🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

ouvrier d'entretien

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ouvrier d'entretien

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Maintenance-Worker/ˈmeɪn.tən.əns ˈwɜːr.kər/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'ouvrier d'entretien a réparé le système de chauffage juste à temps pour l'hiver."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person employed to maintain and repair equipment, buildings, or other facilities.

    "The maintenance-worker fixed the heating system just in time for winter."
  2. 2

    An individual responsible for the upkeep of a specific area or machinery.

    "The maintenance-worker regularly checks the elevators to ensure they are functioning properly."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'maintenance' originates from the Latin 'manutenere', meaning 'to hold in the hand', evolving through Old French 'maintenir' before entering English in the late Middle Ages. 'Worker' comes from the Old English 'weorc', meaning 'activity involving mental or physical effort', reflecting the labor aspect of the role.

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🇫🇷French → English

ouvrier d'entretien

Transliteration: ouvrier d'entretien

"L'ouvrier d'entretien a réparé le système de chauffage juste à temps pour l'hiver."

🇩🇪German → English

Wartungsarbeiter

Transliteration: Vartungsarbeiter

"Der Wartungsarbeiter hat die Heizungsanlage rechtzeitig für den Winter repariert."

🇮🇹Italian → English

lavoratore di manutenzione

Transliteration: lavoratore di manutenzione

"Il lavoratore di manutenzione ha riparato il sistema di riscaldamento giusto in tempo per l'inverno."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

trabajador de mantenimiento

Transliteration: trabajador de mantenimiento

"El trabajador de mantenimiento arregló el sistema de calefacción justo a tiempo para el invierno."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

trabalhador de manutenção

Transliteration: trabalhador de manutenção

"O trabalhador de manutenção consertou o sistema de aquecimento a tempo para o inverno."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

रखरखाव श्रमिक

Transliteration: rakhrakhav shramik

"रखरखाव श्रमिक ने सर्दियों के लिए हीटिंग सिस्टम ठीक किया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

维修工

Transliteration: wéixiū gōng

"维修工及时修理了供暖系统,以备冬季使用。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

유지보수 작업자

Transliteration: yujibosu jag-eobja

"유지보수 작업자가 겨울을 대비해 난방 시스템을 수리했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

メンテナンス作業員

Transliteration: mentenansu sagyōin

"メンテナンス作業員が冬に備えて暖房システムを修理しました。"

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