What does chômage in French mean?

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

The word chômage in French means unemployment, unemployment benefit, unemployment benefit, social security, unemployment insurance, short-time working, lay-off, lay-off for operational reasons, be unemployed, be laid off, be temporarily laid off, unemployment benefit, lay off, lay off for operational reasons, claim benefits, find yourself out of a job, find yourself unemployed, rate of unemployment, jobless rate. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chômage

unemployment

nom masculin (recherche d'emploi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il n'est pas rare de nos jours de connaître plusieurs moments de chômage.
It's not unusual these days to experience several periods of unemployment.

unemployment benefit

nom masculin (allocations chômage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si je ne pointe pas au Pôle Emploi, on va me suspendre le chômage et je ne pourrai pas payer mon loyer. // J'ai perdu mon emploi, mais heureusement, je vais toucher le chômage quelque temps.
I've lost my job, but luckily I can claim the dole for a while.

unemployment benefit

nom féminin (indemnisation de [qqn] sans travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les allocations chômage sont dégressives dans le temps.

social security

nom féminin (fond de secours)

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

unemployment insurance

nom féminin (assurance en cas de chômage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tout salarié du secteur privé cotise à une assurance-chômage.

short-time working

nom masculin (réduction du temps de travail)

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

lay-off, lay-off for operational reasons

nom masculin (impossibilité technique de travailler)

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

be unemployed

locution verbale (ne plus avoir d'emploi)

be laid off, be temporarily laid off

locution verbale (ne pas pouvoir travailler) (workers)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Par la suite d'un incendie, les employés sont au chômage technique.

unemployment benefit

nom féminin pluriel (compensation de perte de salaire)

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

lay off

locution verbale (priver de travail)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Suite aux violentes inondations, l'atelier est dévasté et le patron met les ouvriers au chômage pour une semaine.

lay off for operational reasons

locution verbale (arrêt pour des motifs techniques)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Après les orages, une partie de l'usine est inondée et tout un groupe de travailleurs est mis au chômage technique.

claim benefits

locution verbale (familier, figuré (être sans emploi) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

find yourself out of a job, find yourself unemployed

(perdre son emploi)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

rate of unemployment, jobless rate

nom masculin (pourcentage de gens sans emploi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le taux de chômage stagne depuis des dizaines d'années.

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