This glossary is from business texts, but it can contain also random terms
be trace back to
verb
To derive or originate from someone, something, or some place.
Example: it can be traced back to something that had happened to them 15 days earlier
en: remonter à
Experiment
noun (false friend)
a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.
en: Experience
flattering
adjective
Example: she's flattering
en: flatteuse
foresee
verb
be aware of beforehand; predict.
en: prevoir, anticiper
greenwashing
noun
Greenwashing is a 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.
en: écoblanchiment
label/tag
noun
en: etiquette
lawn
noun
an area of short, regularly mown grass in the garden of a house or park.
Example: "she was sitting in a deckchair on the lawn"
en: pelouse
leather
noun
a material made from the skin of an animal by tanning or a similar process.
Example: "a leather jacket"
en: cuire
lies in
verb
en: réside dans
misleading
noun
giving the wrong idea or impression.
Example: misleading information
en: trompeuse
motto
noun
a short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals of an individual, family, or institution.
Example: the brand motto
en: devise
peaks and drops
noun
en: des picks et des chutes
Ploy
noun
a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage.
en: Stratagème, stratégie
power plant
noun
an engine or other apparatus which provides power for a machine, building, etc.
en: la centrale
sign
noun
Example: a sigh in favor of road safety
en: pancarte
sourcing
noun
obtain from a particular source.
Example: "each type of coffee is sourced from one country"
en: approvisionnement
storage
noun
space available for storing something, in particular allocated space in a warehouse.
en: le stockage
suburb
noun
an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
en: banlieue
supplier
noun
a person or organization that provides something needed such as a product or service.
Example: "every major energy supplier upped their prices"
en: fournisseur
supply and demand
noun
en: l'offre et la demande
supply chain
noun
the sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of a commodity.
en: supply chain
sustainability
noun
the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
Example: fashion products' sustainability
en: la durabilité
to commit
verb
to promise to do something or to promise that something will happen
Example: The companies are commited to giving true information.
en: s'engager
to cope with
verb
deal effectively with something difficult
en: faire face à
to implement
verb
put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.
en: mettre en place
undergo, come under
verb
If you come under something, you suddenly experience or suffer it
en: subir
undertake
verb
commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); take on.
en: entreprendre
voltage
noun
an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts.