I made this list of vocabulary to know and learn the specific words to use in a business context.
a breeding / husbandry
noun
élevage
a burial
noun
Example: Elizabeth II’s Coffin Arrives at Windsor for the Service and the Burial
fr: enterrement
a cattle
noun
bovin
a claim
noun
statement
Example: The British Competition of Markets Authority (CMA) inquires into/investigates Asos, Boohoo and Asda regarding to claims over the sustainability of their fashionable products
fr: allégation
a con artist / hustler
noun
fr: instinct frauduleux
a concern
noun
a worried or nervous feeling about something, or something that makes you feel worried
fr: préoccupation
a fabric
noun
cloth or material for making clothes, covering furniture, etc
fr: tissu
a generation
fr: production
a grand lacerny
noun
fr: vol qualifié
a lighting
noun
fr: un éclairage
a lightning
noun
fr: un éclair
a range
noun
a set of similar things
Example: Asda’s « George for Good » range
fr: gamme
a scheme ; system
noun
fr: un système
a shift dress
Example: The Cathy dress is a straight/ shift dress from Lilly, designed/ made for the sunniest days of the season.
fr: robe droite
a slaughter house
fr: un abattoir
a tannery
fr: une tannerie
a withdrawal
noun
fr: rétractation
an inquiry
noun
fr: requête
an ongoing investigation
phrase
Example: CMA’s action is part of an ongoing investigation about the risks of potential « greenwashing »
fr: une enquête en cours
complience good
fr: bonne volonté
crooked
adjective
Example: Leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that CROOKED serpent.
fr: frauduleux
eco-friendly
noun
not harmful to the environment, or trying to help the environment
Example: These eco-friendly businesses help recycle your old stuff.
fr: éco-responsable
fees/costs
noun
Example: they paid the composer (or copyright holder) the FEE set by the statute
fr: coûts, frais
free-range eggs
fr: oeufs de poules élevées en plein air
fully lined
fr: entièrement doublée
greenwashing
noun
behaviour or activities that make people believe that a company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is
Example: The campaign was little more than greenwashing to improve the oil company's image.
fr: blanchiment écologique
i could eat a horse
j'ai une faim de loup
if it turns out / should it be found / if ... are found to ....
phrase
Example: If it turns out / Should it be found / if the companies are found to have made misleading statements.
fr: s'il s'avère
misleading statements
a phrase
Example: These companies have made misleading statements.
fr: des déclarations (officielles) trompeuses
money laundering
noun
the crime of moving money that has been obtained illegally through banks and other businesses to make it seem as if the money has been obtained legally
Example: Authorities plan to limit cash deposits of dollars at bank counters as a measure against money laundering.
fr: blanchiment d'argent
no fading / no color bleeding
fr: aucune décoloration
on the merits
fr: sur le fond
real time
fr: en temps réel
regarding
preposition
about
Example: The British Competition of Markets Authority (CMA) investigates Asos, Boohoo and Asda regarding to claims over the sustainability of their fashionable products
fr: concernant, selon
renewable energy
fr: énergie renouvelable
scoop back
fr: dos échancré
sensibly
adverbe
fr: raisonnablement
single-use
noun
fr: mono-usage
Strap- fasteners / bra straps included
fr: attaches bretelles pour soutien-gorge
sustainable
adjective
able to continue over a period of time
Example: Solutions put in place now must be sustainable.
fr: durable
the sustainability
noun
the quality of being able to continue over a period of time
OR
the quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time
Example: 1.the long-term sustainability of the community
2. the company's commitment to environmental sustainability
fr: durabilité
to be convicted
verb
être condamné(e)
to commit to Ving
verbe
to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action
Example: Companies declared they will commit to giving accurate information.
fr: s'engager à
to investigate sg
verb
to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth:
Example: The British Competition of Markets Authority (CMA) investigates Asos, Boohoo and Asda regarding to claims over the sustainability of their fashionable products.
fr: enquêter
to look at / to cover / to include / to focus on / to deal with / to address
verb
fr: porter sur
to offer / to brand / to market / to advertise a product
verb
fr: présenter un produit
to pave the way / open the way
verb
fr: ouvrir la voie
to take measures /to take action
phrase
Example: the CMA reports it would not hesitate to take measures/action
fr: prendre des mesures
undertake
adjective
to take responsibility for and begin doing something
Example: Ecoalf has undertaken the mission and vision of creating a new generation of recycled products