This glossary allows me to memorize and learn terms that I have seen in class following the translation of texts into grammar.
Brand
Noun
A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.
Example: They trust and like the BRAND and shop at H&M on regular basis.
fr: Marque
Company
Noun
A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
Example: Jaben Jaben is a company devoted to the production of shower cabines, bathroom accessories and domestic utilities located in Águeda - Portugal.
fr: Entreprise
Competitors
Noun
A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people but also a competitor is a person who takes part in a competition or contest.
Example: As a company they are known for their cheaper prices compared to some COMPETITORS.
fr: Concurrents
Consumption
Noun
Expenditure on goods and services for final personal use.
Example: Despite the recent rise in obesity levels, The National Health Survey shows that fat CONSUMPTION in the UK has actually fallen. CONSUMPTION of butter per week in 1965 was 173g but only 39g in 2003.
fr: Consommation
Customer
Noun
A person who buys goods or services from a shop or business.
Example: The promotion is available for all customers of the store.
fr: Client
Fabric
Noun
Fabric is cloth or other material produced by weaving together cotton, nylon, wool, silk, or other threads. Fabrics are used for making things such as clothes, curtains, and sheets.
Example: Traditional competitors offer a lot more flexibility in terms of the product selection, such as FABRIC and colour.
fr: Tissu
Investigator
Noun
A person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation, such as a private detective.
Example: He hired a private investigator to have me followed.
fr: Enquêteur
Lawn
Noun
A lawn is an area of grass that is kept cut short and is usually part of someone's garden or backyard, or part of a park.
Example: Although designed in a different manner, it consists of the main elements - a central quad with LAWN, with two rows of student's rooms either side, a garden, chapel and a dining hall. / She was sitting in a deckchair on the lawn.
fr: Pelouse
Leather
Noun
Leather is treated animal skin which is used for making shoes, clothes, bags, and furniture.
Example: Given that the saddle consists of wood, metal and LEATHER and the parts are fairly elaborated this might mean that different people were involved in the process of production of this object. / Well, wearing a tight white t-shirt and a leather vest.
fr: Cuir
Owners
Noun
A person who owns something.
Example: Owners are responsible for their side of the property.
fr: Propriétaires
Sign
noun
A sign is a piece of wood, metal, or plastic with words or pictures on it. Signs give you information about something, or give you a warning or an instruction.
Example: I didn't see the stop sign / Pass the Slovak National Theatre and follow the EUROVEA Galleria sign.
fr: Pancarte
Soap
Noun
A substance used with water for washing and cleaning, made of a compound of natural oils or fats with sodium hydroxide or another strong alkali, and typically having perfume and colouring added.
Example: Wash your hands with soap or use hydro-alcoholic products.
fr: Savon
Storage
Noun
The action or method of storing something for future use.
Example: The farm has good STORAGE facilities which are important for the period around Christmas. This is because, due to the type of service the Christmas tree business offer, STORAGE is an important element for the felled trees.
fr: Stockage
Suburb
Noun
A suburbof a city or large town is a smaller area which is part of the city or large town but is outside its centre.
Example: Our large house is situated in the popular suburb of Northcote.
fr: Banlieue
Suppliers
Noun
A supplier is a person, company, or organization that sells or supplies something such as goods or equipment to customers.
Example: They are those who provide raw materials and products. Maintains a good relationship with SUPPLIERS to ensure constant supply, otherwise customers cannot find what they need and will switch to other competitors.
fr: Fournisseurs
Sustainable
adjective
conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources.
Example: Organic food production is trying to establish SUSTAINABLE agriculture, with the aim of maintaining soil fertility, levels of soil organic matter and the biological activity within the soil.
fr: Durable
Ugly
Adjective
Unpleasant or repulsive, especially in appearance.
Example: The tiny butterfly is ugly but it will become beautiful.
fr: Moche / laid
Vegetable garden
A small garden, attached to a house, where vegetables, herbs and fruit are grown for household use; sometimes includes cold frames and greenhouses.
Example: Our vegetable garden provides us with fresh vegetables and herbs.
fr: Potager
Volunteer
Noun
A person who works for an organization without being paid.
Example: Melanie is serving as a volunteer nurse in the local hospital.
fr: Bénévole
Waste
Noun
An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
Example: There is also evidence that food waste has increased nationally.
