L'entreprise
Example: L'entreprise a embauché de nouveaux employés cette année.
Definition
"L'entreprise" refers to a business or company engaged in commercial, industrial, or professional activities. It typically involves organized efforts to produce goods or services for profit, such as in the example phrase: "L'entreprise a embauché de nouveaux employés cette année."
Etymology
"L'entreprise" comes from the French verb "entreprendre," meaning "to undertake." Originally, it conveyed the idea of undertaking a task or project. Over time, it evolved to describe an organized business venture. Did you know? The root "prendre" means "to take," emphasizing the act of taking on a challenge.
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"L'entreprise" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Entrepreneurship - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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