corporation

entreprise, société

Une grande entreprise, parfois composée de plusieurs sociétés.

En anglais simple : A large business, sometimes made up of several companies.

• She works for a large corporation.
• Several corporations opened offices here.
• The corporation employs thousands of people worldwide.

Synonymes : company, business

Expressions courantes : large corporation, multinational corporation, a global corporation

personne morale, société

Une organisation reconnue par la loi comme distincte de ses membres, avec ses propres droits et obligations.

En anglais simple : An organization that the law treats as separate from its members, with its own rights and duties.

• They formed a corporation to own the property.
• A corporation can enter contracts in its own name.
• The law treats the corporation separately from its members.

Synonymes : body corporate

Expressions courantes : form a corporation, registered corporation, legal corporation