| Principales traductions |
| agency n | (company that represents) | agence nf |
| | Pearl's agency recruits new models and actors. |
| | L'agence de Pearl recrute de nouveaux mannequins et acteurs. |
| agency n | (organization) | agence nf |
| | The employment agency downtown can help you find a good job. |
| | L'agence pour l'emploi en ville peut t'aider à trouver un emploi. |
| agency n | uncountable (ability to act) | pouvoir, pouvoir d'action nm |
| | | capacité d'action nf |
| | (Philosophie, Sociologie, jargon) | agentivité nf |
| | The strict rules made Sarah feel as though she had no agency of her own. |
| | Le règlement strict donnait à Sarah l'impression de n'avoir aucun pouvoir. |
| agency n | (action) | action, intervention nf |
| | Jeremy found a job through the agency of friends. |
| | Jeremy a trouvé un emploi grâce à l'action (or: l'intervention) d'amis. |
Formes composées
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| administrative agency n | mainly US (law: governmental body) | organisme gouvernemental nm |
| advertising agency n | (company: creates advertisements) | agence de publicité, agence de communication nf |
| | (courant) | agence de pub, agence de com nf |
| | (familier) | boîte de pub, boîte de com nf |
| | The company employed an advertising agency to produce some television commercials. |
| | L'entreprise a employé une agence de communication pour produire des pubs télé. |
| agency contract n | (binding in future) | contrat d'agence nm |
| | | contrat de mandat nm |
| agency trade n | (on behalf of client) | négoce pour le compte de tiers nm |
| | The transaction was an agency trade; the securities were sold through a broker. |
by the agency of [sb],
through the agency of [sb] prep | (because of [sb]'s actions) | par l'entremise de, par l'intermédiaire de prép |
| Central Intelligence Agency n | US (CIA: spy service) | CIA nf propre |
| Child Support Agency n | UK (law: for children's well-being) (organisme britannique) | Child Support Agency nf |
| Note: Organisme chargé du versement d'allocations pour mineurs avec parents absents. |
| CIA n | US, initialism (Central Intelligence Agency) | CIA nf propre |
| collection agency n | (debt collection company) | agence de recouvrement nf |
| | Delinquent accounts are turned over to a collection agency after 30 days. |
commercial agency,
mercantile agency n | US (investigative business) | agence commerciale nf |
| dating agency n | (company: finds partners) | agence matrimoniale nf |
| | The dating agency specializes in finding foreign brides for their clients. |
| employment agency n | (company: finds jobs) | cabinet de recrutement nm |
| | Notre cabinet de recrutement est spécialisé dans l'emploi des cadres à fort potentiel. |
| | | bureau de placement nm |
| | Pour trouver un stage à l'étranger, les étudiants peuvent faire appel à un bureau de placement. |
| Environmental Protection Agency n | (governmental agency) | agence pour la protection de l’environnement nf |
| EPA n | initialism (Environmental Protection Agency) | agence pour la protection de l'environnement nf |
| ESA n | initialism (European Space Agency) (agence spatiale européenne) | ESA n propre |
estate agency,
US: real estate agency n | (business that sells property) | agence immobilière nf |
| | It is generally recommended that the vendor of a house use an estate agency to avoid potential legal problems. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Je préfère passer par une agence immobilière pour vendre ma maison. |
| European Space Agency n | (space exploration organization) | Agence Spatiale Européenne nf propre |
| | | ESA n propre |
| executive agency n | UK (government department) | organisme administratif nm |
| forwarding agency n | (freight forwarder) | organisme de transit nm |
| funding agency n | (group providing financial support) | organisme de financement nm |
| | | agence de financement nf |
| government agency n | (group or department) (Can) | organisme gouvernemental nm |
| intelligence agency | (government department) | agence de renseignements nf |
| law enforcement agency n | (police, etc.) | agence du maintien de l'ordre nf |
licensing agency (US),
licencing agency (UK) n | (grants authorization) | agence qui octroie l'autorisation de faire [qch] nf |
| news agency n | (organization that collects reports) | agence de presse nf |
| press agency n | (news-reporting organization) | agence de presse nf |
| | Reuters is a well-known international press agency. |
| | Reuters est une agence de presse internationale très connue. |
| real estate agency n | (office for home buying and selling) | agence immobilière nf |
| recruitment agency n | (company that places job candidates) | cabinet de recrutement nm |
| | John went to a recruitment agency to find a new job. |
| | John est allé dans un cabinet de recrutement pour trouver un nouvel emploi. |
| Regional Development Agency n | UK, historical (economic development office) (Royaume-Uni) | agence régionale de développement, agence de développement régional nf |
| Note: Abolished in 2012. |
| state agency n | (law: government office) (Can) | organisme gouvernemental nm |
| ticket agency n | (business that sells tickets) | billetterie nf |
| | Most concert venues sell through ticket agencies. |
| transit agency n | (public transport authority) | régie des transports en commun nf |
| | | compagnie de transports publics nf |
| travel agency n | (company that arranges travel) | agence de voyages nf |
| | (entreprise) | voyagiste nm |
| | The travel agency can help you plan your itinerary. They went to the travel agency to buy a holiday. |
| | L'agence de voyages peut vous aider à planifier votre itinéraire. Ils sont allés à l'agence de voyages pour s'acheter des vacances. |
| wire agency | (organization gathering news) | agence de presse nf |
| work agency n | (recruitment consultant) | cabinet de recrutement nm |
| | | bureau de placement nm |