branch

branch [{{t}}brɑ:ntʃ]

1 noun

(a) (of tree) branche f;

∎ the branches le branchage, les branches

(b) (secondary part → of road) embranchement m; (→ of river) bras m; (→ of railway) bifurcation f, raccordement m; (→ of pipe) branchement m; (→ of candlestick, artery) branche f

(c) (division → gen) division f, section f; (→ of family) ramification f, branche f; (→ of science) branche f; (→ of police force) antenne f; (→ of government, civil service) service m; {{}}Military{{}} (→ of armed forces) division f; {{}}Linguistics{{}} rameau m

(d) {{}}Commerce{{}} (of company) agence f, succursale f, filiale f; (of shop) succursale f; (of bank) agence f, succursale f;

∎ where's the nearest branch of Kookaï? où se trouve le Kookaï le plus proche?

(e) {{}}Computing{{}} (of network) branchement m

(f) {{}}American{{}} {{}}Geography{{}} (stream) ruisseau m

2 intransitive verb

(a) (tree) se ramifier

(b) (road, river) bifurquer

►► branch banking banque f à réseau;

{{}}Railways{{}} branch line ligne f secondaire;

branch manager (of bank) directeur(trice) m,f d'agence; (of shop) directeur(trice) m,f de succursale;

branch office (of company) succursale f; {{}}Banking{{}} (of bank) agence f, succursale f;

{{}}familiar{{}} branch water eau f plate^□

➲ branch off intransitive verb

(a) (road) bifurquer;

∎ a smaller path branches off to the left un chemin plus petit bifurque vers la gauche

(b) (digress)

∎ I'd like to branch off from my main topic for a moment j'aimerais m'écarter un instant du sujet qui m'occupe

➲ branch out intransitive verb

étendre ses activités;

∎ they're branching out into the restaurant business ils étendent leurs activités à ou se lancent dans la restauration;

∎ I'm going to branch out on my own je vais faire cavalier seul

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