business plan
The English phrase business plan can be translated into French as business plan or plan d'affaires.
Meaning: summary (noun)
Ways to say it
| French | Note |
|---|---|
| business plan | |
| plan d'affaires | masculine |
This phrase refers to a summary or document outlining a business strategy. In professional and startup environments in France, the English loanword business plan is very common.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase plan d'affaires is a literal construction where plan means plan and d'affaires means of business.
Which one should you use?
While plan d'affaires is the standard French term, the English loanword business plan is frequently used in professional and startup environments in France.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Canada, the term plan d'affaires is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun plan is masculine, so you use the indefinite article un (a) or the definite article le (the).
Did you know?
- The word plan in French can also refer to a shot in a movie or a map, meaning a plan d'affaires literally sounds like a 'map of business'.
- In Quebec, there is a strong cultural and legal push to avoid the English business plan in favor of plan d'affaires to protect the French language.
- The word 'plan' in 'plan d'affaires' shares an ancestral root with the English word 'plain', as both derive from the Latin 'planus', meaning level or flat.
Examples in context
- Avez-vous un plan d'affaires ?Do you have a business plan?This sentence is useful for asking if someone possesses a plan d'affaires.Tatoeba #12948924 by lbdx, translation #6026628 by Hybrid
- J'ai préparé un plan d'affaires détaillé pour notre prochaine réunion.I have prepared a detailed business plan for our upcoming meeting.
- Sylvie et moi travaillons sur un projet d'entreprise . On a hâte de te le présenter !Sylvie and I are working on a business plan. We can't wait to present it to you!
- Il doit présenter son plan d'affaires aux investisseurs.He must present his business plan to the investors.
- Le business plan est très détaillé.The business plan is very detailed.
- Il faut réviser le business plan.We must revise the business plan.
Example conversation
Emma and Nathan are discussing a new startup project.
- EmmaNathan, as-tu fini le business plan ?Nathan, have you finished the business plan?
- NathanPas encore, je travaille dessus.Not yet, I am working on it.
- EmmaNous en avons besoin pour demain.We need it for tomorrow.
- NathanJe vais le terminer ce soir.I will finish it tonight.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “business plan” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries business, plan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
