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| any other business n | (matter not on agenda) (réunions) | questions diverses nfpl |
| big business n | (large businesses collectively) | grandes entreprises nfpl |
| | Big business is expected to maintain America's ability to compete in the world market. |
| | On s'attend à ce que les grandes entreprises maintiennent la capacité de l'Amérique à être compétitive sur le marché mondial. |
| big business n | informal ([sth] very profitable) | gros marché nm |
| | | commerce florissant nm |
| | The arms trade is big business, with a trillion dollars being spent on military purchases each year. |
| | Le commerce des armes est un gros marché, avec des milliers de milliards de dollars dépensés en achats militaires chaque année. |
| business address n | (official) | adresse professionnelle nf |
| business administration n | (study of business management) | gestion (des entreprises) nf |
| business affairs npl | (commercial matters) | affaires nfpl |
| business agent n | (law: [sb] who handles business affairs of others) | agent d'affaires nm |
| business as usual n | figurative (normality) | jour comme un autre, jour comme les autres nm |
| | | la routine habituelle nf |
| | It was business as usual in the City of London as million-pound bonuses were paid. |
| | Ce fut un autre jour comme les autres dans la Cité de Londres, où des primes de plusieurs millions de livres ont été versées. |
| business at hand n | (urgent matter for discussion) | affaire en cours nf |
| | (familier : revenir à) | nos moutons nmpl |
| | We have digressed enough, let's get back to the business at hand. |
| | Assez de digressions, revenons à nos moutons. |
| business attire n | (smart work clothing) | tenue de ville nf |
| business boom n | (period of commercial growth) | croissance économique nf |
| | Les Trente Glorieuses ont été des années de croissance économique sans pareil. |
| business card n | (businessperson's calling card) | carte de visite nf |
| | I ordered my business cards from a well-known company that delivers promptly. |
| | J'ai commandé mes cartes de visite auprès d'une société réputée qui livre rapidement. |
| business case n | (project, expense: justification) | analyse de rentabilité nf |
| | | dossier commercial nm |
business center (US),
business centre (UK) n | (town: commercial district) | quartier d'affaires nm |
| business class n | (airplanes: superior seats) (Voyage) | classe affaires nf |
| | (anglicisme) | business class, business nf |
| | In business class, passengers are served a gourmet meal. |
| business college | (education) | école de commerce nf |
| business concern n | (company) | entreprise commerciale nf |
| business correspondence n | (letters, e-mails) | correspondance commerciale, correspondance professionnelle nf |
| | I have separate files for my business correspondence and my personal correspondence. |
| business cycle n | (economic pattern) | cycle économique nm |
| | The national economy is currently in the growth phase of the business cycle. |
| | L'économie du pays est actuellement dans la phase montante du cycle économique. |
| business day n | (day of trading) | jour ouvrable nm |
| | Your phone call will be returned within one business day. |
| | On vous rappellera dans un jour ouvrable. |
| business deal n | (agreement, contract) | affaire nf |
| | It's good business to have written contracts for all your business deals. |
| business dealings npl | (transactions, deals) | relations commerciales nfpl |
| | My uncle refuses to have any more business dealings with our company. |
| | | relations professionnelles nfpl |
| business directory n | (listing of businesses) | répertoire professionnel nm |
| business district n | (commercial area of a town or city) | quartier d'affaires, quartier des affaires nm |
| | You can find the large retail stores in the business district. |
| business education n | (knowledge of business practices) | affaires nfpl |
| business education n | (training in business skills) | études de commerce, études commerciales nfpl |
| | | formation commerciale, formation en commerce nf |
| business end | (tools) (outil) | partie utile, partie pointue nf |
| business English n | (style of English) | anglais des affaires nm |
| | Marisa is doing a course in business English. |
| | Marisa suit un cours d'anglais des affaires. |
| business establishment n | (commercial institution) | établissement commercial nm |
| | | entreprise nf |
| business ethics npl | (ethics of trading practices) | éthique professionnelle, déontologie commerciale nf |
| | Differences in business ethics are a challenge for global companies. |
| business expense n | often plural (expense incurred in doing business) | frais professionnels nmpl |
| business fluctuations npl | (economic changes) | fluctuations économiques nfpl |
| business hours npl | (time span of operation) (entreprises) | heures de bureau nfpl |
| | (magasins) | heures d'ouverture nfpl |
| | (magasins) | horaires d'ouverture nmpl |
| | | heures ouvrables nfpl |
| business hub n | (centre of business activity) | centre d'affaires nm |
| business intelligence n | (information processing) | informatique décisionnelle nf |
| | | veille stratégique, veille concurrentielle nf |
| Business is business. expr | (Making a profit comes first.) | Les affaires sont les affaires. expr |
| | He felt that I took advantage of his situation, but business is business. |
| business jet n | (jet for business travel) | jet d'affaires nm |
| business law n | (set of laws governing business) | droit des affaires nm |
| business leader n | (manager in the business sector) | chef d'entreprise nm |
| | | dirigeant d'entreprise, dirigeante d'entreprise nm, nf |
| business letter n | (business correspondence) | courrier professionnel nm |
| | A letter to a friend is different from a more formal business letter. |
| business lunch n | (talking business while eating) | déjeuner d'affaires nm |
| | Fast service and a quiet atmosphere made it a popular place for business lunches. |
| business management n | (commercial administration) | gestion (des entreprises) nf |
| business manager n | (director or supervisor) | directeur commercial nm |
| | The company is advertising for a business manager. |
| business marketing n | (promotion of commercial activity) | marketing industriel nm |
| business meeting n | (discussion of commercial activity) | réunion d'affaires nf |
| business model n | (commercial plan) | modèle d'entreprise, modèle économique, modèle commercial nm |
| | (anglicisme) | business model nm |
| business name n | (company: name other than registered one) | nom d'entreprise nm |
| business park n | (industrial or commercial area) | zone d'activité, zone d'activités nf |
| | | parc d'activités nm |
| business partner n | ([sb] in joint commercial arrangement) | associé, associée nm, nf |
| | My business partner had to sign the note as joint owner. |
| | Mon associé a eu à signer la lettre en tant que copropriétaire. |
| business plan n | (commercial outline) (anglicisme) | business plan nm |
| | | plan de développement nm |
| | (Can) | plan d'affaires nm |
| | Before examining my loan request, the bank wanted to see a business plan. |
| | Avant d'examiner votre demande de prêt, la banque voudrait voir votre business plan. |
| business portfolio n | (commercial investments) | portefeuille d'activités nm |
| business premises n | (official location) | locaux commerciaux nmpl |
| Business Process Improvement n | (strategy for increasing efficiency) | amélioration des procédures opérationnelles nf |
| Business Process Management n | (optimizing business processes) | gestion des processus métiers nf |
| business relations npl | (working relationships) | relations professionnelles nfpl |
| business requirements npl | (needs of a commercial organization) | besoins de l'entreprise nmpl |
| business school n | (school teaching business and management) | école de commerce nf |
| | J'ai passé un concours pour essayer d'intégrer une prestigieuse école de commerce. |
| business studies npl | (study of business management) | gestion (des entreprises) nf |
| | I wanted to do a degree in economics but ended up doing a diploma in business studies. |
| | Je voulais faire des études en économie mais j'ai fini avec un diplôme en gestion des entreprises. |
| business suit n | (businessperson's formal outfit) (homme) | costume nm |
| | (homme : argot) | costard, costar nm |
| | (homme : familier) | costard-cravate nm |
| | (femme) | tailleur nm |
| | Liam was wearing a smart business suit for his job interview. |
| | Liam portait un costume élégant pour son entretien d'embauche. |
| business to business adv | (between organizations) (anglicisme) | business-to-business, B2B adv |
| Note: hyphens used when term is an adj before a noun |
business to business,
business-to-business adj | (between organizations) (anglicisme) | business-to-business, B2B adj inv |
| | We don't sell our products to the general public; we only do business-to-business sales. |
| business travel n | (journeys: for work) | voyage d'affaires nm |
| business trip n | (journey made for work) | voyage d'affaires nm |
| | | déplacement professionnel nm |
| | My secretary booked the hotels for my upcoming business trip. |
| | Ma secrétaire a réservé l'hôtel pour mon prochain voyage d'affaires (or: déplacement professionnel) |
| business venture n | (start-up business) | jeune entreprise nf |
| | Most business ventures in my town don't last longer than six months. |
| | | entreprise nouvelle nf |
| business venture n | (business investment involving risk) | entreprise commerciale risquée nf |
| business year n | (business: financial period) (année comptable) | exercice nm |
businessperson,
plural: businesspeople n | (commercial executive) | homme d'affaires, femme d'affaires nm, nf |
close of business,
end of business n | (end of the working day) (vague mais courant) | fin de journée nf |
| | | fermeture des bureaux nf |
| conduct business with [sb] v expr | (have commercial dealings with [sb]) | faire affaire avec [qqn], faire des affaires avec [qqn] loc v |
| core business n | (main business activity) | cœur de métier nm |
| | | activités principales nfpl |
| | They decided to sell off several recent acquisitions and concentrate on their core business. |
| | Ils ont décidé de liquider plusieurs acquisitions récentes et de se concentrer sur leur cœur de métier. |
| do business vtr + n | (trade) | faire affaire loc v |
| | | faire des affaires loc v |
| | Africa is often regarded as a challenging continent on which to do business. |
| | On considère souvent qu'il est difficile de faire des affaires en Afrique. |
| do business with [sb] v expr | (trade or deal with) | faire affaire avec [qqn] loc v |
| | | faire des affaires avec [qqn] loc v |
| | | faire du commerce avec [qqn] loc v |
| | The US does business with China because each country uses the other's resources. |
| | Les États-Unis font affaire avec la Chine parce que chacun utilise les ressources de l'autre. |
| do very little business v expr | (have few commercial dealings) (magasins) | tourner au ralenti loc v |
| | (Commerce) | travailler peu loc v |
| do your business v expr | informal (defecate, urinate) (animaux surtout) | faire ses besoins loc v |
| e-business n | uncountable (online buying and selling) | commerce en ligne nm |
| | | e-commerce nm |
| | (anglicisme) | e-business nm |
| e-business n | (online company) | magasin en ligne nm |
| family business n | (company owned and run by a family) | affaire familiale nf |
| | Eventually, his son will take over the family business. |
| | À terme, c'est son fils qui reprendra l'affaire familiale |
| | | entreprise familiale nf |
| funny business n | slang (sneaky behaviour) (familier) | entourloupes nfpl |
| | We're leaving you alone on trust – so no funny business! |
| | (familier) | coup tordu, coup fourré nm |
| | On te fait confiance : ne nous fais pas de coup tordu ! |
get down to business,
get down to work v expr | (start now) | s'y mettre⇒ v pron |
| | | se mettre au travail v pron |
| | (familier) | se mettre au boulot v pron |
| | We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
| | Il faut qu'on s'y mette si on veut avoir une chance de finir aujourd'hui. |
| | Il faut qu'on se mette au travail si on veut avoir une chance de finir aujourd'hui. |
| | Il faut qu'on se mette au boulot si on veut avoir une chance de finir aujourd'hui. |
| give [sb] the business v expr | slang, dated (subject to abuse, trouble) (argot) | foutre dans la merde vtr |
| go out of business v expr | (company: fail) | faire faillite, déposer le bilan loc v |
| | The company went out of business during the recession. |
| have no business doing [sth] v expr | informal (not have the right) | ne pas avoir le droit loc v |
| | You have no business spreading gossip about me! |
| | Tu n'as pas le droit de répandre des rumeurs sur moi. |
| in business adj | (company: open for trading, etc.) | en activité adj |
| | The company has been in business since 1922. |
| | L'entreprise est en activité depuis 1922. |
| in business adj | (ready to do [sth], prepared) | prêt adj |
| land-office business n | figurative (brisk trade) (familier) | succès fou nm |
| line of business n | (profession, trade: field) | secteur d'activité nm |
| | In his line of business it is customary to pay in cash only. The company is going to eliminate the two lines of business that are not performing well. |
| | Dans ce secteur d'activité, il est habituel de payer en liquide seulement. L'entreprise va éliminer les deux secteurs d'activité qui ne sont pas performants. |
| mean business v expr | (be serious about [sth]) | être sérieux vi + adj |
| | (familier) | ne pas plaisanter, ne pas rigoler loc v |
mind your own business,
also US: mind your business interj | informal (the matter doesn't concern you) (assez familier) | mêle-toi de tes affaires, mêle-toi de ce qui te regarde interj |
| | (figuré, familier) | occupe-toi de tes oignons interj |
| | (familier) | de quoi j'me mêle ? interj |
| | It's nothing to do with you; mind your own business! |
| | Ça ne te regarde pas. Occupe-toi de tes oignons ! |
| | De quoi j'me mêle ? |
mind your own business,
also US: mind your business v expr | informal (look after what does concern you) (assez familier) | se mêler de ses affaires, se mêler de ce qui nous regarde v pron |
| | (figuré, familier) | s'occuper de ses oignons v pron |
| | If you mind your own business, you won't get in as much trouble. |
| | Si tu te mêles de tes affaires (or: de ce qui te regarde), tu n'auras pas autant d'ennuis. |
| | Si tu t'occupes de tes oignons, tu n'auras pas autant d'ennuis. |
| monkey business n | figurative, slang (silly or frivolous behaviour) | bêtises nfpl |
| | The substitute teacher quickly put an end to all the monkey business. |
| | Le remplaçant a vite mis fin aux bêtises en classe. |
| monkey business n | figurative, slang (trickery, deceitful behaviour) | manigances nfpl |
| | (familier) | magouilles nfpl |
| | (Can, familier) | crosse nf |
| | One had to be careful when dealing with the hawkers in the market, who were famous for their monkey business. |
| | Il fallait se méfier des vendeurs à la sauvette, qui étaient réputés pour leurs manigances. |
| none of [sb]'s business expr | informal (does not concern [sb]) | ne pas regarder [qqn] loc v |
| | What I do with my time off is none of your business. |
| | Ce que je fais de mon temps libre ne te regarde pas. |
none of your business,
that's none of your business interj | informal (it isn't your concern) | ce ne sont pas tes affaires, ce ne sont pas vos affaires expr |
| | | ça ne te regarde pas, ça ne vous regarde pas expr |
| | | mêle-toi de tes affaires, mêlez-vous de vos affaires expr |
| | (familier) | ce n'est pas tes oignons, ce ne sont pas vos oignons expr |
| | How much do I earn? None of your business! |
| | Combien je gagne ? Ce ne sont pas tes affaires (or: ce ne sont pas vos affaires) ! |
| official business n | (professional matters or duties) | mission officielle nf |
| | She is not here for casual conversation; she has official business to conduct. |
| | | tâche officielle nf |