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France] cantonal adj cantonal cantonal adj district adj cantonnier m roadman cantonnière, maison f roadman’s hut canyon m canyon, gorge caoutchouc m rubber caoutchouc, joint m rubber joint caoutchouc m toile rubberized cloth capable de fonctionner in working order, workable [of a

machine, etc]

capacitance f capacitance capacité f capacity or volume capacité f calorifique heat capacity capacité f d’absorption de la poussière dust absorption

capacity capacité f d’un filtre filter capacity capacité f de charge bearing load capacité f de déformation deformability capacité f de filtrage filtering capacity capacité f de production production capacity capacité f de puits well capacity capacité f de rétention des poussières dust holding/

retaining capacity capacité f de stockage holding or storage capacity capacité f de stockage thermique heat storage capacity capacité f de surcharge overload capacity capacité f de ventilateur fan capacity capacité f installée installed capacity capacité f journalière daily capacity capacité f normale standard capacity capacité f officielle official capacity capacité f portante bearing capacity, load-carrying

capacity capacité f thermique thermal capacity capacité f totale total capacity capillaire adj capillary adj capillaire m capillary capillaire, ascension f capillary rise capillaire, eau f capillary water capillarité f capillarity, capillary action capital m capital [share], funds capital m social share capital capot m bonnet [chimney] cowl, casing, cover, hood capot m de protection cover capotage m capping [with insulation] or insulating [end

of an electrical conductor] capote f cowl [of a chimney] captage m catchment, collection [of water, or current from

overhead wire] captage m de source spring catchment capter vb pick up [a signal], tap [pick up electrical

current] capter vb la lumière capture the light capte-suie(s) m dust eliminator, grit or soot arrester capteur m à distance remote sensor capteur m à gaz gas detector capteur m acoustique acoustic pickup capteur m (de mesure) sensor capteur m de niveau level detector capteur m de pression pressure transducer capteur m de rayonnement solaire solar sensor capteur m plan flat plate collector [solar] capteur m solaire solar collector capuchon m cover [e.g. of a lamp], cowl [e.g. on a

chimney] capuchon m de valve tyre valve cap capucine f dripstone, fireplace surround [rectilinear and

undecorated] caractère f nature [character]

canal m de dérivation caractère

caractéristique adj characteristic caractéristique f attribute, characteristic, feature,

property caractéristique f du local room characteristic caractéristiques f,pl d’une pompe pump characteristics caractéristiques f,pl de fonctionnement operating

characteristics caractéristiques f,pl du projet design criteria carbonatation f carbonation carbonate m carbonate carbone m carbon carbonisation f carbonization carborundum m carborundum, silicon carbide carburant m fuel carbure m carbide carbure m de calcium calcium carbide carbure m de silicium silicon carbide carbure m de tungstène tungsten carbide carcasse f carcass/carcase [of electric motor], frame(work)

or shell [of building], grounds [carpentry] carderonner vb round off the corner of [e.g. of exposed

timbers] carie f rot [timber] carie f humide wet rot carie f sèche dry rot carillon m carillon, chime, peal of bells carillon m de porte doorbell carne f corner or edge [of a stone, mantlepiece] carneau m flue [between boiler and vertical flue] carneau m de chauffage heating flue carneau m principal main flue carnet m de battage pile (driving) record carnet m de chèques cheque book carottage m core sample extraction or removal carotté, échantillon m core sample carotte f borehole or core sample carotte f de roche rock core carottier m coring bit, sampler [for deep cores] carottier, tube m core barrel carottin m small pieces of building stone carrare m Carrara marble carré adj square carré m square [figure, second power] carreau m cut stone or stonework stretcher, pane [of

glass] or window pane, wall or floor tile carreau m de liège cork tile carreau m de pierre flagstone carreau m de plâtre plaster building block [for partitions,

etc] carreau m de revêtement wall tile carreau m de vitre window pane carrée, racine f square root carrefour m crossroads, intersection or junction [road],

interchange [highway] carrefour m à feux signal controlled road junction carrefour m à niveau at grade or single level

intersection carrefour m dénivelé grade-separated intersection

carrefour m en trèfle cloverleaf intersection or junction [highways]

carrefour m giratoire roundabout carrelage m tiled floor, tiling carrelé adj tiled carreler vb tile [a floor, a wall] carrelet m ceramic tile that is twice as long as it is wide carreleur m tiler [floor or wall] carrer vb square [a number, or make square] carrier m quarryman carrière f gravel pit, quarry carrière, déchets m,pl (de) quarry waste carrière f de sable sand pit or quarry carte f map carte f avec courbes de niveau contour map carte f de coloris colour or shade card or chart carte f perforée punched card cartelette f small sized slate carter m casing, housing [case], crankcase carter m de pompe pump casing carter m en tôle sheet metal casing carton m cardboard (box) carton m bitumé roofing paper carton m feutre bitumé roofing felt cartouche m cartouche [architectural], cartridge [for

blasting], key map [inset on a drawing] or title block [of drawing]

cas m case [instance] cas m d’urgence emergency cas m d’utilisation application cas m de charge load(ing) case cas m limite extreme case cascade f cascade, waterfall caserne f barracks caserne f des pompiers fire station cash-flow m cash flow casque m (safety) helmet casque m de battage pile helmet casque m de pieu pile cap casque m (de protection) hard hat, protective or safety

helmet casque m de soudage welding helmet casque m enveloppant/intégral full helmet [protective] casser vb break, fracture, rupture casser vb un ton decrease purity of a (paint) colour by

adding another tint cassure f break, fracture, rupture cassure f à grain fin fine-grained fracture cassure f de fatigue fatigue fracture cassure f ductile deformation or ductile fracture catalogue m catalogue catalyseur m catalyst cataracte f waterfall catégorie f category, class caténaire adj catenary adj caténaire f catenary n cathédrale f cathedral cathédrale, toit m high-vaulted ceiling cathédrale, verre m semi-opaque glass [type of]

caractéristique cathédrale, verre

cathode f cathode cation m cation caution f bail (bond), deposit, guarantee [security],

guarantor caution f de soumission bid/tender bond cautionnement m bond [in a contract], performance bond

or guarantee, guarantee [security] cavalier m spoil bank [roadworks], waste bank

[excavations], staple [e.g. for fixing electrical wiring] cavalier m à deux scellements heavy staple for building

into masonry [e.g. step iron] cavalier, plan m bird’s eye view [plan/drawing] cave f basement, cellar caveau m crypt, small cellar, staircase cupboard caverne f cave(rn) caverneux adj cavernous cavitation f cavitation cavité f cavity cédant m assignor céder vb give way [under load, pressure], part, [rope,

cable, etc, under load], yield [collapse], convey [property], dispose of, make over or transfer [a lease], grant [rights, etc]

cèdre m cedar ceindre vb (de) enclose [surround] (with) ceint adj (de) enclosed (by) or surrounded (by) [e.g.