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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

I. capit|al (capitale) <mpl capitaux> [kapital, o] ADJ

1. capital (fondamental):

capital (capitale) rôle, rencontre, témoignage, œuvre: key, crucial

capital (capitale) importance: major

le dernier chapitre de son livre est capital: the last chapter of his/her book is crucial

une découverte capitale dans la recherche contre le cancer: a major breakthrough in cancer research

c'est d'une importance capitale: it's of the utmost importance

il est capital de faire: it's essential to do

il est capital que tu viennes: it is essential that you (should) come

2. capital TYPO:

capital (capitale) lettre: capital

3. capital (de mort):

peine capitale: capital punishment

II. capit|al N m

1. capit|al FIN:

capit|al: capital

société au capital de 50 000 euros: company with (a) capital of 50, 000 euros

procéder à une augmentation de capital: to increase capital

impôt sur le capital: capital levy

2. capit|al ECON:

capit|al: capital

le capital et le travail: capital and labour Brit

3. capit|al (ressource):

notre capital santé: our health

le capital humain/industriel: human/industrial resources pl

III. capitaux N mpl

capitaux mpl FIN (fonds):

capitaux: capital uncountable

capitaux: funds

avoir besoin/manquer de capitaux: to need/to lack capital

capitaux étrangers: foreign capital

marché des capitaux: capital markets pl

mouvements de capitaux: capital movements

IV. capitale N f

1. capitale (d'un pays):

capitale: capital (city)

les capitales européennes: the European capitals

les rues de la capitale: the streets of the capital

2. capitale (centre):

capitale: capital

une capitale boursière/culturelle: a financial/cultural capital

Lyon, capitale des gourmets: Lyons, a paradise for gourmets

3. capitale TYPO:

capitale: capital

en capitales d'imprimerie: in block capitals

V. capit|al (capitale) <mpl capitaux> [kapital, o]

capital décès: death benefit

capital fixe: fixed assets pl

capital propre: equity capital

capital social: issued capital

capitaux flottants, capitaux fébriles: hot money uncountable

capital risqueur <pl capital risqueurs>, capital-risqueur <pl capital-risqueurs> [kapitalʀiskœʀ] N m

capital risqueur: venture capitalist

capital-risque <pl capital-risque> [kapitalʀisk] N m

capital-risque: venture capital

English

French

venture capital: capital-risque m

venture capitalist: capital-risqueur m

momentous: capital

risk capital: capital m à risque

risk capital: capital-risque m

corpus: capital m

loan capital: capital m d'emprunt

capital account: compte m capital

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

capital <-aux> [kapital, o] N m

1. capital (somme d'argent):

capital: capital

société anonyme au capital de 25 millions d'euros: limited company with a capital of 25 million euros

2. capital pl FIN:

capital: capital

3. capital (richesse):

capital artistique/intellectuel: artistic/intellectual wealth

capital(e) <-aux> [kapital, o] ADJ

capital(e): fundamental

attacher une importance capitale à qc: to consider sth to be of utmost importance

English

French

venture capital: capital-risque m

momentous: capital(e)

risk capital: capital-risque m

share capital: capital m social

cardinal: capital(e)

seed capital FIN: capital d'amorçage m

principal: capital m

capital levy: impôt m sur capital

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

capital(e) <-aux> [kapital, -o] ADJ

capital(e): fundamental

capital <-aux> [kapital, -o] N m

1. capital (somme d'argent):

capital: capital

société anonyme au capital de 25 millions d'euros: limited company with a capital of 25 million euros

2. capital pl FIN:

capital: capital

3. capital (richesse):

capital artistique/intellectuel: artistic/intellectual wealth

English

French

all-important: capital(e)

venture capital: capital-risque m

momentous: capital(e)

capital stock: capital m social

cardinal: capital(e)

capital levy: impôt m sur capital

seed money: capital m de départ

principal: capital m

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

rotation du personnel/du capital: staff/capital turnover

grossissement du capital: capital growth

société anonyme au capital de 25 millions d'euros: limited company with a capital of 25 million euros

capital artistique/intellectuel: artistic/intellectual wealth

accroissement du capital ECON: accretion of capital

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