chômage
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French
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) chommage
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
chômage m (plural chômages)
- idleness
- unemployment
- Synonym: (France, informal) chômedu
- Le ministre de l’Économie a déclaré qu’il s’attendait aux "très bons" chiffres du chômage.
- The Finance Minister declared that he was expecting "very good" unemployment figures.
Derived terms
- chômage partiel (“furlough”)
- chômage structurel
- chômage technique
Related terms
Descendants
- → Romanian: șomaj
See also
References
- ^ “chômage” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- ^ “chômage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Further reading
- “chômage” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie françoise, 4th Edition (1762).
- “chômage” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
- “chômage” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “chomage” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “chômage” in Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872–1877.
- “chomage” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “chômage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.