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

Sentences

Bill est au personnel de rédaction.

Bill is on the editorial staff.

A1

On manque de personnel en ce moment.

We are shorthanded now.

A1

Ils n'emploient pas assez de personnel.

They don't employ enough people.

A1

Je m'entends bien avec tout le personnel.

I get along well with all the staff.

A1

Il le fit devant le personnel.

He did it in front of the staff.

A2

Elle le fit devant le personnel.

She did it in front of the staff.

A2

Ils le firent devant le personnel.

They did it in front of the staff.

B1

Le reste du personnel a été licencié sans préavis.

The rest of the personnel were fired without notice.

B1

Beaucoup d'entreprises ont réduit leur personnel au minimum.

A lot of companies have pared their staff down to a minimum.

B1

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.

B1

Le patron a réprimandé son personnel.

The boss gave his staff a dressing-down.

B2

Puis-je te demander quelque chose de personnel ?

Can I ask you something personal?

B2