French Word of the Day

n.m., sick leave

Elle était en congé de maladie pendant une semaine.
She was on sick leave for a week.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the workplace and working.

to fire

Marcel a été congédié en raison d’être toujours en retard.
Marcel was fired for always being late.

THIS WEEK
We’re looking at vocabulary words related to the workplace and working.

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to start a business

Toute sa vie, elle a songé à démarrer une entreprise.
All her life, she dreamed of starting a business.

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Small shop owners and entrepreneurs make up a significant part of businesses in France. This week we’ll learn words about small business, or petit commerce.

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to hire

Le patron a embauché deux nouveaux employés.
The boss hired two new employees.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the workplace and working.

MORE FRENCH WORDS ABOUT WORKING
Follow the links below to discover more words about the workplace:

• Boss
• Flexible Schedule, Flex Time
• Full-Time Work
• Job Interview
• Part-Time, To Work
• Sick Leave
• Task, Job
• To Fire
• To Hire
• Unemployment

to be falling

Malheureusement, le nombre d’offres d’emplois est en baisse.
Unfortunately,  the number of job offers is falling.

to go bankrupt

Il avait peur de faire faillite, mais il est devenu un grand succès.
He was afraid of going bankrupt, but he became a great success.

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to climb, to soar

Le prix d’essence a grimpé 20 cents dans une seule semaine.
The price of gas climbed 20 cents in only a week.

THIS WEEK
We always enjoy exploring French verbs that are important to everyday conversation but that, for whatever reason, don’t always make the cut of words commonly learned in traditional French classes. This week, we’ll attempt to uncover some of these common but uncommonly-taught verbs.

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management

to launch, as in a product or software

the toll (as from an accident or disaster)
also, a balance sheet

déposer le bilan: to declare bankruptcy

unemployment

the boss

Jean et sa patronne Mireille s’entendent très bien.
Jean and his boss Mireille get along very well.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the workplace and working.

full-time work (or part-time work)

the owner

Pourrais-je parler à la propriétaire, s’il vous plaît?
Could I speak to the owner, please?

TODAY
Small shop owners and entrepreneurs make up a significant part of businesses in France. Today, our word is about small business, or petit commerce.

to keep the books

Elle doit travailler après les heures normales pour tenir les comptes.
She has to work after normal hours to keep the books.

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to work part-time

Mike veut travailler à mi-temps pendant qu’il étudie.
Mike wants to work part-time while he’s studying.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the subject of the workplace and working.

a profit

Après deux ans, Robert a fait son premier bénéfice.
After two years, Robert made his first profit.

TODAY
Small shop owners and entrepreneurs make up a significant part of businesses in France. Today’s word is about small business, or petit commerce.

MORE FRENCH BUSINESS VOCABULARY WORDS TO EXPLORE

• Advertisement
• (To Be) Falling
• Income
• Management
• To Launch (a product, program)
• To Soar (Prices)

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a job, work (informal)

Comment va le boulot?
How’s the job going?

TODAY
Our word is inspired by life in the city, la vie en ville. For more words about the workplace, click here.

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a checking account

Nadia a ouvert un nouveau compte chèques à la banque près de sa maison.
Nadia opened a new checking account at the bank near her house.

a job interview

Êtes-vous bien préparé pour votre entretien d’embauche?
Are you well-prepared for your job interview?

TODAY
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a flexible schedule

Les employés cherchent de plus en plus des horaires flexibles.
Employees are increasingly looking for flexible schedules.

TODAY
Our word is inspired by the workplace and working.

a tax, income tax

a delivery

Avez-vous reçu la livraison ce matin?
Did you receive the delivery this morning?

TODAY
After you’ve learned to ask for a delivery in French, follow the links below to learn more French vocabulary words about today’s topic, shopping.

• Cash Register
• Cheap
• Clothes Rack
• Free Delivery
• Gift-Wrapping
• Discounted
• Display Window, In the
• Dressing Room
• Online Shopping
• Salesman, Saleswoman
• Special Price, At a
• Tag, Label
• To Add to the Shopping Cart
• To Do Some Shopping
• Window Shopping

a loss

L’entreprise a réalisé des pertes de 10,000 euros la première année.
The business realized losses of 10,000 euros the first year.

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a small business

Sylvie dirige une petite entreprise avec 6 employées.
Sylvie runs a small business with 6 employees.

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an advertisement

Avez-vous vu les nouvelles publicités sur le site Web?
Have you seen the new ads on the Web site?

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a meeting

Nous avons une réunion dans la salle de conférence.
We have a meeting in the conference room.

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task, job