contre-emploi

kɔ̃tʁɑ̃plwa

Definition

Definition of contre-emploi - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

usage inattenduusage différent de ce qui est habituel ou attendu

Utiliser ce couteau comme tournevis, c'est du contre-emploi.

théâtrerôle qui ne correspond pas aux qualités habituelles de l'acteur

Cet acteur comique joue un rôle dramatique, c'est un contre-emploi.

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à contre-emploi

adv.

de manière contraire à ce qui est normalement prévu ou attendu

Cet acteur comique joue à contre-emploi dans ce drame.

Origin of contre-emploi

latin, contra (contre) + emploi (emploi)

Terms with contre-emploi included in their meaning

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sécurité de l'emploi

travail stable

protection contre la perte d'emploi et garantie de stabilité professionnelle

chômage involontaire

économie

situation où une personne se retrouve sans emploi contre sa volonté

Examples of contre-emploi in a sentence

Mettre une robe de soirée pour jardiner, c’est du contre-emploi.
Elle a accepté un contre-emploi dans un film d'action.
Le metteur en scène aime confier des contre-emplois à ses acteurs.

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English:unconventional use, against-type role, ...
German:Zweckentfremdung, Fachfremde Rolle, ...
Italian:uso improprio, contro-ruolo, ...
Spanish:uso inusual, papel contra tipo, ...
Portuguese:uso indevido, papel secundário inesperado, ...
Chinese:误用, 反串, ...
Japanese:本来の用途外使用, 逆タイプの役, ...
Arabic:استخدام غير معتاد, دور مخالف للطبيعة المعتادة للممثل, ...
Hebrew:שִׁימוּשׁ שׁוֹנֶה, תַּפְקִיד לֹא אוֹפְיָנִי, ...
Russian:непоцелевое использование, нехарактерная роль, ...
Ukrainian:нетипове використання, роль не за амплуа, ...
Catalan:ús impropi, contrapaper, ...
Danish:fejlanvendelse, modrolle, ...
Dutch:contre-emploi, tegenrol, ...
Greek:κατάχρηση, κόντρα ρόλος, ...
Hungarian:rendeltetéstől eltérő használat, szerepkörével ellentétes szerep, ...
Khmer:ការប្រើប្រាស់ខុសមុខងារ, ការសម្តែងតួនាទីផ្ទុយពីបែបធម្មតារបស់តារា, ...
Korean:역이용, 반전 캐스팅, ...
Polish:nieodpowiednie użycie, przeciw-rola, ...
Portuguese (BR):uso inadequado, contrapapel, ...
Romanian:utilizare nepotrivită, rol atipic, ...
Swedish:felanvändning, motroll, ...
Thai:การใช้ผิดวัตถุประสงค์, บทบาทสวนทางบุคลิก, ...
Turkish:alışılmışın dışında kullanım, alışılmadık rol, ...
Vietnamese:sử dụng sai mục đích, vai diễn trái sở trường, ...

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