What does licencié in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word licencié in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use licencié in French.

The word licencié in French means graduate, dismissed, member, registered member, redundant worker, worker made redundant, member of a sports federation, sports federation member, graduate, degree-holder, dismiss, holder of a Law degree, holder of an Arts degree. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word licencié

graduate

adjectif (qui a obtenu une licence à l'université)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon frère est licencié en lettres orientales.
My brother has a degree in oriental literature.

dismissed

adjectif (qui a perdu son travail)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les ouvriers licenciés devraient être reclassés.
The redundant workers should be redeployed.

member, registered member

adjectif (qui a une licence sportive) (Sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon mari joue plutôt bien au tennis mais il n'est pas licencié. // Mon fils est licencié au club de foot junior.
My son is a member of the junior football club.

redundant worker, worker made redundant

(qui a perdu son travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les licenciés seront reçus en formation de reclassement.
The laid-off workers will get places on a redeployment training scheme.

member of a sports federation, sports federation member

(qui a une licence sportive) (Sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce club de foot compte une centaine de licenciés.
This football club has a hundred sports federation members.

graduate, degree-holder

(qui a obtenu une licence à l'université)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est un licencié en médecine et en droit.
He is a medicine and law graduate.

dismiss

verbe transitif (limoger, renvoyer [qqn])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La direction a licencié 4 employés accusés de vol.
Management dismissed four employees accused of theft.

holder of a Law degree

locution adjectivale (titulaire d'une licence de droit)

holder of an Arts degree

(personne ayant un diplôme)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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