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jetable

French → English

adj//ʒə.tabl//

(product) Disposable: designed to be used once or for a short time and then thrown away; single-use

En 1962, la marque Cricket a lancé les premiers briquets jetables.

(English) In 1962, the Cricket brand launched the first disposable lighters.

Le chirurgien enfile des gants jetables avant de commencer l'opération.

(English) The surgeon puts on disposable gloves before starting the operation.

adj//ʒə.tabl//

(social) Precarious: describing something that can be easily discarded or replaced, such as short-term labor; expendable

Le concept du travail jetable nuit gravement à la stabilité des jeunes employés.

(English) The concept of expendable labor seriously harms the stability of young employees.

Certains sociologues dénoncent une société de consommation où tout devient jetable.

(English) Some sociologists denounce a consumer society where everything becomes disposable.

Entry ID: fr:en:jetable · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary