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chômage

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See also: chomage and Chômage

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From chômer +‎ -age.[1][2]

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    chômage m (plural chômages)

    1. idleness
    2. unemployment
      Synonym: (France, informal) chômedu
      être au chômageto be unemployed
      chômage frictionnelfrictional unemployment
      chômage structurelstructural unemployment
      chômage conjoncturelcyclical unemployment
      chômage technique(please add an English translation of this usage example)
      chômage partielfurlough
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    Descendants

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    • Romanian: șomaj

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Littré, Émile (1873–1878), “chômage”, in Dictionnaire de la langue française, Paris: L. Hachette
    2. ^ chômage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

    Further reading

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