I have made this glossary to enrich my vocabulary during the semester.
ACCURATE
adjective
The companies need to provide accurate information on their products' sustainability.
Example: She used the accurate word to describe the situation.
fr: exacte
ALONGSIDE
adverb
next to, or together with.
Example: The major goal is to act alongside its collaborators.
fr: à côté de
AS WELL AS
adverb
in addition to something.
Example: Suppliers shall ensure normal working hours comply with international conventions, as well as with national legislation or the industry standards.
fr: ainsi que
BALANCED
adjective
good balance for your health.
Example: This restaurant is committed to offer balanced food.
fr: équilibré
BREAKDOWN
noun
a mechanical failure
Example: There was evidently a breakdown in communication leading to the false report.
fr: panne
BROAD
adjective
very wide / If something is a particular distance broad, it measures this distance from side to side.
Example: Concerns include the use of broad and vague language which may suggest collections are more eco-friendly than they actually are.
fr: vaste
CHAIRMAN
noun
a person chosen to preside over a meeting.
Example: The reason for this was the reassuring words of this Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve on the national economy, which give hope that the worst of the inflation is over and that the recession can be avoided.
fr: président
CHEMICAL
adjective
any basic substance that is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms or molecules.
Example: His business manufactured farm chemicals.
fr: chimique
CLAIMS
noun
state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof OR formally request or demand; say that one owns or has earned (something).
Example: The Competition and Market Authority is investigating on Asos, Boohoo and Asda about claims concerning the sustainability of the fashion products.
fr: réclamations
CLASS ACTION
a legal action (= a case that is decided in a law court) that is organized by a group of people who all have the same legal problem.
Example: In this class action against the company, the plaintiffs include an other company.
fr: recours collectif
COMPETITION
noun
an activity done by a number of people or organizations, each of which is trying to do better than all of the others.
Example: A lot of competition between companies appears on the market.
fr: concurrence
CONCERNS
noun
make (someone) anxious or worried.
Example: Concerns include the use of vague language which may suggest collections are more eco-friendly than they actually are.
fr: préoccupations
CONTENT
noun
pleased with your situation and not hoping for change or improvement.
Example: In this book, the content is really interesting.
fr: contenu
COURTHOUSE
noun
a building that contains law courts.
Example: According to the complaint filed with Oakland federal courthouse in California, this company misused its monopoly power.
fr: tribunal
CRITERION (sing) , CRITERIA (plur)
noun
a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something.
Example: The criteria used to decide the products to include in these collections may be inferior to what customers can expect.
fr: critère(s)
DUTY
noun
a responsibility to do something because it is legally or morally right to do it.
Example: Every lawyer has a strong sense of duty and responsibility.
fr: un devoir
ENERGY GUZZLER
noun
to consum excessively or greedily energy
Example: His phone charger is energy guzzler.
fr: energivore
FABRIC
noun
cloth or material for making clothes, covering furniture, etc.
Example: Some products may only contain 20% of recycled fabric.
fr: tissu
FAN
noun
an electric device with blades that turn quickly, used to move the air around.
Example: There was no air conditioning, just a ceiling fan turning slowly.
fr: ventilateur
FIREWORK
noun
a small container filled with explosive chemicals that produce bright coloured patterns or loud noises when they explode
Example: When it gets dark we'll let off the fireworks.
fr: feu d'artifice
FLOOD
noun
a large amount of water covering an area that is usually dry.
Example: After the flood it took weeks for the water level to go down.
fr: inondation
GREENWASHING
noun
a communication and marketing strategy adopted by companies or other organizations.
Example: The CMA's action is a part of an ongoing investigation into possible "greenwashing" when companies present something sustainable and it's not the case.
fr: blanchiment écologique
HEALTHY
ajective
good for your health.
Example: This restaurant is committed to offer healthy food.
fr: sain
HEAT WAVE
noun
a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather.
Example: There was a huge heatwave in 2003 in France.
fr: canicule
ISSUES
noun
most important in what is being discussed.
Example: The two key issues are food and buildings.
fr: enjeux
LAWN
noun
an area of grass, which is cut regularly to keep it short.
Example: there is a mower on the lawn.
fr: pelouse
LEAK
noun
to allow secret information to become generally known OR (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container
Example: He leaked the names to the press OR Water was leaking from the pipe.
fr: fuite
MISLEADING
adjective
causing someone to believe something that is not true.
Example: If it turns out these firms have made misleading statements, the CMA announced that it would not hesitate ti take action.
fr: trompeur
ONGOING INVESTIGATION
noun
An ongoing investigation is the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth that is still going on at the present time and is going to continue.
Example: The CMA's work is part of an ongoing investigation into the dangers of greenwashing.
fr: enquête en cours
PLAINTIFF
noun
someone who makes a legal complaint against someone else in court.
Example: The plaintiffs accused this company.
fr: plaignant
PREPOSTEROUS
adjective
completely unreasonable and ridiculous ; not to be believed.
Example: It was a preposterous idea, and no one took it seriously.
fr: absurde
PRIVILEGED
adjective
having or showing a special advantage.
Example: As an old friend of the president, he enjoys privileged status.
fr: favorisé
REASONABLY
adverb
in a way that shows good judgment.
Example: He kept talking slowly and reasonably.
fr: raisonnablement
REGULATION
noun
the rules or systems that are used by a person or organization to control an activity or process, or the action of controlling the activity or process.
Example: She favors government regulation of health-care systems.
fr: réglementations
REQUIREMENT
noun
an official rule about something that it is necessary to have or to do.
Example: Richement has requirements on human rights, ressources and waste.
fr: exigence
SAVINGS
noun
the money you keep, esp. in a bank or other financial organisation.
Example: The bank could keep your savings.
fr: économies
SHIFT (DRESS)
adjective
a simple dress that hangs straight from the shoulders.
Example: She wears a shift dress.
fr: une robe droite
STATEMENTS
noun
a definite or clear expression of something in speech or writing.
Example: it turns out these firms have made misleading statements.
fr: déclarations
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.
fr: banlieue
SUSTAINABLE
adjective
able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
Example: Ecoalf is an ethical and sustainable fashion brand.
fr: Durable
TO BAN
verb
to forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially.
Example: The city ban the sale of alcohol.
fr: prohiber
TO COMMIT
verb
to promise or give your loyalty, time, or money to a particular principle, person, or plan of action.
Example: The companies claimed that they were committed to provide accurate information.
fr: s'engager
TO COMPLY
verb
to act according to an order, set of rules, or request.
Example: There are serious penalties for failure to comply with the regulations.
fr: obtempérer
TO DISPLAY
verb
to arrange something or a collection of things so that it can be seen by the public.
Example: The group displays ambitious goals for 2020.
fr: afficher
TO ENABLE
verb
to make someone or something able to do something by providing whatever is necessary to achieve that aim.
Example: Flexibility should enable the system to respond to short-term and real-time variations in the supply and demand balance.
fr: permettre
TO ENSURE
verb
to make something certain to happen.
Example: He ensured that he did his homework.
fr: assurer
TO INVESTIGATE INTO
verb
to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth.
Example: A man investigated into drug dealers affairs.
fr: enquêter sur
TO PROVIDE
verb
to give something that is needed or wanted to someone.
Example: The companies said that they committed to provide accurate information.
fr: fournir
TO STATE
verb
express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.
Example: The chairman of this company stated that he was a former general.
fr: declarer
TO SUE
verb
to take legal action against a person or organisation, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you.
Example: This company is sued by French app developers.
fr: poursuivre en justice
TO UNDERTAKE
verb
to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult.
Example: She undertakes a big project for her studies.
fr: entreprendre
WELL-BEING
noun
the state of feeling healthy and happy.
Example: People doing yoga benefit from an increased feeling of well-being.
fr: bien-être
WITHDRAWAL
noun
the act or process of taking something away so that it is no longer available, or of someone stopping being involved in an activity.
Example: the right to withdrawal is applicable in this sales company.