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bailler congé

English translation: give notice

18:41 Jul 17, 2012
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / roman
French term or phrase: bailler congé
Franz nous vint prier de bailler congé à notre domestique...
Buffalo_Bill
English translation:give notice
Explanation:
'Bailler' est un vieux mot francais voulant dire 'donner'
Donner son conge a un employer veut dire le mettre a la porte.

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Note added at 51 mins (2012-07-17 19:33:22 GMT)
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Correction: 'employé'
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Michele Lemaire
Local time: 06:49
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2give notice
Michele Lemaire
4 +1dismiss
Wolf Draeger
3 +1grant leave
Verginia Ophof


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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
give notice


Explanation:
'Bailler' est un vieux mot francais voulant dire 'donner'
Donner son conge a un employer veut dire le mettre a la porte.

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Note added at 51 mins (2012-07-17 19:33:22 GMT)
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Correction: 'employé'


    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=dIJ3c_9DZTsC&pg=PA181&lpg=P...
Michele Lemaire
Local time: 06:49
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Puchduggo
39 mins
agree  Timothy Rake
1 hr
neutral  cc in nyc: I think the employee gives notice to the employer, but it's the other way around here.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
grant leave


Explanation:
Bailler, va. ba-ié* to give, deliver ; (louer) to lease, let out (law term).

Flemish

Example sentence(s):
  • oekennen in French abouler, attribuer, bailler, donner, passer Dictionary source: Flemish French Dictionary

    Reference: http://translation.babylon.com/flemish/toekennen/
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 04:49
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ryan_Fr2Eng (X): congé = time off, both in classic fiction and contemporary. In other words, Franz is begging them to give the domestic some time off.
2 days 6 hrs
  -> Thank you Ryan !!!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dismiss


Explanation:
As in to dismiss one's butler or servant for the day/night, to send to their quarters, to no longer require their duties for the remainder of the day (NOT dismiss as in to fire or let go).

For e.g.: "Thank you Jeeves, you are dismissed (for the day); I now dismiss you (you may go)".

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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-07-17 21:50:31 GMT)
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(Franz came to ask us to dismiss our servant/butler)... so that we could talk privately.

It would be a bit odd for Franz to ask us to fire our butler :-) but more context is needed to clarify either way.

Example sentence(s):
  • Franz came to ask us to dismiss our servant/butler.
Wolf Draeger
South Africa
Local time: 12:49
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cc in nyc: or discharge
23 mins
  -> Yes; thanks cc.
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