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Business French – An Introduction

Business French – What Are Functions in a Business Called in French?

Learn the names of common functions in a French business or enterprise and how these might be organized.

Watch the video as many times as you need, until you feel you can give the French translations as we go!

Review Vocabulary

Review the words from this video:

Vocabulary from the Video (Parts 1 to 4)

executive management	Show la direction générale
manufacturing	Show la fabrication
production	Show la production
research and development	Show la recherche et le développement
logistics, shipping	Show la logistique

operations	Show les opérations
IT department	Show le département technologique
procurement	Show le service achat
distribution	Show la distribution
finance department	Show le département financier

accounting	Show la comptabilité
payroll	Show le service de paie
human resources (HR)	Show la gestion des ressources humaines (GRH)
personnel adminstration	Show l’administration du personnel
training	Show la formation

commercial department	Show le département commercial
sales	Show la vente
marketing	Show le marketing
demand generation team	Show l’équipe de génération de demande
creative team	Show l’équipe creative

If you want to expand your knowledge about this topic, explore any materials below.

Learn how to talk about business functions in French, including departments, teams, and company structure….

If you’d like to test your knowledge of what you’ve learned so far, you can select from any quizzes or activities below.

A quiz to test your knowledge of terms relating to business functions in French.

Launch

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