reinforced Concrete | Béton Armé |
| Rip Rap | |
| Rock-Fill | Enrochement |
| Segments Of An Arch | Voussoirs |
| Sheet Metal Lining | Tôle De Blindage |
| Shotcrete | Béton Projeté |
| Sounding | Sondages |
| Spillweir | Clapet De Surface |
| Stonework | Maçonnerie |
| The Project Supervisor | Le Maître D’Œuvre |
| Tunnelling Machine (Tbm) | Tunnelier |
| Water Sector | La Filière Eau |
| Welded Lattices | Treillis Soudé |
| Work Of Art | Ouvrages D’Art |