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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