Glossary
Glossary
57 "Traduction appliquée au monde professionnel" terms
This glossary will include 20 words or structures met during class that I have trouble with or I just discovered.
- (Power) Generation
- en: Production (d'énergie)
- Another much bigger one
- en: Une autre bien plus importante
- Claims
- Noun
- An assertion that something is true.
- Example: They are investigating Asos regarding claims concerning their fashion products’ sustainability.
- en: Allégations
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- Class action
- en: Recours collectif
- Comforter
- Noun
- A large, soft, flat bag filled with feathers or artificial material, used on a bed.
- Example: The comforters and pillows are made from recycled plastic bottles.
- en: Couette
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- Commitment
- Noun
- The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.
- Example: This fashion brand is being recognized for its commitment to people and the planet.
- en: Engagement
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- Compensation
- en: Indemnité
- Competition
- en: Concurrence
- Complaint submitted
- en: Plainte déposée
- Content provider
- en: Fournisseur de contenu
- Convicted / Sentenced
- en: Condamné
- Criminaly charged
- en: Inculpé au pénal
- Damages
- en: Dommages et intérêts
- Dispatchable
- Adjective
- Of or relating to a source of electric energy production whose output can be switched off or on or otherwise moderated according to demand.
- Example: These are the main factors allowing the right balance between changing productivity and dispatchable generation.
- en: Pilotable
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- Display
- Verb
- Put (something) in a prominent place in order that it may readily be seen.
- Example: Homeowners were asked to display a sign about road safety.
- en: Afficher
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- Effectiveness
- Noun
- The degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result; success.
- Example: Its effectiveness was recognized during the 1960s.
- en: Efficacité
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- Endangered
- en: Menacé
- Fees
- en: Honoraires / Frais
- Findings
- en: Résultats
- Food supply
- en: Alimentation
- Fraudulent
- en: Frauduleux
- Fund
- Noun
- A sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose.
- Example: He had set up a fund to coordinate economic investment.
- en: Fonds
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- Fund
- en: Financer
- Hustler / Swindler
- en: Arnaqueur / Fraudeur
- Implement
- Verb
- Put (a decision, plan, agreement, etc.) into effect.
- Example: The changes to the national health system will be implemented next year.
- en: Mettre en oeuvre
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- Manufacturer
- Noun
- A company that produces goods in large numbers.
- Example: The manufacturers supply the goods to the distribution centre.
- en: Fabricant / Producteur
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- Misleading
- Adjective
- Giving the wrong idea or impression
- Example: The companies have made misleading statements.
- en: Trompeur
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- Monitor
- Verb
- Observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.
- Example: Equipment was installed to monitor air quality.
- en: Surveiller
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- Motto
- Noun
- A short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals of an individual, family, or institution.
- Example: The family motto is ‘Faithful though Unfortunate’.
- en: Devise / Slogan
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- Negligible
- Adjective
- So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.
- Example: The request was so negligible that almost all the residents had accepted.
- en: Minime
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- Neighbor
- en: Voisin
- Operating in variable-load mode
- en: Fonctionnant en mode suivi de charge
- Outrageous
- en: Exorbitant
- Picks up where ... left off
- en: Reprends là où ... s'est arrêté
- Pics et chutes
- en: Peaks and drops
- Plaintiff
- Noun
- A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
- Example: The plaintiff commenced an action for damages.
- en: Plaignant / Demandeur
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- Plan / Predict
- en: Prévoir
- Plant performance
- en: Rendement de la centrale
- Power
- en: Energie
- Promoting / In support of
- en: En faveur de
- Restitution
- en: Dédommagement
- Seek to acquire
- en: Vise à obtenir
- Stake
- Noun
- In an activity or competition, the stakes are the costs or risks involved in competing.
- Example: Two of the main stakes are food supply and buildings.
- en: Enjeu
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- Suburb
- en: Banlieue
- Supplier
- en: Fournisseur
- Supply
- en: Approvisionnement
- Sustainable
- Adjective
- Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
- Example: Healthy and sustainable food.
- en: Durable
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- To forge ahead
- en: Aller de l'avant
- To offer
- en: Proposer
- To pave the way
- en: Ouvrir la voie
- To sue
- en: Poursuivre en justice
- Undergo
- Verb
- Experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant or arduous).
- Example: He has recently undergone two operations.
- en: Subir
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- Undertake
- Verb
- To do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult.
- Example: Ecoalf has undertaken on the mission to create only eco-friendly products.
- en: Entreprendre
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- Voltage
- en: Tension
- Voltage
- Noun
- An electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts.
- Example: The key parameters to control are the real-time characteristics of the electrical system such as frequency or voltage.
- en: Tension
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- Volunteer
- en: Bénévole
- Welfare
- Noun
- The health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group.
- Example: Furs can only be supplied if the animal welfare is guaranteed.
- en: Bien-être
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