What does assistance in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word assistance in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use assistance in French.

The word assistance in French means assistance, audience, remote assistance, project management support, contracting authority support, legal aid, medical assistance, medical attention, mutual aid, mutual assistance, mutual aid, mutual assistance, psychological help, welfare, welfare state, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, social services, benefits, social care, technical assistance, technical support, helpline, telephone helpline, child in care, failure to assist, failure to assist a person in danger, give assistance, give assistance to, give assistance, give assistance to, help desk, Legal Aid Society. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word assistance

assistance

nom féminin (aide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle nous a prêté assistance.
She gave us assistance.

audience

nom féminin (public) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'assistance était clairsemée ce soir.
The audience was sparse tonight.

remote assistance

nom féminin (aide téléphonique) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

project management support

nom féminin (aide au réalisateur d'un projet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La maîtrise d’œuvre requiert parfois l'aide de l'assistance à maîtrise d’œuvre.

contracting authority support

nom féminin (force de conseil et proposition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La MOA a souvent besoin d'une assistance à maîtrise d'ouvrage pour les détails techniques.

legal aid

nom féminin (aide judiciaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

medical assistance, medical attention

nom féminin (aide de soin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mutual aid, mutual assistance

nom féminin (aide entre 2 pays, 2 partisans)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mutual aid, mutual assistance

nom féminin (aide réciproque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

psychological help

nom féminin (aide, soutien moral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

welfare, welfare state

nom féminin (aide de l'État aux citoyens)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

nom féminin (centre hospitalier régional pour Paris) (French hospital trust)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

social services

nom féminin (administration)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

benefits

nom féminin (aide financière administrative) (UK)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

social care

nom féminin (aide d'intégration)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

technical assistance, technical support

nom féminin (maintenance spécialisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

helpline, telephone helpline

nom féminin (aide par téléphone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

child in care

nom masculin et féminin (orphelin) (still a minor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jean-Luc Lahaye est un enfant de l'Assistance Publique.

failure to assist

nom féminin (abstention volontaire de porter assistance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ne pas porter secours peut être appeler non-assistance à personne en danger.

failure to assist a person in danger

nom féminin (refus de secours)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La non-assistance à personne en danger concerne une personne qui n'intervient pas face à une personne courant un danger.

give assistance, give assistance to

locution verbale (aider, secourir)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il s’arrêta sur le bas-coté et porta assistance au cycliste renversé.

give assistance, give assistance to

locution verbale (soutenu (aider [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Le médecin présent dans l'avion prêta assistance au malade.

help desk

nom masculin (entité d'aide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Legal Aid Society

nom féminin (sorte de cabinet d'avocats) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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