Boss - Patron (The 1706th Most Common French Word)
The French word for Boss is Patron. This word often comes up when talking about occupation. It can be used as noun. It is the 1706th most commonly used word in French, classified as a B1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.
Pronunciation
English:
boss
French:
patron
Examples
The boss gave us all a day off.
Le patron nous donna à tous un jour de congé.
I hate my boss.
Je déteste mon patron.
The boss is looking for someone to blame.
Le patron cherche quelqu'un à blâmer.
She's her own boss.
C'est son propre patron.
I'm my own boss.
Je suis mon propre patron.
I did that work on the orders of my boss.
J'ai fait ce travail sur les ordres de mon patron.
I cannot take a vacation. I'm the boss and I'm very busy.
Je ne peux pas prendre de vacances. Je suis le patron et je suis très occupé.
I think it's time for me to talk to the boss about this problem.
Je pense qu'il est temps que je parle au patron de ce problème.
I'm sorry, my boss is sleeping right now. Please come back tomorrow.
Désolé, mon patron est en train de dormir. Revenez demain, je vous prie.
If you want more details about that, you'll have to ask my boss.
Si vous voulez plus de détails à ce sujet, vous devrez demander à mon patron.
He sucks up to his boss
Il suce son patron
He will be killed by his boss.
Il sera tué par son patron.
If you want more details than that, you'll have to ask my boss.
Si vous voulez plus de détails que cela, vous devrez demander à mon patron.
The boss is very upset.
Le patron est très contrarié.
I'm the boss, aren't I
C'est moi le patron, non
He is my boss.
C'est mon patron.
My boss says one thing and means another.
Mon patron dit une chose et en veut une autre.
My boss is a slave driver.
Mon patron est un vrai esclavagiste.
Where's the boss
Où est le patron
I slept with my boss.
J'ai couché avec mon patron.
Are you the boss
Êtes-vous le patron
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