staff

staff
staff [{{t}}stɑ:f] (pl senses (c) & (d) staffs or staves [{{t}}stɑ:vz])
1 noun
(a) (work force) personnel m; (teachers) professeurs mpl, personnel m enseignant;
∎ the company has a staff of fifty l'effectif de la société est de cinquante personnes;
∎ we have ten lawyers on the staff notre personnel comprend dix avocats;
∎ reductions in the clerical staff une réduction du personnel administratif;
∎ is he staff or a member of staff? est-ce qu'il fait partie du personnel?;
∎ staff only (sign) réservé au personnel;
∎ staff/student ratio taux m d'encadrement, rapport m entre le nombre de professeurs et le nombre d'étudiants
(b) {{}}Military{{}} & {{}}Politics{{}} état-major m;
∎ she was asked to join the President's campaign staff on lui a demandé de faire partie de l'état-major de campagne du Président
(c) (rod) bâton m; (flagpole) mât m; (of banner, lance) hampe f; (for shepherd) houlette f; (for bishop) crosse f, bâton m pastoral; {{}}British{{}} (in surveying) jalon m; {{}}figurative{{}} (support) soutien m;
∎ the staff of life (bread) l'aliment de base; {{}}figurative{{}} le pain et le sel de la vie
(d) {{}}Music{{}} portée f;
∎ treble staff portée en clé de sol
2 compound-forming noun
(canteen, outing etc) du personnel
3 transitive verb
(usu passive) pourvoir en personnel;
∎ the branch is staffed by or with competent people le personnel de la succursale est compétent;
∎ the office is only staffed between the hours of 2 and 4 pm il y a quelqu'un au bureau de 14h à 16h seulement;
∎ the committee is completely staffed by volunteers le comité est entièrement composé de bénévoles
►► staff association ≃ comité m d'entreprise;
{{}}Military{{}} staff college école f supérieure de guerre;
{{}}Military{{}} staff corporal ≃ sergent-major m;
staff manager chef m du personnel;
{{}}British{{}} staff nurse infirmier(ère) m,f diplômé(e);
{{}}Military{{}} staff officer officier m d'état-major;
{{}}Military{{}} staff sergeant {{}}British{{}} ≃ sergent-chef m; {{}}American{{}} ≃ sergent m;
staff training formation f du personnel;
staff turnover roulement m du personnel

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