This glossary was made to have a list of all the new vocabulary that I find useful to remember during the semester.
a supplier
noun
A person or organization that provides something needed such as a product or service.
Example: Suppliers must know their indirect impact on deforestation.
fr: un fournisseur
anticompetitive conduct
noun
An anti-competitive practice is an action conducted by one or more businesses to make it difficult or impossible for other companies to enter or succeed in their market.
Example: The complaint seeks an injunction against any anticompetitive conduct.
fr: conduite anticoncurentielle
app developer
noun
An app developer is a computer software engineer whose primary responsibilities include creating, testing and programming apps for computers, mobile phones, and tablets.
Example: Apple is being sued by French app developers.
fr: développeur d'application
claims
noun
An assertion that something is true.
Example: Claims made by these companies are potentially misleading.
fr: déclarations
class action
noun
It is s a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people who are represented collectively by a member or members of that group.
Example: Plaintiffs' lawyers have tried to get the courts to combine all the potential suits into a single class action.
fr: recours collectif
committed
adjective
Pledged or bound to a certain course or policy; dedicated.
Example: This committed brand is a sustainable fashion brand which aims to reduce negative impacts of the fashion industry.
fr: engagé
content provider
noun
Content providers are companies that create and offer content, such as graphic products, ringtones, games, news, information and entertainment services.
Example: He has changed the course of his business from a computer hardware seller to a web designer and content provider for e-commerce sites.
fr: fournisseur de contenu
duvet
noun
A large, soft, flat bag filled with feathers or artificial material used as a covering on a bed.
Example: I was just snuggling down into my warm duvet when my phone rang.
fr: couette
effectiveness
noun
The degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result; success.
Example: Its effectiveness was recognized during the 1960s.
fr: efficacité
energy guzzler
noun
Consuming a specified resource, like energy, in a way that is wasteful and unnecessary.
Example: Air conditioning is an energy guzzler.
fr: énergivore
greenhouse gas
noun
A gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation.
Example: Carbon dioxide is considered to be a greenhouse gas because it traps heat radiated into the atmosphere.
fr: gaz à effet de serre
husbandry
noun
The care, cultivation, and breeding of crops and animals.
Example: He gave a lecture on crop and animal husbandry.
fr: élevage
hydropower
noun
Hydroelectric power.
Example: Neither hydropower nor today's alternative energy sources are capable of meeting our supply needs.
fr: hydroélectricité
in compliance with
phrase/idiom
According to/ in the way that is required by (a rule, law, etc.).
Example: Crocodilian skin must come from farms certified in compliance with ICFA standards.
fr: selon le / en accord avec
misleading
adjective
Giving the wrong idea or impression.
Example: The company have made misleading statements.
fr: trompeur
monitored
adjective
Maintain regular surveillance over.
Example: The transport network must be monitored.
fr: surveillé
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
idiom
Used to say that it is worth trying to do something because one might succeed even though success is not certain.
Example: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
fr: Qui ne tente rien n'a rien.
plaintiff
noun
A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Example: The plaintiff commenced an action for damages.
fr: plaignant
supply and demand
noun
The amount of a commodity, product, or service available and the desire of buyers for it, considered as factors regulating its price.
Example: Following the laws of supply and demand, the company raised the price.
fr: L'offre et la demande
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.
fr: durable
tanning
noun
The action or process of converting animal skin into leather by soaking it in a liquid containing tannic acid, or by the use of other chemicals.
Example: Suppliers are advised to implement measures to reduce the environmental impact of tanning operations.
fr: tannage
to carry out
phrasal verb
To perform or complete a job/activity/task, to fulfill it.
Example: Its effectiveness was recognized when they published astonishing findings from an experiment carried out in California.
fr: effectuer, réaliser
to ensure
verb
Make certain that (something) will occur or be the case. Make certain of obtaining or providing (something).
Example: In order to ensure a stable electricity flow, the transport network must be constantly monitored.
fr: garantir
volunteer
noun
A person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task. A person who works for an organization without being paid.
Example: Another volunteer had been at their home.
fr: bénévole
willingness
noun
The quality of being happy to do something if it is needed.
Example: The main reason for this surprising willingness is to be found in something that had happened to them fifteen days before.
