What does permanence in French mean?

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

The word permanence in French means permanence, duty, duty period, committee room, study room, free period, be on call, maintain a service, ensure is staffed, permanently, be on call, office hours, legal advice, telephone helpline. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word permanence

permanence

nom féminin (caractère de ce qui est permanent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La permanence du gel empêche toute culture sur ce sol.
The permanence of the frost prevents anything being grown in this soil.

duty, duty period

nom féminin (période de veille, de service)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mme Martin assure une permanence le 1er lundi du mois de 10 h à 12 h sur rendez-vous.
Mrs Martin is on call on the first Monday of the month, from 10 am to noon.

committee room

nom féminin (local où [qqn] assure une permanence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je suis passé à la permanence du Maire mais elle était fermée.
I went by the Mayor's committee room, but it was closed.

study room

nom féminin (Scolaire : salle pour élève sans cours)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le professeur étant absent, les élèves sont allés en permanence.
Since the teacher was absent, the students went to the study room.

free period

nom féminin (Scolaire : période sans cours) (school)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le lundi, j'ai une heure de permanence de 10 h à 11 h..

be on call

locution verbale (être de garde)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je ne peux pas partir ce week-end, je dois assurer la permanence.

maintain a service, ensure is staffed

locution verbale (effectuer un service)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
On assure une permanence juridique au sein de l'association 3 fois par semaine.

permanently

locution adverbiale (tout le temps)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Il y a un surveillant en permanence dans la cour.
There is a supervisor permanently in the playground.

be on call

locution verbale (assurer un service de garde)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
François est de permanence un samedi par mois.

office hours

nom féminin pluriel (heures de garde)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

legal advice

nom féminin (conseils relatifs à la loi si besoin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

telephone helpline

nom féminin (soutien par téléphone si besoin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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