| FRANCAIS | ANGLAIS |
| ACRT (Association Canadienne des Réseaux Thermiques) | CDEA (Canadian District Energy Association) |
| Agence Internationale de l'Énergie (A.I.E.) | International Energy Agency (IEA) |
| air frais | fresh air |
| Allemagne | Germany |
| Allemand | German |
| Américain | American |
| Anglais | British |
| Angleterre | England, United Kingdom (U.K.) |
| Association Canadienne des Réseaux Thermiques (CDEA / ACRT) | Canadian District Energy Association |
| barème | rate structure |
| biomasse | biomass |
| bouilloire | boiler |
| brûleur | burner |
| brut | crude oil |
| Canada | Canada |
| canadien | Canadian |
| carburant | fuel |
| centrale électrique | power plant |
| centrale thermique | thermal plant |
| Conseil national de recherche du Canada (C.N.R.C.) | Canada's National Research Council (N.R.C.) |
| chaleur | heat |
| chaleur livrée | heat supplied, heat delivered |
| changement climatique | climate change |
| chaud | hot |
| chaudière | boiler |
| chauffage | heating |
| chauffage central | central heating |
| chauffage, ventilation, climatisation | heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) |
| chauffage urbain | district heating - community heating |
| chaufferie | heating plant, thermal plant |
| client | customer |
| climatisation | air cooling, air conditioning, cooling |
| cogénération | cogen, cogeneration |
| combustible | fuel |
| combustible fossile | fossil fuel |
| communauté | community |
| communautaire | community |
| compagnie | company |
| compteur | meter |
| condensat | condensate, return water (steam or hot water systems) |
| condensé | condensate, return water (steam or hot water systems) |
| corporation | corporation, company |
| danois | Danish |
| Danemark | Denmark |
| déchet | waste, refuse |
| déchets de bois | wood waste |
| déchets ménagers | urban waste |
| développement durable | sustainable development |
| degré | degree |
| degré-jour | degree-day |
| demande | demand |
| distribution d'énergie | energy distribution |
| durable | sustainable |
| eau chaude | hot water |
| eau refroidie | cooling water |
| eau glacée | chilled water |
| économie d'énergie | energy saving |
| efficacité énergétique | energy efficiency |
| électricité | electrical power |
| énergie | energy |
| énergie alternative | alternative energy |
| énergie de récupération | recycled waste energy |
| énergie livrée | energy delivered, energy supplied |
| énergie perdue | wasted energy |
| énergie recyclée | recycled waste energy |
| énergie renouvelable | renewable energy |
| énergie solaire | solar energy |
| environnement | environment |
| essence | gas (for cars) |
| essence mazout | diesel gas, oil n°2, light oil |
| États-Unis d'Amérique | United States of America |
| étude de marché | marketing survey, marketing research |
| E.U. | U.S.A (E.U. is seldom used; in French, one uses to say USA rather than E.U.) |
| Europe | Europe |
| européen | European |
| européenne | European |
| expansion | expansion |
| Finlande | Finland |
| finnois | Finnish |
| fourniture d'énergie | energy delivery, energy supply |
| frais | fresh |
| français | French |
| France | France |
| froid | cold |
| gaz | gas (by opposition to liquid or solid; gasoline for car is said "essence" in French) |
| gaz naturel | natural gas |
| géothermique | geothermal |
| gestion de la demande | demand side management |
| glace | ice |
| glacé | iced |
| glacée | iced |
| huile | oil (word used in Quebec instead of the French word "mazout") |
| huile n°2 (Québec) | oil n°2, light oil |
| huile n°6 (Québec) | oil n°6, heavy oil |
| H.V.A.C. | H.V.A.C. |
| Hydro Ontario | Ontario Hydro |
| Hydro Québec | Quebec Hydro |
| immeubles | buildings |
| immeubles commerciaux | commercial buildings |
| immeubles à bureaux | office buildings |
| joint | join |
| joint d'étanchéité | gasket (join) |
| joint d'expansion | expansion join |
| livraison d'énergie | energy supply, energy delivery |
| livre | pound |
| longueur | length |
| longueur de réseau | network length, length of pipeline system |
| mazout | generic word for "oil, heavy oil, light oil, diesel gasoline" or may be used in any of these specific meanings |
| mazout léger | light oil, oil n°2, diesel oil |
| mazout lourd | heavy oil, oil n°6 |
| mesurage | metering |
| Ministère | Department |
| Ministère de l'énergie | Department of Energy |
| Ministère de l'environnement | Department of Environment, Environmental Protection Agency |
| Ministère des ressources naturelles du Québec | Quebec Natural Resources Department (Government of Quebec, Quebec City) |
| moteur diesel | diesel engine |
| moteur réciproque | reciprocating engine |
| municipalité | municipality |
| Norvège | Norway |
| nucléaire | nuclear |
| ordures ménagères | urban waste |
| pétrole | oil, crude oil |
| pétrole brut | crude oil |
| pompe à chaleur | heat pump |
| potentiel | potential |
| prix | price, rate |
| protection de l'environnement | environmental protection |
| puissance | power, demand |
| puissance contractuelle | subscribed demand, agreed demand |
| puissance maximum | maximum output capacity |
| puissance maximum de chauffage | maximum heat output capacity |
| puissance souscrite | subscribed demand |
| quartier | district, neighborhood, area |
| récupération d'énergie | waste energy recycling |
| Régie de l'énergie | Energy board, Utility commission |
| Régie de l'énergie du Québec | Quebec Energy Board |
| réseaux de distribution d'eau refroidie | chilled water distribution network |
| réseaux de distribution d'énergie thermique | thermal energy distribution networks |
| réseaux thermiques | thermal networks |
| réseau souterrain | underground network |
| réservoir | tank |
| réservoir d'eau chaude | hot water tank |
| réservoir d'eau glacée | chilled water tank |
| réservoir d'eau refroidie | chilled water tank |
| Ressources Naturelles Canada | Natural Resources Canada (Federal Government of Canada, Ottawa) |
| Royaume Uni | U.K. (United Kingdom) |
| service public | utility |
| société de distribution d'électricité | power utility company |
| société de distribution d'énergie thermique | district energy utility company |
| société de distribution de gaz | gas utility company |
| société d'utilité publique | utility company, utility |
| sociétés d'utilité publique | utilities |
| sous-station | substation |
| scandinave | Scandinavian |
| Scandinavie | Scandinavia |
| souterrain | underground |
| Suède | Sweden |
| suédois | Swedish |
| tarif | rate, rate structure |
| tarif de l'électricité | electrical rate structure |
| tarif du gaz | natural gas rate structure |
| taux | rates (tariff), proportion |
| thermique | thermal |
| trigénération | trigeneration |
| turbine | turbine |
| turbine à cycle combiné | combined cycle turbine |
| turbine à vapeur | steam turbine |
| turbine à gaz | gas turbine |
| tuyau | pipe |
| urbain | urban |
| usine | plant, manufacture |
| usine thermique | thermal plant |
| utilité | utility |
| vapeur | steam |
| vente | sale |
| ville | city |
Last Update: 7/7/97
Name: Morris A. Pierce
Email: mapi@dbv.cc.rochester.edu