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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page nf (Internet) page
panier nm (Internet) ~ (de commande) (shopping) basket
papier nm

(Business, Administration) ~ carbone carbon paper; (Business) ~ à en-tête headed notepaper, letterhead


papier nm (Administration) ~s papers, documents
paralysie nf

(Finance) ~ du marché market seize-up


parquet nm (Stock Exch) le ~ the floor
partenariat nm (Business) partnership
participation nf (Finance) holding, share, interest (à, in)
particulier nm person, (Administration) private individual
patrimoine nm (Finance) property, wealth, personal assets
pb nm (Internet, SMS)
période nf

(Finance) ~ d'amortissement depreciation period; (Finance) ~ comptable financial period; (Stock Exchange) ~ de cotation obligatoire mandatory quote period; (Finance) ~ de grâce tax holiday; (Finance) ~ de recouvrement collection period; (Finance) ~ de remboursement payback period


perso ai (Internet) page ~ home page (neutral)
phare ai (Commerce etc) leading, flagship product
PIB nm (Finance) gross domestic product, GDP
pièce nf (Commerce) article, item
pièce nf

(Comput, Internet) attachment


placement nm (Finance) investment
plafond nm

(Commerce, Finance) prix ~ price ceiling, ceiling price


plage nf

(Finance) ~ de taux rate band


pondéral a (Math, Finance etc) weighted
portail nm (Internet) portal
prénom nm first name, Christian name, (Administration) forename
prix nm

(Stock Exchange) ~ vendeur offer price


proche a ~s close relations, (Administration) next of kin, nearest and dearest (Infml)
produit nm (Commerce, gen) product
produit nm (Finance) product, profit
protection nf

(Administration) ~ sociale social welfare


pseudo nm (Internet) user name, login name


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