Permanent Secretary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Permanent Secretary in the English»French Dictionary

Permanent Secretary N Brit

Permanent Secretary POL, ADMIN

directeur/-trice m/f de cabinet

Translations for Permanent Secretary in the English»French Dictionary

secretary [Brit ˈsɛkrɪt(ə)ri, Am ˈsɛkrəˌtɛri] N

1. secretary ADMIN:

secretary

secrétaire mf (to sb de qn)

general/regional secretary

secrétaire général/régional

party secretary HISTORY (in USSR)

secrétaire du parti (communiste)

personal/private secretary

secrétaire personnel/privé

2. secretary:

Secretary Brit POL Foreign/Home/Defence secretary

ministre m des Affaires étrangères/de l'Intérieur/de la Défense

Environment/Northern Ireland secretary [or secretary of State for the Environment/for Northern Ireland]

ministre m de l'Environnement/pour l'Irlande du Nord

3. secretary:

Secretary Am POL Defense Secretary

ministre m de la Défense

Secretary Am Secretary of State

ministre m des Affaires étrang ères

4. secretary Am (desk):

secretary

secrétaire m

I.permanent [Brit ˈpəːm(ə)nənt, Am ˈpərmənənt] N Am

permanent

permanente f

II.permanent [Brit ˈpəːm(ə)nənt, Am ˈpərmənənt] ADJ

permanent job, disability, exhibition, address, friendship

permanent

permanent premises, closure

définitif/-ive

permanent contract

à durée indéterminée

permanent staff

ayant un contrat à durée indéterminée

permanent damage (to property)

dégâts mpl permanents

permanent damage (to health, part of body)

dommages mpl permanents

to be in a permanent state of depression

être déprimé en permanence

the payments are a permanent drain on our resources

les versements grèvent nos ressources en permanence

I'm not permanent in this job Brit

je ne suis pas ici à titre définitif

See also fixture

fixture [Brit ˈfɪkstʃə, Am ˈfɪkstʃər] N

1. fixture:

fixture CONSTR, TECH

installation f

fixtures and fittings

équipements mpl

2. fixture SPORTS:

fixture

rencontre f

3. fixture (person):

fixture inf

personne f qui fait partie du décor inf

4. fixture LAW:

fixture

immeuble m par destination

Permanent Secretary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Permanent Secretary in the English»French Dictionary

secretary <-ries> [ˈsekrətəri, Am -rəteri] N

1. secretary (office assistant):

secretary

secrétaire mf

2. secretary (assistant head):

company secretary

secrétaire mf général

3. secretary (assistant ambassador):

secretary

secrétaire mf d'ambassade

I.permanent ADJ

permanent

permanent(e)

permanent change, closure

définitif(-ive)

permanent position

fixe

permanent ink

indélébile

to keep a permanent inventory

faire un inventaire journalier

II.permanent N

permanent

permanente f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Board members are appointed at the discretion of and by the Permanent Secretary.

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The Permanent Secretary is in turn assisted by the provincial heads of the various government departments.

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In terms of the handling of your interests, and those of your family, you followed correct procedure in notifying your Permanent Secretary of your interests.

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The head of the department civil servants is the Permanent Secretary.

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The permanent secretary is the highest ranking civil servant of the ministry.

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He became a career civil servant who rose to the apex of the professional career ladder as a permanent secretary.

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Some larger departments also have a second permanent secretary who acts as deputy.

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Each Permanent Secretary took control of his own ministry.

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