Grammatical class

Noun

congé

leave (time off, absence from work, etc.)

Details

Syllables

con-gé

Phonetics

kɔ̃.ʒe

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

3019

Freq. (movies)

2385

Freq. (news)

6490

Sentences

Tom est en congé.

Tom is on vacation.

A1

J'ai pris congé de lui.

I took leave of him.

A1

C'est mon jour de congé.

It's my day off.

A1

J'ai congé, aujourd'hui.

I am off duty today.

A1

Elle sourit et prit congé.

She smiled and said goodbye.

A2

Dan était en congé en juin.

Dan was on leave in June.

A2

Il prit un jour de congé.

He took a day off.

B1

Tom a pris un jour de congé.

Tom took the day off.

B1

L'armée lui a donné son congé.

He was discharged from the army.

B1

Il a rejeté sa demande de congé.

He turned down her request for a day off.

B1

Je prendrai deux ou trois jours de congé.

I'll take two or three days off.

B2

Je peux prendre congé le jour de Noël, mais j'ai du travail la veille de Noël.

I can get Christmas Day off, but I have work on Christmas Eve.

B2