🇨🇦 French (Canada) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
travail
A1 noun Lieux
🇬🇧 English: work
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Définition

🇨🇦 French (Canada)
noun

Labeur, application à une tâche, effort soutenu pour faire quelque chose, en parlant de l’esprit comme du corps.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A place where you do your job. Also means the activity of doing your job.

Grammaire

🇨🇦 French (Canada)

Gender: masculin (le/un). Pluriel: travaux.

🇬🇧 Noun and verb. As a place: 'I am at work.' As activity: 'I have a lot of work to do.' Say 'go to work' (no article) when you are an employee. Common collocations: work from home, hard work, teamwork, homework, work-life balance.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Working hours in the UK are typically 9 to 5 (nine to five), Monday to Friday. 'Work from home' (WFH) became very common after 2020. 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy' is a proverb meaning that working too much without rest is bad for you.

Exemples

Ils sont vraiment occupés au travail.

"Ils sont vraiment occupés au travail."

🇬🇧 "They are very busy at work."

Il y a eu une grosse réunion au travail aujourd'hui.

"Il y a eu une grosse réunion au travail aujourd'hui."

🇬🇧 "There was a big meeting at work today."

Texte à trous 🇨🇦 French (Canada)

Ils sont vraiment occupés au ___.

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