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compagnie

company

noun kohm-pah-NYEE Less Common

Also means

companionship

Usage Note

Compagnie covers both the business sense (a company or firm) and the social sense of being in someone's company (tenir compagnie à quelqu'un = to keep someone company). En compagnie de means 'in the company of'. The phrase fausser compagnie à quelqu'un means to give someone the slip or to leave without warning.

Examples

"Il travaille pour une grande compagnie."

Natural Translation

He works for a large company.

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