double emploi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dubl ɑ̃.plwa/

• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

double emploi m (uncountable)

1. unnecessary duplication

   faire double emploi avec quelque chose ― to be a redundant duplicate of something, to overlap with something, to be redundant with something, to make something redundant

Usage notes

• False friend of English double duty.