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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obligation nf (Finance) bond, debenture
OBSA nf (Finance) bond with share warrant attached, bond cum share warrant
occupé a (Commerce) "toutes nos lignes sont ~es en ce moment" "all our lines are busy at the moment"
officine nf (Administration) pharmacy
OPA nf (Finance) takeover bid
opération nf (Commerce) price slash (sur, on)
opération nf (Finance) ~ (financière) transaction
opération nf (Stock Exchange) ~ (en Bourse), ~ (de Bourse) deal, transaction
opérationnel nm (Business) member of line personnel
opérer vi (Stock Exchange) ~ à découvert to go short
opportunité nf (Business) ~ commerciale market opportunity
ordre nm (Administration, fig) (à) l'~ du jour (on) the agenda; (Administration) "autres questions à l'~ du jour" "any other business"
ordre nm être sous les ~s de qn (Business) to be under the direction of sb, report to sb
ordre nm (Commerce) order (de, for)
ordre nm (Finance) order;

(Stock Exchange) ~ de Bourse transaction


organisme nm (Pol, Business) body, organisation


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