Traduction appliquée au monde professionnel (FR-EN)
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This glossary will present all the vocabulary learned in the subject Traduction appliquée au monde professionnel.
aim to
verb
To intend
Example: I aim to be a millionaire by the time I'm 35.
en: viser à
avoid/prevent
verb
To stop something happening or to stop someone doing something.
Example: Visitors were prevented from entering the building.
en: parer
commitment
noun
Willingness to give your time and energy to a job, activity, or something that you believe in.
Example: I'd like to thank the staff for having shown such commitment.
en: engagement
company
noun
An organization that sells goods or services in order to make money:
Example: He works for a software company.
en: entreprise
competition
noun
A situation in which someone is trying to win something or be more successful than someone else.
Example: The two companies are in competition with each other.
en: concurrence
concerning
preposition
about
Example: I've had a letter from the tax authorities concerning my tax payments.
en: en matière de
constantly
adverb
All the time or often.
Example: He's constantly changing his mind.
en: en permanence
criteria
noun
A standard by which something can be judged or decided
Example: There are other criteria to consider.
en: critère
eco-friendly
adjective
not harmful to the environment.
Example: If you want to be greener than your neighbour there is a range of eco-friendly cars to choose from.
en: écologique
experiment
noun
A test done in order to learn something or to discover if something works or is true.
Example: Some people believe that experiments on animals should be banned.
en: expérience
fabric
noun
Cloth or material for making clothes, covering furniture, etc.
Example: dress fabric, cotton fabric.
en: tissu
fall/drop
noun
the fact of the size, amount, or strength of something getting lower.
Example: There was a fall in support for the party at the last election.
en: chute
husbandry
noun
Farming
Example: He gave a lecture on crop and animal husbandry.
en: élevage
hustler
noun
Someone who tries to deceive people into giving them money.
Example: Most of the eight major frauds Minkow helped uncover in the past year have involved hustlers trying to sell investments to church groups.
en: arnaqueur
implement/carry out
verb
To perform or complete a job or activity.
Example: I was elected to carry out a program, the governor said, and I have every intention of carrying it out.
en: mettre en oeuvre
law firm
noun
A business that employs lawyers to represent clients or argue in court.
Example: The law firm hired a prominent Justice Department prosecutor as a partner in an effort to build a Washington practice.
en: cabinet d'avocats
loose
adjective
(of clothes) not fitting closely to the body.
Example: Wear comfortable, loose clothing to your exercise class.
en: décontracté
lower/reduce
verb
To become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.
Example: Do nuclear weapons really reduce the risk of war?
en: diminuer
mainly, speacially, notably
adverb
Usually or to a large degree.
Example: The group is made up of mainly young people.
en: notamment
market
noun
The people who might want to buy something, or a part of the world where something is sold.
Example: Are you sure there's a market for the product?
en: marché
misleading, deceptive
adjective
Causing someone to believe something that is not true.
Example: Adverts must not create a misleading impression.
en: trompeuse
motto, slogan
noun
A short sentence or phrase that expresses a belief or purpose.
Example: Her motto is "Work hard, play hard".
en: devise
once and for all
idiom
Completely and finally.
Example: We have to decide, once and for all, whether we want to ask Dad for money.
en: Une fois pour toutes
open the way
Remove an obstacle or hindrance to allow progress.
Example: If we win then it will open the way for improved pay.
en: ouvrir la voie
ordeal
noun
A very unpleasant and painful or difficult experience.
Example: The hostages' ordeal came to an end when soldiers stormed the building.
en: épreuve
outrageous
adjective
Shocking or very unusual.
Example: That’s an outrageous thing to say!
en: exorbitant
plaintiff
noun
Someone who takes legal action against someone else in a court of law.
Example: Our tort law's system of imposing liability on defendants if they have tortiously injured plaintiffs is essentially a system of corrective justice.
en: plaignant
precise, accurate
adjective
Exact and accurate.
Example: The bunker's precise location is a closely guarded secret.
en: exacte
request
noun
An act of politely or formally asking for something, or the thing asked for.
Example: France had agreed to his request for political asylum.
en: requête
scam
noun
An illegal plan for making money, especially one that involves tricking people.
Example: To avoid scams, never sign things in a hurry.
en: escroquerie
sentence
verb
To decide and say officially what a punishment will be.
Example: He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
en: condemn
slaughter
noun
The killing of animals for meat.
Example: The geese are being fattened for slaughter.
en: abattage
statement, claim
noun
Something that someone says or writes officially, or an action done to express an opinion.
Example: He produced a signed statement from the prisoner.
en: déclaration
strenght/power
noun
energy, usually electricity, that is used to make light, heat, etc.
Example: nuclear power
en: puissance
suburb
noun
An area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live.
Example: Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne.
en: banlieu
sue
verb
To take legal action against someone and try to get money from them because they have harmed you.
Example: She’s threatening to sue the firm for age discrimination.
en: poursuivi en justice
suffering
noun
A feeling of pain or sadness and worry
Example: It has been built on terrible human suffering.
en: subissant
supplier
verb
A company, person, etc. that provides things that people want or need, especially over a long period of time.
Example: They used to be a leading supplier of military equipment.
en: fournisseur
sustainable
adjective
Causing, or made in a way that causes, little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for a long time.
Example: The website encourages sustainable fashion through swapping.
en: (mode) durable
swindler
noun
Someone who gets money dishonestly by deceiving or cheating people.
Example: You asked me to keep you informed about that swindler who has disappeared," Karma reported.
en: fraudeur
tag, price tag
noun
A small piece of paper, cloth, or metal with information on it, tied or stuck onto something larger.
Example: It's like switching the price tag on an item before bringing it to the cashier.
en: étiquette
take action
verb
Example: It is time for the international community to stop dragging its feet and take action.
en: prendre des mesures
to turn out that
verb
To happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one.
Example: If it turns out that trade unions need to take part as well as employees, I do not believe agreement will ever be reached.
en: S'il s'avère que...
voltage
noun
the force of an electric current, measured in volts.
Example: Step potential is an electrical term for the difference in voltage between your feet.
en: tension
volunteer worker
noun
A person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it.
Example: The Health clinic is relying on volunteers to run the office and answer the phones.
en: travailleur bénévole
within
preposition
inside or not further than an area or period of time.
Example: Two thirds of Californians live within 15 miles of the coast.
