What does renvoi in French mean?

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

The word renvoi in French means firing, expulsion, return, return to sender, burp, reference, transfer, deferral, adjournment, addendum, footnote, text wrapping, a favour in return. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word renvoi

firing

nom masculin (licenciement) (informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le renvoi de l'employé a été désapprouvé par ses collègues.
The firing of this employee met with his colleagues disapproval.

expulsion

nom masculin (fait d'être congédié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une série de méfaits lui a valu un renvoi du collège.
A series of misdemeanours resulted in his being sent down from Oxford.

return, return to sender

nom masculin (retour à l'expéditeur) (letter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'article était défectueux, j'ai opté pour un renvoi.
The item was defective, so I opted for a return.

burp

nom masculin (rot)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il n'a pas bien digéré, il a des renvois.
He's got indigestion and it's given him the burps.

reference

nom masculin (droit : affectation à un magistrat) (Law)

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

transfer

nom masculin (droit : changement de juridiction) (Law)

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

deferral, adjournment

nom masculin (droit : report à date ultérieure) (Law)

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

addendum

nom masculin (droit : ajout en marge d'un document) (Law)

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

footnote

nom masculin (référence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le renvoi était marqué par un astérisque.
The footnote was marked with an asterisk.

text wrapping

nom masculin (typographie : changement de ligne)

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

a favour in return

nom masculin (figuré (faveur accordée en retour d'une autre) (UK)

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

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