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- Dictionarycongé/ˈkɒ̃ʒeɪ/
noun
- 1. an unceremonious dismissal or rejection of someone: "she gives him his congé, and at the same time avows her real love for him"
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noun. con· gé kōⁿ-ˈzhā ˈkän-ˌzhā. variants or less commonly congee. ˈkän- (ˌ)jē. - (ˌ)zhē. Synonyms of congé. 1. a. : a formal permission to depart. b. : dismissal. 2. : a ceremonious bow. 3. : farewell. 4. : an architectural molding of concave profile see molding illustration. Synonyms. adieu. au revoir. ave. bon voyage. farewell. Godspeed.
CONGÉ translate: vacation, leave, dismissal, holiday, notice, time off. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.
Jun 30, 2024 · congé (third-person singular simple present congés, present participle congéing, simple past and past participle conged) Alternative form of congee: to take leave, to bid farewell, in various senses; to bow, curtsey, etc.
Congé definition: leave-taking; farewell.. See examples of CONGÉ used in a sentence.
noun. 1. permission to depart or dismissal, esp when formal. 2. a farewell. 3. a bow made when taking one's leave. 4. architecture. a concave moulding. See also cavetto. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
masculine noun. 1. (= vacances, temps libre) holiday. une semaine de congé a week’s holiday. avoir congé to have a holiday ⧫ to have time off. en congé on holiday. Je serai en congé la semaine prochaine. I’ll be on holiday next week. semaine de congé week off. jour de congé day off. 2. (= arrêt de travail) time off (no pl) ⧫ leave (no pl)
1. leave-taking; farewell. 2. permission to depart. 3. sudden dismissal. 4. a bow or obeisance. 5. a concave architectural molding.
