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department noun

  /dɪˈpɑɹtmənt/ , /dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/
  • A part, portion, or subdivision.
  • A territorial division; a district; especially, in France, one of the districts into which the country is divided for governmental purposes, similar to a county in the UK and in the USA. France is composed of 101 départements organized in 18 régions, each department is divided into arrondissements, in turn divided into cantons.
  • (historical) A military subdivision of a country
 département
  • A subdivision of an organization.
 ministère, département

depart verb

  /dɪˈpɑɹt/ , /dɪˈpɑːt/
  • (intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
 partir, dévier, s’en aller
  • (transitive) To go away from; to leave.
 partir, quitter
  • (intransitive) To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
 dévier

departement

département

departed adjective

  /dɪˈpɑɹtɪd/ , /dɪˈpɑːtɪd/
  • (euphemistic) Dead.
 défunt
department store
grand magasin
emergency department
urgences
treasury department
Trésor, Trésorerie
police department
police municipale, police
fire department
pompiers, corps des sapeurs-pompiers, sapeurs-pompiers, service d'incendie
call the fire department
appelez les pompiers
editorial department
rédaction
outpatient department
policlinique
sales department
service commercial
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