Sentence examples of "employ" in English

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The company wants to employ 20 people. L'entreprise veut employer vingt personnes.
We will employ a man who can speak English. Nous engagerons un homme qui sait parler l'anglais.
The company has unofficially decided to employ me. L'entreprise a officieusement décidé de m'employer.
Nowadays few people can afford to employ a maid. De nos jours, peu de gens peuvent se permettre d'employer une bonne.
How many maids does that lady want to employ? Combien d'employées de maison est-ce que la dame veut employer ?
The company employs 500 workers. La société emploie 500 ouvriers.
He was employed by the day. Il fut employé pour la journée.
He is employed in a bank. Il est employé de banque.
A small company employs 50 people. Une petite entreprise emploie 50 personnes.
I'm employed by a French lawyer. Je suis employé par un avocat français.
Six people applied for the job, but none of them were employed. Six personnes ont posé leurs candidatures pour le job, mais aucune d'entre elles n'a été employée.
I myself have, before becoming employed by this company, twice spoken bluntly to the people at the top. J'ai, personnellement, avant d'être employé par cette société, parlé sans détour à la hiérarchie.
The walking stick serves the purpose of an advertisement that the bearer's hands are employed otherwise than in useful effort, and it therefore has utility as an evidence of leisure. La canne sert à annoncer le fait que les mains de celui qui la tient sont employées à autre chose qu'à un effort utile, et elle est donc utile comme preuve d'oisiveté.
I will employ somebody who can speak English. Il embauchera quelqu'un qui sait parler anglais.
Do you have a John Harrison in your employ? Disposez-vous d'un John Harrison à votre service ?
If he is proficient in English, I'll employ him. S'il maîtrise l'anglais, je l'embaucherai.
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