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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made in p (Commerce) made in
mailing nm (Marketing) mailshot
mailing nm (Marketing) (action) mailing
main nf

(Commerce) daybook


main nf (Finance) en ~ tierce in escrow
maison ai (Business) house brand, style
mandataire nmf (Commerce) sales agent, representative
mandat-carte nm (Commerce) money order
mandatement nm (Commerce) payment (by postal order), payment by money order, money order payment
mandat-lettre nm (Commerce) money order
matrice nf (Administration) register
médiateur nm (Commerce) ombudsman
mévente nf (Commerce) slump, slump in sales
millésime nm (Administration) year, date, wine's year, date
mise nf

(Finance) ~ de fonds capital outlay; (Finance) ~ de fonds initial seed capital, venture capital


mise nf (Commerce) (initial) outlay
modèle nm (Comput, Math, Finance etc) model
modélisation nf (Comput, Finance, Math etc) modelling
modéliser vt (Comput, Finance, Math etc) to model
modérateur nm (Internet) newsgroup moderator
modération nf (Internet) moderation, moderating
modéré a (Internet) moderated newsgroup
mort a (Finance, Commerce) dead market
motocycle nm (Administration) motor bicycle
multidiffusion nf (Internet) multicast


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