Usage examples of "congé" in French with translation to English

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J'ai pris congé de lui. I took leave of him.
Je suis en congé cette semaine. I am on holiday this week.
Après son congé maternité, elle reprit son ancien travail. After her maternity leave, she resumed her old job.
Un congé cet été est hors de question. A holiday this summer is out of the question.
Je veux m'assurer de l'heure à laquelle je peux prendre congé. I want to make sure what time I'm supposed to leave.
Il envisage de rentrer à la maison pendant ses congés. He is planning to go home on leave.
Quand l'école ferme-t-elle pour les congés ? When does school let out for the holidays?
Elle prit deux semaines de congés et visita la Chine. She took two weeks leave and visited China.
Tout le monde a le droit au repos et aux loisirs, y compris à une limitation raisonnable du temps de travail et à des congés payés réguliers. Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Je prends quelques jours de congé. I am taking a couple of days off.
Il prit un jour de congé. He took a day off.
Tom prend quelques jours de congé. Tom is taking a few days off.
Je prends deux jours de congé. I'm taking a couple of days off.
Demain est mon jour de congé. Tomorrow's my day off.
Tom pris un jour de congé. Tom took a day off.
Puis-je prendre un jour de congé ? Can I take a day off?
Oui, demain est mon jour de congé. Yes, tomorrow is my day off.
Pouvez-vous prendre un jour de congé ? Can you get a day off?
Je prendrai deux ou trois jours de congé. I'll take two or three days off.
Je préférerais que vous preniez un jour de congé. I would rather you had a day off.
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