capital
French → English
(finance) capital: a large sum of money or assets used to start a business or invest
Le capital de la nouvelle société s’élève à plusieurs millions de dollars investis.
(English) The new company's capital amounts to several million dollars invested.
On craignait que les capitaux américains ne se ruent sur l'Europe après la signature du traité.
(English) There was fear that American capital would rush into Europe after the treaty was signed.
(figurative) resource: a stock or reserve of something available for use (e.g. sun capital)
Chaque individu possède un capital soleil à la naissance qui limite son exposition aux UV.
(English) Every individual has a sun capital at birth that limits their exposure to UV rays.
Cet homme politique jouit d’un immense capital de sympathie auprès du public rural.
(English) This politician enjoys an immense stock of sympathy among the rural public.
Entry ID: fr:en:capital · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary