department
n.
service, département; division; district; domaine
Département
department
department [dN'pA:tmBnt] n
(a)(in company, organization) département m, service m; (in shop) rayon m; (in school, university) département, U.F.R. f (= unité de formation et de recherche);
personnel/accounts department, service du personnel/de la comptabilité;
out-patient's department, (in hospital) service des consultations externes;
head of department, chef m de service;
glove department, rayon des gants;
department store, grand magasin; Fig that's not (really) my department, ce n'est pas mon rayon;
(b)(of government) ministère m;
department of Education and Science, =Ministère de l'Éducation;
US War D., Ministère de la Guerre;
(c)Geog (in France) département m.
department
service, direction, branche (C16-84)
DEPARTMENT
DEPARTEMENT