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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pɛʁ.sɔ.nɛl
"Le personnel de l'hôpital travaille dur."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group of people who work for an organization or business.
"The staff at the hospital worked tirelessly to care for the patients." - 2
A long stick used for support or as a weapon.
"He leaned on his staff as he walked through the forest."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'staff' originates from Old English 'stæf', meaning a stick or rod, which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*stabaz'. Over time, its meaning expanded to include a group of people working together, particularly in a professional context.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Staff" is said worldwide
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Personnel
Transliteration: pɛʁ.sɔ.nɛl
"Le personnel de l'hôpital travaille dur."
Mitarbeiter
Transliteration: miːtaʁˌbaɪ̯tɐ
"Die Mitarbeiter im Krankenhaus geben ihr Bestes."
Personale
Transliteration: per.soˈna.le
"Il personale dell'ospedale lavora instancabilmente."
Personal
Transliteration: peɾ.soˈnal
"El personal del hospital trabaja arduamente."
Equipe
Transliteration: eˈkipi
"A equipe do hospital trabalha incansavelmente."
कर्मचारी
Transliteration: karmachari
"अस्पताल के कर्मचारी मेहनत से काम कर रहे हैं।"
员工
Transliteration: yuángōng
"医院的员工努力工作。"
직원
Transliteration: jigwon
"병원의 직원들이 열심히 일하고 있습니다."
スタッフ
Transliteration: sutaffu
"病院のスタッフは懸命に働いています。"
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