week 1

5 Computer assisted translation terms

Dairy

adjective or noun

containing or made from milk

Example: packed in a plant that processes dairy

fr: produits laitier

pollutant

noun

a substance that pollutes something, especially water or the atmosphere

Example: "chemical pollutants"

fr: un polluant

to guzzle

verb

eat or drink (something) greedily

Example: air conditioning is an energy-guzzler

fr: avaler (mais beaucoup)

to process

verb

perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on (something) in order to change or preserve it

Example: the salmon is quickly processed after harvest to preserve the flavour

fr: tranformer

tree nuts

noun

Example: this meal contains tree nuts

fr: fruits à coque