HABOUZITGlossaryL2S32022

49 Newly learned English words. terms

These are words learned in class, mostly related to business, environment and law + some other words. For the most part, sources are Wordreference and Oxford Languages.

Affixed

Adj

Stick, attach, or fasten (something) to something else.

Example: The gargoyles are affixed to the church.

fr: Fixé/Apposé

Antitrust

Adj

Preventing or controlling trusts or other monopolies, and so promoting fair competition in business.

Example: Are antitrust laws efficient enough?

fr: Antitrust/Antimonopole

Bumfuzzle

vtr

To confuse or fluster.

Example: This NFT thing was confusing enough to bumfuzzle him.

fr: Rendre confus

Burdensome

adj

Difficult to carry out or fulfil; taxing.

Example: Taking responsibility for everyone's sins sounds kinda like a burdensome task.

fr: Pesant/Pénible

Cap-and-trade

n

A system for controlling carbon emissions and other forms of atmospheric pollution by which an upper limit is set on the amount a given business or other organization may produce but which allows further capacity to be bought from other organizations that have not used their full allowance.

Example: Is cap-and-trade working? I don't know, I don't even actually know what that is! Isn't it just like the carbon trade?

fr: Quotas d'émission cessibles

Carcinogenic

adj

Having the potential to cause cancer.

Example: This product in carcinogenic.

fr: Cancérigène

CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

n

A chief executive officer, the highest-ranking person in a company or other institution, ultimately responsible for taking managerial decisions.

Example: I am the CEO.

fr: PDG (Président Directeur Général)

Chairman

n

A person in charge of a meeting or organization.

fr: Président (d'une réunion, d'une entreprise)

Chronicling

vgerund

Recording (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way.

Example: I am wasting my time chronicling my life cause I have no life.

fr: En train de chroniquer

Cubicle

n

A small partitioned-off area of a room, for example one containing a shower or toilet, or a desk in an office.

Example: Nice cubicle you got there. Next to the best bathroom in the office.

fr: Box

Deed

n

A legal document that is signed and delivered, especially one regarding the ownership of property or legal rights.

Example: Mortgage deeds.

fr: Acte

Disposable

adj

Intended to be thrown away after use.

Example: Disposable plates.

fr: Jetable

Eco-label

n

A voluntary method of environmental performance certification and labelling that is practised around the world.

Example: Whoa, so much eco-labels, this product is obviously so ecological.

fr: Écolabel

Embezzlement

n

Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.

Example: I've heard the mayor is doing an embezzlement.

fr: Détournement

Energy-Intensive

adj

Using large amount of energy.

Example: Old planes are more energy-intensive than new ones.

fr: Énergivore

Escrow

n

A bond, deed, or other document kept in the custody of a third party and taking effect only when a specified condition has been fulfilled.

Example: Let's put that money in an escrow and fight for it.

fr: Dépôt en main tierce

Foreclosure

n

The action of taking back property that was bought with borrowed money because the money was not being paid back as formally agreed, or an example of this.

Example: The baker is facing foreclosure because her bread is so bad.

fr: Saisie

Foreman

n

A skilled person with experience who is in charge of and watches over a group of workers.

Example: We need a new foreman, the former one died after a brick fell on his head.

fr: Contremaître

Fraudster

n

A person who commits fraud, especially in business dealings.

Example: Why are there so many fraudsters on the Internet?

fr: Escroc

Free-range

adj

(of livestock, especially poultry) Kept in natural conditions, with freedom of movement.

Example: Free-range chicken is expensive but better for the local economy.

fr: Fermier/Plein air

Freight

n

Goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.

Example: Freight carried by road.

fr: Fret

French toast

n

Bread dipped in a mixture of seasoned beaten egg, often with added milk, and fried on both sides.

Example: I wonder where French bread comes from.

fr: Pain perdu

Guzzler

n

A person who eats or drinks something greedily.

Example: Tarrare was known to be a bit of a guzzler.

fr: Goinfre

Hide

n

The skin of an animal, especially when tanned or dressed.

Example: We'll skin them right here and preserve their hides.

fr: Peau

Hodgepodge

n

A confused mixture; a hotchpotch.

Example: This room is a hodgepodge of antique and modern furniture.

fr: Méli-mélo

Hustler

n

Someone (especially in business) who is determined to succeed.

Example: I've hustling in the morning, in the afternoon and the evening.

fr: Ambitieux

Incur

vtr

Become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or actions.

Example: Do you know what you're incurring?

fr: Encourir

Injunction

n

Example: An authoritative warning or order.

fr: Injonction

Invoice

n

A list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these; a bill.

Example: Why the hell is that invoice so high? Did you order lobster?

fr: Facture

Lackluster

adj

Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring.

Example: Even though it was one of the richest countries on earth last century, Argentina's economy is now pretty lackluster.

fr: Terne

Lease

n

A contract by which one party conveys land, property, services, etc. to another for a specified time, usually in return for a periodic payment.

Example: This lease is very interesting.

fr: Bail

Oodles

npl

A very great number or amount of something.

Example: I just want oodles of cash.

fr: Des tas

Phytosanitary

adj

Relating to the health of plants, especially with respect to the requirements of international trade.

Example: Phytosanitary products.

fr: Phytosanitaire

Plaintiff

n

A person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

Example: An angry plaintiff.

fr: Plaignant

Policymaker

n

A person responsible for or involved in formulating policies, especially in politics.

Example: The state's policymakers are called the deputies.

fr: Législateur

President (business)

n

The head of a company.

Example: I am the president.

fr: Directeur

Quash

vtr

Put an end to; suppress.

Example: Let's quash the revolt.

fr: Supprimer

Sensitize

vtr

Cause (someone or something) to respond to certain stimuli; make sensitive.

Example: I hate when those people are trying to sensitize to their issue in front of the university. I'm always late.

fr: Sensibiliser

Single-use

adj

Designed to be used once and then disposed of or destroyed.

Example: They sell 10 cents single-use spoons at the crous.

fr: Usage unique

Slick

adj

Done or operating in an impressively smooth and efficient way.

Example: The French have a slick passing game.

fr: Habile

Smelt

vtr

Extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting.

Example: I am smelting loads of iron.

fr: Fondre

Spur

vtr

Give an incentive or encouragement to (someone).

Example: Her sons' passion for computer games spurred her on to set up a software business

fr: Inciter qqu. à faire qqc.

Stifling

adj

(of heat, air, or a room) Very hot and causing difficulties in breathing; suffocating.

Example: The heat is stifling.

fr: Éttoufant

Taradiddle

n

A petty lie.

Example: We haven't got time to listen to more taradiddles.

fr: Sornettes

Tech-rich

adj

An instructional model that is well enhanced, supported, and/or supplemented by use of technologies, devices, or software.

Example: This is a very tech-rich classroom.

fr: Riche en technologie

Testimony

n

A formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.

Example: The testimony of an eyewitness.

fr: Témoignage

Typeface

n

A particular design of type (font).

Example: One of my favorite typefaces is the Ubuntu font.

fr: Police de caractère

Unleaded

adj

Not covered, weighted, or framed with lead.

Example: I prefer unleaded fuel, it tastes better than fuel containing lead.

fr: Sans plomb

Widdershins

adv

In a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; anticlockwise.

Example: She danced widdershins around him.

fr: Dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre