French Conversation · Level 106
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French word
effectif
Pronunciation
IPA/efɛktif/
Meaning
- masculine nounworkforce
Example
L'effectif de l'entreprise est de 50 personnes.
The company has a workforce of 50 people.
More examples
Nous devons augmenter les effectifs du service.
We need to increase staffing in the department.
Core concept
A counted roster of people belonging to an organization, whether or not they are physically present.
Common phrases
augmenter les effectifs
increase staffing
réduire les effectifs
reduce staffing
Similar words
nombre: A quantity stating how many people or items exist.
personnel: An organization's employees considered as a group.
employé: Someone who works for an employer in return for pay.
Definition in French
Nombre de personnes qui constituent le personnel ou les membres d'une organisation, sans présumer de leur présence physique.
Word origin
French effectif is the noun use of the adjective effectif, from Latin effectivus related to efficere, and it developed senses involving actual numbers and staff.
Usage tips
- As a noun, effectif is masculine and commonly appears as l'effectif or un effectif de 50 personnes; it does not mean English effective.
Other meanings
- actualadjective
Opposites
- excédentsurplusnoun
- pénurieshortagenoun