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🇫🇷 French Word of the Day

bosser

v.

[bɔse] boh-SAY

to work — what the French actually say instead of ‘travailler’

Je peux pas, je bosse samedi matin.Can’t make it, I’m working Saturday morning.
Elle a bossé toute l’année pour réussir son concours.She worked all year to pass her entrance exam.
Related words
  • boulot — work, job
  • taffer — to graft (slangier)
  • travailler — to work (standard)

Likely from ‘bosse’ (a hump, as in hunching over your desk), ‘bosser’ is what working France actually says, leaving ‘travailler’ for CVs and job interviews.

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