au Ministère

at the ministry

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at the ministry “Au” is the contraction of “à le,” meaning “at the” or “to the.” “Ministère” may be capitalized when referring to a specific government ministry or institution.

FR: Elle travaille au ministère depuis cinq ans.

EN: She has worked at the ministry for five years.

Au Ministère de la justice on a aussi réfléchi.

The Ministry of Justice has also been thinking about it.

Ça a donné du fil à retordre au Ministère.

This caused the Ministry a lot of headaches.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

Et l'audience au Ministère.

And the hearing at the Ministry.

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)