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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:

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

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

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

English	French
commercial department	le département commercial
sales	la vente
marketing	le marketing
demand generation team	l’équipe de génération de demande
creative team	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….

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

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