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société

society

noun soh-syeh-TEH Less Common

Also means

company

Usage Note

Société has two main uses: the broad social sense ('society, the community') and the business/legal sense ('company, firm'). A société anonyme (SA) is the French equivalent of a public limited company. In everyday speech, en société means 'in company' or 'in social settings', referring to behaviour around others.

Examples

"La société change très vite."

Natural Translation

Society changes very quickly.

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