French business & negotiation vocabulary
40 words at level C1, with English translations and example sentences. Nouns are given with their article so you learn the gender too.
| French | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| la négociation | negotiation | Les négociations ont duré des mois. |
| négocier | to negotiate | |
| le chiffre d'affaires | turnover, revenue | Le chiffre d'affaires a augmenté de 10 %. |
| le bénéfice | profit | |
| la perte | loss | |
| la rentabilité | profitability | |
| rentable | profitable | Le projet n'est pas encore rentable. |
| l'investissement (m.) | investment | |
| l'actionnaire (m./f.) | shareholder | |
| le conseil d'administration | board of directors | |
| le PDG | CEO | Le PDG a annoncé sa démission. |
| la stratégie | strategy | |
| la concurrence | competition | La concurrence est rude. |
| le concurrent | competitor | |
| le marché | market | conquérir de nouveaux marchés |
| la part de marché | market share | |
| le partenariat | partnership | |
| l'appel d'offres (m.) | call for tenders | |
| le devis | quote, estimate | Pouvez-vous nous envoyer un devis ? |
| le cahier des charges | specifications | |
| la marge | margin | |
| le bilan | balance sheet; assessment | |
| l'exercice comptable (m.) | financial year | |
| la croissance | growth | |
| la fusion | merger | |
| le rachat | buyout, takeover | |
| la levée de fonds | fundraising | |
| la start-up, la jeune pousse | start-up | |
| l'entrepreneur (m.) | entrepreneur | |
| conclure un accord | to close a deal | Nous avons conclu un accord. |
| un compromis | compromise | trouver un compromis |
| la contrepartie | something in return | Qu'obtenons-nous en contrepartie ? |
| faire une concession | to make a concession | |
| les délais de livraison (m.) | delivery times | |
| le cœur de métier | core business | |
| le retour sur investissement | return on investment | |
| la feuille de route | roadmap | |
| à moyen terme | in the medium term | |
| tirer parti de | to take advantage of | |
| être force de proposition | to come up with ideas, to be proactive |
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