L’ingénieur (en. The engineer)

/lɛ̃.ʒe.njœʁ/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A person who designs, creates, and implements machines, systems, or structures using scientific and technical ideas.

The engineer developed a new water purification system.

L'ingénieur a développé un nouveau système de purification de l'eau.

An expert in a technical field, such as computer science, electricity, or construction.

The computer engineer found a solution to improve software security.

L'ingénieur en informatique a trouvé une solution pour améliorer la sécurité du logiciel.

Civil engineer, responsible for infrastructure and construction projects.

The civil engineer supervises the construction of the new bridge.

L'ingénieur civil supervise la construction du nouveau pont.

Derived from the Latin 'ingeniator', which means 'one who creates, who designs'.

to be an engineer

To be specialized in the field of engineering.

être ingénieur

budding engineer

Young engineer or engineering student at the start of their career.

ingénieur en herbe

project engineer

Engineer responsible for the management and execution of a specific project.

ingénieur de projet

engineering

The set of techniques and sciences applied to the design and realization of works or systems.

ingénierie

technical

Relating to the skills and know-how specific to a domain.

technique

innovation

Introduction of novelties in a field, often related to engineering.

innovation

Tube head

He acts like a tube head with his sometimes impossible ideas.

Il agit comme une tête de tube avec ses idées parfois impossibles.

Engineering geek

This guy is really an engineering geek, always immersed in his projects.

Ce gars est vraiment un geek de l'ingénierie, toujours plongé dans ses projets.