Grammatical class
Noun
personnel
staff, members of staff, personnel
Details
Syllables
per-son-nel
Phonetics
pɛʁ.so.nɛl
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
2841
Freq. (movies)
1999
Freq. (news)
771
Variants
Sentences
Bill est au personnel de rédaction.
Bill is on the editorial staff.
On manque de personnel en ce moment.
We are shorthanded now.
Ils n'emploient pas assez de personnel.
They don't employ enough people.
Je m'entends bien avec tout le personnel.
I get along well with all the staff.
Il le fit devant le personnel.
He did it in front of the staff.
Elle le fit devant le personnel.
She did it in front of the staff.
Ils le firent devant le personnel.
They did it in front of the staff.
Le reste du personnel a été licencié sans préavis.
The rest of the personnel were fired without notice.
Beaucoup d'entreprises ont réduit leur personnel au minimum.
A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.
En raison d'un manque de travail, la moitié du personnel a été congédiée.
Because of a shortage of work, half the staff was discharged.
Le patron a réprimandé son personnel.
The boss gave his staff a dressing-down.
Puis-je te demander quelque chose de personnel ?
Can I ask you something personal?