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1 employ
employ [ɪm'plɔɪ](a) (give work to) employer;∎ they employ 245 staff ils ont 245 employés;∎ to employ sb as a receptionist employer qn comme réceptionniste;∎ he has been employed with the firm for twenty years il travaille pour cette entreprise depuis vingt ans(b) (use → means, method, word) employer, utiliser; (→ skill, diplomacy) faire usage de, employer; (→ force) employer, avoir recours à∎ to employ oneself/to be employed in doing sth s'occuper/être occupé à faire qch;∎ you'd be better employed doing your homework tu ferais mieux de faire tes devoirs;∎ have you no better way of employing your time? tu n'as rien de mieux à faire?2 nounformal service m;∎ to be in sb's employ travailler pour qn, être au service de qn;∎ to have sb in one's employ employer qn, avoir qn à son service -
2 employ
1 nounto be in sb's employ travailler pour qn, être au service de qn∎ they employ 20 staff ils ont 20 employés;∎ to employ sb as a receptionist employer qn comme réceptionniste;∎ he has been employed with the firm for 15 years il travaille pour cette entreprise depuis 15 ans(b) (make use of) utiliser;∎ we must employ all our resources to tackle this problem nous devons utiliser toutes nos ressources pour aborder ce problème
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