What does directeur in French mean?

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

The word directeur in French means manager, guiding, slope, steering committee, executive committee, management committee, CFO, deputy director, deputy manager, chief financial officer, artistic director, art director, sales manager, branch manager, principal, University Chancellor, University Provost, University President, Bank Manager, Principal Private Secretary, casting director, spiritual adviser, Director of Photography, publication director, Managing Editor, thesis advisor, museum director, Prison Warden, Production Manager, Publication Manager, director of research, research director, supervisor, thesis supervisor, PhD supervisor, DPhil supervisor, Executive Manager, operations manager, operations director, director of programming, human resources director, human resources manager, IT director, IT manager, head of IT, deputy chair of the board, human resources director, human resources manager, chief executive officer, executive director, Financial Manager, managing director, Deputy Managing Director, IT director, IT manager, head of IT, musical director, operational manager, operations manager, Photo Manager, sports manager, Technical Manager, guiding principle, the director, thesis supervisor, PhD supervisor, DPhil supervisor, managing director, master plan, overall plan, overall strategy, deputy director, assistant director, policy rate, direction vector. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word directeur

manager

(personne qui dirige)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur arrive le premier tous les matins. La directrice de l'école accueille les élèves chaque matin.
The head of the school greets the pupils every morning.

guiding

adjectif (qui conduit)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les employés suivent le fil directeur qui est donné.
The staff follow the guiding principle given.

slope

nom masculin (maths : coefficient de droite) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le coefficient directeur d'une droite d'équation y=ax+b est a.

steering committee, executive committee, management committee

nom masculin (équipe dirigeante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le comité directeur de la société s'est réuni pour définir les différentes activités à venir.

CFO

nom masculin et féminin (abr (directeur administratif et financier) (initialism)

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

deputy director, deputy manager

(adjoint au directeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur adjoint vous recevra dans un instant.
The deputy director will see you shortly.

chief financial officer

(membre de la direction)

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

artistic director, art director

(directeur en charge du visuel)

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

sales manager

(directeur en charge des ventes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur commercial présentera un bilan du trimestre.
The sales manager will present a quarterly review.

branch manager

(responsable de succursale)

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

principal

(responsable d'une école)

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

University Chancellor, University Provost, University President

(administrateur en chef) (UK)

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

Bank Manager

(administrateur en chef)

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

Principal Private Secretary

(responsable du cabinet d'un élu préfet) (Ministry)

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

casting director

(spectacle : chef d'audition)

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

spiritual adviser

nom masculin (celui qui guide la conscience)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le prêtre était le directeur de conscience des jeunes catéchisés.

Director of Photography

(chef opérateur de prises de vues)

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

publication director

nom masculin (chargé du contenu d'un journal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur de la publication surveille la ligne éditoriale du journal.

Managing Editor

(responsable d'une publication)

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

thesis advisor

(responsable de thèse) (US)

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

museum director

(administrateur d'un musée)

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

Prison Warden

(responsable d'établissement pénitentiaire)

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

Production Manager

nom masculin (technicien du spectacle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur de production est le représentant du producteur.

Publication Manager

(responsable du contenu éditorial)

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

director of research, research director

(grade de chercheur)

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

supervisor, thesis supervisor, PhD supervisor, DPhil supervisor

nom masculin (responsable d'un thésard) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je suis le premier thésard de mon directeur de thèse.

Executive Manager

(directeur en charge d'un domaine)

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

operations manager, operations director

nom masculin (titre)

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

director of programming

(TV, radio : responsable des programmes) (TV)

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

human resources director, human resources manager

(gestionnaire du personnel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur des ressources humaines gère le planning et la carrière des employés.
The human resources director oversees staffing and career development.

IT director, IT manager, head of IT

nom masculin (responsable informatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur des systèmes d'information est un haut responsable d'une entreprise.

deputy chair of the board

(directeur d'un organe collègial)

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

human resources director, human resources manager

(responsable des ressources humaines)

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

chief executive officer

(administrateur principal)

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

executive director

(directeur administratif et comptable)

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

Financial Manager

(directeur en charge du budget)

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

managing director

(entreprise : coordinateur des directions) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur général supervise toutes les opérations de la société.
The managing director oversees all the company's operations.

Deputy Managing Director

nom masculin (directeur général possédant des parts)

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

IT director, IT manager, head of IT

nom masculin (responsable informatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur informatique est le directeur de l'exploitation informatique d'une société.

musical director

(chef d'orchestre)

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

operational manager, operations manager

(responsable de l'exploitation)

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

Photo Manager

nom masculin (responsable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul Martin est le directeur photo responsable de la publication.

sports manager

nom masculin (responsable d'équipe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur sportif assure un lien entre la direction de la structure, les entraîneurs et les pratiquants.

Technical Manager

(responsable de l'aspect technique)

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

guiding principle

nom masculin (thème, idée majeure)

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

the director

(formule de politesse pour directeur) (speaking about)

thesis supervisor, PhD supervisor, DPhil supervisor

nom masculin (responsable d'un thésard) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est la première fois qu'il est patron de thèse.

managing director

nom masculin (dirigeant de société) (UK, equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Monsieur Dupont est le président-directeur général de cette banque.

master plan, overall plan, overall strategy

nom masculin (programme, trame générale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le schéma directeur pour notre région assure l'équilibre entre l'urbanisation et la préservation du milieu naturel ou agricole.

deputy director, assistant director

nom masculin (second)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le sous-directeur remplace le directeur lorsqu'il n'est pas là.

policy rate

nom masculin (taux d'intérêt au jour le jour) (banking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le taux directeur en vigueur le premier janvier s'applique pendant six mois.

direction vector

(math : segment de direction) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le vecteur directeur donne la direction d'une droite.

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