patron
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noun
- a boss, employer
- a head of a group of people, a department, a location, etc.
- a member of the upper classes who offered aid and protection to those lesser than them
- a protector
- a powerful or influential person who supports another's career through their support and approval
Used in the library
- — En ce cas, partons, dit le patron."In this case, let's go," said the boss.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Les francophones gagnent moins que les anglophones et que les immigrants ; l'anglais est la langue des patrons.French speakers earn less than English speakers and than immigrants; English is the language of the bosses.B2La Révolution tranquille — The Quiet Revolution
- – Par saint Jacques, mon patron vénéré, murmura le timoré Boisdon, à l'oreille du jeune homme, vous allez, bien sûr, être la cause d'un malheur, monsieur le chevalier!"By Saint James, my venerated patron," murmured Timoré Boisdon, in the ear of the young man, "you will, of course, be the cause of a calamity, Sir the knight!"B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Les enseignes étaient anglaises, les patrons étaient anglais, et l'immigrant, logiquement, choisissait l'école anglaise pour ses enfants.The signs were English, the bosses were English, and the immigrant, logically, chose the English school for his children.C1La loi 101 — Bill 101