What does association in French mean?

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

The word association in French means collaboration, association, combination, association, charity, association of ideas, image association, association of images, consumer association, criminal conspiracy, parents' association, parent-teacher association, student organisation, aid organization, free association, non-profit organization, professional association, officially recognized nonprofit organization, sports club, in association with, freedom of association, free association. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word association

collaboration

nom féminin (fait d'associer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces deux garçons travaillent en association.
These two boys are working in collaboration.

association

nom féminin (groupement de personnes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle fait partie de l'association sportive.
She's a member of the sports association.

combination

nom féminin (cohabitation, réunion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette association de bleu et d'orange est voyante. L'association des couleurs est souvent délicate.
Combining colours is often tricky.

association

nom féminin (rapprochement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le nom de cette ville provoque en moi une association d'idées.
In my mind, the name of this town creates an association of ideas.

charity

nom féminin (organisation d'aide aux nécessiteux)

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

association of ideas

nom féminin (synthèse)

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

image association, association of images

nom féminin (relation faite entre 2 images)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'association d'images permet de mesurer le changement de situation.

consumer association

nom féminin (regroupement de défense)

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

criminal conspiracy

nom féminin (groupement de criminels)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La police a démantelé une association de malfaiteurs.

parents' association, parent-teacher association

nom féminin (regroupement de parents d'élèves)

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

student organisation

nom féminin (groupement étudiant)

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

aid organization

nom féminin (organisation aidant les nécessiteux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Médecins sans Frontières est une organisation humanitaire.

free association

(le patient doit s'exprimer librement) (psychology)

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

non-profit organization

nom féminin (association sans but lucratif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les associations loi 1901 relèvent du droit français.

professional association

nom féminin (organisation non lucrative de professionnels)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'association professionnelle des avocats peut vous recommander un avocat dans votre région.

officially recognized nonprofit organization

nom féminin (association d'intérêt général)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les associations reconnues d'intérêt général peuvent bénéficier de subventions.

sports club

nom féminin (groupe encadrant des sportifs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants pratiquent les arts martiaux dans l'association sportive du quartier.

in association with

(avec [qqn])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

freedom of association

nom féminin (droit de regroupement) (human rights)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La liberté d'association est le droit de constituer et d'adhérer à une association.

free association

nom féminin (convention de partenariat) (politics)

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

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