Example: The flowers are beautiful, albeit not appropriate for this event.
fr: bien que
break even
idiom
to earn enough money to pay for expenses, without any profit; to have no profit or loss at the end of a business activity
Example: We’d have to sell 2000 copies of the book to break even.
fr: atteindre le seuil de rentabilité
brick-and-mortar
adjective
existing as a physical building, especially a shop, rather than doing business only on the internet
Example: It's so easy to buy books on the internet but I prefer browsing in a bricks-and-mortar store on the High Street.
fr: en dur
casualty
noun
a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war
Example: The gas explosion caused five deaths and at least 100 casualties.
fr: blessé(e), victime, mort
catering
noun
any job making or serving food
Example: The healthier the catering trade, the healthier the people.
fr: restauration/service traiteur
Claim
noun
a statement saying you think something is true
Example: They are investigating these companies regarding claims about their fashion product' sustainability.
fr: affirmation, déclaration, allégation
elusive
adjective
difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember
Example: The student struggled to understand the elusive concepts in the poetry.
fr: compliqué
lien
noun
an official order that allows someone to keep the property of a person who owes them money until it has been paid
Example: Two different banks have a lien on the property.
fr: droit de gage, droit de rétention
lofty
adjective
having a haughty overbearing manner
Example: Gary always looked down his nose at people with a lofty sneer.
fr: hautain, dédaigneux, méprisant
not bat an eye
idiom
to show no sign of surprise or worry when something unexpected happens
Example: She told him she'd spent all her savings but he didn't bat an eye.
fr: ne pas sourciller
Payroll run
nouns
A payroll run is the act of disbursing wages to individual workers. Also known as running payroll, it occurs on a specific date, called a payday or checkdate, and delivers employee compensation for a specified period of time called a pay period.
Example: A list of all payroll results generated during the last payroll run is displayed.
fr: cycle de paie
plough (US: plow)
noun and verb
noun: a large farming tool with blades that digs the soil in fields so that seeds can be planted
verb: to dig land with a plough
Example: noun: Ploughs used to be pulled by horses; now they fit on the back of a tractor.
verb: Organized agriculture requires a knowledge of when to plough fields and sow crop seeds.
fr: noun: charrue
verb: labourer
shoddy
adjective
badly and carelessly made, using low quality materials
Example: I avoid that place because of the shoddy customer service.
fr: de mauvaise qualité
soar
verb
to rise very quickly to a high level
Example: House prices soared a further 20 percent.
fr: monter en flèche/s'envoler
take the minutes of a meeting
phrase
Wirting the meeting minutes, also called meeting notes, which are the written record of everything that happened during a meeting. The minutes of a meeting are usually taken by a designated member of the group.
Example: Maria asked if she should take the minutes of the meeting.
fr: rédiger le procès-verbal de la réunion
theft
noun
(the act of) dishonestly taking something that belongs to someone else and keeping it
Example: Unfortunately, we have had several thefts in the building recently.
fr: vol
to have a knack for something
phrase
to have a skill or an ability to do something easily and well
Example: Bob has a knack for solving impossible problems.
fr: avoir le don de faire [qch]
to loiter
verb
to move slowly around or stand in a public place without an obvious reason
Example: A gang of youths were loitering outside the cinema.
fr: traîner
to wade
verb
to walk through water or other liquid with some effort, because it is deep enough to come quite high up your legs, or thick
Example: The river was full but we managed to wade across.
fr: patauger
track record
noun
all of the successes and failures of a person or organization considered together.
Example: We are looking for people with an excellent track record in marketing.
