Secrétaire (en. Secretary)

/sə.kʁe.tɛʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Professional whose role is to assist a person or an organization with their administrative tasks.

The secretary organized tomorrow's meeting.

Le secrétaire a organisé la réunion de demain.

Official who writes and keeps official documents.

The secretary wrote the minutes of the meeting.

Le secrétaire a rédigé le procès-verbal de la séance.

Person who manages the correspondence and agenda of a leader.

The executive secretary manages all requests from the CEO.

Le secrétaire de direction gère toutes les demandes du PDG.

From the Latin 'secretarius', meaning 'one who keeps a secret'.

secretariat

Office or administrative service responsible for management.

secretariat

personal secretary

Secretary attached to a person to assist them in their private affairs.

secrétaire particulier

secretary general

Executive responsible for an international organization or institution.

secrétaire général

administrative

Related to administration.

administratif

correspondence

Exchange of letters and messages.

correspondance

documentation

Set of documents related to an activity.

documentation

A secretary who manages everything without help from anyone.

He's a real 'ninja secretary', he's everywhere at once!

C'est un vrai 'secrétaire ninja', il est partout à la fois !

A secretary who takes initiative.

She's more than a secretary, she's a 'proactive secretary'!

Elle est plus qu'une secrétaire, c'est une 'secrétaire proactive' !