What does filière in French mean?

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

The word filière in French means procedure, channel, pathway, channel, network, industry, sector, die, food industry sectors, beef production, beef farming, beef sector, waste management coordination, recycling industry, recycling industry, upcycling industry, general stream, general study pathway, technology stream, technology programme, trace something back. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word filière

procedure, channel

nom féminin (suite de formalité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les filières administratives sont souvent très longues.
Administrative procedures are often very long-winded.

pathway

nom féminin (secteur d'étude) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce collège offre différentes filières aux étudiants.
This school offers its students various pathways.

channel, network

nom féminin (suite d'intervenants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les filières de la drogue sont très complexes.
Drug networks are very complex.

industry, sector

nom féminin (processus)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La transformation du bois est une filière qui offre de nombreux emplois.
The wood processing industry is a job-intensive sector.

die

nom féminin (outil pour fileter) (tool)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La filière permet de faire du filetage de précision.
The die enables precision threading to be done.

food industry sectors

nom féminin (industries produisant des aliments)

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

beef production, beef farming, beef sector

nom féminin (production de viande de bœuf) (food industry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La crise de la vache folle a mis à mal la filière bovine.

waste management coordination

nom féminin (organisation des étapes)

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

recycling industry

nom féminin (industrie du recyclage)

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

recycling industry, upcycling industry

nom féminin (industrie de recyclage)

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

general stream, general study pathway

nom féminin (lycée : filière non professionnelle)

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

technology stream, technology programme

nom féminin (étude à majorité technique) (UK)

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

trace something back

locution verbale (retrouver la tête d'une organisation)

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

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