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1 staff
staff [stα:f]1. nouna. ( = work force) personnel m ; ( = teachers) personnel m enseignant ; ( = servants) domestiques mfplb. ( = stick) bâton m[+ school, hospital] pourvoir en personnel3. compounds* * *[stɑːf], US [stæf] 1.1) (pl staves [steɪvz] ou staffs) ( stick) ( for walking) canne f; ( crozier) crosse f; ( as weapon) bâton m3) [U] (also teaching staff) School, University personnel m enseignantmember of staff — enseignant/-e m/f
4) [U] Military état-major m2.transitive verb [owner] trouver du personnel pour [company] -
2 demographics
statistiques f pl démographiquesThe French, Germans and Italians largely rely on their generous state pension schemes. The British have sensibly moved much faster into private or company schemes; but the demographics still mean a pensions crunch everywhere in the developed world.
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3 staff
staff, USA n1 (pl staves ou staffs) ( stick) ( for walking) canne f ; ( crozier) crosse f ; ( as weapon) bâton m ; to lean on one's staff prendre appui sur sa canne ;2 (pl staffs) ( employees) personnel m ; clerical/kitchen staff personnel de bureau/de cuisine ; to be on the staff of a company faire partie du personnel d'une entreprise ; a small business with a staff of ten une petite entreprise de dix employés ; to join/leave the staff ( of a company) entrer dans/quitter l'entreprise ;3 ¢ ( also teaching staff) Sch, Univ personnel m enseignant ; member of staff enseignant/-e m/f ; to join the staff prendre un poste de professeur ; to be on the staff faire partie du corps enseignant ; a staff of 50 un effectif de 50 enseignants ;4 ¢ Mil état-major m ;B vtr [owner] trouver du personnel pour [company, business] ; to staff a company [recruitment agency] pourvoir une société en personnel ; how are we going to staff our school? où allons-nous trouver du personnel enseignant? ; the restaurant is entirely staffed by Italians tout le personnel du restaurant est italien ; the school is under-staffed l'école manque d'enseignants. -
4 wedge
wedge [wedʒ]1 noun(a) (under door, wheel) cale f;∎ put a wedge under the door calez la porte, mettez une cale sous la porte;∎ figurative their political differences drove a wedge between the two friends les deux amis se sont brouillés à cause de leurs divergences politiques(b) (for splitting wood) coin m(c) (of cheese, cake, pie) morceau m, part f(d) (golf club) cale f(e) (for climber) coin m(f) (shoe heel) semelle f compensée(a) (make fixed or steady) caler;∎ the window was wedged open la fenêtre était maintenue ouverte à l'aide d'une cale;∎ I wedged the door open/shut j'ai maintenu la porte ouverte/fermée par une cale;∎ wedge the table with something, it's wobbling mets une cale sous la table, elle est branlante(b) (squeeze, push) enfoncer;∎ to wedge sth apart fendre ou forcer qch;∎ he wedged his foot in the door il a bloqué la porte avec son pied;∎ she sat wedged between her two aunts elle était assise coincée entre ses deux tantes;∎ I found the ring wedged down behind the cushion j'ai trouvé la bague enfoncée derrière le coussin►► wedge heel semelle f compensée∎ she was wedged in between two Italians elle était coincée entre deux Italiens;∎ I wedged myself in at the back of the crowded hall je me suis glissé au fond de la salle bondée;∎ the photo was wedged in between two books la photo était glissée entre deux livres
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