départements
/de.paʁ.tə.mɑ̃/département
1.
nounmasculinePlur
French administrative divisions
administrative districts (in France)
La France compte 101 départements.
France has 101 departments.
2.
nounmasculinePlur
departments within an organization, company, or university
organizational divisions or units
On a dû réduire le budget de plusieurs départements.
We had to cut the budgets of several departments.
