Work
PME
Letter by letterStandardB1Meaning
petites et moyennes entreprises
A business with fewer than 250 employees. The word is everywhere in adverts: « PME familiale », « PME dynamique ».
How it is said
pé-èm-eu
Gender and article
une PME · feminine
Where you meet it
A job advert, a business article.
Example
PME de 40 personnes recherche un assistant commercial bilingue.
40-person SME seeks a bilingual sales assistant.
In the DELF
reading B1
Watch out
Feminine, because « entreprise » is feminine: une PME, des PME.
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