In this glossary I will compile the specific terms that we will be discussing in class and which I may have doubts about, or I do not completely understand.
accreditation standards
noun
All accreditation standards encompass the principles of quality management systems, including those of ISO 9001 . In other words, being ISO accredited means that an organisation has met the quality management system requirements of a particular standard.
en: normes d'accréditation
acquire
verb
To obtain something by buying or being given it.
Example: When running this model, we can not only recognize the transmitter, channel and receiver parts clearly but also ACQUIRE a better understanding about each component's function.
en: obtenir
B Corporation
noun
Becoming B Corp means that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials.
Example: Certified B Corporations are leaders in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.
en: B Corp
balance
noun
A situation in which different things exist in equal, correct or good amounts.
Example: Tourists often disturb the delicate BALANCE of nature on the island.
en: equilibre
claim
noun
Assertion that someone makes beliving it is the truth but which they cannot prove.
Example: Such a notable CLAIM however is most definitely controversial, with debate as to whether Galileo's work warrants such an accolade.
en: allégation
company
noun
Legal entity formed by a group of individuals to engage in and operate a business entreprise.
Example: The COMPANY aims to maintain production at a level of 90% for 15 weeks.
en: société, entreprise
compensation
noun
Something, especially money, that somebody gives another person because they have hurt them, or damaged something that they own.
Example: Also, when things do go wrong you can generally depend on the business to sort out the problems quickly and to the customer's satisfaction, often offering COMPENSATION.
en: indemnités
complaint
noun
Statement that somebody makes saying that they are not satisfied.
Example: The Tribunal upheld his COMPLAINT of discrimination.
en: plainte
concern
noun
A feeling of worry, especially one that is shared by many people.
Example: However, a threat that may be a CONCERN to the farm is that artificial Christmas trees are starting to look more and more realistic.
en: préocupation, inquietude
conventional
adjective
Tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary.
Example: The Christmas tree enterprise is the main business on the farm, with the farm now having significantly moved away from CONVENTIONAL agriculture.
en: classique
convict
verb
To decide and state officially in court that somebody is guilty of a crime.
Example: They believed that it was important not to CONVICT an innocent defendant; it would lead to miscarriage of justice.
en: condamner
dispatchable
adjective
Relating to a source of electric energy production whose output can be switched off or on or otherwise moderated according to demand.
Example: As with solar, wind energy is variable and non-DISPATCHABLE.
en: pilotable
e.g.
abbreviation
for example
Example: In this pet shops you can find popular animals among families, e.g., cats and dogs.
en: par ex.
eco-friendly
adjective
Not harmful to the environment.
Example: Hence, stamped on various ECO-FRIENDLY products, its brand name could lend a cachet that might become de vigeur in trendy green circles.
en: respectueux de l'environnement
enable
verb
To make it possible for somebody/something to do something.
Example: This approach ENABLES the company to focus on its core business.
en: permettre
experiment
noun
A scientific test that is done in order to study what happens and to gain new knowledge.
Example: The stand against vivisections is not just based in the unreliability of the results from an EXPERIMENT, but also against the manner in which the EXPERIMENTs are conducted.
en: expérience
fabric
noun
A cloth made by weaving, knitting, or felting fibers.
Example: Traditional competitors offer a lot more flexibility in terms of the product selection, such as FABRIC and colour.
en: tissu
fee
noun
Amount of money that you pay to join an organization, or to participate in something more specific.
Example: Obviously members are fundamental for providing funding and even activists for an organisation, but it must be stressed that most members do little more than pay a monthly FEE and perhaps read the annual newsletter.
en: frais
framework
noun
A set of beliefs, ideas or rules that is used as the basis for making judgements, decisions, etc.
Example: We are currently exploring new approaches within existing FRAMEWORKS of practice and thinking.
en: cadre
greenwashing
noun
Communication and marketing strategy adopted by companies or other organizations. It consists in putting forward ecological arguments in order to forge an ecologically responsible image among the public.
Example: Many tech companies announce technology as being the planet’s holy grail which is a bit GREENWASGING, because tech components [...] are made of rare Earth minerals whose exploration is very ecologically harmful.
en: blanchiment écologique
injunction
noun
An official order given by a court that demands that something must or must not be done.
Example: The court granted an INJUNCTION against the defendants.
en: injonction
intensify
verb
To increase in degree or strength.
Example: The developing world must be offered help from outside, and help in avoiding the stigma attached to AIDS that could INTENSIFY the situation further still.
en: s'accentuer
intermittency
adjective
The quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping.
Example: A report by the American Rivers and International Rivers Network explains that solar power also suffers from INTERMITTENCY, reducing its potential contribution to a grid system.
en: intermittence
investigate
verb
To carefully examine the facts of a situation, an event, a crime, etc. to find out the truth about it or how it happened.
Example: The drug squad is INVESTIGATING the cartel.
en: enquêter
investigator
noun
A person who examines a situation such as an accident or a crime to find out the truth.
Example: Strategies included coding checks, whereby interview transcripts were analysed and coded by the lead INVESTIGATOR.
en: enquêteur
misleading
adjective
deceptive; tending to give the wrong idea or impression.
Example: Consumers argue that labelling on foods is MISLEADING and that marketing ploys are used to trick them into buying unhealthy products.
en: trompeur, trompeuse
modulation
noun
The act of influencing something by changing or controlling it.
Example: This effect indicates long-lasting MODULATION of neural activity.
en: modulation
natural resource
noun
An actual or potential form of wealth supplied by nature; as coal, oil, water power, arable land, etc.
Example: Scotland's NATURAL RESOURCE contribution meanwhile, before 1980, was insignificant.
en: ressource naturelle
on request
phrase
Something is given or done whenever you ask for it.
Example: Application forms are available ON REQUEST.
en: sur demande
pave the way
verbal expression
To create a situation in which somebody will be able to do something or something can happen.
Example: This decision PAVED THE WAY for changes in employment rights for women.
en: ouvrir la voie
plaintiff
noun
Person who makes a formal complaint against somebody in court.
Example: These abuses and the character of the displacement made the PLAINTIFF evoke the perpetuation of colonialism.
en: plaignant
potential
adjective
Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
Example: This; coupled with the POTENTIAL damage it could cause to land and humans, means that as an industry it is unlikely to grow enormously in the near future, due to the risk factor.
en: eventual
product
noun
The totality of goods or services that a company manufactures or refines for sale.
Example: Consumers are more interested in special offers and the price of the mayonnaise and fail to link it to animal welfare issues to the PRODUCT.
en: produit
provide
verb
To give something to somebody or make it available for them to use.
Example: The hospital has a commitment to PROVIDE the best possible medical care.
en: fournir
provider
noun
Person or organization that supplies somebody with something they need or want.
Example: In this web-service based model, issuing bank plays the role of service PROVIDER and online merchant of service consumer.
en: fournisseur
request
noun
The action of asking for something formally and politely.
Example: We send a REQUEST to the distant machine which asks to him "change the directory mod".
en: requête
restitution
noun
Payment, usually money, for some harm or wrong that somebody has suffered.
Example: The company has a legal duty to make RESTITUTION to passengers for any inconvenience caused.
en: dédommagement
road safety
noun (collocation)
Means methods and measures aimed at reducing the likelihood or the risk of persons using the road network getting involved in a collision or an incident that may cause property damages, serious injuries and/or death;
Example: The projects aim was to improve ROAD SAFETY and reduce congestion on the Cowley Road.
en: sécurité routière
specify
verb
To state something, especially by giving an exact measurement, time, exact instructions, etc.
Example: You must also SPECIFY a date not less than 21 days from the date of service of the notice.
en: préciser
state
verb
To formally write or say something, especially in a careful and clear way.
Example: He has already STATED his intention to run for election.
en: déclarer
statement
noun
Official or formal announcement that is issued on a particular occasion.
Example: The STATEMENT by the military denied any involvement in last night's attack.
en: déclaration
stifle
verb
To prevent something from happening or to prevent a feeling from being expressed.
Example: Pressures on management to perform in the present which affects their performance in the budgeting period, reduce the probability of initiating new programs, STIFLE creativity and undermine commitment to continuous improvement.
en: étouffer
storage
noun
Process of keeping something in a particular place until it is needed or space where things can be kept.
Example: The architectural remains are few but indicate lightweight habitats and shallow hearths, with little or no STORAGE facilities.
en: stockage
strategy
noun
A plan that is intended to achieve a particular purpose.
Example: However, following the East Hampshire Woodland STRATEGY adopted in 1995, various plans are to be implemented which may have some effect on the management of this woodland.
en: tactique
submit
verb
To give a document, proposal,complaint, etc. to somebody in authority so that they can study or consider it.
Example: Articles should be SUBMITTED electronically as email attachments.
en: déposer
sue
verb
To make a claim against a person or an organization in court about something that they have said or done to harm you.
Example: He threatened to SUE the company for negligence.
en: poursuivi en justice
supplier
noun
Person, company, or organization that sells or supplies something such as goods or equipment to customers.
Example: You will need to be able to deal with both customers and SUPPLIERS.
en: fournisseur
supply and demand
noun
Relationship between the amount of goods or services that are available and the amount that people want to buy, especially when this controls prices.
Example: The fact that prices are determined on the basis of SUPPLY AND DEMAND does not take anything away from the theory as an exposition of how prices should be derived.
en: l'offre et la demande
supply chain
noun
Process of making and selling commercial goods, including every stage from the supply of materials and the manufacture of the goods through to their distribution and sale.
Example: On one hand, the rich knowledge base helps the business to achieve its shipping, logistics, SUPPLY CHAIN, and e-business objectives.
en: chaîne d'approvisionnement
sustainable
adjective
Pertaining to a system that maintains its own viability by using techniques that allow for continual reuse.
Example: It achieved the creation of SUSTAINABLE crop production on high-quality terraces and the protection of steep slopes with trees and shrubs.
en: durable
swindler
noun
A person who cheats somebody in order to get something, especially money, from them.
Example: The poor man was a SWINDLER pretending to be a businessman.
en: fraudeux (-euse)
take action
verb (collocation)
To act in order to get a particular result in order to deal with a probleme.
Example: The school is TAKING ACTION to improve the graduation rate.
en: prendre des mesures
understandably
adverb
In a way that seems normal and reasonable in a particular situation.
Example: He is, UNDERSTANDABLY enough, being more cautious this time.
en: raisonnablement
within
preposition
Inside the range or limits of something.
Example: A farm located WITHIN a poorer region of either the country or the world will find it harder to compete at a national global market meaning that they will then be low on finances to purchase more resources.
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