Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals.
Example: With the support and close co-operation of the EU countries, the European Commission has been promoting animal welfare for over 40 years.
fr: bien-être animal
bovine
A bovine is an animal of the cattle group, which also includes buffaloes and bison.
Example: Beef is the meat extracted from slaughtered cows which is naturally halal if the bovine was healthy before and was killed in an Islamic religious way.
fr: bovin(e)
bridge the gap
To bridge the gap is to connect two things or to make the difference between them smaller.
Example: The festival in June aims to bridge the gap between different periods and traditions.
fr: combler le fossé
business venture
A new business that is formed with a plan and expectation that financial gain will follow.
Example: The three principal types of a business venture are the early stage financing, expansion financing and acquisition/buyout financing.
fr: projet d'entreprise
chairman
The officer who leads the meetings of an organization.
Example: The qualifications that you need to become a chairman of an organization include job experience, a track record as a successful executive, and, often, a degree.
fr: président
Compliance
A compliance is one method, but not the only method, to show compliance with a regulatory requirement.
Example: An order to ensure it's successful on all levels, a compliance program must include three important pillars: People, Policies and Technical Enforcement.
fr: conformité
convicted
Having been declared guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge.
Example: Jeff has been convicted of a crime.
fr: condamné(e)
cricket
Cricket is a game of strategy between two teams. Each team bats and fields in turn – the batters try to score runs; the fielders try to stop them. The team with the most runs wins.
Example: Many people enjoy watching cricket because they feel like they are there at the stadium cheering on their favourite team.
fr: criquet
Eurojust
Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, is a unique hub based in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Example: Eurojust relies on a smooth flow of case-related information from national authorities in the Member States to coordinate Europe's fight against serious cross-border crime
fr: Eurojust
exempted
If someone or something is exempt from a particular rule, duty, or obligation, they do not have to follow it or do it.
Example: They were exempted from paying the tax
fr: dispenser
expressly
In an express manner : explicitly. expressly rejected the proposal. : for the express purpose : particularly, specifically.
Example: They are wrong in the sense that simulation is expressly forbidden by the laws of football.
fr: expressément
fraudster
A fraudster is a person who commits fraud, especially in business dealings.
Example: He was just a convicted fraudster on the run.
fr: fraudeur/fraudeuse
glyphosate
Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides with applications in agriculture, forestry, industrial weed control, lawn, garden, and aquatic environments.
Example: Glyphosate is used worldwide by those in the lawn care and agricultural industries.
fr: glyphosate
heiress
A heiress is a woman who is legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
Example: She is the heiress of the talent of her mother and grandmother.
fr: héritière
hustler
A hustler is a person adept at aggressive selling or illicit dealing.
Example: The small-time hustlers are trying to sell their stuff.
fr: arnaqueur/arnaqueuse
hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power).
Example: Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity.
fr: hydroélectricité
inertia
Inertia is a tendency to do nothing or to remain unchanged.
Example: The problem is the bureaucratic inertia of the various tiers of government.
fr: inertie
lawn
Lawn is an area of short, regularly mown grass in the garden of a house or park.
Example: She was sitting in a deckchair on the lawn.
fr: pelouse
NFT
NFT means non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which are generally created using the same type of programming used for cryptocurrencies.
Example: NFT creators utilize social media to promote their work.
fr: NFT
nomenclature
Nomenclature is the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline.
Example: The Linnean system of zoological nomenclature.
fr: nomenclature
parameter
A parameter is a numerical or other measurable factor forming one of a set that defines a system or sets the conditions of its operation.
Example: Types defined using parameters are called parameterized types.
fr: paramètre
phytosanitary legislation
The phytosanitary legislation are basic laws granting legal authority to a national plant protection organization (NPPO) from which phytosanitary regulations may be drafted.
Example: Phytosanitary legislation serves several purposes, most importantly enabling countries to protect their agricultural resources.
fr: législation phytosanitaire
plaintiff
A plaintiff is a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.
Example: The plaintiff commenced an action for damages.
fr: plaignant(demandeur)
quota
A quota is a fixed share of something that a person or group is entitled to receive or is bound to contribute.
Example: The county is falling short of its quota of blood donations.
fr: quota
riot
A riot is a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
Example: If the defendant incited a riot in a jail or prison that resulted in serious bodily injury to another, the offense is then a “wobbler” which can be filed as a felony or a misdemeanor.
fr: émeute
starch
Starch is a soft, white, tasteless powder that is insoluble in cold water, alcohol, or other solvents. The basic chemical formula of the starch molecule is (C6H10O5)n.
Example: Starch is a polysaccharide comprising glucose monomers joined in α 1,4 linkages.
fr: amidon
stifling
Stifling is making one feel constrained or oppressed.
Example: She stifled a cough.
fr: étouffant(e)
suburb
A suburb is an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one.
Example: Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne.
fr: banlieue
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the land and the only part of the federal judiciary specifically required by the Constitution.
Example: Congress has the power to organize the Supreme Court and to establish lower courts.
fr: Cour suprême
thereto
Meaning of thereto in English: "to the thing just mentioned".
Example: The government has the right to inspect any such establishment or any papers or records relating thereto.
fr: à celle-ci
withdrawal
Withdrawal is the action of withdrawing something.
Example: You may find it necessary to withdraw $10.