traduction appliquée angl ALEXIA CACHO-SOUSA

37 business Terms terms

a chairman
a noun
head of company
Example: The chairman of the Federal Reserve explained why the Dow Jones had jumped by 5%.
fr: un président
a claim
a noun
A confession made to a person
Example: Their claim was that they had been cheated
fr: une affirmation, déclaration
a coffin
a noun
A long box in which the body of a dead person is enclosed before burial or cremation.
Example: The pallbearers carried the coffin to the grave site.
fr: un cercueil
allowance
noun
Money that someone is given regularly by their employer or by the government to pay for a particular thing
Example: she receives the lower rate of Disability Living ALLOWANCE as she was forced to give up her with medicine
fr: allocation
astonishing
adjective
amazing
Example: The children agreed that the trapeze act at the circus was the most astonishing thing they had ever seen.
fr: étonnant
breakdown
noun
a mechanical failure
Example: Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns.
fr: en panne
claim/allegation
verb
a claim of fact not yet proven to be true. In a lawsuit, a party puts forth their allegations in a complaint, indictment or affirmative defense, and then uses evidence at trial to attempt to prove their truth
Example: I had never received one single complaint against me,' claimed the humiliated doctor.
fr: allégations
coal
noun
a combustible black or dark brown rock consisting chiefly of carbonized plant matter, found mainly in underground seams and used as fuel.
Example: Locomotives used to be powered by coal.
fr: charbon
consumption
uncountable noun
The consumption of fuel or natural resources is the amount of them that is used or the act of using them. Or the consumption of food or drink is the act of eating or drinking something, or the amount that is eaten or drunk.
Example: Most of the wine was unfit for human consumption.
fr: consommation
eco-friendly
adjective
Eco-friendly products or services are less harmful to the environment than other similar products or services.
Example: Tourism must try to be eco-friendly.
fr: respectueux de l'environnement
economic
adjective
relating to economics or the economy.
Example: The government promised their economic policies would lower the national debt.
fr: économique
economical
adjective
giving good value or return in relation to the money, time, or effort expended.
Example: Some people just can't learn to be economical with money.
fr: économe
eggs from free-range or cage-free hens
Free range eggs come from hens that have access to an outdoor range during the day but are housed securely and comfortably in sheds at night.
Example: We prefer eggs from free-range hens in our restaurant.
fr: oeufs de poules élevées en plein air ou hors cage
Environnemental Policy
Noun
is primarily concerned with how to govern the relationship between humans and the natural environment in a mutually beneficial manner.
Example: The country's environmental policy prohibits the sale of plastic bags and straws.
fr: politique environnementale
fertilizer
noun
a chemical or natural substance added to soil or land to increase its fertility.
Example: We try to use only organic fertilizers in the garden.
fr: engrais, fertilisant
goodwill
noun
Goodwill is a friendly or helpful attitude towards other people, countries, or organizations.
Example: I invited them to dinner, a gesture of goodwill.
fr: Bonne volonté
greenwashing
noun
A superficial or insincere display of concern for the environment that is shown by an organization.
Example: Brands do greenwashing but continue to pollute enormously.
fr: blanchissement écologique
heat wave
noun
An air mass of high temperature covering an extended area and moving relatively slowly or a period of abnormally hot and usually humid weather.
Example: If global warming does not stop, we could have a heat wave until October.
fr: canicule
lawsuit
noun
action on the court
Example: The company launched a lawsuit against their competitor for patent violations.
fr: un procès
liable for
adjective
If you are liable for something such as a debt, you are legally responsible for it.
Example: The airline's insurer is liable for damages to the victims' families.
fr: responsable (contexte légal)
lockout
noun
The closing of a place of employment by an employer so as to bring pressure on employees to agree to terms.
Example: The employees had no choice but to accept the employers' lockout.
fr: grève patronale (fermeture d'une entreprise)
misleading statements
misleading -> adjective statement -> noun
If you describe something as misleading, you mean that it gives you a wrong idea or impression.
Example: He made misleading statements about the case.
fr: déclarations trompeuses
out of business
idiomática expression
Having stopped operating as a business because there is no more money or work available.
Example: Our shop was not successful enough, so we ended up running out of business.
fr: Faire faillite
scammer
noun
fraudster
Example: Frank lost $2,000 after being tricked by a scammer.
fr: escroc
short-term
adjective
Short-term is used to describe things that will last for a short time, or things that will have an effect soon rather than in the distant future.
Example: The company has 90 staff, almost all on short-term contracts.
fr: court terme
shortage
noun
A deficiency or lack in the amount needed, expected, or due; deficit.
Example: There was a shortage of toilet paper during the health crisis.
fr: pénurie
stifling
adejctive
oppressively stuffy
Example: It's stifling in here; open some windows, quick!
fr: étouffant
supply and demand
noun
economic term
Example: In the energy marcket, several competitors are ine competing to fill the gap between supply and demand resulting from the unmanageable variability of RES.
fr: l'offre et la demande
take actions
verb
To start doing something or to start a legal procedure.
Example: As soon as we get his decision, we'll take action.
fr: prendre des mesures
teapot
noun
por for making tea
Example: This teapot will make three cups.
fr: une théière
the criteria
noun
a standard by which something can be judged or decided
Example: The applicant fits the criteria for the job.
fr: les critères
to cope
verb
overcome difficulties
Example: The death of their father was devastating at first, but they learned to cope.
fr: faire face
to deem
verb
View as
Example: Gerald always insists on meeting his daughter's boyfriends to see if he deems them suitable.
fr: juger / réputer / estimer / considérer
to fill
verb
become full
Example: He filled the bottle with water.
fr: remplir, combler
to implement
verb
Put into effect
Example: The contract was implemented after everyone agreed.
fr: implémenter
to specify
verb
If you specify something, you give information about what is required or should happen in a certain situation.
Example: He has not specified what action he would like them to take.
fr: préciser
whithdrawal
noun
removal
Example: Many countries believe in the withdrawal of freedom and other privileges from somebody who has committed a crime.
fr: un retrait / retractation