departments in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for departments in the English»French Dictionary

department [Brit dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt, Am dəˈpɑrtmənt] N

1. department (section):

department COMM, FIN

service m

2. department:

department ADMIN, POL (governmental)

ministère m

department (administrative)

service m

social services department

services sociaux

3. department COMM (in store):

department

rayon m

electrical department

rayon m électricité

4. department (in hospital):

department

service m

X ray department

radiologie f

5. department (in university):

department

département m

department

cf UFR f

French department

département de français

6. department SCHOOL:

department

section f (dans les écoles secondaires, regroupement des professeurs par matière sous la responsabilité d'un enseignant)

7. department (district):

department ADMIN, GEOG

département m

8. department (area):

department inf

domaine m

that's not my department!

ce n'est pas mon domaine!

that's not my department!

ce n'est pas mon rayon! inf

casualty department N Brit

casualty department

service m des urgences

design department N

design department (of business)

bureau m d'études

design department THEAT

scénographie f

department store N

department store

grand magasin m

circulation department N JOURN

circulation department

service m de circulation

engineering department N UNIV

engineering department

département m d'ingénierie

education department N

1. education department Brit:

Education Department a. Department of Education and Science

ministère m de l'éducation

2. education department Brit (in local government):

education department

service m chargé des affaires d'enseignement

3. education department (in university, college):

education department

département m des sciences de l'éducation

procurement department N Am

procurement department MIL, ADMIN

cf service m central des approvisionnements

service department N

service department (office)

service m entretien

service department (workshop)

atelier m d'entretien

Translations for departments in the French»English Dictionary

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interdépartemental (interdépartementale)

involving several departments

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Translations for departments in the English»French Dictionary

department N

1. department (section):

department

département m

department of an organization

service m

2. department ADMIN, POL:

department

département m ministériel

department of Transport

ministère m des Transports

3. department fig inf (domain):

department

domaine m

shipping department N

shipping department

service m des expéditions

department store N

department store

grand magasin m

publicity department N ECON

publicity department

service m de la publicité

sales department N

sales department

service m des ventes

personnel department N

personnel department

département m du personnel

purchasing department N

purchasing department

service m des achats

fire department N Am

fire department

(sapeurs-)pompiers mpl

fire department

service m du feu CH

State Department N no pl Am (U.S. foreign ministry)

the State Department

le ministère des Affaires étrangères

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his job is to be an interface between the departments

son travail est de jouer l'intermédiaire entre les départements

departments Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

police department Am, police service Brit

service m de police

outpatients' (department)

service m des soins externes

department store

grand magasin

department of Transport

ministère m des Transports

electrical appliances department

rayon m de l'électroménager

his job is to be an interface between the departments

son travail est de jouer l'intermédiaire entre les départements

sports editor of publishing department

éditeur(-trice) m (f)

the X-ray department

le service de radiologie

department (In Switzerland, a département is a unit of state administration which deals with specific areas, e.g. foreign problems, police departments or financial matters.)

département

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Engineering sections divided into specialized areas of relevant existing departments in the university.

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These departments are generally organized as local or county government subsidiaries, special-purpose district entities or not-for-profit corporations.

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An example of collectivism in more modern times are the police and fire departments.

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A football department was formed within the association in 1914; today the sports club also has departments for handball and tennis.

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This guide prescribes the modified cash basis of accounting to be used by all departments.

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Members of other departments also contribute to teaching, including lecturers in physiology, pathology, pharmacology, clinical biochemistry and zoology.

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Instead, the statistical system is decentralized, with statistical agencies generally located in different government departments.

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Police, emergency services, fire departments, agencies for technical aid and numerous other operators of deployment and use special vehicles use them.

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Insurance company claims departments employ a large number of claims adjusters supported by a staff of records management and data entry clerks.

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She used her female perspective to boost sales in kitchenware departments; while initiating bold new ideas and change along the way.

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