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Usages of le patron
Si vous voulez un congé, vous devez en faire la demande à votre patron.
If you want a day off, you have to request it from your boss.
Le patron écoute de la musique.
The boss listens to music.
Le patron est en pause maintenant.
The boss is on break now.
Le stagiaire devient moins nerveux quand il voit que son patron est content de son travail.
The intern becomes less nervous when he sees that his boss is happy with his work.
Test yourself: What does le patron mean?
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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