BASIC GLOSSARY
Payment
- PAYMENT TERMS / PAYMENT CONDITIONS : les conditions de paiement
- CASH WITH ORDER (CWO) : comptant à la commande
- CASH ON DELIVERY (COD) : comptant à la livraison
- CASH / A CASH PAYMENT : comptant / un paiement comptant
- INSTALLMENTS : versements (d'un crédit)
You can pay in 6 monthly installments at a rate of 4.5%.
- RATE / CREDIT RATE : taux / taux de crédit
- DISCOUNT / REBATE : remise
- OFFER / SPECIAL OFFER : offre / offre spéciale
- SALE : promotion
These products are on sale at the exceptional price of
£20.99.
- SALES : les soldes
- BARGAIN : une bonne affaire
This is a bargain price.
- EXPENSIVE / COSTLY / DEAR : cher, coûteux
- CHEAP : bon marché
- TO SETTLE FOR = TO CHOOSE : choisir, faire le choix de
Delivery
- TO DELIVER : livrer
NB : Use the passive voice whenever necessary (TO
BE DELIVERED) : The goods could be delivered tomorrow.
Be careful !! : You will be delivered tomorrow.
- DELIVERY CHARGES : frais de livraison
- WITHIN (7 weeks) : sous (7 semaines)
IN (7 weeks) : dans (7 semaines)
UP TO : jusqu'à
The delivery can take up to 6 days.
- FREE = FREE OF CHARGE
The delivery is free of charge.
Company
- HEADQUARTERS : Siège social
NB : This is used as a singular : Our headquarters
is based in Paris, France.
- BRANCH : Filiale
- OFFICES : Bureaux
- TURNOVER : Chiffre d'affaires
- EMPLOYEES : employés
- MANAGER : responsable
In our company, there is a purchase manager and a technical manager.
- CEO (Chief Executive Officer) : PDG (Président-Directeur Général)
Guarantee
- GUARANTEE = WARRANTY
- PARTS AND LABOUR (P&L) : pièces et main d'oeuvre
- TO EXTEND : étendre (la durée d'une garantie)
- EXTENSIBLE : extensible