assistant

[US]/əˈsɪstənt/
[UK]/əˈsɪstənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. aide, adjoint, assistant; collaborateur.
Word Forms
Plurielassistants

Phrases & Collocations

personal assistant

assistant personnel

virtual assistant

assistant virtuel

Example Sentences

That's the new assistant, I presume.

C'est le nouveau responsable, je suppose.

a nurse's aide.See Synonyms at assistant

un(e) aide-soignant(e).Voir Synonymes à assistant

a care assistant was working alongside him.

un assistant de soins travaillait à côté de lui.

had my assistant run the errand.

J'ai laissé mon assistant faire l'affaire.

My assistant’s one in a million.

Mon assistant est unique en son genre.

a reliable assistant; a reliable car.

un(e) assistant(e) fiable ; une voiture fiable.

She was downgraded to assistant manager.

Elle a été rétrogradée au poste de chef d'équipe.

a supervisor degraded to an assistant;

un superviseur rétrogradé au poste d'assistant ;

The shop assistant was wearing a white overall.

La vendeuse portait une combinaison blanche.

Rhyme and meter are assistants to memory.

La rime et le rythme sont des aides à la mémoire.

Can you entrust an assistant with the task?

Pouvez-vous confier la tâche à un(e) assistant(e) ?

the organized crime figure and his lieutenants.See Synonyms at assistant

le chef du crime organisé et ses lieutenants.Voir Synonymes à assistant

She took up a post as research assistant in the Department of Pharmacology.

Elle a occupé un poste d'assistante de recherche au Département de Pharmacologie.

a proctor’s assistant at Oxford University or Cambridge University.

un(e) assistant(e) du surveillant à l'Université d'Oxford ou à l'Université de Cambridge.

An assistant one day a week would ease my workload.

Un(e) assistant(e) un jour par semaine soulagerait ma charge de travail.

I answer to the Assistant Commissioner of Specialist Operations.

Je suis responsable devant l'Assistant Commissaire des Opérations Spécialisées.

my research assistant is prone to flights of fancy.

Mon assistant de recherche a tendance à avoir des lubies.

Real-world Examples

She offers European assistants in securing the Syrian sites.

Elle offre une assistance européenne pour sécuriser les sites syriens.

Source: NPR News September 2013 Compilation

Vic is an assistant at an orphanage.

Vic est un assistant dans un orphelinat.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

So he hired an assistant, Anna Snitkina, to help him.

Alors il a embauché une assistante, Anna Snitkina, pour l'aider.

Source: Stories of World Celebrities: Literary Figures and Poets

You guys have an assistant? - Yeah.

Vous avez un assistant ? - Oui.

Source: Deadly Women

Why does Joanna need two assistants?

Pourquoi Joanna a-t-elle besoin de deux assistants ?

Source: Friends Season 3

No, Joey. Chandler could be your assistant.

Non, Joey. Chandler pourrait être ton assistant.

Source: Friends Season 6

Well, then can we hire an assistant?

Eh bien, alors, est-ce qu'on peut embaucher un assistant ?

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

She is James' assistant, the big boss.

Elle est l'assistante de James, le grand patron.

Source: Super Girl Season 2 S02

And here's a sticker from our special assistant.

Et voici un autocollant de notre assistant spécial.

Source: The Growth History of a Little Princess

And you're the accounts assistant, aren't you?

Et tu es l'assistant comptable, n'est-ce pas ?

Source: New Cambridge Business English (Elementary)

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