Word
Le chiffre d'affaires augmente de plus en plus.
Meaning
The turnover increases more and more.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Le chiffre d'affaires augmente de plus en plus.
augmenter
to increase
de plus en plus
more and more
le chiffre d'affaires
the turnover
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Questions & Answers about Le chiffre d'affaires augmente de plus en plus.
What does chiffre d'affaires literally mean, and why is affaires plural?
It literally translates to "figure of businesses" or "number of deals". In French business vocabulary, les affaires refers to business, sales, or deals in general. Because a company conducts multiple transactions, affaires is plural here. This fixed expression is the standard way to say "turnover" or "revenue" in French.
Do I pronounce the 's' in both instances of plus in de plus en plus?