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Meaning of chomage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A period when a mill, factory, etc. stands still or idle.

countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Français chômage

Examples

“For many generations the canal was regularly dried once a year, for an interval of a month or six weeks, for the purpose of repairs. These chomages, as they are called, now, however, take place only once in two or in three years.”

CEFR level

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Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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