métier

/me.tje/

le noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les métiers

Meaning

  1. trade, profession

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

profession

métier is slightly more about a trade or craft skill; profession is more general.

Similar in other languages

German

Handwerk

Handwerk is the German word for the same thing — both mean "trade, profession."

Practice

1 What does métier mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle aime beaucoup son ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches métier?

noun

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