unemployed
adjectifnomcourant dans les dialogues
- //ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd//
Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
adjectif
- 1
Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
The government announced a new initiative to help the unemployed.
The number of unemployed keeps rising steadily.
Several special types of unemployed workers are described. These include nonmodal workers, threshold workers, "the unemployables", and the physically handicapped.
- 2
Having no use, not doing work
England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.
Étymologie
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English employed English unemployed From un- + employed.
nom
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The unemployed people of a society or the world, taken collectively.
unemployed · Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
unemployment · The state of having no job; joblessness.unethical · Breaching the established standards of conduct or behavior…unexpected · Not expected, anticipated or foreseen.