corporate

d’entreprise, institutionnel

Qui concerne une entreprise ou une autre grande organisation.

En anglais simple : Connected with a company or other large organization.

• She works in corporate finance.
• The bank offers services to corporate clients.
• They discussed the new corporate strategy.

Synonymes : business, company, institutional

Expressions courantes : corporate finance, corporate clients, corporate strategy

impersonnel, aseptisé

D’apparence ou d’ambiance fade, sans personnalité, comme une création d’une grande organisation.

En anglais simple : Looking or feeling dull and impersonal, like something designed by a large organization.

• The lobby feels very corporate.
• They replaced the warm colors with a corporate design.
• I found the hotel too corporate and impersonal.

Synonymes : impersonal, bland, soulless

Expressions courantes : corporate look, corporate feel, corporate decor

collectif, commun

Commun à tout un groupe qui agit comme un ensemble.

En anglais simple : Shared by a whole group acting together as one.

• The committee accepted corporate responsibility for the decision.
• The book reflects the corporate authorship of the research group.
• Their corporate action expressed a shared purpose.

Synonymes : collective, joint

Contraires : individual

Expressions courantes : corporate responsibility, corporate action, corporate authorship

direction, direction générale

Les dirigeants qui prennent les grandes décisions pour une entreprise ou une organisation.

En anglais simple : The senior managers who make decisions for a company or organization.

• Corporate wants us to cut costs.
• The order came directly from corporate.
• We need approval from corporate before hiring anyone.

Synonymes : senior management, head office

Expressions courantes : from corporate, corporate wants something, ask corporate

société mère, franchiseur

Entreprise principale qui dirige une chaîne de commerces exploités par des propriétaires indépendants.

En anglais simple : The main company that controls a chain of businesses run by separate owners.

• Corporate owns the brand and licenses it to local owners.
• Each franchise pays fees to corporate.
• The local owner asked corporate for permission to change the menu.

Synonymes : parent company, franchisor

Expressions courantes : from corporate, corporate policy, contact corporate