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capital meaning in French

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capital [capitals] (money and wealth)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl]

capital◼◼◼nom {m}

capital (involving punishment by death)
adjective
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl]

capital◼◼◼adjectif
{m}

capitale◼◼◼adjectif
{f}

capital (uppercase)
adjective
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl]

majuscule◼◼◻adjectif

capital [capitals] (uppermost part of a column)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl]

chapiteau◼◼◻nom {m}

capital (excellent)
adjective
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl]

excellent◼◻◻adjectif

capital adequacy noun

adéquation des fonds propres◼◼◼nom

capital city [capital cities] (city designated as seat of government)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl ˈsɪ.ti]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl ˈsɪ.ti]

capitale [of nation]◼◼◼nom {f}

chef-lieu [of a region or département]◼◼◻nom {m}

capital flight (rapid flow of money or assets out of a country)
noun

fuite des capitaux◼◼◼nom {f}

capital gain (an increase in the value of a capital asset)
noun

plus-value◼◼◼nom {f}

capital gains tax (tax on profit made from selling capital)
noun

impôt sur les plus-values◼◼◼nom {m}

capital goods (produced means of production)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl ɡʊdz]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl ˈɡʊdz]

biens d'équipement◼◼◼nom {m pl}

biens de production◼◻◻nom {m pl}

capital letter noun
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl ˈle.tə(r)]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl ˈle.tər]

majuscule◼◼◼nom {f}

capital punishment (punishment by death, see also: death penalty)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl ˈpʌ.nɪ.ʃmənt]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl ˈpʌ.nɪ.ʃmənt]

peine capitale◼◼◼nom {f}

peine de mort◼◼◼nom {f}

punition capitalenom {f}

capital ship (warship)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.təl ʃɪp]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.təl ˈʃɪp]

navire capital◼◼◼nom

bâtiment précieuxnom

capitalisation [capitalisations] (act or process of capitalising)
noun

capitalisation◼◼◼nom {f}

capitalisation [capitalisations] (finance)
noun

capitalisation◼◼◼nom {f}

capitalisation [capitalisations] (state of being capitalised)
noun

capitalisation◼◼◼nom {f}

capitalism (socio-economic system based on private property rights)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.tə.lɪ.zəm]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.tə.ˌlɪ.zəm]

capitalisme◼◼◼nom {m}Capitalism is a pyramid scheme. = Le capitalisme est une pyramide de Ponzi.

capitalist [capitalists] (supporter of capitalism)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.tə.lɪst]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.tə.ləst]

capitaliste◼◼◼nom {m} nom {f}China is a capitalist country. = La Chine est un pays capitaliste.

capitalist (supporting or endorsing capitalism)
adjective
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.tə.lɪst]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.tə.ləst]

capitaliste◼◼◼adjectifChina is a capitalist country. = La Chine est un pays capitaliste.

capitalistic (of or pertaining to capitalism or to capitalists)
adjective
[UK: ˌkæ.pɪ.tə.ˈlɪ.stɪk]
[US: ˌkæ.pə.tə.ˈlɪ.stɪk]

capitaliste◼◼◼adjectif

capitalize [capitalized, capitalizing, capitalizes] (In writing or editing, to make use of capital letters)
verb
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.tə.laɪz]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.tə.ˌlaɪz]

capitaliser◼◼◼verbe

capitalize [capitalized, capitalizing, capitalizes] (to convert into capital)
verb
[UK: ˈkæ.pɪ.tə.laɪz]
[US: ˈkæ.pə.tə.ˌlaɪz]

capitaliser◼◼◼verbe

anarcho-capitalism (philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and a self-regulating free market)
noun

anarcho-capitalisme◼◼◼nom {m}

Australian Capital Territory (Territory of Australia)
proper noun

Territoire de la Capitale australienne◼◼◼nom {f}

Brussels-Capital Region (region of Belgium)
proper noun

région de Bruxelles-Capitale◼◼◼nom {f}

Région de Bruxelles-Capitale◼◼◼nom {f}

homocapitalism (capitalist appropriation and assimilation of sexual diversity)
noun

homocapitalismenom {m}

late capitalism (form of capitalism)
noun

capitalisme tardif◼◼◼nom {m}

market capitalization (the total market value of the equity in a publicly traded entity)
noun
[UK: ˈmɑːkɪt ˌkæ.pɪ.tə.laɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˈmɑːrkət ˌkæ.pə.tə.lə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]

capitalisation boursière◼◼◼nom {f}

overcapitalize (capitalize beyond sustainability)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.əˈk.æ.pɪ.tə.laɪz]
[US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈk.æ.pɪ.tə.laɪz]

surcapitaliser◼◼◼verbe

state capitalism (form of capitalism)
noun
[UK: steɪt ˈkæ.pɪ.tə.lɪ.zəm]
[US: ˈsteɪt ˈkæ.pə.tə.ˌlɪ.zəm]

capitalisme d’État◼◼◼nom {m}

venture capital (money invested in an enterprise)
noun

capital-risque◼◼◼nom {m}

venture capitalist (investor)
noun

capital-risqueur◼◼◼nom {m}