Cadres (en. Frames)

[ka.dʁ]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

The group of executives and managers within a company.

Managers often make strategic decisions for the company.

Les cadres prennent souvent des décisions stratégiques pour l'entreprise.

A structure or framework that allows for defining something.

The project was developed within a specific framework.

Le projet a été développé dans un cadre précis.

A person holding a managerial position.

She is a manager at a large marketing company.

Elle est cadre dans une grande société de marketing.

Derived from the French word cadre, meaning 'framework or foundation'.

middle managers

People occupying intermediate levels of management.

cadres moyens

senior managers

People holding the highest positions in a company.

cadres supérieurs

work framework

The set of conditions and limits within which work is carried out.

cadre de travail

to supervise

To organize and supervise a group or activity.

encadrer

job

Job position or occupation.

emploi

company

Organization or company.

société

Colloquial term for a manager often perceived as inflexible.

This manager is a real 'cop' when it comes to rules.

Ce cadre est un vrai 'gendarme' en matière de règles.

Reference to a manager who does not understand the realities on the ground.

This manager lives in his 'ivory tower'.

Ce cadre, il vit dans sa 'tour d'ivoire'.