Traduction appliquée glossary

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Compliance
Noun
Following law, norm, rule
Example: Compliance checks of returned products
fr: Conformité, conformément.
Courier
Noun
Delivery service. Messenger
Example: The products are handed over to the courier.
fr: Coursier, livreur, messager.
Dairy
adj
containing or made from milk.
Example: Dairy products contain lot of calcium.
fr: laitier
Dispatch
Verb
to send something somewhere for a particular purpose
Example: He dispatched some clothes
fr: Déléguer. Envoyer.
Display
noun
a performance, show, or event staged for public entertainment
Example: Firework display
fr: Exposition/Affichage
Free-range, cage-free
Adj
farm animals that are allowed to move around outside and are not kept in cages
Example: Offering eggs from free-range hens.
fr: à l'air libre
Grand larceny
Adjective/verb
Thief with violence, threats or weapons.
Example: She has been comitted for grand larceny
fr: Vol qualifié
Guzzler
noun/adj
a person/device who consume something greedily
Example: This light is an incredible power-guzzler.
fr: Glouton
Heiress
Noun
Female inheritor
Example: Shawna is heiress to a large fortune, so she doesn't need to worry about finding a good job.
fr: Héritière
Hide (skin)
Noun
Animal skin treated for human use.
Example: The cow's hide will be sold as leather.
fr: Peau. Cuir. Tannerie.
Palliate
Verb
to reduce the bad effects of something
Example: They tried to palliate the hardship of their lives.
fr: Pallier, réduire
Plaintiff
Noun
a person who brings a case against another in a court of law
Example: the plaintiff commenced an action for damages
fr: Plaignant/Demandeur
Slaughterhouse
Noun
a place where animals are slaughtered for food
Example: Those cows will end their life in the slaughterhouse.
fr: Abattoir
Starch
noun
an odourless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes. It is a polysaccharide which functions as a carbohydrate store and is an important constituent of the human diet
Example: Potatoes are rich in starch.
fr: Amidon/fécule
Stifle
Verb
To be unable to breath because there is no air. Suffocating
Example: The government's trying to stifle the democracy movement.
fr: Etouffer