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Well, your French boss may have piled a lot of work on your desk, but he expected you to have those reports turned in by Monday! Yes, you are right; it is Monday…a week later! The angry Frenchman covered your desk in work, just as you expected he would, when he found out you worked on Saturday. It’s great that you finally learned how to ask what day of the week it is in French. However, that’s not going to help you much if you are a week behind on the date! Ooh, if there is one thing the big Frenchman hates, it’s for his boss to yell at him-especially for someone else’s carelessness! Hmm…as hard as you have worked, something tells me promotion is not in your future.

Learning French with FrenchPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn French! In this French Beginner lesson, you will learn how to tell the date in French, which is extremely helpful to know in many situations in France!

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5 Responses to “Beginner Lesson S1 #18 - That’s One Way to Be Fired Up for a Date!”

FrenchPod101.com says:

I have not yet been fired! Just made mistakes here and there! Unfortunately, I’m not perfect! Hmmmm maybe some day … Actually my bosses never had to fire as most of the time I had temporary contracts! Have you ever been fired?

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careyxxx says:

My boss had to “lay off” a co-worker in our ESL school. There weren’t enough students in the class. Some people get “laid off” mixed up with “fired”.
How do you say in French: “My co-worker got laid off”?

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Munia says:

Nope, I’ve never been fired. :D

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Angèle says:

Bonjour mes auditeurs préférés!

Munia,

Me neither, I have to say! Once when I was in my 20s, I wanted to fire myself! The relation with my supervisor was not the greatest. But I honored my temporary contract to keep my “chômage” benefit! Now I surely would handle the situation differently!

Careyxxx,

Nice remark you have here Careyxx.
To lay off is “mettre quelqu’un au chômage technique”.
So “My co-worker got laid off” is “Mon collègue a été mis au chômage technique.”

Another way to say “fired” is “licencier”
1 - Le directeur a licencié 10 employés. (The director fired 10 employees.)
2 - Mon collégue a été licencié. (My colleague got fired.)

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Angèle says:

Have you ever been in difficult work conditions?

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