English - vocabulary - basics - acronyms
| Sigle français | Sens français | Sigle anglais | Sens | ex |
| ADN | acide désoxyribonucléique | DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid | 01 |
| ALENA | Accord de libre-échange nord-américain | NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement | |
| AMF | Autorité des marchés financiers | SEC | Securities and Exchange Commission (US) | |
| BD | bande dessinée | comic strip | ||
| CCI | Chambre de commerce et d'industrie | Chamber of Commerce | ||
| CDD | contrat à durée déterminée | job contract for a set duration | 02 | |
| CDI | contrat à durée indéterminée | job contract for an indefinite duration | ||
| Cie | compagnie | Co. | company | |
| CV | curriculum vitae | CV | ~ résumé | |
| DAB | distributeur automatique de billets | ATM | automated teller machine | |
| FMI | Fonds monétaire international | IMF | International Monetary Fund | 03 |
| Go | giga octet | GB | gigabyte | |
| h | heure | o'clock | ||
| HLM | Habitation à loyer modéré | low-income housing | ||
| HS | hors service | out of order | ||
| HT | hors taxe | tax not included | 04 | |
| IVG | interruption volontaire de grossesse | abortion | ||
| Jour J | | literally D-Day (6 June 1944), but can be used figuratively to mean "the big day" | ||
| MLF | Mouvement pour la libération de la femme | women's lib | French women's lib movement | |
| Mo | mega octet | MB | megabyte | |
| OGM | organisme génétiquement modifié | GMO | genetically modified organism | 05 |
| OLP | Organisation de la libération de la Palestine | PLO | Palestine Liberation Organization | |
| OMC | Organisation Mondiale du Commerce | WTO | World Trade Organization | |
| OMS | Organisation Mondiale de la Santé | WHO | World Health Organization | |
| ONG | organisation non gouvernementale | NGO | non-governmental organization | |
| ONU | Organisation des Nations unies | UN | United Nations | 06 |
| OPA | offre publique d'achat | takeover bid | ||
| OPEP | Organisation des pays exportateurs de pétrole | OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries | |
| OS | Ouvrier spécialisé | unskilled or semi-skilled worker | ||
| OVNI | Objet volant non identifié | UFO | unidentified flying object | |
| PDG | président-directeur général | CEO | chief executive officer | 07 |
| PIB | produit intérieur brut | GDP | gross domestic product | |
| PNB | produit national brut | GNP | gross national product | |
| QG | quartier général | HQ | headquarters, local pub | |
| rdc | rez-de-chaussée | first floor (US), ground floor (UK) | ||
| rv | rendez-vous | meeting, date | 08 | |
| SA | société anonyme | Inc., Ltd | incorporated, limited liability company | |
| SARL | société à responsabilité limitée | Inc., Ltd | incorporated, limited liability company | |
| SDF | sans domicile fixe | homeless (noun or adjective) | ||
| Sida | syndrome immunodéficitaire acquis | AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome | |
| SMIC | salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance | minimum wage | 09 | |
| SPA | Société protectrice des animaux | ASPCA (US), RSPCA (UK) | American/Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | |
| TGV | train à grande vitesse | high-speed train | ||
| TTC | toutes taxes comprises | tax included | ||
| TVA | taxe à la valeur ajoutée | VAT | value-added tax | 10 |
| U.E. | Union européenne | EU | European Union | |
| VTT | vélo tout terrain | mountain bike | ||
| W.-C. | water-closet | bathroom (US), toilet (UK) |