lemétier
masculine
/me.tje/
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Translation
trade, profession, job
Word origin
From Latin ministerium ('service, office'), via Old French mestier. The same root gives English 'ministry'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ministerium
- English cognates
- ministry
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmétiers
Examples
exerce passionnant.
He works in a difficult but exciting trade.
- ?
What job do you want to do later?
boulangère.
She is learning the trade of a baker.
patience.
This profession requires a lot of patience.
- .
My grandfather learned his trade on the job.
Used in
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