Usage Note
Collègue is grammatically common gender — the same form is used for men (un collègue) and women (une collègue). It refers to a coworker or fellow professional. A more general term is camarade de travail.
Examples
"Ma collègue part en vacances."
Natural Translation
My colleague is going on holiday.

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