🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

heures de travail

Pronunciation / Transliteration: œr də travaj

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Working hours/ˈwɜːrkɪŋ ˈaʊərz/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1450 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ses heures de travail sont de neuf heures à dix-sept heures."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The regular hours of the day or week during which a person is expected to work.

    "Her standard working hours are from nine to five every weekday."
  2. 2

    The time during which a business, office, or institution is open for operation and conducting services.

    "The bank's working hours are Monday through Friday, closing at four o'clock."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'working', originating from Old English 'wyrcean' (to work, exert oneself), and 'hours', from Old French 'houre', derived from Latin 'hora' and Greek 'hōra' (time, period). Together, the compound term emerged in early industrial economies to designate the specific daily period allocated for employment.

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