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Professions and the Work Environment
Family, Professions, and Your Environment
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Professions (Les professions)
Management and Business
| French | Translation |
|---|---|
| directeur/directrice général(e) | General Director (PDG = Président-directeur général) |
| PDG | Président-Directeur Général (analogue of CEO) |
| directeur financier / CFO | Financial Director |
| directeur commercial | Commercial Director |
| responsable | Manager, person in charge |
| chef de projet | Project Manager |
| consultant(e) | Consultant |
| analyste | Analyst |
| associé(e) | Partner (in a law/consulting firm) |
| entrepreneur(euse) | Entrepreneur |
| investisseur/investisseuse | Investor |
| actionnaire | Shareholder |
Law and Finance
| French | Translation |
|---|---|
| avocat(e) / juriste | Lawyer / Legal Specialist |
| notaire | Notary |
| expert-comptable | Certified Public Accountant (analogue of CPA) |
| comptable | Accountant |
| auditeur/auditrice | Auditor |
| trader | Trader |
| gestionnaire de portefeuille | Portfolio Manager |
| banquier/banquière | Banker |
| agent immobilier | Real Estate Agent |
| promoteur immobilier | Developer |
Real Estate and Construction
| French | Translation |
|---|---|
| architecte | Architect |
| ingénieur en génie civil | Civil Engineer |
| maître d'œuvre | General Contractor |
| expert en évaluation | Real Estate Appraiser |
| gestionnaire d'actifs immobiliers | Real Estate Asset Manager |
Feminine Forms of Professions
In French, many professions have a feminine form:
| Masculine | Feminine | Rule |
|---|---|---|
| directeur | directrice | -teur → -trice |
| consultant | consultante | + e |
| avocat | avocate | + e |
| analyste | analyste | no change |
| expert | experte | + e |
| ingénieur | ingénieure | + e (modern form) |
| PDG | PDG | no change |
The Work Environment: Key Words
Place of Work:
- le bureau — office, office room
- les locaux — premises
- le siège social — headquarters
- la succursale / l'agence — branch / agency
- le centre d'affaires — business center
- l'open space — open space
- la salle de réunion — meeting room
- la salle de conférence — conference hall
Position Hierarchy:
- le PDG / le CEO — General Director
- le conseil d'administration — Board of Directors
- la direction — Executive Management
- le chef de service — Department Head
- le responsable d'équipe — Team Leader
- le cadre — Middle/Upper Manager
- l'employé(e) — Employee
- le stagiaire — Intern
Business Relationships:
- le client — Client
- le fournisseur — Supplier
- le partenaire — Partner
- le concurrent — Competitor
- le prestataire — Contractor, service provider
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