What does employé in French mean?

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

The word employé in French means employee, employ, use, be used, work on doing, bank employee, bank clerk, office worker, clerical worker, salesperson, sales representative, member of domestic staff, member of household staff, employee of the month, underemployed. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word employé

employee

(salarié)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a dix employés dans les bureaux.
There are ten employees in the offices

employ

verbe transitif (faire travailler)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
L'usine emploie 5 ouvriers.
The plant employs 5 workers.

use

verbe transitif (utiliser) (words, tools)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On emploie une louche pour servir la soupe.
You use a ladle to serve soup.

be used

verbe pronominal (être utilisé)

L'imparfait du subjonctif ne s'emploie presque plus.
The imperfect subjunctive is hardly ever used.

work on doing

verbe pronominal (soutenu (s'efforcer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle s'emploie à lui être agréable.
She is working on being nice to him.

bank employee, bank clerk

(salarié d'une banque)

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

office worker, clerical worker

(agent admlinistratif)

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

salesperson, sales representative

nom masculin (travailleur commercial) (sales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un employé de commerce est en contact avec de la clientèle.

member of domestic staff, member of household staff

(domestique) (in large house)

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

employee of the month

(employé distingué pour ses résultats)

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

underemployed

adjectif (sous-utilisé au travail)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ce salarié est sous-employé, on pourrait lui affecter des tâches plus complexes.

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