What does chantier in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word chantier in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use chantier in French.

The word chantier in French means construction site, mess, undertaking, traffic cone, worksite hut, site record, site log, site register, hard hat, workshop, heritage restoration site, overseas volunteering placement, shipyard, community volunteering project, site manager, site foreman, site supervisor, building site supervisor, construction site supervisor, under construction, in a mess, heavy plant machinery, project management, construction management, site meeting, project supervision, worksite supervision. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chantier

construction site

nom masculin (zone en travaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut respecter des règles de sécurité très strictes sur les chantiers. Le chantier de l'immeuble voisin est très bruyant.
The construction work on the building next door is very noisy.

mess

nom masculin (familier (désordre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Qu'est-ce que c'est que ce chantier dans ta chambre ?
What's with the disaster zone in your bedroom?

undertaking

nom masculin (figuré (objectif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Changing an entire IT system is a major undertaking.

traffic cone

nom féminin (ustensile de repérage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

worksite hut

nom féminin (abri temporaire et rudimentaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

site record, site log, site register

nom masculin (cahier de chantier) (construction site)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hard hat

nom masculin (casque de protection du BTP) (safety gear)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les ouvriers du bâtiment doivent porter un casque de chantier.

workshop

nom masculin (travail de réflexion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre direction a lancé un chantier de réflexion sur le bien-être au travail.

heritage restoration site

nom masculin (rénovation de monument)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

overseas volunteering placement

nom masculin (œuvre humanitaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

shipyard

nom masculin (chantier de construction de navires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Saint-Nazaire est connu pour ses chantiers navals.

community volunteering project

nom masculin (chantier associatif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

site manager, site foreman

nom masculin (responsable d'une zone de travaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chef de chantier fait la revue de fin de journée.
The site manager is doing the end-of-day debrief.

site supervisor, building site supervisor, construction site supervisor

nom masculin ([qqn] gérant un chantier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

under construction

locution adjectivale (en travaux)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

in a mess

locution adjectivale (figuré (mal rangé)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

heavy plant machinery

nom masculin (engin de travaux publics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

project management, construction management

nom féminin (coordination des travaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

site meeting

nom féminin (réunion de chantier public)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

project supervision, worksite supervision

nom masculin (contrôle d'avancement de travaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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