unemployed

au chômage, sans emploi

Qui n’a pas de travail, bien qu’il puisse et veuille travailler.

En anglais simple : Without a job, although able to work and wanting to work.

• My brother is unemployed.
• She became unemployed when the factory closed.
• How long have you been unemployed?

Synonymes : jobless, out of work

Contraires : employed

Expressions courantes : unemployed workers, become unemployed, currently unemployed

chômeurs

Personnes sans travail qui peuvent travailler et souhaitent le faire.

En anglais simple : People who have no jobs, although they are able to work and want to work.

• The unemployed need more support.
• These courses help the unemployed find work.
• The government increased benefits for the unemployed.

Comment l'utiliser : the unemployed (The charity offers training for the unemployed.)

Synonymes : the jobless

Expressions courantes : the unemployed, help the unemployed