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1 employ
A n sout the firm has 40 workers in its employ l'entreprise emploie 40 personnes, l'entreprise compte 40 employés ; in his employ à son service.B vtr1 employer [person, company] ; to employ sb as employer qn en qualité de [driver, accountant etc] ; she is employed as a secretary elle est employée comme secrétaire ;2 ( use) utiliser [machine, tool] ; employer [method, practice, strategy, tactics, technique] ; recourir à [measures] ; utiliser, employer [expression, term, metaphor] ; to be employed in doing ( busy) être en train de faire ; her talents/skills would be better employed in advertising son talent/savoir faire serait mieux utilisé dans la publicité. -
2 employ
employ [ɪmˈplɔɪ]* * *[ɪm'plɔɪ] 1.noun sout2.transitive verb1) employer [person, company] (as en qualité de)2) ( use) utiliser [machine, tool]; employer [method, tactics, technique, expression]; recourir à [measures]to be employed in doing — ( busy) être en train de faire
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