Usage examples of "congés payés" in French with translation to English

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Je suis en congés payés. I'm on a paid vacation.
Elle profita de ses congés payés et partit skier. She took advantage of her paid vacation and went skiing.
Tout le monde a le droit au repos et aux loisirs, y compris à une limitation raisonnable du temps de travail et à des congés payés réguliers. Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
Elle dépensa une bonne partie de son argent durant ses congés. She spent a good deal of money on her vacation.
Ma tante gagna un voyage tous frais payés pour Hawaii. My aunt won an all-expenses-paid tour of Hawaii.
Les congés d'été sont passés. The summer vacation is over.
Beaucoup de gens pensent que les avocats sont trop payés. A lot of people think that lawyers get paid too much.
J'ai pris une semaine de congés. I took a week off.
Les directeurs généraux des sociétés étasuniennes sont payés plusieurs fois l'équivalent de leurs homologues japonais. CEO's of American corporations are paid several times their Japanese counterparts.
Il est absent en congés. He's away on vacation.
Les plombiers sont bien payés pour leur labeur. Plumbers are well paid for their labor.
J'ai travaillé dans un service postal durant les congés d'été. I worked in a post office during the summer vacation.
Ils allèrent en croisière et achetèrent des bijoux, payés avec l'argent de Santé Canada. They went on a cruise and bought jewellery, paid for by Health Canada dollars.
Les examens ont lieu juste après les congés d'été. Exams are right after summer vacation.
Où penses-tu que tu passeras tes congés ? Where do you suppose you'll spend your vacation?
J'ai passé mes congés à la plage. I spent my vacation at the beach.
Il envisage de rentrer à la maison pendant ses congés. He is planning to go home on leave.
J'ai passé des journées à ne rien faire durant mes congés. I spent idle days during the vacation.
Quand l'école ferme-t-elle pour les congés ? When does school let out for the holidays?
Après un peu de congés, je prévois de partir pour une nouvelle tournée de concerts. After a little time off, I plan to go on another concert tour.
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