noun🔗ShareFirme, entrepriseA business partnership; the name under which it trades."The firm of Smith and Jones handles all the legal work for the school. "La firme Smith et Jones gère tous les travaux juridiques pour l'école.businessorganizationeconomycommerceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEntreprise, firmeA business enterprise, however organized."My family's firm provides high-quality cleaning services. "L'entreprise de ma famille fournit des services de nettoyage de haute qualité.businessorganizationeconomyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGroupe, bandeA criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism."The local firm terrorized the town, known for their violent football hooliganism. "Le groupe local a terrorisé la ville, connu pour son hooliganisme violent dans le football.groupsportsocietyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffermir, consoliderTo make firm or strong; fix securely."The carpenter firmly firmed the loose screws in the chair, ensuring it would not wobble. "Le charpentier a fermement consolidé les vis desserrées dans la chaise, s'assurant qu'elle ne vacillerait pas.actionprocessessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffermir, consoliderTo make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify."The potter firmly pressed the clay to firm the shape of the vase. "Le potier a fermement pressé l'argile pour affermir la forme du vase.materialphysicschemistryessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffermir, se stabiliserTo become firm; stabilise."My shaky knees finally firmed after I took a deep breath and focused on my steps. "Mes genoux tremblants se sont finalement stabilisés après que j'ai pris une profonde inspiration et me suis concentré sur mes pas.businesseconomyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe raffermir, se consoliderTo improve after decline."After a difficult semester, Sarah's grades began to firm up. "Après un semestre difficile, les notes de Sarah ont commencé à se raffermir.businesseconomyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAffermirTo shorten (of betting odds)."The bookmaker firmed the odds on the winning horse to 5-1. "Le bookmaker a affermi les cotes du cheval gagnant à 5 contre 1.betbusinessessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareConfirmer son choixTo select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer."Maria firmly chose the university for her preferred program, hoping to be enrolled automatically if her grades met the conditional offer. "Maria a fermement confirmé son choix d'université pour son programme préféré, espérant être automatiquement inscrite si ses notes correspondaient à l'offre conditionnelle.educationessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFerme, solide, stableSteadfast, secure, solid (in position)"The teacher's grip on the podium was firm, ensuring everyone could hear her clearly. "La prise ferme de l'enseignante sur le podium garantissait que tout le monde pouvait l'entendre clairement.qualityconditionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFerme, résoluFixed (in opinion)"My grandmother is firm in her belief that the best way to cook rice is with a specific type of pot. "Ma grand-mère est ferme dans sa conviction que la meilleure façon de cuire le riz est d'utiliser un type spécifique de pot.attitudecharactermindessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareFerme, solideDurable, rigid (material state)"firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)"Chair ferme ; muscles fermes, bois solide ; terre ferme (c'est-à-dire non molle et marécageuse)materialphysicsqualityessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading