commission

commission
commission [kɔmisjɔ̃]
1. feminine noun
   a. ( = comité restreint) committee ; ( = bureau nommé) commission
   b. ( = message) message
• est-ce qu'on vous a fait la commission ? were you given the message?
   c. ( = course) errand
• faire des commissions to run errands
   d. ( = emplettes) commissions shopping
• faire les/des commissions to do the/some shopping
• partir en commissions to go shopping
   e. ( = pourcentage) commission
• toucher 10 % de commission to get a 10% commission
• travailler à la commission to work on commission
2. compounds
► commission d'enquête commission of inquiry
► Commission européenne European Commission
► commission d'examen board of examiners
► Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés French data protection watchdog
► Commission des opérations de Bourse French stock exchange regulatory body
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kɔmisjɔ̃
1.
nom féminin
1) (groupe de travail) committee
2) Commerce, Finance commission

être payé à la commission — to be payed on a commission basis

3) (mission)

faire une commission pour quelqu'un — to do ou run an errand for somebody

4) (message)

faire la commission à quelqu'un — to give somebody the message


2.
commissions (colloq) nom féminin pluriel shopping [U]

faire les commissions — to do one's ou the shopping

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kɔmisjɔ̃
1. nf
1) (= comité) commission
2) (= pourcentage) commission

une commission de 10% — a commission of 10%, a 10% commission

toucher une commission — to get a commission

toucher une commission sur qch — to get a commission on sth

3) (= message) message

faire une commission à qn — to give sb a message

Je lui ai fait la commission. — I gave him the message.

4) (= course) errand
2. commissions nfpl
(= achats) shopping sg

faire ses commissions — to do the shopping

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commission
A nf
1 (groupe de travail) committee;
2 Comm, Fin commission; elle prend une commission de 5% she takes a 5% commission; être payé à la commission to be payed on a commission basis;
3 (mission) faire une commission pour qn to do ou run an errand for sb;
4 (message) faire la commission à qn to give sb the message, to pass the message on to sb; il pourrait faire ses commissions tout seul! he could do ou run his own errands!
B commissions○ nfpl shopping ¢; faire les commissions to do one's ou the shopping; il est parti en commissions he is out shopping.
Composés
commission ad hoc ad hoc committee; commission d'arbitrage arbitration committee; commission de contrôle board of enquiry GB ou inquiry US; commission des Communautés européennes Commission of the European Communities, EC Commission; commission des comptes Fin accounts commission; commission d'enquête gén investigating committee, board of enquiry GB ou inquiry US; Pol select committee; commission d'examen board of examiners; commission des Lois Law commission; commission paritaire joint consultative committee; commission parlementaire parliamentary committee; commission permanente standing committee; commission rogatoire rogatory commission; commission temporaire temporary committee.
Idiomes
faire la petite commission○ baby talk to do number one○; faire la grosse commission baby talk to do number two○.
[kɔmisjɔ̃] nom féminin
1. [groupe] commission, committee
commission d'arbitrage arbitration committee
commission du budget budget committee
commission de contrôle supervisory committee
commission d'enquête board ou commission of enquiry
la Commission Européenne the European Commission
commission d'examen board of examiners
commission paritaire joint commission
commission parlementaire parliamentary committee ou commission
commission permanente standing committee
être en commission to be in committee
renvoyer un projet de loi en commission to commit a bill
2. DROIT [pouvoir] commission
commission rogatoire letters rogatory
3. MILITAIRE
commission d'armistice armistice council
commission militaire army exemption tribunal
4. [pourcentage] commission, percentage
toucher une commission sur une vente to get a commission ou percentage on a sale
travailler à la commission to work on a commission basis ou for a percentage
5. [course] errand
j'ai envoyé mon fils faire des commissions I've sent my son off on some errands
6. [message]
n'oublie pas de lui faire la commission don't forget to give him the message
7. (familier & euphémisme)
la petite/grosse commission number one/two
faire la petite/grosse commission to do a wee-wee/poo
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commissions nom féminin pluriel
[achats] shopping
faire les commissions to do some shopping

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.

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