company

company
company
A n
1 Comm, Jur société f ; airline company compagnie f aérienne ;
2 Mus, Theat troupe f, compagnie f ; theatre company troupe f de théâtre, compagnie f théâtrale ;
3 Mil compagnie f ;
4 (companionship) compagnie f ; to keep sb company tenir compagnie à qn ; to enjoy sb's company apprécier la compagnie de qn ; to be good company être d'une compagnie agréable ; I have a cat for company j'ai un chat pour me tenir compagnie ; to be seen in sb's company ou in company with sb être vu en compagnie de qn ; to part company with [person] gen, hum se séparer de [person, bike, horse] ; on political matters they part company en ce qui concerne la politique, ils divergent complètement ; to keep bad company avoir de mauvaises fréquentations ;
5 (visitors) visiteurs mpl ; to have/expect company avoir/attendre du monde ;
6 (society) in company en société ; in mixed company quand les dames sont présentes ; to be fit company for sb être une fréquentation pour qn ; to keep company with sb fréquenter qn ; Lisa and company souvent péj Lisa et compagnie ;
7 (similar circumstances) to be in good company ne pas être le seul/la seule ; don't worry, you're in good company ne t'inquiète pas, tu n'es pas le seul ; Marie, in company with many others, complained Marie, ainsi que bien d'autres, s'est plainte ;
8 (gathering) compagnie f ; the assembled company l'assemblée ;
9 Naut équipage m ;
10 euph (CIA) the Company la CIA.
B modif (of all businesses) [earnings, profits, records] des sociétés ; (of a particular business) [accountant, car park, headquarters, newsletter] de la société.

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