What does secteur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word secteur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use secteur in French.

The word secteur in French means sector, area, power supply, sector, department, section, mains adapter, mains adaptor, connected to the power supply, plugged into the power supply, Sector Manager, Department Manager, mains powered, voluntary sector, banking sector, cultural sector, business sector, business sector, health sector, healthcare sector, service sector, economic sector, industrial sector, commercial sector, primary sector, private sector, professional sector, public sector, manufacturing sector, secondary sector, service sector, tertiary sector, textile sector, work in the public sector. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word secteur

sector

nom masculin (domaine d'activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Luc travaille dans le secteur du commerce international.
Luke works in the international business sector.

area

nom masculin (zone, alentours)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne sais pas ce qu'il faisait dans le secteur.
I don't know what he was doing in this area.

power supply

nom masculin (alimentation électrique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ton portable est sur secteur ou sur batterie ?
Is your laptop connected to the power supply or is it running on battery?

sector

nom masculin (Mathématiques : angle) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les géomètres calculent les secteurs par trigonométrie.
Surveyors calculate sectors using trigonometry.

department, section

nom masculin (subdivision)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son secteur est celui de la clientèle féminine.
His department is the one for female clients.

mains adapter, mains adaptor

nom masculin (prise pour secteur) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

connected to the power supply, plugged into the power supply

locution adjectivale (connecté au réseau électrique) (device, appliance)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce portable est branché sur le secteur, il n'utilise pas sa batterie.

Sector Manager, Department Manager

nom masculin (responsable d'un marché, d'un secteur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mains powered

locution adjectivale (doit être branché pour fonctionner) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

voluntary sector

nom masculin (ensemble des associations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

banking sector

nom masculin (domaine des établissements financiers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les conseillers financiers travaillent dans le secteur bancaire.

cultural sector

nom masculin (arts, sports et éducation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

business sector

nom masculin (type de travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans quel secteur d'activité prospectez-vous ?

business sector

nom masculin (entreprises de même activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un secteur d'activité regroupe des entreprises de fabrication, de commerce ou de service qui ont la même activité principale.

health sector, healthcare sector

nom masculin (milieu lié à la santé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

service sector

nom masculin (secteur tertiaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

economic sector

nom masculin (groupe de familles de produits)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tertiaire est un secteur économique.

industrial sector

nom masculin (les usines)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sidérurgie est un secteur industriel en déclin.

commercial sector

nom masculin (achat et vente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le secteur marchand regroupe les activités produisant des biens et services marchands.

primary sector

nom masculin (exploitation des ressources naturelles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

private sector

nom masculin (ensemble des sociétés privées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

professional sector

nom masculin (domaine lié à un type de travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce type d'équipement est réservé au secteur professionnel.

public sector

nom masculin (ensemble des administrations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

manufacturing sector, secondary sector

nom masculin (industrie : activités de transformation) (industry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

service sector, tertiary sector

nom masculin (activités de service) (industry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

textile sector

nom masculin (conception, fabrication commercialisation des vêtements)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le secteur textile est fortement basé en Asie.

work in the public sector

locution verbale (travailler pour le gouvernement)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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