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secrétaire nom {m} nom {f}

secretary [secretaries]◼◼◼(person keeping records and handling clerical work)
noun
[UK: ˈse.krə.tə.ri] [US: ˈse.krə.te.ri]
I am a secretary. = Je suis secrétaire.

receptionist [receptionists]◼◻◻(employee who receives visitors and/or calls, typically in an office setting)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈsep.ʃə.nɪst] [US: rə.ˈsep.ʃə.nəst]

secrétaire nom {m}

bureau [bureaux]◼◼◻(desk)
noun
[UK: ˈbjʊə.rəʊ] [US: ˈbjʊro.ʊ]

writing desk◼◻◻(desk)
noun
[UK: ˈraɪt.ɪŋ desk] [US: ˈraɪt.ɪŋ ˈdesk]

buro(desk)
noun

secretaire nom {m}

amanuensis [amanuenses](one employed to take dictation)
noun
[UK: ə.ˌmæ.nju.ˈen.sɪs] [US: ə.ˌmæ.nju.ˈen.sɪs]

secrétaire d'État nom {m} nom {f}

Secretary of State◼◼◼(any of several senior government positions)
noun
[UK: ˈse.krə.tə.ri əv steɪt] [US: ˈse.krə.te.ri əv ˈsteɪt]

secrétaire d'État à l'Intérieur nom

Home Secretary◼◼◼noun
[UK: həʊm ˈse.krə.tə.ri] [US: hoʊm ˈse.krə.te.ri]

secrétaire général nom {m}

Secretary General◼◼◼(chief administrator of an international body)
noun
[UK: ˈse.krə.tə.ri ˈdʒen.r̩əl] [US: ˈse.krə.te.ri ˈdʒen.r̩əl]

General Secretary◼◼◻(chief administrator of political parties or organizations)
noun
[UK: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˈse.krə.tə.ri] [US: ˈdʒen.r̩əl ˈse.krə.te.ri]

chairperson [chairpersons]◼◼◻(a person who presides over a meeting, a board)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃeə.pɜːs.n̩] [US: ˈtʃer.ˌpər.sn̩]

secrétaire général (for a political party) nom

chairman [chairmen]◼◼◼(person presiding over a meeting)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃeə.mən] [US: ˈtʃer.mən]

secrétaire générale nom {f}

chairperson [chairpersons]◼◼◼(a person who presides over a meeting, a board)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃeə.pɜːs.n̩] [US: ˈtʃer.ˌpər.sn̩]

secrétaire générale [political party] nom {f}

chairwoman [chairwomen]◼◼◼(female chairperson)
noun
[UK: ˈtʃeə.wʊ.mən] [US: ˈtʃeˌr.wʊ.mən]

sectaire nom

bigot [bigots]◼◼◼(one who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups and intolerant of others)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.ɡət] [US: ˈbɪ.ɡət]
He's a bigot. = C'est un sectaire.

sectaire adjectif

bigoted◼◼◼(being a bigot)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɪ.ɡə.tɪd] [US: ˈbɪ.ɡə.təd]

sédentaire adjectif

sedentary◼◼◼(not moving, not migratory)
adjective
[UK: ˈsedn.tri] [US: ˈse.dən.ˌte.ri]

sedentary◼◼◼(not moving much; sitting around)
adjective
[UK: ˈsedn.tri] [US: ˈse.dən.ˌte.ri]

Serpentaire nom propre

Ophiuchus◼◼◼(zodiacal constellation of the northern summer)
proper noun

serveur mandataire nom {m}

proxy server◼◼◼(hardware server)
noun

service militaire nom {m}

military service◼◼◼(service in an army)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.lɪ.tri ˈsɜː.vɪs] [US: ˈmɪ.lə.ˌte.ri ˈsɝː.vəs]

service militaire obligatoire nom {m}

conscription◼◼◼(involuntary labor, especially military service)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈskrɪp.ʃn̩] [US: kən.ˈskrɪp.ʃn̩]

sexdigitaire adjectif

sexdigitaladjective
[UK: sˈeksdɪdʒˌɪtəl] [US: sˈeksdɪdʒˌɪɾəl]

signataire nom {m} nom {f}

signatory [signatories]◼◼◼(one who signs or signed)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪɡ.nət.r̩i] [US: ˈsɪɡ.nə.ˌtɔː.ri]

soie dentaire [Canada] nom {f}

dental floss [dental flosses]◼◼◼(cord of thin filaments used to clean the areas between the teeth)
noun
[UK: ˈden.tl̩ flɒs] [US: ˈden.tl̩ ˈflɑːs]

solitaire adjectif

solitary◼◼◼(living alone or being by oneself)
adjective
[UK: ˈsɒ.lɪ.tri] [US: ˈsɑː.lə.ˌte.ri]
She led a solitary life. = Elle mène une vie solitaire.

solo◼◼◻(without a companion or instructor)
adjective
[UK: ˈsəʊ.ləʊ] [US: ˈsoˌloʊ]
Charles Lindbergh made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. = Charles Lindbergh a effectué la première traversée en solitaire de l'océan Atlantique en 1927.

lonesome◼◼◻(unhappy due to being alone)
adjective
[UK: ˈləʊn.səm] [US: ˈloʊn.səm]
She looks lonesome. = Elle a l'air solitaire.

solitaire nom {m} nom {f}

solitary [solitaries]◼◼◼(one who lives alone)
noun
[UK: ˈsɒ.lɪ.tri] [US: ˈsɑː.lə.ˌte.ri]
She led a solitary life. = Elle mène une vie solitaire.

loner [loners]◼◼◻(one who lacks or avoids company)
noun
[UK: ˈləʊ.nə(r)] [US: ˈloʊ.nər]
I'm kind of a loner. = Je suis une sorte de solitaire.

solitaire nom {m}

solitaire [solitaires]◼◼◼(bird of genus Myadestes)
noun
[UK: ˌsɒ.lɪ.ˈteə(r)] [US: ˌsɑː.lə.ˈter]

solitaire [solitaires]◼◼◼(gem)
noun
[UK: ˌsɒ.lɪ.ˈteə(r)] [US: ˌsɑː.lə.ˈter]

Solitaire nom {m}

solitaire [solitaires]◼◼◼(Peg solitaire)
noun
[UK: ˌsɒ.lɪ.ˈteə(r)] [US: ˌsɑː.lə.ˈter]

solitaire adjectif
{n}

solitaire◼◼◼(living alone or being alone; solitary)
adjective
[UK: ˌsɒ.lɪ.ˈteə(r)] [US: ˌsɑː.lə.ˈter]

solitaire de la Réunion nom {m}

solitaire [solitaires](Threskiornis solitarius)
noun
[UK: ˌsɒ.lɪ.ˈteə(r)] [US: ˌsɑː.lə.ˈter]

solitaire de Rodriguez nom {m}

solitaire [solitaires](Pezophaps solitaria)
noun
[UK: ˌsɒ.lɪ.ˈteə(r)] [US: ˌsɑː.lə.ˈter]

somme forfaitaire nom {f}

lump sum◼◼◼(large one-time payment)
noun
[UK: lʌmp sʌm] [US: ˈləmp ˈsəm]

statutaire adjectif

statutory◼◼◼(relating to a statute)
adjective
[UK: ˈstæ.tʃʊt.r̩i] [US: ˈstæ.tʃə.ˌtɔː.ri]

supplémentaire adjectif

supplementary◼◼◼(additional)
adjective
[UK: ˌsʌ.plɪ.ˈmen.tri] [US: ˌsʌ.plə.ˈmen.tə.ri]

extra◼◼◼(beyond what is due, usual)
adjective
[UK: ˈek.strə] [US: ˈek.strə]
They have an extra bed. = Ils disposent d'un lit supplémentaire.

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