Professions and Jobs
The vocabulary in this section includes a number of French terms for different types of occupations. Many of them have an alternate masculine and feminine form, depending on the sex of the person the word is being used to represent. With some of the words, only the article changes, while others undergo more of a transformation.
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Table 18-6
French |
English |
farmer |
|
artist |
|
female artist |
|
male social worker |
|
female social worker |
|
male astronaut |
|
female astronaut |
|
male lawyer |
|
female lawyer |
|
male jeweler |
|
female jeweler |
|
male butcher |
|
female butcher |
|
male customs officer |
|
female customs officer |
|
male letter carrier |
|
female letter carrier |
|
male florist |
|
female florist |
|
police officer |
|
male nurse |
|
female nurse |
|
engineer |
|
male journalist |
|
female journalist |
|
minister |
|
priest |
|
nun |
|
male secretary |
|
female secretary |
|
male translator |
|
female translator |
The following professions don't differentiate gender when it comes to the sex of the person the word is being used to represent.
Table 18-7
French |
English |
model |
|
writer |
|
doctor |
|
doctor |
|
scholar, scientist |
