skeleton staff in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for skeleton staff in the English»French Dictionary

skeleton army, staff

réduit au strict minimum

Translations for skeleton staff in the French»English Dictionary

des effectifs squelettiques

skeleton staff

Translations for skeleton staff in the English»French Dictionary

skeleton [Brit ˈskɛlɪt(ə)n, Am ˈskɛlətn] N

1. skeleton:

skeleton ANAT, CONSTR

squelette m

a living or walking skeleton

un squelette ambulant

to be reduced to a skeleton

ne plus avoir que la peau et les os

2. skeleton (of plan, novel):

skeleton fig

grandes lignes fpl

3. skeleton attr (minimal):

skeleton army, staff

réduit au strict minimum

skeleton service

minimum

to have a skeleton in the cupboard Brit or closet Am

avoir un cadavre dans le placard inf

I.staff [Brit stɑːf, Am stæf] N

1. staff <pl staves [steɪvz] or staffs> (stick):

staff (for walking)

canne f

staff (crozier)

crosse f

staff (as weapon)

bâton m

to lean on one's staff

prendre appui sur sa canne

2. staff <pl staffs> (employees):

staff

personnel m

clerical/kitchen staff

personnel de bureau/de cuisine

to be on the staff of a company

faire partie du personnel d'une entreprise

a small business with a staff of ten

une petite entreprise de dix employés

to join/leave the staff (of a company)

entrer dans/quitter l'entreprise

3. staff U:

staff, a. teaching staff SCHOOL, UNIV

personnel m enseignant

member of staff

enseignant/-e m/f

to join the staff

prendre un poste de professeur

to be on the staff

faire partie du corps enseignant

a staff of 50

un effectif de 50 enseignants

4. staff U MIL:

staff

état-major m

5. staff <pl staves [steɪvz] or staffs> MUS:

staff

portée f

II.staff [Brit stɑːf, Am stæf] VB trans

staff owner company, business:

staff

trouver du personnel pour

to staff a company recruitment agency:

pourvoir une société en personnel

how are we going to staff our school?

où allons-nous trouver du personnel enseignant?

the restaurant is entirely staffed by Italians

tout le personnel du restaurant est italien

the school is under-staffed

l'école manque d'enseignants

skeleton staff in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for skeleton staff in the English»French Dictionary

skeleton staff N

skeleton staff

équipe f de base

Translations for skeleton staff in the English»French Dictionary

skeleton [ˈskelɪtən, Am ˈ-ə-] N

1. skeleton (body framework, thin person):

skeleton

squelette m

to be reduced to a skeleton

n'avoir que la peau et les os

2. skeleton (framework):

skeleton of a boat, plane

carcasse f

skeleton of a building

charpente f

3. skeleton (sketch):

skeleton of a book, report

ébauche f

Phrases:

to have skeletons in the cupboard [or a. Am closet]

cacher un cadavre dans son placard

I.staff [stɑ:f, Am stæf] N

1. staff (employees):

staff

personnel m

teaching/office staff

personnel enseignant/de bureau

editorial staff

rédaction f

2. staff MIL (group of officers):

staff

état-major m

3. staff (stick):

staff

bâton m

4. staff (flagpole):

staff

mât m

5. staff Am MUS (stave):

staff

portée f

II.staff [stɑ:f, Am stæf] VB trans (provide personnel)

staff

pourvoir en personnel

to be staffed by sb

être composé de qn

III.staff [stɑ:f, Am stæf] ADJ

staff

du personnel

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Another set of redundancies were made later that year and the network ran on a skeleton staff.

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Still, concerts and plays have continued, although more sporadically and with a skeleton staff.

www.ctvnews.ca

The organization was operating with a skeleton staff of 3 people as they tried to reorganize in their final days.

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He says he runs his business on skeleton staff.

www.abc.net.au

These buildings can accommodate 85 people over summer, with a skeleton staff of between 10 and 14 people remaining over the winter.

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This scenario has left authorities at the hospital having to work with skeleton staff to fill all those departments.

www.thezimbabwedaily.com

He said the emergency works inside the reactors were being done with a team of skeleton staff.

www.dnaindia.com

The stunned survivors -- never has the phrase skeleton staff been more apposite -- chose to react more in sorrow than in anger.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Family run food businesses are often run with a skeleton staff, so it's difficult to open 12 hours every day.

www.cbc.ca

We're down to a skeleton staff but at least our doors are still open.

www.thestar.com