fusion

merger

noun fü-ZYOHN Rare

Also means

fusion

Usage Note

Fusion covers both physical fusion (melting/merging of substances) and business mergers — fusion d'entreprises. In music and cuisine, fusion is borrowed directly as an adjective or noun (cuisine fusion). The verb fusionner means 'to merge,' used especially in corporate and technical contexts.

Examples

"La fusion des deux banques a surpris tout le monde."

Natural Translation

The merger of the two banks surprised everyone.

Related Words

Explore French by topic

FrenchNow

En, Au, Aux: French Prepositions for Countries

Use en for feminine countries, au for masculine, aux for plural, and à for cities. Full French preposition rule for countries, with a lookup table and traps.

June 4, 2026 5 min read

FrenchNow

Ordering Food in French: Restaurant Phrases That Work

Order food in French with confidence: greet first, say je voudrais not je veux, ask for a carafe d'eau, answer quelle cuisson, and request the bill yourself.

June 4, 2026 6 min read

FrenchNow

Telling Time in French: Hours, Quarters, 24-Hour

Telling time in French means Il est cinq heures, et quart, et demie, and the 24-hour clock like quatorze heures trente. Read any French schedule.

June 4, 2026 5 min read

FrenchNow

Faire in French: To Make, To Do, and More

Faire in French means more than make and do: master faire vs rendre, weather and sports idioms, the causative, and the mistakes English speakers make.

June 4, 2026 6 min read