What does astreinte in French mean?

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

The word astreinte in French means on-call duty period, on-call duty, penalty, oblige, make, compel, constrain, make yourself do , force yourself to do, on call system, telephone standby, be on call. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word astreinte

on-call duty period, on-call duty

nom féminin (travail : contrainte de disponibilité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque employé a 6 astreintes à faire par an.
Each worker has six on-call duty periods to fulfill per year.

penalty

nom féminin (Juridique : pénalité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le tribunal l'a condamné à 5 euros d'astreinte par jour, jusqu'au retrait des affiches racistes.
The court sentenced him to pay a 5-euro-a-day penalty until the racist posters were taken down.

oblige, make, compel, constrain

verbe transitif (assigner, contraindre)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Elle astreint son employé au traitement de données.
She obliges her employees to perform data processing.

make yourself do , force yourself to do

verbe pronominal (se forcer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je m'astreins à un régime drastique.
I'm making myself stick to a drastic diet.

on call system, telephone standby

nom féminin (être disponible par téléphone si besoin)

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

be on call

locution verbale (assurer une permanence)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Jean-Marc et Clémence sont d'astreinte un week-end par mois.

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