society

society
society [{{t}}sə'saɪətɪ] (pl societies)
1 noun
(a) (social community) société f;
∎ it is a danger to society cela constitue un danger pour la société;
∎ for the good of society dans l'intérêt de la société;
∎ woman's place in society la place de la femme dans la société
(b) (nation, group) société f;
∎ primitive/industrial societies des sociétés fpl primitives/industrielles;
∎ Western society la société occidentale
(c) (fashionable circles)
∎ (high) society la haute société, le (beau ou grand) monde;
∎ to make one's debut in society faire ses débuts dans le monde
(d) {{}}literary{{}} (company) société f, compagnie f;
∎ to avoid the society of sb éviter la société de qn;
∎ I do not care for their society je ne me plais pas en leur compagnie ou en leur société;
∎ in polite society dans la bonne société ou le (beau) monde
(e) (association, club) société f, association f; (for sports) club m, association f; {{}}School{{}} & {{}}University{{}} (for debating, study etc) société f;
∎ charitable society œuvre f de charité, association f caritative
2 compound-forming noun
(gossip, news, wedding) mondain; (hostess) de soirées mondaines;
∎ a society man/woman un homme/une femme du monde, un mondain/une mondaine;
∎ {{}}Press{{}} the society column la chronique mondaine
►► the Society of Friends la Société des Amis (les Quakers);
the Society of Jesus la Compagnie de Jésus;
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals = société américaine protectrice des animaux, ≃ la SPA;
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children = société américaine pour la protection de l'enfance;
the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child = ligue américaine contre l'avortement

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