What does tertiaire in French mean?

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

The word tertiaire in French means tertiary, Tertiary, tertiary, the service sector, the tertiary sector, the Tertiary, the Tertiary period, the Tertiary era, tertiary, services economy, service sector, tertiary sector. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tertiaire

tertiary

adjectif (Économie : secteur d'activités) (industry)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les services constituent l'essentiel du secteur tertiaire.
Services make up the bulk of the tertiary sector.

Tertiary

adjectif (Géologie : ère) (Geology)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les continents actuels se sont formés durant l'ère tertiaire.
The continents we see today were formed during the Tertiary era.

tertiary

adjectif (Médecine : stade de maladie) (syphillis)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce patient est au stade tertiaire de cette maladie vénérienne.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. The patient has been diagnosed with stage three cancer.

the service sector, the tertiary sector

nom masculin (Économie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans cette ville, 75 % des personnes actifs travaillent dans le tertiaire.
In this town, 75% of the working population work in the service sector.

the Tertiary, the Tertiary period, the Tertiary era

nom masculin (période géologique) (Geology)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Tertiaire s'étend de -65 millions à -3 millions d'années avant J.-C.
The Tertiary period covers the time from 65 million to 3 million years BC.

tertiary

nom masculin et féminin (Religion : membre d'un tiers ordre) (Religion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette tertiaire est une carmélite.
This tertiary is a Carmelite.

services economy

nom féminin (économie des services)

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

service sector, tertiary sector

nom masculin (activités de service) (industry)

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

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