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1 Shops, trades and professions
In English you can say at the baker’s or at the baker’s shop ; in French the construction with chez (at the house or premises of…) is common but you can also use the name of the particular shop:at the baker’s= chez le boulanger or à la boulangerieI’m going to the grocer’s= je vais chez l’épicier or à l’épicerieI bought it at the fishmonger’s= je l’ai acheté chez le poissonnier or à la poissonneriego to the chemist’s= va à la pharmacie or chez le pharmacienat or to the hairdresser’s= chez le coiffeur/la coiffeuseto work in a butcher’s= travailler dans une boucherieChez is also used with the names of professions:at or to the doctor’s= chez le médecinat or to the lawyer’s= chez le notaireat or to the dentist’s= chez le dentisteNote that there are specific names for the place of work of some professions:the lawyer’s office= l’étude f du notairethe doctor’s surgery (GB) or office (US)= le cabinet du médecinCabinet is also used for architects and dentists. If in doubt, check in the dictionary.PeopleTalking of someone’s profession, we could say he is a dentist. In French this would be either il est dentiste or c’est un dentiste. Only when the sentence begins with c’est, can the indefinite article (un or une) be used.Paul is a dentist= Paul est dentisteshe is a dentist= elle est dentiste or c’est une dentisteshe’s a geography teacher= elle est professeur de géographie or c’est un professeur de géographieWith adjectives, only the c’est construction is possible:she is a good dentist= c’est une bonne dentisteIn the plural, if the construction begins with ce sont then you need to use des (or de before an adjective):they are mechanics= ils sont mécaniciens or ce sont des mécaniciensthey are good mechanics= ce sont de bons mécaniciensTrades and professionswhat does he do?= qu’est-ce qu’il fait?what’s your job?= qu’est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?I’m a teacher= je suis professeurto work as a dentist= travailler comme dentisteto work for an electrician= travailler pour un électriciento be paid as a mechanic= être payé comme mécanicienhe wants to be a baker= il veut devenir boulangerBig English-French dictionary > Shops, trades and professions
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2 Health, Professions, Board
(dissolved, now part of the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board)Commission f des professions de la santéEnglish-French legislative terms > Health, Professions, Board
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3 members of the judiciary
Jur. membres des professions judiciaires; magistratsEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > members of the judiciary
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4 Office, of, the, Fairness, Commissioner
Bureau m du commissaire à l'équitéEnglish-French legislative terms > Office, of, the, Fairness, Commissioner
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5 profession
1 ( occupation) profession f ; by profession de profession ; the professions les professions libérales ; to enter a profession embrasser une profession ; the oldest profession (in the world) euph le plus vieux métier du monde ;2 ( group) profession f ; the legal/medical/teaching profession le corps judiciaire/médical/enseignant ;3 ( statement) déclaration f (of de). -
6 profession
profession [prəˈfe∫ən]• the medical profession ( = doctors) le corps médical* * *[prə'feʃn]1) (occupation, group) profession f2) ( statement) déclaration f -
7 businessman
feminine - businesswoman; noun (a person who makes a living from some form of trade or commerce, not from one of the professions.) homme/femme d'affaires -
8 Usage note : be
I am tired= je suis fatiguéCaroline is French= Caroline est françaisethe children are in the garden= les enfants sont dans le jardinIt functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:she’s a doctor= elle est médecinClaudie is still a student= Claudie est toujours étudianteThis is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:he’s a widower= il est veufButLyons is a beautiful city= Lyon est une belle villeFor more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.Grammatical functionsThe passiveêtre is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:the rabbit was killed by a fox= le lapin a été tué par un renardthe window had been broken= la fenêtre avait été casséetheir books will be sold= leurs livres seront vendusour doors have been repainted red= nos portes ont été repeintes en rougeIn spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.Progressive tensesIn French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.The presentFrench uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:I am working= je travailleBen is reading a book= Ben lit un livreIn order to accentuate duration être en train de is used: je suis en train de travailler ; Ben est en train de lire un livre.The futureFrench also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:we are going to London tomorrow= nous allons à Londres demainI’m (just) coming!= j’arrive!I’m (just) going!= j’y vais!The pastTo express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:he wrote to his mother= il a écrit à sa mèrehe was writing to his mother= il écrivait à sa mèreHowever, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:‘what was he doing when you arrived?’‘he was cooking the dinner’= ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’she was just finishing her essay when …= elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …The compound pastCompound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:I’ve been looking for you= je te cherchaisFor progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.ObligationWhen to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:she’s to do it at once= elle doit le faire tout de suitewhat am I to do?= qu’est-ce que je dois faire?he was to arrive last Monday= il devait arriver lundi derniershe was never to see him again= elle ne devait plus le revoir.In tag questionsFrench has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:their house is lovely, isn’t it?= leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?he’s a doctor, isn’t he?= il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?= c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’= ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?= tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:it’s not broken, is it?= ce n’est pas cassé, si?he wasn’t serious, was he?= il n’était pas sérieux, si?In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.In short answersAgain, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’= ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’= ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’= ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’ProbabilityFor expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.Other functionsExpressing sensations and feelingsIn expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:to be cold= avoir froidto be hot= avoir chaudI’m cold= j’ai froidto be thirsty= avoir soifto be hungry= avoir faimto be ashamed= avoir hontemy hands are cold= j’ai froid aux mainsIf, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.Discussing health and how people areIn expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:how are you?= comment allez-vous?( more informally) comment vas-tu?( very informally as a greeting) ça va?are you well?= vous allez bien?how is your daughter?= comment va votre fille?my father is better today= mon père va mieux aujourd’huiDiscussing weather and temperatureIn expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:it’s cold= il fait froidit’s windy= il fait du ventIf in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.Visiting somewhereWhen to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:I’ve never been to Sweden= je ne suis jamais allé en Suèdehave you been to the Louvre?= est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?Paul has been to see us three times= Paul est venu nous voir trois foisNote too:has the postman been?= est-ce que le facteur est passé?The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be. -
9 Usage note : a
The determiner or indefinite article a or an is translated by un + masculine noun and by une + feminine noun:a tree= un arbrea chair= une chaiseThere are, however, some cases where the article is not translated:with professions and trades:her mother is a teacher= sa mère est professeurwith other nouns used in apposition:he’s a widower= il est veufwith what a:what a pretty house!= quelle jolie maison!For translations of a few, a little, a lot, a great many see the entries few, little, lot, many.When expressing prices in relation to weight, the definite article le/la is used in French:ten euros a kilo= dix euros le kiloIn other expressions where a/an means per, the French translation is usually par:twice a day= deux fois par jourFor translations of all other expressions using the indefinite article such as to make a noise, to make a fortune, at a blow etc. consult the appropriate noun entry (noise, fortune, blow etc.). -
10 profession
profession [prə'feʃən](a) (occupation) profession f, métier m;∎ what's your profession? quelle est votre profession ou métier?;∎ she's a lawyer by profession elle exerce la profession d'avocat, elle est avocate (de profession);∎ I'm not an artist by profession je ne suis pas un artiste professionnel;∎ the (liberal) professions les professions fpl libérales;∎ learned profession profession f intellectuelle;∎ humorous the oldest profession (in the world) le plus vieux métier du monde∎ those in the profession think that… les membres de la profession pensent que…;∎ the teaching profession le corps enseignant, les enseignants mpl(c) (declaration) profession f, déclaration f;∎ professions of love des déclarations fpl d'amour∎ profession of faith profession f de foi;∎ the novice made his professions le novice a fait sa profession ou a prononcé ses vœux -
11 caring
caring [ˈkεərɪŋ][parent] aimant ; [teacher] bienveillant* * *['keərɪŋ] 1.noun travail m social2.noun modifier Medicine, Sociology [ profession] paramédical3.1) ( loving) [parent] affectueux/-euse; [environment, home] chaleureux/-euse2) ( compassionate) [person, attitude] compréhensif/-ive; [society] humain -
12 upper
upper ['ʌpə(r)]∎ temperatures are in the upper 30s la température dépasse 30 degrés;∎ the upper atmosphere les couches supérieures de l'atmosphère;∎ companies operating at the upper end of the market sociétés spécialisées dans le haut de gamme;∎ models at the upper end of the range modèles haut de gamme;∎ to have the upper hand avoir le dessus;∎ to get or to gain the upper hand prendre le dessus ou l'avantage;∎ to let sb get the upper hand laisser qn prendre le dessus, laisser qn dominer(b) (higher in order, rank) supérieur;∎ the upper echelons of the civil service les plus hauts échelons de l'administration∎ the upper valley of the Nile la haute vallée du Nil;∎ the upper Rhine le haut Rhin2 noun►► Upper Canada le haut Canada;upper case Typography haut m de casse; Computing majuscule f;upper class, the upper classes = l'aristocratie et la haute bourgeoisie;Upper Egypt la Haute-Égypte;upper limit plafond m;upper lip lèvre f supérieure;upper middle class = classe sociale réunissant les professions libérales, les universitaires, les cadres de l'industrie et les hauts fonctionnaires;upper reaches (of river) amont m;British the upper school les grandes classes fpl;Upper Volta Haute-Volta f;∎ in Upper Volta en Haute-Volta -
13 shop
A n1 ( where goods are sold) magasin m ; (small, fashionable) boutique f ; to work in/open a shop travailler dans/ouvrir un magasin ; to go to the shops aller faire les courses ; he's out at the shops il est sorti faire les courses ; to set up shop lit, fig s'installer ; he set up shop as a photographer fig il s'est installé comme photographe ; to shut up shop ○ lit, fig fermer boutique ;5 ○ GB ( shopping) to do the weekly shop faire les courses pour la semaine ; to do a big shop faire le plein ○.C vi ( p prés etc - pp-) faire ses courses ; to be shopping for sth vouloir acheter qch ; to go shopping gen aller faire des courses ; ( as browser) aller faire les magasins ; to go shopping for sth aller acheter qch.all over the shop ○ GB fig partout ; to talk shop parler boutique ; you've come to the wrong shop GB vous vous trompez d'adresse.■ shop around ( compare prices) faire le tour des magasins (for pour trouver) ; fig (compare courses, services etc) bien chercher ; if you shop around, you'll find the best course en cherchant bien vous trouverez le meilleur cours. -
14 lion
lion ['laɪən]1 noun∎ to fight like a lion se battre comme un lion;∎ to put one's head in the lion's mouth se jeter dans la gueule du loup;∎ born under the sign of the lion né sous le signe du Lion;∎ the lion's share la part du lion∎ a literary lion un grand nom de la littérature∎ Sport the Lions = équipe de rugby à quinze constituée des joueurs sélectionnés dans les quatre équipes nationales (Angleterre, pays de Galles, Écosse et Irlande)►► Lions Club = association caritative internationale regroupant des entreprises et des membres des professions libérales;lion cub lionceau m;the lion's den l'antre m du lion;lion house (at zoo) fauverie f;lion hunter chasseur m de lions;lion tamer dompteur(euse) m,f (de lions) -
15 professional
professional [prə'feʃənəl](a) (relating to a profession) professionnel;∎ the surgeon demonstrated his great professional skill le chirurgien a montré ses grandes compétences professionnelles;∎ a lawyer is a professional man un avocat exerce une profession libérale;∎ a club for professional people un club réservé aux membres des professions libérales;∎ professional person wanted for flat share (in advertisement) recherchons personne avec emploi pour partager un appartement;∎ to take a professional interest in sth s'intéresser professionnellement à qch;∎ it would be against professional etiquette to tell you vous le dire serait contraire aux usages ou à la déontologie de la profession;∎ may I give you some professional advice? puis-je vous donner l'avis d'un professionnel?;∎ to take or to get professional advice (gen) consulter un professionnel; (from doctor, lawyer) consulter un médecin/un avocat;∎ his work is not up to professional standards son travail n'est pas ce qu'on peut attendre d'un professionnel;∎ euphemism I think she needs professional help je pense qu'elle a besoin d'aller voir un psychiatre∎ she's a professional writer/photographer elle est écrivain professionnel/photographe professionnelle;∎ he's a professional painter il vit de sa peinture;∎ figurative he's a professional drunk il passe son temps à boire∎ to go or to turn professional passer professionnel;∎ professional golf le golf professionnel(d) (in quality, attitude) professionnel;∎ a professional piece of work un travail de professionnel;∎ they made a very professional job of the repair la réparation qu'ils ont faite est digne de professionnels;∎ she is very professional in her approach to the problem elle aborde le problème de façon très professionnelle;∎ he works in a very professional manner il travaille en professionnel2 nounprofessionnel(elle) m,f;∎ it's best to leave such work to the professionals il vaut mieux laisser ce genre de travail à des professionnels ou à des gens du métier;∎ a golf/rugby professional un golfeur/rugbyman professionnel►► professional army armée f de métier;professional association association f professionnelle;professional body organisme m professionnel;professional code of ethics déontologie f;Football professional foul faute f délibérée;professional hospitality industrie f de l'hôtellerie;professional indemnity insurance assurance f d'indemnisation professionnelle;professional misconduct faute f professionnelleUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > professional
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16 cleaner
1 ( person) ( in workplace) agent m de nettoyage ; ( in home) ( woman) femme f de ménage ; ( man) agent m de nettoyage ; office cleaner agent m de nettoyage ;2 ( machine) nettoyeur m ; air cleaner purificateur m d'air ; carpet cleaner shampouineuse f (de tapis) ;3 ( detergent) produit m de nettoyage ; fabric/suede cleaner produit m pour nettoyer les tissus/le daim ; biodegradable cleaner produit m d'entretien biodégradable ; liquid cleaner produit m d'entretien liquide ; cream cleaner crème f de nettoyage liquide ;to take sb to the cleaners ○ ( swindle) plumer qn ○ ; ( defeat) Scotland took England to the cleaners ○ l'Écosse a battu l'Angleterre à plates coutures ; ( in divorce cases) his wife took him to the cleaners ○ il s'est fait nettoyer par son ex-femme ○. -
17 advocate
A nB vtr recommander (doing de faire) ; the policy advocated by the director la politique que recommande le directeur. -
18 cook
B vtr1 Culin faire cuire [vegetables, pasta, eggs] ; préparer [meal, meat, fish] (for pour) ; cook for 10 minutes faire cuire pendant 10 minutes ;2 ○ ( falsify) trafiquer ○, falsifier [data, evidence, figures] ; to cook the books trafiquer ○ la comptabilité ;3 ○ US gâcher [chances].C vi1 [person] cuisiner, faire la cuisine ;2 [vegetable, meat, meal] cuire ; the carrots are cooking les carottes sont en train de cuire ;3 ○ ( happen) to be cooking se mijoter ○ ; there's something cooking il y a quelque chose qui se mijote ○.■ cook up ○:▶ cook up [sth] préparer [dish, meal] ; inventer [excuse, story] ; mijoter ○ [plan, scheme]. -
19 doctor
A n1 Med médecin m, docteur m ; thank you, doctor merci, docteur ; to go to the doctor('s) aller chez le médecin ; she's a doctor elle est médecin ; who is your doctor? qui est votre médecin (traitant)? ; he trained as a doctor il a fait des études de médecine ; to be under a doctor GB être suivi par un médecin ; Doctor Armstrong le docteur Armstrong ; to play doctors and nurses jouer au docteur ;2 Univ docteur m.B vtrthat's just what the doctor ordered! c'est exactement ce qu'il me/te etc fallait! -
20 piper
1 ( bag-pipe player) joueur/-euse m/f de cornemuse ;2 ( flute-player) joueur/-euse m/f de chalumeau.he who pays the piper calls the tune Prov l'argent c'est le pouvoir.
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