Grammatical class

Verb

employer

(transitive) to use (a physical thing)

Details

Syllables

em-ployer

Phonetics

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Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

4736

Freq. (movies)

7199

Freq. (news)

8963

Sentences

Personne ne va t'employer.

Nobody's going to hire you.

A1

C’est très facile à employer.

This is very easy to use.

A1

C'est très facile à employer.

It's very easy to use.

A1

Tu dois bien employer ton argent.

You must employ your capital well.

A1

Je n'ai vu personne l'employer.

I didn't see anyone using it.

A2

Je n’ai eu aucun problème à l’employer.

I didn't have any problem using that.

A2

On emploie cet adjectif pour décrire des choses.

This adjective is used to describe things.

B1

Vous devez employer des outils.

You have to use tools.

B1

Tu devrais employer du déodorant.

You should use deodorant.

B1

Pourquoi ne pas employer des robots ?

Why not use robots?

B1

Je te conseille vivement d'employer ceci.

I strongly advise you to use this.

B1

Les terrassiers étaient aussi employés à construire des maisons […]

The navvies were also employed to build houses […]

B2