French word

stagiaire

Pronunciation

IPA/staʒjɛʁ/

Meaning

  • noun (m./f.)trainee

Example

Le stagiaire commence demain dans notre service.

The trainee starts tomorrow in our department.

Illustration for stagiaire (trainee)

More examples

Le stagiaire demande souvent des retours pour progresser.

The intern often asks for feedback to improve.

Core concept

A trainee spending a limited period doing real work as part of a course or career preparation.

Common phrases

  • accueillir un stagiaire

    host an intern

  • avoir un stagiaire

    have an intern

  • stagiaire en formation

    trainee undergoing training

Similar words

employé: A person hired and paid to work for a company or organization.
apprenti: A trainee bound by contract to learn skills while working under guidance.

Definition in French

Personne effectuant un stage en entreprise ou dans une organisation pour compléter sa formation par une expérience pratique, généralement de manière temporaire.

Word origin

Stagiaire derives from stage by adding the person-forming suffix -iaire; stage developed from Old French estage, a stay or period of residence.

Usage tips

  • French commonly uses faire un stage for the placement and être stagiaire for the person's status, rather than treating stagiaire as the name of the placement.

Other meanings

  • internnoun

Opposites

  • expertexpertnoun
  • vétéranveterannoun

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