25 Traduction appliquée au monde professionnel terms
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A bunch of
Phrase
A number of things, typically of the same kind.
Example: She was convicted for crime and a bunch of other charges linked to her fraudulent activity.
fr: Une tonne de, une floppée de, un tas de
A class action
Noun
A legal action that is organized by a group of people who all have the same legal problem.
Example: Plaintiffs are involved in a class action against the company for discriminations.
fr: Un recours collectif
A husbandry
Noun
The care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals.
Example: In a farm there's generally an animal husbandry.
fr: Un élevage
A move
Noun
A move is an action, a step.
Example: The CMA's move is part of an ongoing investigation into the dangers of "green washing".
fr: Une action
Dispatchable
Adjective
When a source of electric energy production whose output can be switched off or on or otherwise moderated according to demand.
Example: The balance between variable and dispatchable production will endure increasing pressure because of peaks and drops of ERs variable production.
fr: Contrôlable, pilotable
Endangered species
Noun
Species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.
Example: We do not use endangered fish species in our dishes.
fr: Espèce en voie de disparition/d'extinction
Finding
Noun
Information discovered thanks to an experiment or an investigation.
Relating to or produced by farm animals that are allowed to move around outside and are not kept in cages.
Example: We offer eggs from free-range chickens to our customers.
fr: Elevé en plein air, fermier
Grand larceny
Noun
Theft of personal property having a value above a legally specified amount.
Example: Ana Delvey, known as the "fake heiress", is a woman who scammed a lot of people and who was convicted for grand larceny.
fr: Un vol qualifié, un vol de grande envergure
Low-cut, low-necked
Adjective
When clothes is low-cut, therefore shoulders, the neck or the chest is visible.
Example: The dress which Marilyn Monroe was wearing for President Kennedy's birthday was low-cut at the back, therefore her back wasn't covered.
fr: Echancré, décolleté
On request
Adverb
In response to an expressed wish.
Example: Suppliers shall provide information to consumers on request.
fr: Sur demande
Once and for all
Adverb
Now and for the last time.
Example: She decided that she won't talk about her crimes, and let this story behind her once and for all.
fr: Une bonne fois pour toutes
Pave the way
Phrase
When something/ someone enables another thing to happen or to be done.
Example: The discover paves the way to new medical treatments.
fr: Ouvrir la voie (à quelque chose ou quelqu'un).
Pelt
Noun
A skin stripped of hair or wool for tanning.
Example: Clothes were made with pelts to avoid getting cold.
fr: Peau, fourrure
Prior
Adjective
Existing or coming before in time, order, or importance.
Example: They had accepted a request in support of road safety a few days prior.
fr: Précédent, antérieur, avant
Restitution
Noun
The fact of giving back to a person what has been taken away, or the giving of money to pay for damage, loss or injury.
Example: She was sentenced to pay $199.000 of restitution to her victims.
fr: Compensation, dédommagement
To cope with
Verb
To deal successfully with a difficult situation, handle a situation.
Example: The system should allow us to cope with the short-term and real-time variation in the balance between supply and demand.
fr: Faire face à, gérer, s'occuper de, supporter, prendre en charge
To file a complaint
Phrase
The pleading that starts a case. Essentially, a document that sets forth a jurisdictional basis for the court's power, the plaintiff's cause of action, and a demand for judicial relief.
Example: He filed a complaint after his aggression.
fr: Déposer (une) plainte
To foresee
Verb
To know about something before it happens.
Example: Economists foresee an economic crisis for 2022.
fr: Prévoir, anticiper
To forge ahead
(Phrasal) verb
Take the lead or make good progress, proceed.
Example: Despite the hardship she went through, she forged ahead.
fr: Aller de l'avant, avancer
To sue
Verb
If you sue someone, you start a legal case against them.
Example: Apple is being sued by French app developers for damages.
fr: Poursuivre en justice, intenter un procès
To undergo
Verb
Experience or be subjected to a thing that is often negative.
Example: Countries are currently undergoing inflation.
fr: Subir
To undertake
Verb
Commit oneself to do a thing and begin to do it. It can also mean promise to do something.
Example: The government is currently undertaking a reform about pension.
fr: Entreprendre, entreprendre de faire quelque chose, s'engager à faire quelque chose.
Voltage
Noun
Electrical energy, number of volts.
Example: Test the voltage before you connect the light.
fr: La tension
Wording
Noun
The choice and the meaning of the words used in a sentence or in conversation. In Marketing, it reflects a brand's identity and values.
Example: Companies are accused of using a vague wording which might suggest the collections are greener than they actually are.
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