English–French

“service industry” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/tɛʁsjɛʁ/

Example

Le tertiaire embauche beaucoup de jeunes.

The service industry hires many young people.

Illustration for tertiaire (service industry)

How to say “service industry” in French

“Service industry” in French is tertiaire.

A broad economic field of shops, transport, finance, schools, hospitals, and other service activities rather than factories or farms.

Full entry for tertiaire: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with tertiaire

Je travaille dans le tertiaire depuis trois ans.

I've been working in the service sector for three years.

Tips for using tertiaire

  • The masculine noun usually appears as le tertiaire in economic writing, while les services is often clearer in ordinary conversation.

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