Glossary for Miss' LYU class

20 By Eléonore de Diego Brésit terms

Bridge the gap
Idiom
To connect two things or to make the difference between them smaller.
Example: His work bridges the gap between popular fiction and serious literature.
fr: Combler le fossé.
Calendar days
noun
A civil day : the time from midnight to midnight.
Example: The employee must sign the contract within 15 calendar days following its submission.
fr: Jours civils
Customs costs
noun
Tax imposed on imports and exports of goods.
Example: The buyer has to cover customs costs.
fr: Frais de douane.
Disposal
noun
The action or process of getting rid of something.
Example: The seller won’t have any involvement in the disposal of the goods.
fr: Elimination, évacuation
Endangered
Adjective
(of a species) seriously at risk of extinction.
Example: "legislation to protect endangered species"
fr: En voie de disparition
Force majeure
Noun
Unpredicted and unexpected circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling their duty.
Example: If due to force majeure, either party is unable to carry out their duties they must give notice in writing within reasonable delay.
fr: Cas de force majeure
Hyphen
Noun
A hyphen (-) is a punctuation mark that’s used to join words or parts of words. It’s not interchangeable with other types of dashes.
Example: Use a hyphen in a compound modifier when the modifier comes before the word it’s modifying.
fr: Trait d'union
Idiom
Noun
A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
Example: ... the prospect of recovering a nearly lost language, the idiom and scrappy slang of the postwar period …
fr: Expression
Inconsistent
Adjective
Not compatible or in keeping with.
Example: He had done nothing inconsistent with his morality.
fr: Incohérent
Installment
noun
One of the parts into which a debt is divided when payment is made at intervals.
Example: The goods can be delivered in installments.
fr: Versement
Invoice
noun
A detailed list of goods shipped or services rendered, with an account of all costs.
Example: And the buyer must pay for each invoice.
fr: Facture
jurisdiction
noun
The official power to make legal decisions and judgements.
Example: The English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants.
fr: jurisdiction
Slaughterhouse
Noun
an establishment where animals are butchered
Example: Rescuers saved 18 dogs from a slaughterhouse after the owner decided to give up the business.
fr: Abattoir
to aim
verb
To point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target. Have the intention of achieving.
Example: The programme will aim at deepening understanding.
fr: viser
to arise
Verb
To begin to occur or to exist : to come into being or to attention.
Example: Problems arise when people try to avoid responsibility.
fr: émerger
to disclose
verb
Make (secret or new information) known.
Example: Neither party can disclose any information concerning the other without their consent.
fr: Divulger
to induce
transitive verb
Succeed in persuading or leading (someone) to do something.
Example: The pickets induced many workers to stay away.
fr: Induire
to monitor
transitive verb
To watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose.
Example: Nurses monitored the patient's heart rate.
fr: Surveiller
to seize
verb
Take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
Example: She jumped up and seized his arm
fr: saisir
Unsettled
Adjective
Not yet resolved / Lacking order or stability.
Example: Unsettled invoices are subject to interest charges at the rate of 1.5% per month.
fr: Instable