métier
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɛtjeɪ/
Noun[edit]
métier (plural métiers)
- Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling.
- An activity to which a person is particularly suited.
- Synonyms: forte; see also Thesaurus:forte
- An outstanding or beneficial feature.
Translations[edit]
calling
forte
feature
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French mestier, inherited from Vulgar Latin *misterium, a conflation of mystērium (whence French mystère) and ministerium (whence French ministère). Compare Spanish and Catalan menester.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
métier m (plural métiers)
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Further reading[edit]
- “métier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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