Embaucher
Example: L'entreprise a décidé d'embaucher de nouveaux employés cette année.
Definition
"Embaucher" means to hire or employ someone, usually referring to the act of officially giving a person a job or position within a company or organization. For example, a company may "embaucher" new employees to fill available roles.
Etymology
The French word "embaucher" comes from the Old French 'bauche', meaning a piece of wood or a bundle, combined with the prefix 'em-', suggesting 'to put into'. Originally, it referred to setting up or preparing something and evolved to mean hiring workers. Did you know? The term captures the idea of 'putting someone on board' as if adding a piece to a team.
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"Embaucher" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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