What does capital in French mean?

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

The word capital in French means crucial, essential, capital, capital, capital, capital, wealth, capital increase, investment revenue, beauty assets, market capital, trust capital, cultural capital, company capital, store of knowledge, knowledge capital, capacity for sympathy, capacity for empathy, life insurance, life assurance, financial capital, fixed capital, human capital, real estate asset, startup capital, starting capital, open capital, productive capital, personal equity, own equity, outstanding capital, health reserves, share capital, ability to resist sun damage, capacity to resist sun damage, subscribed capital, unpaid subscribed capital, venture capital, build capital, investment, acquire a stake in , buy a stake in, capital gain, big money, privatization, deadly sin, unearned income, company with variable capital, open-ended company, closed-end fund company, closed-end investment company, mutual fund. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word capital

crucial, essential

adjectif (essentiel, crucial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'adhésion du Sénat est capitale pour la réussite de la réforme.
The support of the Senate is crucial (or: essential) to the success of the reform.

capital

adjectif (majuscule) (letter)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu dois écrire en lettres capitales.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. You should start a sentence with a big letter.

capital

nom masculin (masse d'argent) (money)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec ses opérations de bourse, il a amassé un sacré capital.
Thanks to his transactions on the stock exchange, he's built up an incredible amount of capital.

capital

nom masculin (élément de passif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le capital de cette société s'élève à plusieurs millions d'euros.
This company's capital runs to several million euros.

capital

nom masculin (montant emprunté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au début d'un prêt, on rembourse plus d'intérêts que de capital.
At the beginning of a loan, you pay back more interest than capital.

wealth

nom masculin (figuré (richesse) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il dispose d'un grand capital de sympathie auprès du public.
He enjoys a wealth of public affection.

capital increase

nom masculin (apport d'argent dans un capital) (Finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette entrée en bourse permettra une augmentation de capital.

investment revenue

nom masculin (revenu d'investissement) (finance)

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

beauty assets

nom masculin (réserve de beauté)

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

market capital

nom masculin (somme détenue) (Economics)

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

trust capital

nom masculin (réserve de confiance)

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

cultural capital

nom masculin (connaissances) (social assets)

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

company capital

nom masculin (acquis d'une société, richesse)

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

store of knowledge, knowledge capital

nom masculin (patrimoine d'information)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le capital de connaissances est constitué par les informations et les connaissances détenues par un individu.

capacity for sympathy, capacity for empathy

nom masculin (cote de confiance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre a un énorme capital sympathie, il a la capacité intuitive de se mettre à la place de l'autre et de percevoir ce qu'il ressent.

life insurance, life assurance

nom masculin (somme touchée en cas de décès)

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

financial capital

nom masculin (avoirs sous d'actifs) (Economics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le capital financier participe au développement industriel.

fixed capital

nom masculin (moyens de production durable) (Economics)

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

human capital

nom masculin (ressources humaines) (Economics)

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

real estate asset

nom masculin (biens immobiliers détenus)

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

startup capital, starting capital

nom masculin (apport préalable) (Economics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette banque s'est créée avec un capital initial de 10 millions d'euros.

open capital

nom masculin (capital pouvant racheter ses unités) (Economics)

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

productive capital

nom masculin (ensemble de biens de production) (Economics)

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

personal equity, own equity

nom masculin (fonds propres) (Finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les capitaux propres représentent les sommes apportées par les actionnaires.

outstanding capital

nom masculin (somme restant à payer)

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

health reserves

nom féminin (santé détenue)

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

share capital

nom masculin (financement de création d'entreprise) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Plus le capital social est important plus les banques prêtent d'argent.
The larger the share capital, the more money the banks will lend.

ability to resist sun damage, capacity to resist sun damage

nom masculin (dose de rayons solaires acceptable)

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

subscribed capital

nom masculin (montant d'assurance) (Finance)

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

unpaid subscribed capital

nom masculin (finance : somme restant dûe) (Finance)

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

venture capital

nom masculin (investissements risqués)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si tu places de l'argent sur cette jeune entreprise, ce capital-risque peut te faire gagner beaucoup d'argent.

build capital

locution verbale (se faire un pécule)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

investment

nom féminin (arrivée dans le capital d'une société) (finance)

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

acquire a stake in , buy a stake in

locution verbale (devenir actionnaire de) (Finance)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
L'État est entré dans le capital de cette société.

capital gain

nom masculin (plus-value) (often plural)

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

big money

nom masculin (grandes fortunes) (Finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il pense que les institutions internationales sont inféodées au grand capital.

privatization

nom féminin (appel à de nouveaux actionnaires)

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

deadly sin

nom masculin (péché qui en entraîne d'autres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour le catholicisme, l'orgueil et la paresse font partie des 7 péchés capitaux.

unearned income

nom masculin (revenu d'épargne ou boursier)

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

company with variable capital, open-ended company

nom masculin (type de société)

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

closed-end fund company, closed-end investment company

nom féminin (type d'entreprise) (Finance)

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

mutual fund

nom féminin (type d'entreprise) (Finance)

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

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