What does séance in French mean?

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

The word séance in French means session, sitting, screening, showing, performance, session, declare the session open, the session is open, close the session, declare the session closed, open the meeting, tanning session, warm-down session, signing session, signing, Q&A session, torture scene, torture, work session, ordinary session, ordinary meeting, photo shoot, plenary session, immediately, right now, minute taker, adjournment. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word séance

session, sitting

nom féminin (réunion, assemblée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La séance parlementaire finit très tard.
The parliamentary session ends very late.

screening, showing

nom féminin (cinéma : projection) (Cinema)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour ce film, la séance est à 17 heures.
The screening of this film is at 5 p.m.

performance

nom féminin (théâtre : représentation) (Theatre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La première séance de cette pièce est à 13 heures.
The first performance of this play is at 1 p.m.

session

nom féminin (intervalle de temps)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle va à une séance de photographies à 15 heures. Cette séance d'aromathérapie a fait beaucoup de bien à Valérie.
She is going to a photography session at 3 p.m. // That aromatherapy session did Valerie a lot of good.

declare the session open

locution verbale (débuter officiellement une séance)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

the session is open

(la réunion peut commencer)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La séance des membres de l'association est ouverte.

close the session, declare the session closed

locution verbale (clore une réunion)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Il est 20 heures et le président de la réunion lève la séance.

open the meeting

locution verbale (commencer une réunion)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quand tout le monde fut installé, la présidente ouvrit la séance.

tanning session

nom féminin (session de bronzage)

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

warm-down session

nom féminin (séance de remise en forme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les joueurs se retrouvent le lendemain pour une séance de décrassage.

signing session, signing

nom féminin (célébrité signant des autographes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon auteur préféré va faire une séance de dédicace pour son nouveau livre.

Q&A session

nom féminin (débat) (abbreviation)

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

torture scene

nom féminin (supplice)

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

torture

nom féminin (figuré (épreuve) (figurative, uncountable)

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

work session

nom féminin (session de travail)

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

ordinary session, ordinary meeting

nom féminin (réunion régulière)

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

photo shoot

nom féminin (prise de photographies) (informal)

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

plenary session

nom féminin (séance avec tous les membres.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La prochaine séance plénière du CE aura lieu jeudi prochain.

immediately, right now

locution adverbiale (immédiatement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

minute taker

nom masculin et féminin (rédacteur de compte rendu)

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

adjournment

nom féminin (interruption de séance)

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

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