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job·less

(jŏb′lĭs)

adj.

1. Having no job.

2. Of or relating to those who have no jobs.

n. (used with a pl. verb)

Unemployed people considered as a group. Used with the.

job′less·ness n.

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Translations

Arbeitslosigkeit

disoccupazione

joblessness

[ˈdʒɒblɪsnɪs] N → carencia f de trabajo

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joblessness

[ˈdʒɒbləsnɪs] n (= unemployment) → chômage mjob loss n → perte f d'emploijob lot n → lot mjob market n → marché m du travail
to be on the job market → être sur le marché du travailjob offer n → offre f d'emploijob opportunity n (= job) → débouché mjob queue n [printer] → file f d'attente des travauxjob requirement n → qualité f requisejob satisfaction n → satisfaction f au travail, satisfaction f professionnelle
to get job satisfaction → trouver de la satisfaction dans son travailjob security n → sécurité f de l'emploijob seeker [ˈdʒɒbsiːkə^r] n (British) → demandeur/euse m/f d'emploijob seeker's allowance n (British) → allocation f de demandeur d'emploijob-share job share [ˈdʒɒbʃɛə^r] (British)

n → partage m de poste

vi → partager un postejob sharing [ˈdʒɒbʃɛə^rɪŋ] n → partage m de postejob specification n → caractéristiques fpl du postejob title n → intitulé m de poste
My official job title is Deputy Manager → L'intitulé officiel de mon poste est directeur adjoint.job vacancy n → poste m à pourvoir, poste m vacant

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