Study guide: Industrial and Trade Vocabulary

📋 Course Outline

1. Ironworking and Industrial Materials
2. Industry, Transport and Trade
3. Work, Actions and Descriptions

📖 1. Ironworking and Industrial Materials

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• blacksmith/a steelworker: A blacksmith/a steelworker = a person who works with iron or steel.
• Coal: Coal = charbon.
• iron and steel industry: The iron and steel industry = l’industrie métallurgique.
• hammer/a sledgehammer: A hammer/a sledgehammer = masse.
• furnace: A furnace = fourneau, chaudière, fournaise.
• fuel/to fuel: A fuel = combustible; to fuel = alimenter en combustible.
• Molten iron: Molten iron = fer en fusion, fondu.

📖 2. Industry, Transport and Trade

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• blue print: A blue print = a plan.
• harbour: A harbour = a port.
• Steam boat/steam ship/steamer: Steam boats, steam ships, or steamers are boats working with the steam engine.
• raw material: A raw material = matières premières.
• Goods: Goods = des marchandises.
• Power/to power: Power/to power = alimenter.
• Ammunition: Ammunition = munitions.
• front page: A front page = une Une d’un journal.
• Quays, a wharf, wharves: Quays, a wharf, wharves = quais ou embarcadères.
• wire: A wire = wire; plural: wires.
• Overseas trade: Overseas trade = maritime trade.
• Railways/railroads: Railways = voie ferrée; railroads = rails.
• parcel/package: A parcel = a package = un colis/un paquet.

📖 3. Work, Actions and Descriptions

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• To bend down: To bend down = se pencher.
• Traders/merchants/retailers: Traders, merchants, and retailers = commerçants.
• To stare at/to gaze: To stare at/to gaze = fixer du regard, regarder fixement.
• To hammer out sth/to hammer sth out/to beat: To hammer out sth/to hammer sth out/to beat = battre.
• Aprons: Aprons = tablier.
• Stuffy/choking: Stuffy = étouffant; choking = suffocant.
• ray of sunlight/ray of sunshine: A ray of sunlight/ray of sunshine = rayon de soleil.
• To embody: To embody = to epitomise = incarner/représenter parfaitement.