What does régie in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word régie in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use régie in French.

The word régie in French means public company, management, control room, on-site work, on-site working, reign over, hold sway over, require, governed by, on-site, advertising sales agency, advertising sales house. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word régie

public company

nom féminin (entreprise publique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La RATP est la Régie autonome des transports parisiens
RATP is the independent public company running the Parisian transport system.

management

nom féminin (Théâtre : organisme de gestion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est la régie du théâtre qui décide du programme.
The theater management decides the program.

control room

nom féminin (Média : salle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On me signale en régie que l'invité vient d'arriver.
The control room told me that the guest just arrived.

on-site work, on-site working

nom féminin (emploi chez le client)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les sociétés de services informatiques utilisent beaucoup la régie.
IT services companies do a lot of on-site work.

reign over

verbe transitif (gérer autoritairement)

C'est une personne vieille France qui régit cette entreprise.
It's an old-school type who presides over this company.

hold sway over

verbe transitif (déterminer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La jurisprudence régit le droit anglo-saxon.
Jurisprudence holds sway over Anglo-Saxon law.

require

verbe transitif (Grammaire : entraîner, demander)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En allemand, « mit » régit le datif.
In German, 'mit' requires the dative.

governed by

locution adverbiale (dans le local technique)

on-site

locution adverbiale (chez le client)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les salariés des sociétés de service travaillent souvent en régie.

advertising sales agency, advertising sales house

nom féminin (intermédiaire entre publiciste et média)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette régie publicitaire envahit le métro avec ses espaces publicitaires.

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