subsidiary

filiale

Entreprise qui appartient à une autre entreprise plus grande.

En anglais simple : A company that belongs to another, larger company.

• The group owns three subsidiaries.
• Their French subsidiary makes car parts.
• The company sold its overseas subsidiary last year.

Comment l'utiliser : a subsidiary of something (This firm is a subsidiary of a large bank.)

Synonymes : daughter company

Contraires : parent company

Expressions courantes : foreign subsidiary, subsidiary of something

secondaire, subordonné

Qui a moins d’importance ou un rang inférieur par rapport à une autre chose à laquelle il est lié.

En anglais simple : Less important or lower in rank than something else it is connected to.

• Cost is a subsidiary issue here.
• The smaller business has a subsidiary role.
• All other aims are subsidiary to public safety.

Comment l'utiliser : subsidiary to something (These concerns are subsidiary to the main question.)

Synonymes : secondary, subordinate

Contraires : primary, principal

Expressions courantes : subsidiary role, subsidiary company, subsidiary stream

auxiliaire, complémentaire

Qui apporte une aide supplémentaire ou complète quelque chose qui existe déjà.

En anglais simple : Providing extra help or adding to something that already exists.

• The office provides subsidiary services.
• Subsidiary funds helped complete the project.
• These notes supply subsidiary material for the course.

Synonymes : supplementary, auxiliary, additional

Expressions courantes : subsidiary services, subsidiary support