What does compagnie in French mean?

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

The word compagnie in French means company, company, company, flock, good company, pleasant company, pet, have company, have company, have a guest, have a visitor, hello everyone! hi everyone! hi all!, airline, insurance company, airline, bus company, Society of Jesus, shipping company, telephone company, theatre company, shipping company, mining company, oil company, petroleum company, theatre company, companion, female companion, personal carer, personal care assistant, care assistant, in good company, with, with a lady friend, be good company, run out on, escort, escort, male escort, keep company. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word compagnie

company

nom féminin (présence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vincent apprécie la compagnie de ses amis.
Vincent appreciates the company of his friends.

company

nom féminin (unité militaire) (military)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une compagnie est commandée par un capitaine.
A company is under the command of a captain.

company

nom féminin (association de personnes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est une nouvelle compagnie de théâtre.
It's a new theatre company.

flock

nom féminin (ensemble d'animaux) (birds, sheep)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chien fait partir une compagnie de perdreaux.
The dog put a flock of partridges to flight.

good company, pleasant company

nom féminin (personne fort séduisante)

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

pet

nom masculin (animal domestique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chats et chiens sont des animaux de compagnie.

have company

locution verbale (ne pas être seul)

Je peux passer ou tu as de la compagnie ?

have company, have a guest, have a visitor

locution verbale (recevoir [qqn])

Je ne peux pas travailler là-dessus ce soir, j'ai de la compagnie.

hello everyone! hi everyone! hi all!

interjection (salutation à un groupe) (greeting)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
« Bonjour, la compagnie ! » lança Pierre en entrant dans la salle où ses amis l'attendaient.

airline

nom féminin (société de transport par avion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Henri fut un pilote de la compagnie aérienne « l'Aéropostale ® ».
Henry was a pilot for the airline 'Aeropostale'.

insurance company

nom féminin (société assurant les risques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour couvrir les dommages qui peuvent survenir à ma maison, je vais contacter une compagnie d'assurance.

airline

nom féminin (société de transport aérien)

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

bus company

nom féminin (société de transport par bus)

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

Society of Jesus

nom féminin (ordre religieux catholique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les membres de la Compagnie de Jésus sont appelés des jésuites.

shipping company

nom féminin (entreprise maritime)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une compagnie de navigation est une entreprise commerciale qui assure le transport de personnes ou de marchandises.

telephone company

nom féminin (opérateur de télécommunications)

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

theatre company

nom féminin (groupe de comédiens) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La compagnie de théâtre de Molière se produisait sous Louis XIV.

shipping company

nom féminin (société de transport maritime)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Brittany Ferries est une compagnie maritime de la Manche.

mining company

nom féminin (société exploitant des mines)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les manifestants sont contre l'exploitation de gaz de schiste par cette compagnie minière.

oil company, petroleum company

nom féminin (entreprise qui exploite le pétrole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Total est une célèbre compagnie pétrolière.

theatre company

nom féminin (troupe de comédiens) (UK)

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

companion, female companion

nom féminin (vieux (assistante de femme noble)

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

personal carer, personal care assistant, care assistant

nom féminin (courant (auxiliaire de vie)

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

in good company

locution adverbiale (avec des personnes agréables)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il est allé à sa soirée en bonne compagnie.

with

(avec)

(preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.")
Sur scène : la chanteuse en compagnie de son groupe.
Live on stage, the singer with her group.

with a lady friend

locution adverbiale (avec une jolie femme) (humorous, dated)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce député a été surpris en galante compagnie.

be good company

locution verbale (être agréable, aimable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Non, ne passe pas me voir : je suis un peu déprimée aujourd'hui et je ne serai pas de bonne compagnie.
No, don't come over. I'm feeling a bit down today and I wouldn't be good company.

run out on

locution verbale (quitter [qqn] sans avertir) (informal)

Il nous a faussé compagnie au plein milieu de la soirée.

escort

nom féminin (personne qui tient compagnie à [qqn]) (woman)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce vieux veuf s'est attachée les services d'une femme de compagnie.

escort, male escort

nom masculin (compagnon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un homme de compagnie accompagne un homme ou une femme lors d'une soirée.

keep company

locution verbale (accompagner)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Claude a tenu compagnie à la vieille dame toute la soirée.

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