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l'agent d'environnement de proximité

English translation: DWSS (drinking water supply and sanitation)

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French term or phrase:AEP (alimentation en eau potable)
English translation:DWSS (drinking water supply and sanitation)
Entered by: Kelvin Wu

19:42 May 14, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Forestry / Wood / Timber / water, sanitation
French term or phrase: l'agent d'environnement de proximité
It's part of a job title:
Technicien Assainissement - **AEP**

Is there a standard equivalent in the English-speaking world for AEP? Otherwise I'll come up with my own.

Thanks!
Kelvin Wu
Local time: 09:05
DWSS
Explanation:
AEP is usually Alimentation en Eau Potable
DWWS - Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation

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Note added at 58 mins (2005-05-14 20:41:52 GMT)
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Selected response from:

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 15:05
Grading comment
Thank you for correcting my initial guess and for the translation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +3DWSS
Mark Nathan


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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
l'agent d'environnement de proximité
DWSS


Explanation:
AEP is usually Alimentation en Eau Potable
DWWS - Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation

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Note added at 58 mins (2005-05-14 20:41:52 GMT)
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Based on Google hits

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 15:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you for correcting my initial guess and for the translation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Maria Augustine (X)
1 hr
agree  Tony M: Well done, Mark! Now we know the question properly, you msut be right!
1 hr
  -> I should have made it clearer that I thought he was mistaken.
agree  DocteurPC: your interpretation makes sense - this job is often about guessing (right, hopefully)
18 hrs
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