What does document in French mean?

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

The word document in French means document, paper, documentary evidence, written evidence, main body of the document, circulate a document, document to be retained, required documentation, documentation required, official document, formal document, authentic document, accounting document, manifest, ship's manifest, referral transaction, enclosed document, non-contractual document, notarized document, official document, original document, paper document, documentary, witness statement, incident report, template, briefcase. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word document

document, paper

nom masculin (papier, information)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La maîtresse nous a demandé des documents sur les oiseaux.
The teacher asked us to write papers on birds.

documentary evidence, written evidence

nom masculin (preuve écrite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On a retrouvé des documents sur l'annexion de l'Autriche par Hitler.
Documentary evidence regarding the annexation of Austria by Hitler has been found.

main body of the document

nom masculin (partie principale d'un document)

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

circulate a document

locution verbale (propager une information)

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

document to be retained

nom masculin (papier important à garder)

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

required documentation, documentation required

nom masculin (papier à présenter)

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

official document, formal document

nom masculin (papier officiel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les seuls justificatifs acceptés seront les documents administratifs.

authentic document

nom masculin (Pédagogie : de la vie réelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Plutôt que d'utiliser des manuels scolaires mal faits, je préfère faire travailler mes élèves sur des documents authentiques, comme des menus de restaurants, des extraits de magazines, etc.

accounting document

nom masculin (pièce pour la comptabilité)

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

manifest, ship's manifest

nom masculin (papiers afférant à la navigation)

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

referral transaction

nom masculin (support d'information)

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

enclosed document

nom masculin (document en annexe) (with a letter)

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

non-contractual document

nom masculin (document susceptible de modification)

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

notarized document

nom masculin (écrit par le notaire)

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

official document

nom masculin (justificatif officiel)

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

original document

nom masculin (document d'origine, non copié)

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

paper document

nom masculin (document non électronique)

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

documentary

nom masculin (reportage télé)

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

witness statement, incident report

nom masculin (document servant de canevas)

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

template

nom masculin (modèle de document)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toutes les notes de service de l'entreprise doivent suivre ce document-type.

briefcase

nom masculin (attaché-case)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tous les cours de ce professeur se trouvent dans son porte-documents.

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