métier

See also: metier and Metier

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French métier.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛtjeɪ/

Noun

métier (plural métiers)

Any activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling.
An activity to which a person is particularly suited; a forte.

Synonyms

(activity to which a person is particularly suited): see Thesaurus:forte

Translations

activity that is pursued as a trade or profession; a calling

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: kald n
Dutch: beroep (nl) m
Finnish: ammatti (fi)

French: métier (fr)
German: Metier (de) n
Portuguese: ofício (pt), metiê (pt) m
Romanian: vocație (ro) f
Swedish: kall (sv)

activity to which a person is particularly suited; a forte

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: styrke c, force (da) c
Finnish: vahvuus (fi)

German: Metier (de) n
Romanian: putere (ro) f
Swedish: styrka (sv)

Anagrams

reemit, retime, reëmit, tremie

French

Etymology

From Old French mestier, inherited from Vulgar Latin *misterium, a conflation of mystērium (whence French mystère) and ministerium (whence French ministère).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.tje/
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Noun

métier m (plural métiers)

job; profession; occupation

Synonyms

(informal) boulot, job
emploi, travail

Further reading

“métier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

ermite, mérite, mérité

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