English-French translations for closure

• fermeture
  Il ne faut pas accepter la fermeture. We must not accept this closure.
  Les aides à la fermeture doivent prendre fin en 2007. Closure aid is to come to an end in 2007.
  Risque de fermeture des chantiers navals de Gdansk (débat) Risk of closure of Gdansk shipyard (debate)
• clôture
  la clôture de la période 1994-1999 et the closure for the period 1994-1999, and
  Cette clôture sera, en effet, plus longue que prévue. This closure will in fact be longer than expected.
  Je ne veux donc pas bâcler la clôture de ces programmes. I do not therefore want to rush the closure of those programmes.

Definition of closure

• An event or occurrence that signifies an ending
• A device to facilitate temporary and repeatable opening and closing
• The smallest set that both includes a given subset and possesses some given property
• The act of shutting; a closing
• That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts are fastened or closed
• That which encloses or confines; an enclosure
• A method of ending a parliamentary debate and securing an immediate vote upon a measure before a legislative body

Examples

• the closure of a door, or of a chink

Related words

• disclosure
• enclosure
• foreclosure
• inclosure
• reclosure
• closure under an operation
• non-disclosure agreement
• non-disclosure order
• enclosure {shipping documents