Glossary Trad Appliquée

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Attorney General
Minister of Justice, state or federal level.
Example: Merrick Garland was appointed Attorney General.
en: Ministre de la Justice / Procureur général
Cattle
Livestock of cows.
Example: Farmers breed cattle to produce meat or milk
en: Bétail
Chairman
President / director
Example: The chairman decided to lay off staff.
en: Président
class action
A class action is a type of lawsuit where one of the parties is a group of people
Example: The class action against Apple failed.
en: Recours collectif
Custody
To keep someone under police watch.
Example: The police held her in custody.
en: Détention / Garde à vue
Dispatchable
Energy sources that we can control depending on the needs.
Example: They are called dispatchable energy sources because they work whenever you want them to.
en: Pilotable
exchange-traded fund (ETF)
Fund that follows the level of share prices on a stock market, and that is also traded on a market.
Example: This ETF is very cheap and attractive to buy.
en: Fonds négocié en bourse
Fabirc
used for clothes.
Example: The fabric of this dress is very High end.
en: Tissu / Téxtile
Fed (Federal Reserve)
American Cental Bank
Example: Jerome Powell is the chairman of the FED.
en: Banque centrale Américaine
GDP (Gross domestic product)
The standard measure of the value added created through the production of goods and services in a country.
Example: U.S GDP increased by 2% last year.
en: PIB
Green washing
Green washing is a form of advertising in which green marketing are deceptively used to persuade the public that an organization's products, are environmentally friendly.
Example: Chevron is being accused of green washing.
en: Blanchiment écologique
Greenhouse Gas
Gas that contributes to greenhouse effect.
Example: The primary greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are water vapor, carbon dioxide , methane , nitrous oxide, and ozone.
en: Gaz à effet de serre
Husbandry
Where you raise animals
Example: This husbandry produces dairy products
en: élevage
Money laundering
Money laundering is the process of concealing the origin of money for the government.
Example: Money laundering is often used by cartels and other user of "illiegal" money like drug trafficking or corruption.
en: Blanchiment d'argent
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement
Example: NAFTA took an end in 2020.
en: ALENA
NGO (non-governmental organization)
an organization that is formed independent from government, and nonprofit entities.
Example: The Red Cross is an NGO.
en: ONG
Pollutant
Polluting substance harming the environment.
Example: This company faces lawsuit because of her pollutant.
en: Agent polluant
Ticker symbol
A ticker ( or stock) symbol often abbreviated in just "Ticker", is a unique series of letters assigned to a security for trading purposes. ex: AAPL -> Apple or MSFT -> Microsoft
Example: Coca-cola ticker is : KO.
en: Code mnémonique
Volunteer
Who work for free, unpaid.
Example: She is an active volunteer.
en: Bénévole
Yield
to produce
Example: This farm has a good yield
en: Produire / Rendement