What does clientèle in French mean?

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

The word clientèle in French means clientele, supporters, customer service manager, passing trade, customer adviser, expand your clientele, maintain a customer network, maintain a client network, retain customers, create customer loyalty, we wish to inform our customers that is doing, reserved for patrons only, build up a customer base, customer category, client category, client tracking. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word clientèle

clientele

nom féminin (clients d'un commerçant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le nouveau boucher a une clientèle de plus en plus nombreuse. Le bar a perdu une grande partie de sa clientèle quand la loi anti-tabac est entrée en vigueur.
The bar lost a lot of its customers when the smoking ban came in.

supporters

nom féminin (ensemble des partisans)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Avant les élections les candidats soignent leur clientèle.
Before the elections, the candidates pay attention to their supporters.

customer service manager

(responsable de clients)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chargée de clientèle vous recevra demain matin.
The customer service manager will meet with you tomorrow morning.

passing trade

nom féminin (clientèle ponctuelle)

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

customer adviser

([qqn] chargé des clients)

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

expand your clientele

locution verbale (augmenter son nombre de clients)

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

maintain a customer network, maintain a client network

locution verbale (garder un lien avec ses clients)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

retain customers, create customer loyalty

locution verbale (faire en sorte de garder ses clients)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

we wish to inform our customers that is doing

(formule polie pour annoncer [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nous informons notre aimable clientèle que nous fermerons exceptionnellement nos portes à 19 h ce soir.
We wish to inform our customers that we will be closing earlier than usual, at 7 pm this evening.

reserved for patrons only

locution adjectivale (seulement pour les consommateurs)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

build up a customer base

(fidéliser ses clients)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

customer category, client category

nom masculin (catégorie de clients)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le segment de clientèle de ce produit est les grands adolescents.

client tracking

nom masculin (examen des dossiers des clients)

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

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