congédier
Meanings
Verb
1. to lay off, dismiss (transitive)
Examples8
— Comme vous l'avez congédié! dit-elle en riant.
“How you got rid of him!” she said, laughing.
Tom a congédié sa secrétaire.
Tom fired his secretary.
Je pensais avoir le droit de congédier qui je voulais.
I thought I had the right to fire anyone I wanted to.
Son employeur l'a congédié hier.
His employer dismissed him yesterday.
En raison d'un manque de travail, la moitié du personnel a été congédiée.
Because of a shortage of work, half the staff was discharged.
Tout d'abord nous devons le congédier.
First of all, we must dismiss him.