L'ingénieur (en. The engineer)

/lɛ̃.ʒe.njœʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A person who has undergone training in engineering and uses their skills to solve technical problems.

The engineer designed an innovative bridge.

L'ingénieur a conçu un pont innovant.

A professional who works in a specific field of engineering, such as civil engineering or computer engineering.

She is a computer engineer and develops software.

Elle est ingénieure en informatique et développe des logiciels.

An individual who applies scientific and mathematical principles to create systems or structures.

The engineer performed calculations to ensure that the structure is stable.

L'ingénieur a effectué des calculs pour s'assurer que la structure est stable.

The word 'engineer' comes from the Latin 'ingenuus', meaning 'natural, free', and from the verb 'ingenerare', meaning 'to produce'.

a brilliant engineer

an exceptionally talented engineer

un ingénieur brillant

engineering studies

specialized training in engineering

études d'ingénieur

project engineer

engineer responsible for managing a specific project

ingénieur de projet

engineering

Science and practice of designing and building systems and structures.

ingénierie

civil engineer

Engineer specialized in the design and construction of infrastructure.

ingénieur civil

software engineer

Professional responsible for developing computer programs.

ingénieur logiciel

techno-geek

He is considered a techno-geek because he often talks about computer hardware.

Il est considéré comme un techno-geek parce qu'il parle souvent de matériel informatique.

builder

The builders of the city need engineers for their projects.

Les bâtisseurs de la ville ont besoin d'ingénieurs pour leurs projets.