société-écran

la société-écran
A feminine noun is used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la dame, la lune).
feminine noun
a. shell company
Pour éviter les impôts, Marc a créé une société-écran.To avoid taxes, Marc set up a shell company.
b. front company
La société-écran du célèbre homme d'affaires a été découverte par les autorités.The famous businessman's front company has been discovered by the authorities.
c. dummy company
La société-écran était utilisée pour blanchir de l’argent.The dummy company was used to launder money.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate société-écran using machine translators
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Why use the FrenchDictionary.com dictionary?

THE BEST FRENCH-ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Get More than a Translation

Get examples and pronunciations for millions of French words, English words, French phrases, and English phrases.

WRITTEN BY EXPERTS

Translate with Confidence

Access millions of accurate translations written by a team of experienced English-to-French and French-to-English translators.

FRENCH AND ENGLISH EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Learn by Example

Browse thousands of French-English example sentences throughout our dictionary.

CONNECT TO THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD

Express Yourself in French

Browse nuanced French-to-English and English-to-French translations and find the word you’re looking for.
Word of the Day
haunted