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23 Traduction appliquée terms

animal welfare
noun
statutory procedure designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of animals.
Example: Animal welfare is the center of all debates recently.
fr: bien-être animal
astonishing
adjective
extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.
Example: His achievements as an athlete are astonishing.
fr: incroyable, étonnant
carbon footprint
noun
a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result of the activities of a particular individual, organization, or community.
Example: This company has been trying to reduce its carbon footprint by using train for businesses trips instead of the car.
fr: empreinte carbone
chemical fertilizers
noun
a substance applied to soils or directly onto plants to provide nutrients optimal for their growth and development.
Example: Chemical fertilizers are not good for the environment.
fr: engrais chimiques
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: Coal is needed for this machine to function.
fr: charbon
consumer
noun
a person who purchases goods and services for personal use
Example: We hope to reach more consumers.
fr: consommateur
eco-friendly
adjective
not harmful to the environment.
Example: This brand recycles to try to be eco-friendly.
fr: respectueux de la nature
free range farming
noun
relating to or produced by farm animals that are allowed to move around outside and are not kept in cages: free-range eggs/chickens.
Example: Free range farming is becoming popular because it’s better for the animals.
fr: élevage en plein air
global warming
noun
a gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gases such as carbon dioxide that are collecting in the air around the earth and stopping heat escaping into space
Example: Global warming is dangerous for the planet.
fr: réchauffement climatique
greenhouse effect
noun
the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere, due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.
Example: The planet is suffering from the greenhouse effect.
fr: gaz à effet de serre
greenwashing
verb
behaviour or activities that make people believe that a company is doing more to protect the environment than it really is.
Example: The campaign was little more than greenwashing to improve the oil company's image.
fr: écoblanchiment
heat wave
noun
a prolonged period of abnormally hot weather.
Example: When a heatwave occurs many people become increasingly bad-tempered.
fr: canicule
ice cap
noun
a covering of ice over a large area, especially on the polar region of a planet.
Example: The ice caps are melting.
fr: calotte glacière
overfishing
verb
deplete the stock of fish in (a body of water) by excessive fishing.
Example: Fishers have to be careful of not overfishing.
fr: supêche
pesticide
noun
a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.
Example: Pesticides are potentially toxic.
fr: pesticide
salesperson
noun
a person whose job involves selling or promoting commercial products, either in a shop or visiting locations to get orders.
Example: The salesman tried to sell us this product.
fr: vendeur
shortage
noun
a state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts.
Example: There is a food shortage due to global warming.
fr: pénurie
supply and demand
noun
the amount of a commodity, product, or service available and the desire of buyers for it, considered as factors regulating its price.
Example: By the law of supply and demand the cost of healthcare will plummet.
fr: l’offre et la demande
sustainable
adjective
able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
Example: This company has had a sustainable growth.
fr: durable
to concern
verb
make (someone) anxious or worried.
Example: Global warming concerns me for the next generations.
fr: inquiéter
to cope
verb
deal effectively with something difficult.
Example: They’ve been coping with worsening climate conditions.
fr: faire face
to go bankrupt
verb
unable to pay what you owe, and having had control of your financial matters given, by a law court, to a person who sells your property to pay your debts
Example: This company went bankrupt after the economic crisis.
fr: faire faillite
worsening
adverb
make or become worse.
Example: The conditions have been worsening lately.
fr: se détériorant