What does mission in French mean?

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

The word mission in French means task, assignment, duty, work, project, mission, task, purpose, mission, assignment, project, operation, mission, the objective of is to do , the mission of is to do, policy officer, on a mission, on an assignment for, on an assignment to do , on a assignment, send on an assignment, expenses, business expenses, engagement letter, mission accomplished!, diplomatic mission, impossible task, Mission Impossible, community aid project for young people, parliamentary committee, suicide mission, suicide mission, mission order, go on an assignment. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mission

task, assignment, duty, work, project

nom féminin (tâche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le directeur lui a confié une mission importante.
The manager entrusted him with an important task.

mission, task, purpose

nom féminin (devoir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mission d'un diplomate est d'éviter la guerre.
The task of a diplomat is to avoid war.

mission

nom féminin (participants à une tâche spéciale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'infirmière a participé à une mission humanitaire il y a deux ans.
The nurse took part in a humanitarian mission two years ago.

assignment, project, operation

nom féminin (travail à durée déterminée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Actuellement, il est en mission dans une boîte de logistique.
Currently, he is on assignment at a software company.

mission

nom féminin (établissement religieux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les moines ont créé beaucoup de missions au XVIIe siècle.
The monks created many missions in the seventeenth century.

the objective of is to do , the mission of is to do

locution verbale (être chargé de faire [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

policy officer

([qqn] en charge d'une mission)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chargée de mission remettra le dossier dans 10 jours.
The policy officer will submit the report in ten days' time.

on a mission

locution adjectivale (détaché de son emploi habituel)

on an assignment for

locution adjectivale (missionné par [qqn])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ce député est en mission en Syrie pour son gouvernement.

on an assignment to do , on a assignment

locution adjectivale (missionné pour [qch])

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Cet employé est en mission pour monter une nouvelle succursale.

send on an assignment

locution verbale (donner une tâche à [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce commissaire a été envoyé en mission de coopération à l'étranger.

expenses, business expenses

nom masculin pluriel (dépenses lors d'un travail particulier)

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

engagement letter

nom féminin (note décrivant une mission)

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

mission accomplished!

interjection (chose terminée avec succès)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Ouf, j'ai terminé ce travail comme prévu, mission accomplie !

diplomatic mission

nom féminin (groupe de négociation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une mission diplomatique est arrivée ce matin pour discuter des accords de paix entre ces deux pays en guerre.

impossible task

nom féminin (tâche irréalisable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je suis désolé, mais faire tout ce travail en si peu de temps est une mission impossible.

Mission Impossible

nom propre féminin (feuilleton télévisé américain) (TV show, movie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mission impossible ® est une série télévisée américaine diffusée également à la télévision française.

community aid project for young people

nom féminin (France (structure d'aide à but local)

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

parliamentary committee

nom féminin (groupe d'étude fait d'élus)

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

suicide mission

nom féminin (volonté de se faire exploser)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les kamikazes étaient volontaires pour les missions suicides.

suicide mission

nom féminin (figuré (but sans espoir de revenir vivant) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vouloir entrer sur ce territoire en guerre est une mission suicide.

mission order

nom masculin (description d'un déplacement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai reçu mon ordre de mission pour mon déplacement à Panama.

go on an assignment

locution verbale (voyager pour le travail)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il part en mission au moins une fois par mois.

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