Hello I'm Emma Davené,
I'm currently studying applied foreign languages in English and German. I created this Glossary in Applied English translation.
It's very useful to remember ,the words, the key words, to improve your skills by learning more vocabulary every week... to be able to understand and use it again every time your need it.
A fire escape
Idiom
a staircase or other apparatus used for escaping from a building on fire.
Example: Please follow the instruction, when you ear the alarm, keep calm and follow the symbols to the fire escape.
en: Une issue de secours
As treble damages
A noun
Damages that count three times.
Example: The complaint seeks injunctive relief against further anticompetitive conduct, as well as treble damages for violations of federal antitrust law and California state laws.
en: Dommages triples
Blind as a bat
Idiom
An idiom that means you have a good eyesight or not seeing well.
Example: Can you tell me what you're seeing, I am blind as a bat !
en: Être myope comme une taupe
Fees
Noun
a fixed price charged for a specific service like justice
Example: Apple is being sued by French app developers that accuse the iPhone maker of violating US antitrust law by (over-) charging them exorbitant fees to use its app store.
en: Frais
I could eat a horse
Idiom
An idiom that means you're starving.
Example: I haven't eaten since the beginning of the day, I could eat a horse!
en: Avoir une faim de loup
Monopoly power
Noun
the power that a single company or small group of companies have over setting the prices in a single market.
Example: Apple abused its monopoly power over the distribution of apps on iOS-based mobile devices by mandating only one App store for these devices.
en: Pouvoir du monopole
Providers
Noun
A person that provides something.
Example: L’Équipe 24/24, which develops the sports news and streaming app L’Équipe, and Le Geste, an association of French content providers.
en: Fournisseurs
stiffling
Verb+ ING
Making one feel constrained or oppressed.
Example: Plaintiffs say it enabled the Cupertino California-based company to take 30% commissions for 14 years, as well as $99 annual fees for app developers, while stifling innovation and consumer choice.
en: Étouffer/ opprimer/ oppresser
To be sued by
Verb
institute legal proceedings against a person or institution, typically for redress.
Example: Apple is being sued by French app developers that accuse the iPhone maker of violating US antitrust law
en: Être poursuivi (e) par ( la justice)
To claim
Verb
State that something is the case, typically without providing evidence .
Example: Plaintiffs claim it enabled the Cupertino California-based company to charge 30% commissions for 14 years,