Glossary, Joanna Dabek
Glossary, Joanna Dabek
20 null terms
- (to) Pledge
- verb
- To make a serious or formal promise to give or do something.
- Example: She will call on the faithful to pledge devotion three times.
- fr: S'engager
- (to) Undergo
- verb
- To experience, endure, or sustain.
- Example: Before the first attempts, you should undergo a medical examination.
- fr: Subir
- Bogus
- adjective
- Not genuine or true (used in a disapproving manner when deception has been attempted).
- Example: A bogus insurance claim.
- fr: Frauduleux
- Burial
- noun
- The act of burying a dead body.
- Example: Burial at the Cemetery of Grenoble at 11am.
- fr: Enterrement
- Chairman
- noun
- A person who presides over a company's board of directors, a committee, a debate, an administrative department, etc.
- Example: In December 1903 he was chairman of the tariff commission.
- fr: Président
- Commitment
- noun
- 1: an obligation, promise, etc. that restricts one's freedom of action.
2: the referral of a bill to a committee or legislature.
- Example: The time has come to translate our political commitment into action.
- fr: Engagement
- Complaint
- noun
- 1: the act of complaining; an expression of grievance.
2: a statement by which a civil proceeding in a magistrates' court is commenced.
- Example: Where the complaint is withdrawn, the proceedings may be terminated.
- fr: Plainte
- Dispute
- noun
- 1: to argue, debate, or quarrel about (something).
2: a disagreement or argument.
- Example: The dispute involves two British companies who manufacture children's suitcases.
- fr: Litige
- Heir / Heiress
- noun
- The person legally succeeding to all property of a deceased person, irrespective of whether such person died testate or intestate, and upon whom devolves as well as the rights the duties and liabilities attached to the estate.
- Example: The rich and only heir of a powerful Japanese family.
- fr: Héritier / Héritière
- Hustler
- noun
- A person who obtains money by fraud or deceit.
- Example: My stepfather was a gangster, a straight-up street hustler.
- fr: Escroc
- Leather
- noun
- A material consisting of the skin of an animal made smooth and flexible by tanning, removing the hair, etc.
- Example: The luxury rooms are beautifully decorated in leather and velvet.
- fr: Cuir
- Monitor
- verb
- To observe or record (the activity or performance) of (an engine or other device).
- Example: The transport of products is monitored in real time thanks to an app.
- fr: Surveiller
- Plaintiff
- noun
- A person who brings a civil action in a court of law.
- Example: I'm intrigued enough to allow plaintiff to argue contraceptive fraud.
- fr: Plaignant
- Preservative
- noun
- Something that preserves or tends to preserve, a chemical added to foods to inhibit decomposition.
- Example: Our cooked meals contain no added preservatives and are eco-friendly.
- fr: Conservateur
- Slaughter
- noun
- The killing of animals, esp. for food.
- Example: The planned slaughter capacity is 569,000 head per year.
- fr: Abattage
- Sustainable
- adjective
- 1: capable of being sustained.
2: (of economic development, energy sources, etc.) capable of being maintained at a steady level without exhausting natural resources or causing severe ecological damage.
- Example: The composition of your profucts does not respect our criteria in terms of sustainable development.
- fr: Durable
- Threat
- verb
- A declaration of the intention to inflict harm, pain, or misery.
- Example: He threats to report his friend to the police.
- fr: Menacer
- Undertake
- verb
- Promise to do a particular thing.
- Example: The firm undertook to keep price increases to a minimum.
- fr: Entreprendre
- Venture
- noun
- A business enterprise.
- Example: I'm looking for investment in my internet venture.
- fr: Entreprise
- Withdraw
- verb
- To take or draw back or away; remove.
- Example: The notified body shall withdraw certificates which are no longer valid.
- fr: Retirer