Glossaire de Camélya

20 null terms

Agreement
Noun
State resulting from a community or conformity of thoughts, feelings
Example: Both parties have now signed the agreement
en: Accord
claim
Noun
Action of claiming, of addressing an authority to have the existence of a right recognized.
Example: The customer service department handles claims
en: Réclamation
climate change
Noun
Climate change refers to long-term variations in temperature and weather patterns.
Example: The issue of climate change concerns all of us
en: le changement climatique
coal
Noun
Solid fuel, black, of vegetable origin, drawn from the ground
Example: Locomotives used to be powered by coal
en: charbon
commitment
Noun
A commitment to enter into an obligation or to perform an act.
Example: The company asked for Mark’s commitment to stay in the job for at least a year
en: engagement
crop
Noun
Products collected
Example: Grandmother’s farm always bore crops of corn and tomatoes
en: récolte
display
verb
to arrange something or a collection of things so that it can be seen by the public
Example: Family photographs were displayed on the wall
en: affiche
drought
Noun
State of what is dry, of what lacks moisture.
Example: Drought often leads to famine
en: sécheresse
Food waste
Noun
any food for human consumption that is lost or discarded at any stage of the food chain
Example: Do not waste the food
en: Déchets alimentaires
global warming
Noun
Global warming is a global phenomenon of climate transformation characterized by a general increase in average temperatures
Example: Global warming is changing the weather in many parts of the world
en: réchauffement climatique
GMO
Noun
Organism whose genome has been modified to give it a new property
Example: Some European Union countries want supermarkets to be 100 percent GMO-free.
en: OGM
leak
verb
of a liquid or gas to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container
Example: Oil leaked out of the car
en: fuite
liable
adjective
having responsibility for something or someone
Example: The law holds parents liable if a child does not attend school
en: responsable
Milk solids
Noun
Powdered milk is milk without water
Example: The bar is coated in chocolate, made from cocoa and milk solids
en: Lait en poudre
NGO
noun
non-governmental organization, an organization that tries to achieve social or political aims but is not controlled by a government
Example: Co-operation between NGOs and governments is not always easy
en: ONG
reach
verb
to arrive at a place, especially after spending a long time or a lot of effort travelling
Example: We won't reach Miami until five or six o'clock
en: arrive
shortage
noun
a situation in which there is not enough of something
Example: There's a shortage of food and shelter in the refugee camps
en: pénurie
statement
noun
something that someone says or writes officially, or an action done to express an opinion
en: déclaration
sustainability
noun
the quality of being able to continue over a period of time
Example: the long-term sustainability of the community
en: durabilité
sustainable
adjective
able to continue over a period of time
Example: That sort of extreme diet is not sustainable over a long period
en: durable