"employer" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /ɑ̃.plwa.je/ Audio: Fr-employer.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French employer, from Old French emploier, emploiier, inherited from Latin implicāre. Doublet of impliquer, a borrowing. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|employer|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French employer, {{inh+|fr|frm|employer}} Inherited from Middle French employer, {{inh|fr|fro|emploier}} Old French emploier, {{m|fro|emploiier}} emploiier, {{inh|fr|la|implicō|implicāre}} Latin implicāre, {{doublet|fr|impliquer}} Doublet of impliquer Head templates: {{fr-verb}} employer Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], employer [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], employant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], employé [participle, past], emploie [first-person, indicative, present, singular], emploies [indicative, present, second-person, singular], emploie [indicative, present, singular, third-person], employons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], employez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], emploient [indicative, plural, present, third-person], employais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], employais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], employait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], employions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], employiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], employaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], employai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], employas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], employa [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], employâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], employâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], employèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], emploierai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], emploieras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], emploiera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], emploierons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], emploierez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], emploieront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], emploierais [conditional, first-person, singular], emploierais [conditional, second-person, singular], emploierait [conditional, singular, third-person], emploierions [conditional, first-person, plural], emploieriez [conditional, plural, second-person], emploieraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], emploie [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], emploies [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], emploie [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], employions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], employiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], emploient [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], employasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], employasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], employât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], employassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], employassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], employassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], emploie [imperative, second-person, singular], employons [first-person, imperative, plural], employez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. (transitive) to use (a physical thing) Tags: transitive Synonyms: se servir de, utiliser
    Sense id: en-employer-fr-verb-nSLkMqxx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -yer Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 64 8 7 14 7 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -yer: 23 21 18 21 18
  2. (transitive) to use (an abstract) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-employer-fr-verb-kg8MWTLf Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -yer Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -yer: 23 21 18 21 18
  3. (passive pronominal) to be used Tags: passive, pronominal
    Sense id: en-employer-fr-verb-j~3K8CmO Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -yer Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -yer: 23 21 18 21 18
  4. (transitive) to employ (a person) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-employer-fr-verb-uUP8w3H8 Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -yer Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -yer: 23 21 18 21 18
  5. (passive pronominal) to be employed Tags: passive, pronominal
    Sense id: en-employer-fr-verb-5Njt42eW Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -yer Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -yer: 23 21 18 21 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: employer la manière forte, employer les grands moyens Related terms: emploi, employable, employé, employeur

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa.ʁɔ̃/",
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      "form": "emploierait",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "emploieriez",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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      "form": "emploieraient",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa.ʁɛ/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present"
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    },
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        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emploies",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa/",
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    },
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      "form": "employions",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwaj.jɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "subjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "employiez",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwaj.je/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "present",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emploient",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "employasse",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa.jas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "employasses",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa.jas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "employât",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa.ja/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperfect",
        "singular",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "employassions",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa.ja.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "employassiez",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "employassent",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "third-person"
      ]
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        "subjunctive"
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "emploie",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "employons",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa.jɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "employez",
      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.plwa.je/",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
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        "second-person",
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    },
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        "plural"
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        "multiword-construction",
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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        "(transitive) to use (a physical thing)"
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          "ref": "2005, Philippe Chassaigne, Ville et violence : tensions et conflits dans la Grande-Bretagne victorienne, page 37",
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(passive pronominal) to be employed"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "pronominal"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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}

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