Thibaud Brioude's Glossary
Thibaud Brioude's Glossary
19 Glossaire de Traduction Appliquée terms
Un glossaire répertoriant tous les mots m'ayant posé problème pendant le semestre.
- Accreditation
- The action or process of officially recognizing someone as having a particular status or being qualified to perform a particular activity.
- Example: Declarations done by the companies about the systems and accreditation norms of tissues are potentially misleading.
- en: Accréditation
- Acquisition
- The purchase of one company or resources by another.
- Example: I just acquired a new car.
- en: Acquisition
- Aim
- a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve
- Example: I'm going to aim for victory !
- en: viser
- Compensation
- Something, typically money, awarded to someone in recognition of loss, suffering, or injury.
- Example: I'd like you to compensate me for this incident.
- en: Compensation
- Eco-Friendly
- not harmful to the environment.
- Example: This fashion brand is eco-friendly, nice!
- en: Respectueux de l'environnement.
- Ethical
- relating to beliefs about what is morally right and wrong
- Example: On the pragmatic, the ETHICAL, and the moral employments of practical reason.
- en: Éthique
- Federal reserve
- La Réserve fédérale est la banque centrale des États-Unis.
- en: Réserve fédérale
- Fulfilled
- Satisfied or happy because of fully developing one's abilities or character.
- Example: "I am confident in this role and feel fulfilled"
- en: Réalisé
- Grand larceny
- theft of personal property having a value above a legally specified amount.
- Example: Since being convicted for grand larceny and a host of other charges related to her fraudulent activities (...)
- en: Grand larcin
- Infamous
- well known for some bad quality or deed.
- Example: So, you might be wondering how the infamous Anna Sorokin got the money to pay for her crimes?
- en: Tristement Célèbre
- Inflation
- Inflation is the rate of increase in prices over a given period of time. Inflation is typically a broad measure, such as the overall increase in prices or the increase in the cost of living in a country.
- Example: It's the inflation, so I have to pay €2 for my pastas, but I'm poor... So, it's really annoying.
- en: Inflation
- Insurrection
- An organized and usually violent act of revolt or rebellion against an established government or governing authority of a nation-state or other political entity by a group of its citizens or subjects.
- Example: After almost half century of oligarchic dictatorship of the Somoza dynasty (from 1936), the country experienced an INSURRECTION led by the Sandinista National Liberation Front (), FSLN- founded in 1961; named after the assassinated Augusto Ceasar Sandino, the leader of a peasant army fighting the US occupant in the period 1926-33 (Evans, 1988).
- en: Insurrection
- Investigation
- the act or process of investigating or the condition of being investigated.
- Example: The CMA action is a part of an ongoing investigation about the risks of “Green Washing”.
- en: Investigation
- Liable
- responsible by law; legally answerable.
- Example: The credit-card company is liable for any breach of contract
- en: Responsable
- Plaintiff
- A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
- Example: "The plaintiff commenced an action for damages"
- en: Plaignant
- Recession
- Régression, ralentissement de l'activité économique.
- Example: HELP !!! IT'S THE RECESSION HAAAAAAA!
- en: Récession
- Scam
- a dishonest scheme; a fraud.
- Example: Be careful, these sales might be a scam.
- en: Arnaque
- To File
- To place among official records as prescribed by law file a mortgage.
- Example: According to the complaint filed in federal court......
- en: Classer
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- Withdrawal
- The action of ceasing to participate in an activity.
- Example: "Italy's withdrawal from NATO"
