🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

personnel de soutien

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛʁsɔnɛl də sutjɛ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Support personnel/səˈpɔːrt ˈpɜːrsənɛl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Le personnel de soutien technique est disponible 24h/24."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Employees or staff members whose primary role is to provide operational, technical, or administrative assistance to primary personnel.

    "The IT support personnel resolved the network outage before the morning shift began."
  2. 2

    Military or civilian auxiliary staff that maintain equipment, facilities, and logistics rather than engaging directly in front-line duties.

    "A large contingent of support personnel was deployed to ensure the mission's logistical success."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'support', derived from the Old French 'supporter' (from Latin 'supportare', meaning 'to carry, bring up'), and 'personnel', borrowed from French in the 18th century meaning a body of persons employed in an organization. Together, the compound phrase emerged in the mid-20th century within corporate and military terminology to designate staff assisting primary operational teams.

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