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French-English Business Glossary

The following is a list of various French business terms and phrases taken from the main French dictionary. The terms cover fields such as commerce, finance, administration, marketing etc.

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c v (Internet, SMS)
cadre nm (Internet) frame
cahier nm

(Commerce, Industry) ~ des charges specifications


caisse nf (Finance) fund
calme a (Commerce, Stock Exchange etc) quiet business, flat market
campagne nf (Pol, Mil, Marketing etc) campaign;

(Marketing) ~ commerciale marketing campaign; (Marketing etc) ~ de presse press campaign; (Marketing) ~ publicitaire, ~ de publicité advertising campaign, publicity drive; (Marketing) ~ de vente sales campaign, sales drive


cannibalisation nf (Commerce) losing of market share
cannibaliser vt (Commerce) to eat into the market share of a product
capital nm (Finance) capital, assets
capitalistique a (Finance) capital-intensive
caractéristique nf

(Administration) ~s signalétiques particulars, personal details


carnet nm

~ d'adresses address book (also Internet), company address list


carte nf (Finance, Commerce) card
cartel nm (Commerce) cartel
cartellisation nf (Commerce) formation of cartels
CDD nm (Administration) fixed-term contract
CDI nm (Administration) permanent contract
chaîne nf

(Business) ~ logistique supply chain


chaîne nf (Commerce) chain
chalandage nm (Commerce) shopping
chalandise nf (Commerce) market radius
change nm (Finance) exchange
chapitre nm (Finance etc) heading, item
charte nf

(Comput, Internet) style sheet


chat nm (Comput, Internet) chat
chèque-cadeau nm (Commerce, Internet) gift voucher, gift token
chiffreur nm (Commerce) payments coding clerk
clip nm (Marketing) promotional video, promo (Infml)
cliquable a

(Internet) image ~ image map, clickable image


code nm

(Finance) ~ assujetti TVA VAT registration number; (Finance) ~ SICOVAM share registration code


coefficient nm

(Administration) ~ d'occupation des sols planning density


commerce nm (Commerce) trade, commerce; (Internet) le ~ sur Internet Internet commerce, e-commerce
commerce nm (Commerce) business
communication nf (Business) advertising, product awareness
comptabilité nf (Finance) ~ de matières stock record
comptable a (Finance) book-keeping, accounting work, machine
comptant nm (Business) ~ contre documents cash against documents, CAD
comptoir nm (Finance) bank
conditions nfp (Administration, Internet) terms, conditions, terms and conditions
connecté a (Internet) connected, on line
conseil nm (Commerce, Finance) consultant, adviser
consommation nf (Commerce) consumption
consultation nf

(Administration) ~ régionale regional consultation


cookie nm (Comput, Internet) cookie
cote nf (Commerce, Administration) classification mark, serial number on goods
cote nf (Stock Exch) share index
cote nf (Commerce) quoted value (of second-hand car)
coter vt (Stock Exch) to quote a share price
coupon nm (Finance) ~ (de dividende) coupon
couverture nf (Finance) cover, margin
créance nf (Finance, Administration) (financial) claim
créancier nm (Finance) creditor
crédit nm (Finance) credit
crédit nm (Finance) credit institution
crédit-bail nm (Finance, Administration) lease
créditer vt (Finance) to credit somebody, an account (de, with)
créditeur a (Finance) account in credit
créditeur nm (Finance, Business) customer in credit
créer vr (Business) se ~ une clientèle to build up a customer base
créneau nm (Marketing) niche, gap in the market
cybercafé nm (Comput, Internet) Internet café
cybercommerce nm (Internet) e-commerce
cyberspace nm (Internet) cyberspace

All dictionary and editorial content written by Neil Coffey. Copyright (c) Javamex UK 2007. All rights reserved.