occupation
Definitions of occupation
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any specific behaviorsynonyms: activitéantonyms:inactivitébeing inactive; being less activetypes:changementan activity that varies from a norm or standardopérationa planned activity involving many people performing various actionshobbyan activity that you like or at which you are superiorjeua contest with rules to determine a winnertour(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed successionmusiquemusical activity (singing or whistling etc.)interprétationthe performance of a part or role in a dramatravailactivity directed toward making or doing somethingservice(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to himécriturethe activity of putting something in written formrôlenormal or customary activity of a person in a particular social settinggaspillageuseless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelesslyactivité sensorielleactivity intended to achieve a particular sensory resultenseignement, pédagogiethe activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skillreprésentationan activity that stands as an equivalent of something or results in an equivalentcréationthe human act of creatingperforationthe act of puncturing or perforatingrecherchethe activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someoneopérationactivity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)mesurethe act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rulestandardisation, étalonnagethe act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrumentaccord, mise en ordre, rangementthe activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodicallycérémoniethe proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasiondissimulationthe activity of keeping something secretdemandethe act of demandingplaisiract of receiving pleasure from somethingmarchéthe world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and soldconfectionthe activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purposeaide, assistance, coup de main, soutienthe activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purposeaide, appui, secours, soutien, supportthe activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessitiescomportement(psychology) the aggregate of the responses or reactions or movements made by an organism in any situationexutoireactivity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotionatteindre la base(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on basecoup(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the gamecannibalismethe practice of eating the flesh of your own kindsévicesthe practice of treating (someone or something) badlydansetaking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to musicparithe act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)jeuan amusement or pastimepasse-tempsa diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)pièceactivity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rulespratique du sportthe occupation of athletes who compete for paytour de battethe batting turn of a cricket player or teamattentionan offensive move in a sport or gamebatte(baseball) a turn trying to get a hitbowlinga game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving themathlétismea game involving athletic activityjeu d'enfanta game enjoyed by childrenjeu de cartesa game played with playing cardsjeu de tablea game that is played on a tablejeux de sociétéa game suitable for playing in a parlorjeu de hasarda game that involves gamblingpratique du sportan active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitioninterprétationacting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gestureimitationimitating the mannerisms of another personvie frivolethe performance of a piece of workfonctionnement, opération, performance, procédurea process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of workservicework done by one person or group that benefits anotherservice militaireland tenure by service in the lord's armyménagethe work of cleaning and running a housetravail d'écriturework that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.assistance socialean organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in societymétier, professionan occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)écriturethe activity of writing by handcomptabilitéthe occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a businesssointhe work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or somethingdevoirwork that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasonsposition(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual playermissionthe organized work of a religious missionarypréjudice(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be broughtperversionthe action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use)gaspillagemoney spent for inadequate returnperte de tempsthe devotion of time to a useless activityinjusticean unjust acttransgressionthe act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principlepornographiecreative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desirecoup d'étatan attempt to get somethingessaia usually brief attemptessaia tentative attemptessaiinformal words for any attempt or effortrèglementthe act of controlling or directing according to ruleempoignementthe act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)directionthe act of setting and holding a coursesurveillancethe activity of protecting something from loss or dangerdéfenseprotection from harmautodéfensethe act of defending yourselfverrouillagethe act of locking something up to protect itescortethe act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect themimmunisationthe act of making immune (especially by inoculation)curatelleattention and management implying responsibility for safetycalculthe procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methodsperceptionbecoming aware of something via the sensescourseducation imparted in a series of lessons or meetingsannexean educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular studentsenseignement supérieureducation provided by a college or universityenseignement secondaireeducation beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory schoolrecyclagetraining for a new occupationdressagethe training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage)maquettethe act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)représentation visuellevisual representation as by photography or paintingcréation à partir de matières brutesthe act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into itcréation par un acte mentalthe act of creating something by thinkingcréation par suppressionthe act of creating by removing somethingperçagethe act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)recherchethe act of searching for somethingutilisationutilization or exerciseabusimproper or excessive usedéveloppementthe act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or usefulrecyclagethe act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new productsapplicationthe act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purposemanoeuvrea military training exercisecampagneseveral related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)missionan operation that is assigned by a higher headquartersaide, appui, secours, soutiena military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its missionattaque(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)offensivethe action of attacking an enemyopération amphibiea military operation by both land and sea forcesrassemblement d'informationsthe act of collecting informationréglage(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequencymesure mentalea generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functionsrationalisationsystematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationalelistagethe act of making a list of itemsclassificationthe act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same typeapproche, manière d'aborder, méthode, procédure, procédéa procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situationraidissementthe act of becoming stiffroutinean unvarying or habitual method or procedurecérémonie religieusea ceremony having religious meaningdéificationthe elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)naturismegoing without clothes as a social practiceprière, supplicationthe act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)culte de la personnalité, déification, exaltation, idolâtrie, vénérationthe act of worshiping blindly and to excesscamouflagethe act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearancedissimulationthe act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of itjuxtapositionthe act of positioning close together (or side by side)interpositionthe act or fact of interposing one thing between or among othersplantationthe act of fixing firmly in placerepositionnementthe act of placing in a new positionpositionthe act of putting something in positiondoigtéthe placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrumentalimentationthe act of supplying food and nourishmentpublication, éditionthe act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)autodisciplinethe act of denying yourself; controlling your impulsesrestauration collectiveproviding food and servicesorganisationan act of formulating a program for a definite course of actionrecoursact of turning to for assistanceservicean act of help or assistancegîtethe act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a needagressiondeliberately unfriendly behaviorimpolitesse, incivilitéa lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
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the act of occupying or taking possession of a buildingtype of:acquisitionthe act of acquiring something
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the act of dwelling in a placesynonyms: habitationtypes:habitationthe act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)
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an act of being a tenant or occupanttypes:habitationthe act of dwelling in or living permanently in a place (said of both animals and men)cohabitationthe act of living together and having a sexual relationship (especially without being married)type of:habitationthe act of dwelling in a place
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your occupation or line of work
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