This glossary is filled with vocabulary new to me that I discovered in class. It aims to improve my English.
a lockout
The exclusion of employees by their employer from their place of work until certain terms are agreed to.
fr: un lock-out
a plant
noun
a place where an industrial or manufacturing process takes place.
Example: Packed in a plant that processes Dairy.
fr: Une usine
A scoop back
a scoop back, on a garment, is when the neckline is lower in the back than in the front.
Example: This dress had a scoop back
fr: Un dos échancré
A zipper
a device consisting of two flexible strips of metal or plastic with interlocking projections closed or opened by pulling a slide along them, used to fasten garments, bags, and other items.
Example: It has an exposed zipper.
fr: Une fermeture éclair
Above the knee/knee length
When the garment sits anywhere between below the hips and above the knee
fr: Ras du genou
Amenities
a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place.
Example: The basic amenities in this hotel are nice
fr: Commodités
An energy guzzler
a phrase
Something that consumes a lot of energy
Example: Heating is your biggest energy guzzler.
fr: "ogre énergétique"
cage-free
adjective
factory farming environments where chickens used in egg production—known as layer hens—are held in open indoor spaces
Example: buy cage-free eggs !
fr: hors cage
Cold machine wash / machine wash cold
fr: Lavage en machine à froid
Color bleeding
Example: No color bleeding.
fr: Décoloration (quand on lave des vêtements en machine, et qu'ils déteignent).
Fit/cut
The way a garment suits you or is cut
Example: A casual fit for every day
A straight cut for a structured look
fr: Une coupe
greenhouse gases
a noun
a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation.
Example: Heat is trapped close to Earth's surface by “greenhouse gases.”
fr: Gaz à effet de serre
GUC (Good Used Condition), VGUC (Very Good Used Condition)
When a piece of clothing is in great shape
fr: En bon état, en très bon état
hazy
adjective
1) covered by a haze.
2) confused; uncertain.
Example: Hazy statements
fr: flou, brumeux, vague
Hem
the edge of a piece of cloth or clothing which has been turned under and sewn.
Example: From top of shoulder to front hem.
fr: Un ourlet
Husbandry
noun
husbandry
noun
husbandry
noun
the care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals.
Example: sustainable farming husbandry.
fr: l'élevage
I could eat a horse
phrase
I am very hungry
Example: I'm so hungry, I could literally eat a horse!
fr: avoir une faim de loup
intended for
past participle
planned or meant
Example: Documentation intended for the public was available in both languages.
fr: destiné à
Kernels
noun
1) a softer, usually edible part of a nut, seed, or fruit stone contained within its shell.
2) the central or most important part of something.
Example: squirrels love kernels
fr: Grains
Lined
When there are two layers of fabric on an item (garment, sheets, ect)
Example: This dress is entirely lined.
fr: Doublée (pour un vêtement)
lined
a lining is an inner layer of fabric, fur, or other material inserted into clothing
fr: doublé
Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP)
The price that a product's manufacturer recommends it be sold for at the point of sale.
Example: The MSRP is 190 £
fr: Prix de Détail Suggéré par le Fabricant (PDSF)
Milk solids
noun
The constituents of milk (as protein, lactose, minerals, vitamins, ash) remaining after the removal of water.
Example: Milk solids, Almonds, Pistachios
fr: Lait en poudre
Misleading
giving the wrong idea or impression
Example: The firms are found to have made misleading statements.
fr: trompeur
NWOT
New without tags
Example: The dress is NWOT
fr: Neuf sans étiquette
She's as blind as a bat
phrase
unable to see well at all
Example: without my glasses, I'm as blind as a bat!
fr: elle est myope comme une taupe
Shift
In this meaning, used to talk about a dress, to say that it has a "straight" fit.
Example: It is a shift dress
fr: droit (pour une robe)
small wonder that ...
phrase
it is not surprising that ...
Example: small wonder that you like him!
fr: il n'est pas étonnant que ...
Starch
noun
An odourless, tasteless white substance occurring widely in plant tissue and obtained chiefly from cereals and potatoes
Example: A potato contains starch.
fr: Amidon, fécule
the plaintiffs
noun
a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Example: the plaintiffs won the trial!
fr: les plaignants
the supply and demand
noun
relationship between the quantity of a commodity that producers wish to sell at various prices and the quantity that consumers wish to buy
Example: the study of the supply and demand is fundamental in economics
fr: l'offre et la demande
TM (Trade Mark)
a symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
Example: The term trademark refers to a recognizable insignia
fr: Marque déposée
to be entrusted with something
verb
to confer a trust on
Example: I was entrusted with simple but important tasks
fr: se voir confier quelque chose
To commit
verb
1) perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime, or immoral act).
2) pledge or bind (a person or an organization) to a certain course or policy.
Example: They were committing to provide accurate information.
fr: 1) Commettre
2) S'engager
To compute
verb
reckon or calculate (a figure or amount).
Example: could you compute this for me please ?
fr: calculer
to exempt
verb
free from an obligation or liability imposed on others.
Example: you're exempt from return fees
fr: exonérer
to fund
verb
a sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose.
Example: we used our savings to fund this project
fr: financer
To implement
verb
To level out
verb
to stop going up or down
Example: the prices are leveling out
fr: marquer un pallier
To mandate
verb
an official order or commission to do something.
Example: The CEO mandated this study
fr: imposer
to place an order
verb
To order something
Example: I received an order confirmation after placing my order online
fr: passer commande
to undergo
verb
experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant or arduous).
Example: Some children undergo a complete transformation when they become teenagers.
fr: subir
To undertake
verb
1) To commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on.
2) To promise to do a particular thing.
3) To guarantee or affirm something; give as a formal pledge.
Example: ECOALF has undertaken the mission of creating a new generation of recycled products.
fr: Entreprendre
trifling
adjective
unimportant or trivial.
Example: a trifling request
fr: dérisoire/trivial
TTS (True To Size)
fr: Fidèle à la taille
wary
adjective
feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.
Example: My dog is wary when new people come to my house.
fr: prudent
We're not yet out of the woods
fr: On est pas encore sorti de l'auberge
Wheat flour
noun
Flour that is ground from the whole grain and contains all the constituents of the wheat kernels.
Example: Packed in a plant that processes wheat flour