employant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for employant in the French»English Dictionary

I.employer [ɑ̃plwaje] VB trans

1. employer (avoir à son service) personne, entreprise:

employer personne

to employ (comme as)

elle emploie quinze personnes

she employs fifteen people

2. employer (embaucher) personne, entreprise:

employer personne

to hire (comme as)

elle compte employer une secrétaire

she plans to hire a secretary

3. employer (utiliser):

employer mot, méthode, arme, produit

to use

employer la force

to use force

employer les grands moyens

to use drastic means

employer son temps à faire

to spend one's time doing

II.s'employer VB refl

1. s'employer (être utilisé):

s'employer

to be used

mot/produit qui ne s'emploie plus

word/product which is no longer used

2. s'employer (se consacrer):

s'employer à faire

to apply oneself to doing

sous-employer [suzɑ̃plwaje] VB trans

sous-employer personne, ressources:

sous-employer

to underemploy

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employer la méthode Coué

to use autosuggestion

employer une expression par antiphrase

to use an expression ironically

employer un verbe/un adjectif substantivement

to use a verb/an adjective as a noun

Translations for employant in the English»French Dictionary

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closed shop

industrie employant exclusivement les membres des syndicats

metaphorically speaking

pour employer une métaphore

to practise contraception

employer un moyen de contraception

employ

employer

to employ sb as driver, accountant etc

employer qn en qualité de

employ method, practice, strategy, tactics, technique

employer

employ expression, term, metaphor

utiliser, employer

oversell

employer des méthodes agressives pour vendre

employant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for employant in the French»English Dictionary

I.employer [ɑ̃plwaje] VB trans

1. employer (faire travailler):

employer

to employ

2. employer (utiliser) a. LING:

employer

to use

employer du temps à qc

to spend time on sth

II.employer [ɑ̃plwaje] VB refl

1. employer LING:

s'employer

to be used

2. employer (se consacrer):

s'employer à faire qc

to apply oneself to doing sth

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employer la manière forte

to be tough

employer les grands moyens

to resort to drastic measures

employer la force

to use force

Translations for employant in the English»French Dictionary

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misuse tool, product

mal employer

to keep sb gainfully employed

employer qn utilement

employ

employer

engage services

employer

employant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

employer du temps à qc

to spend time on sth

s'employer

to be used

s'employer à faire qc

to apply oneself to doing sth

employer les grands moyens

to resort to drastic measures

employer la force

to use force

employer la manière forte

to be tough