Hello, I hope you are doing well while reading my glossary,
I am Tala, and I wrote this glossary to stick all essential words in my head and also to practice the explication in English and to get improved, I found the words from my booklet and from texts that I had translated with my class every Monday.
Astonishing
Adjective
extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.
Example: an astonishing achievement
fr: étonnant
commitment
noun
the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.
Example: It is clear that EI refers to management-led initiatives, aimed at stimulating employee COMMITMENT and allowing discretion for employee decision-making on lower, often task-based grounds.
fr: engagement
competition
noun
the activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
Example: This COMPETITION caused a dramatic decline in profits which can be seen in the profit and loss account, in the appendix of the article.
fr: concurrence
consumption
noun
industrialized countries should reduce their energy consumption
Example: Satisfaction can then be : summary psychological state resulting when the emotion surrounding dis confirmed expectations is coupled with the consumer's prior feelings about the CONSUMPTION experience.
fr: consommation
Employees
Noun
a person employed for wages or salary, especially at non-executive level.
Example: I need to be able to communicate with the other EMPLOYEES and to organise and arrange tasks efficiently.
fr: Des employés
Enable
Verb
give (someone) the authority or means to do something; make it possible for.
Example: The literature reviewed of each species will sort out what type of research that has been done and ENABLE a ranking of the probability for successful species specific description, e.g., if the species only has been seen once and ten minutes of vocal recordings are available, one is most likely to fail in any attempt to validate its taxonomic status at species level.
fr: permettre
Global warming
noun
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, but since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels (like coal, oil and gas), which produces heat-trapping gases.
Example: This is more important now than ever with the effects of GLOBAL WARMING and rapid changes in products demanded from British agriculture.
fr: Le réchauffement climatique
greenhouse gas
noun
a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation. Carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons are examples of greenhouse gases.
Example: No matter what happens to future GREENHOUSE GAS concentrations, we will always be committed to an additional warming as the climate system tends toward equilibrium.
fr: gaz à effet de serre
Guaranteed
Verb
provide a formal assurance, especially that certain conditions will be fulfilled relating to a product, service, or transaction.
Example: the cooker is guaranteed for five years
fr: Garanti
Healthy
adjective
in a good physical or mental condition; in good health.
Example: I feel fit and healthy.
fr: Saine
investigator
noun
a person who carries out a formal inquiry or investigation.
Example: The Commission has even more powers in certain areas, namely state aid and competition, where it acts as both INVESTIGATOR and initial judge.
fr: enquêteur
involving
Verb
have or include (something) as a necessary or integral part or result.
Example: my job involves a lot of travelling.
fr: impliquant
Leather
noun
a material made from the skin of an animal by tanning or a similar process.
Example: Customers are offered a wide choice of product specifications on factors such as colour, size, wood used, grade of LEATHER etc, and the goods are almost always delivered, often free, at a mutually agreed time and date.
fr: Cuir
measures
Noun
a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose.
Example: MEASURES 1,2 and 3 managed to contract over 99% of available funds.
fr: Actions
Overheating
verb
make or become too hot.
Example: Her car started to overheat.
fr: Surchauffe
pillows
Noun
a rectangular cloth bag stuffed with feathers or other soft materials, used to support the head when lying or sleeping.
Example: To sleep the patient needed four PILLOWS and was unable to lie flat without getting breathless.
fr: oreillers
Supplier
Noun
a person or organization that provides something needed such as a product or service.
Example: every major energy supplier upped their prices.
fr: Le fournisseur
supply chain
noun
the sequence of processes involved in the production and distribution of a commodity.
Example: The strong point of this technology is that it helps the company check exactly where every product in the SUPPLY CHAIN.
fr: chaîne d'approvisionnement
sustainability
Noun
the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
Example: the sustainability of economic growth
fr: durabilité
Uncontrollable
adjective
not controllable / out of control.
Example: her brother had an uncontrollable temper.