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entreprise nom {f} | undertaking [undertakings]◼◼◼(That which is undertaken) endeavor [endeavors]◼◻◻(enterprise; assiduous or persistent activity) |
entreprise commune nom {f} | joint venture◼◼◼(a cooperative business partnership) |
entreprise de service public nom {f} | public utility [public utilities]◼◼◼(organization that maintains infrastructure for a public service) |
entreprise familiale nom {f} | family business◼◼◼(business whose owners are all members of the same family) |
impuissance apprise nom {f} | learned helplessness◼◼◼noun |
interentreprise adjectif | intercompany◼◼◼adjective |
interrogation surprise nom {f} | pop quiz◼◼◼(test without notice) |
jargon d'entreprise nom {m} | corporatespeak(jargon used within business) |
L'enfer n'a pas de fureur comme une femme méprisée phrase | hell hath no fury like a woman scorned(a woman will make one suffer if rejected) |
lâcher prise verbe | backwater(to vacillate on a long-held position) |
libre entreprise nom {f} | free enterprise◼◼◼(economic system) |
méprise nom {f} | misprision [misprisions]◼◼◼(misinterpretation or misunderstanding; an instance of this, see also: misinterpretation; mistake; misunderstanding) |
mépriser verbe | despise [despised, despising, despises]◼◼◼(to regard with contempt or scorn) scorn [scorned, scorning, scorns]◼◼◻(to feel contempt or disdain for something or somebody) scorn [scorned, scorning, scorns]◼◼◻(to scoff or express contempt) disregard [disregarded, disregarding, disregards]◼◼◻(to ignore) disdain [disdained, disdaining, disdains]◼◼◻(to regard with strong contempt) look down on◼◼◻(to regard or treat as inferior) flout [flouted, flouting, flouts]◼◼◻(to scorn) detest [detested, detesting, detests]◼◻◻(to dislike intensely) vilipend(to treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless, see also: despise) |
multiprise nom {f} | power strip◼◼◼(block of electrical sockets) |
petite entreprise nom {f} | small business◼◼◼(company) |
pince multiprise nom {f} | adjustable pliers(a type of pliers) |
prendre par surprise verbe | blindside◼◼◼(catch off guard) |
principe de moindre surprise nom propre {m} | principle of least astonishment(user interface principle) |
rendez-vous surprise nom {m} | blind date◼◼◼(romantic meeting between two people who have never met before) |
reprise nom {f} | round [rounds]◼◼◼(circular object) reprise [reprises]◼◼◼((music) A repetition of a phrase, or a return to an earlier theme) cover version◼◼◻(rerecording of a song) remake [remakes]◼◼◻(new version of film) rerun [reruns]◼◼◻(television program shown after its initial presentation) |
repriser verbe | darn [darned, darning, darns]◼◼◼(stitch with thread) |
RLE [for enterprise LAN's] nom {m} | local area network [local area networks](network) |
stage en entreprise nom {m} | work experience◼◼◼(short unpaid period of time at a workplace, see also: internship) |
surprise nom | surprise [surprises]◼◼◼(attributively: that is unexpected) |
surprise nom {f} | surprise [surprises]◼◼◼(something not expected) bombshell◼◻◻(something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational) anyone's guessnoun |