l'
/ɑ̃.plwa.je/
Translation
employee
Word origin
The past participle of employer ('to employ'), used as a noun. Employer comes from Latin implicare ('to enfold, to involve'), from in ('in') plus plicare ('to fold'). English borrowed employee from the French form.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- implicare
- English cognates
- employ, imply, implicate
Grammar
Examples
L' .
The bank employee checked my account.
Cette .
This company has more than two hundred employees.
' .
A shop employee helped me carry the bags.
félicité .
The boss congratulated his employees on their work.
employée .
She has been employed at a travel agency for ten years.
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