Skip to content

roulement

rolling, rotation

noun rool-MAHN Rare

Also means

rolling (mechanical)

Usage Note

Roulement covers both abstract rotation (taking turns — par roulement means 'on a rotating basis') and mechanical rolling elements such as un roulement à billes (a ball bearing). The phrase travail en roulement describes shift work where staff rotate schedules.

Examples

"Les employés travaillent par roulement."

Natural Translation

The employees work on a rotating basis.

Literal Translation

The employees work by rotation.

Explore French by topic