occupation
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noun
- occupationact of occupying, of being an occupant
- occupationthe occupying of a territory
- occupationsomething that one spends one's time on, such as a job or a hobby
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- — Alors j’ai de l’occupation, car je le suis."Then I have occupation, for I am.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Le champ où nos connaissances se dispersèrent, selon leurs occupations ou leur agrément, s'étendait, sur une largeur de trois arpents jusqu'à L'accore qui le séparait du fleuve.The field where our knowledge spread, according to their occupations or their approval, extended over a width of three arpents to L'accore which separated him from the river.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Le travail chez les tribus indiennes était une occupation déshonorante qu'ils abandonnaient aux femmes comme indigne de l'homme indépendant.Work among Indian tribes was a disgraceful occupation that they abandoned to women as unworthy of the independent man.C1Histoire du Canada, tome I
- Porthos avait prétendu que cette occupation était la preuve d’une organisation réfléchie et contemplative, et il l’avait emmené sans autre recommandation.Porthos had claimed that this occupation was proof of a thoughtful and contemplative organization, and he had taken him without further recommendation.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires