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Learn French: le collègue - the colleague

French
/The verb "to be called" (s'appeler)
/le collègue

le collègue

Word

le collègue

Meaning

the colleague

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

The verb "to be called" (s'appeler)

Usages of le collègue

Nous nous appelons Marc et Sophie, nous sommes collègues.

Our names are Marc and Sophie, we are colleagues.

Comment s'appellent les collègues ?

What are the colleagues' names?

Vous êtes un collègue ? Enchanté !

Are you a colleague? Nice to meet you!

Leurs collègues sont très sympas.

Their colleagues are very nice.

J'ai vingt et un collègues dans mon équipe.

I have 21 colleagues in my team.

Nous prenons un verre avec un collègue.

We are having a drink with a colleague.

Qui est-ce ? C'est un collègue.

Who is it? It is a colleague.

Quelle collègue est généreuse et sérieuse ?

Which colleague is generous and serious?

Tu gagneras un salaire plus important que ton collègue.

You will earn a bigger salary than your colleague.

Je crois qu'il a licencié son collègue.

I believe that he fired his colleague.

Le pire, c'est que mon collègue avait effacé le fichier.

The worst is that my colleague had erased the file.

D'ailleurs, les collègues avec qui je collabore sont productifs.

Moreover, the colleagues with whom I collaborate are productive.

D'ailleurs, le collègue dont le projet a réussi est productif.

Moreover, the colleague whose project succeeded is productive.

Est-ce que tu connais le jumeau de mon collègue ?

Do you know my colleague's twin?

Je vois que tu aimes l'humour de ce collègue attirant.

I see that you like the humor of this attractive colleague.

Mon ancien collègue est un homme grand.

My former colleague is a tall man.

Mon collègue essaie de ne pas nourrir le perroquet le soir.

My colleague tries not to feed the parrot in the evening.

Le collègue dont la connexion est stable est très productif.

The colleague whose connection is stable is very productive.

Au bout d'une semaine, elle n'a plus la patience de supporter ce collègue.

At the end of a week, she no longer has the patience to stand this colleague.

La monotonie de ce travail rend mon collègue impatient.

The monotony of this work makes my colleague impatient.

Mon collègue a failli effacer le fichier.

My colleague almost deleted the file.

Notre collègue, chancelière, parle à la délégation en tant que diplomate.

Our colleague, a chancellor, is speaking to the delegation as a diplomat.

C'est mon collègue, et je m'attache à lui.

He is my colleague, and I am getting attached to him.

Bonjour à tous, nos collègues sont tous ici aujourd'hui.

Hello everyone, our colleagues are all here today.

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