What does fonctionnement in French mean?

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

The word fonctionnement in French means operation, operation, smooth operation, operating fund, operating costs, running costs, running expenses, operating expenses, good working order, fail soft mode, networking, operating costs, repair, restart, reliability, operating reliability, make sure things are running smoothly. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fonctionnement

operation

nom masculin (état de marche, marche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le fonctionnement de cette machine est impeccable.
This machine's operation is impeccable.

operation

nom masculin (manière dont marche [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'admire le bon fonctionnement de son usine.
I admire the smooth operation of his factory.

smooth operation

nom masculin (bon état de marche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nos hommes assurent le bon fonctionnement des équipements.

operating fund

nom féminin (notion comptable)

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

operating costs, running costs, running expenses, operating expenses

nom féminin (achat de fournitures courantes)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les dépenses de fonctionnement comprennent les fournitures de bureau.

good working order

nom masculin (bon état)

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

fail soft mode

nom masculin (fonctionnement moins performant) (Computing)

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

networking

nom masculin (travail en lien avec d'autres personnes) (Computing)

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

operating costs

nom masculin pluriel (dépenses pour fonctionner)

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

repair

locution verbale (réparer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

restart

locution verbale (enclencher à nouveau, redémarrer) (esp. computers)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

reliability, operating reliability

nom féminin (fiabilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La sûreté de fonctionnement de centrales nucléaires est un impératif absolu.

make sure things are running smoothly

(contrôler que [qch] se passe bien)

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

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