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employer

use

verb ahm-plwah-YEH Less Common

Origin: Latin implicare (to involve)

Also means

employ

Usage Note

Employer means both to use something (employer un mot) and to employ a person (employer des salariés). It is a -yer verb, changing y to i before a silent e: j'emploie, tu emploies. The noun un emploi means a job or use, and un employé is an employee.

Examples

"Il emploie dix personnes dans son atelier."

Natural Translation

He employs ten people in his workshop.

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