business appointment in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for business appointment in the English»French Dictionary

business appointment N

business appointment

rendez-vous m d'affaires

Translations for business appointment in the English»French Dictionary

appointment [Brit əˈpɔɪntm(ə)nt, Am əˈpɔɪntmənt] N

1. appointment (meeting, consultation):

appointment

rendez-vous m (at chez, with avec, to do pour faire)

by appointment

sur rendez-vous

to have an appointment

avoir un rendez-vous

to make an appointment

prendre rendez-vous

to break/cancel an appointment

ne pas venir à/annuler un rendez-vous

please write/phone for an appointment

veuillez écrire/téléphoner pour prendre rendez-vous

2. appointment (nomination):

appointment ADMIN, POL

nomination f (as comme, to sth à qc, to do pour faire)

‘by appointment to her Majesty’ COMM

‘fournisseur de Sa Majesté’

to take up an appointment (as sth)

prendre ses fonctions (comme qc)

3. appointment (job):

appointment

poste m (as de, of de)

‘Appointments’ (in paper)

‘Offres d'emploi’

business [Brit ˈbɪznəs, Am ˈbɪznəs] N

1. business U (commerce):

business

affaires fpl

to be in business

être dans les affaires

to go into business

se lancer dans les affaires

they made a lot of money in business

ils ont gagné beaucoup d'argent dans les affaires

to be honest in business

être toujours honnête en affaires

to set up in business

s'établir à son compte

she went into or set up in business as a translator

elle s'est établie comme traductrice

the firm is no longer in business

l'entreprise a fermé

to do business with sb

traiter avec qn, faire des affaires avec qn

they do a lot of business with Germany

ils font beaucoup d'affaires avec l'Allemagne

they're in business together

ils sont associés

he is a man I can do business with

c'est un homme avec qui je peux travailler

to go out of business

faire faillite

they're back in business COMM

ils ont repris leurs activités

she's gone to Brussels on business

elle est allée à Bruxelles pour affaires or en voyage d'affaires

he's away on business at the moment

en ce moment il est en déplacement pour affaires

the recession has put them out of business

la récession les a obligés à cesser leurs activités

it's good/bad for business

ça fait marcher/ne fait pas marcher les affaires

to talk business

parler affaires

now we're talking business! fig

maintenant on commence à parler sérieusement!

are you in London for business or pleasure?

êtes-vous à Londres pour affaires ou pour le plaisir?

to mix business with pleasure

joindre l'utile à l'agréable

business is business

les affaires sont les affaires

‘business as usual’ (on shop window)

‘nous restons ouverts pendant les travaux’

it is/it was business as usual fig

c'est/c'était comme à l'habitude

it is/it was business as usual attr address, law, letter, transaction

commercial

it is/it was business as usual pages

affaires

it is/it was business as usual meeting, travel, consortium

d'affaires

the business community

le monde des affaires

2. business (custom, trade):

to lose business

perdre de la clientèle

how's business

comment vont les affaires?

business is slow at the moment

les affaires marchent au ralenti or ne vont pas fort en ce moment

most of our business comes from tourists

la plupart de nos clients sont des touristes

we are doing twice as much business as last summer

notre chiffre d'affaires a doublé par rapport à l'été dernier

3. business (trade, profession):

business

métier m

what's your line of business?, what (line of) business are you in?

vous travaillez dans quelle branche?, qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?

he's in the hotel/insurance business

il travaille dans l'hôtellerie/les assurances

he's the best comedian/chef in the business inf fig

c'est le meilleur comique/chef cuisinier qui existe

4. business:

business (company, firm)

affaire f

business (company, firm)

entreprise f

business (shop)

commerce m

business (shop)

boutique f

small businesses

les petites entreprises

she runs a small dressmaking/mail-order business

elle dirige une petite affaire de confection/de vente par correspondance

5. business U:

business (important matters)

questions fpl importantes

business (duties, tasks)

devoirs mpl

business (duties, tasks)

occupations fpl

let's get down to business

passons aux choses sérieuses

the business before a meeting ADMIN

l'ordre m du jour

we got through a lot of business at the meeting

on a réglé beaucoup de questions au cours de la réunion

can we get down to business?

on peut s'y mettre?

to go about one's business

vaquer à ses occupations

to deal with daily business

expédier les affaires courantes

we still have some unfinished business to discuss

nous avons encore des choses à discuter

he got on with the business of tidying up/letterwriting

il s'est mis à faire le rangement/la correspondance

‘any other business’ (on agenda)

‘questions diverses’

6. business (concern):

that's her business

ça la regarde, c'est son affaire

it's none of your business!

ça ne te regarde pas!, ce n'est pas ton affaire!

it's no business of yours what he does in his private life

sa vie privée ne te regarde pas

to make it one's business to find out

se charger de découvrir la vérité

mind your own business inf!

occupe-toi or mêle-toi de tes affaires! inf

he had no business telling her!

ce n'était pas à lui de le lui dire!

she had no business to be there

elle n'avait rien à faire là-bas

there I was minding my own business when …

j'étais là tranquille dans mon coin, quand …

7. business (affair):

business

histoire f

business

affaire f

it's a bad or sorry business

c'est une triste affaire

the newspapers are full of this murder/drugs business

les journaux ne parlent que de cette histoire de meurtre/de drogue

what a dreadful business!

quelle histoire horrible!

no funny business!

et pas d'histoires!

a nasty business

une sale affaire

I'm fed up with the whole business

j'en ai ras le bol inf

8. business (bother, nuisance):

business

histoire f

moving house is quite a business!

c'est toute une histoire de déménager!

what a business!

quelle histoire!

9. business inf, euph:

to do its business animal:

faire ses besoins

now we're in business!

maintenant nous sommes prêts!, maintenant on peut y aller!

to be in the business of doing

avoir pour habitude de faire

she can sing/play the piano like nobody's business inf

elle chante/joue du piano comme personne

to work like nobody's business inf

travailler d'arrache-pied

that's the business inf!

c'est super! inf

she means business!

elle ne plaisante pas!

to send sb about his business

envoyer promener qn inf

to give sb the business inf Am

en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn inf

business appointment in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for business appointment in the English»French Dictionary

appointment N

1. appointment (selection):

the appointment of sb as sth

la nomination de qn comme qc

2. appointment (meeting, arrangement):

appointment

rendez-vous m

to make an appointment with sb

prendre rendez-vous avec qn

dental appointment

rendez-vous chez le dentiste

by appointment only

sur rendez-vous uniquement

business [ˈbɪznɪs] N

1. business no pl (trade):

business

affaires fpl

to be good for business

être bon pour les affaires

I'm here on business

je suis ici pour affaires

to do business with sb

faire des affaires avec qn

2. business no pl:

business (commerce)

commerce m

business (turnover)

chiffre m d'affaires

3. business no pl (activity):

to be in business

avoir une activité commerciale

to be in business inf

être fin prêt

to put sb out of business

faire fermer boutique à qn

to set up in business as a baker

s'établir boulanger

4. business <-es> (profession):

business

métier m

what line of business are you in?

que faites-vous/fais-tu dans la vie?

5. business <-es> (firm):

business

société f

to start up a business

créer une entreprise

small businesses

les petites entreprises

6. business no pl (matter, task):

business

affaire f

it's a time-consuming business

c'est un travail qui prend du temps

unfinished business

affaire pendante

it's none of your business inf

ça ne te/vous regarde pas

he has no business doing this

il n'a aucun droit de faire cela

7. business no pl (process):

to get on with the business of sth

s'occuper de qc

Phrases:

to mind one's own business inf

se mêler de ses affaires

to be able to do business with sb

pouvoir travailler avec qn

to mean business

ne pas plaisanter

to get down to business

passer aux choses sérieuses

like nobody's business inf

extrêmement vite

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But after a less successful season in 1977 he retired to take up a business appointment.

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It means tens of thousands of people risk missing their holidays or business appointments.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Lever held a number of business appointments in the banking and journalism sectors.

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Although taking some business appointments, he went into retirement so far as politics were concerned.

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The business appointment rules for civil servants are designed to stop companies hiring public servants in order to exploit their knowledge of, and contacts within, government.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

He sought, and received, approval from the advisory committee on business appointments before undertaking this project.

www.telegraph.co.uk

He held a number of business appointments and devoted time to several charities.

www.telegraph.co.uk

It is not law enforcement but rather human crowds trying to get to their cubicles, business appointments and lunch meets that ensure general security.

www.themalaymailonline.com

I have a business appointment somewhere around here.

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So much for sick and elderly people who have medical and other business appointments.

www.thesudburystar.com