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au pair
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au pair  (ô pâr)
n.
A young foreigner who does domestic work for a family in exchange for room and board and a chance to learn the family's language.

[French : au, at the + pair, equal.]

au pair [əʊ ˈpɛə (French) o pɛr]
n
1. (Business / Professions)
a.  a young foreigner, usually a girl, who undertakes housework in exchange for board and lodging, esp in order to learn the language
b.  (as modifier) an au pair girl
2. a young person who lives temporarily with a family abroad in exchange for a reciprocal arrangement with his or her own family
vb
(intr) to work as an au pair
adv
as an au pair she worked au pair in Greece
[from French: on an equal footing]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.au pair - a young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework
au pair girl - a foreign girl serving as an au pair
alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander - a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
Translations
au pair [ˈəʊˈpɛəʳ]
A. ADJ au pair girlau pair f
B. N (au pairs (pl)) → au pair mf
C. VI to au pair (for sb)hacer de au pair(para algn)

au pair
n pl <- -s> (also au pair girl)Aupair (→ mädchen nt) nt
advau pair

au pair
n au pair [ˌou ˈpə(r)]
a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language a French au pair; an au pair girl. au pair مُرَبِّيَة شابَّة مِن خارِج البِلاد домашна прислужничка, чужденка, наета да гледа деца и да помага с домашната работа срещу храна и квартира au pair au pair Au-pair-Mädchen αλλοδαπή προσωρινή παιδαγωγός au pair au-pair خدمتکار تهاتری au pair מְטַפֶּלֶת एक विदेशी युवा जिसे कमरा, भोजन, पाकचखर्च और भाषा सीखने के अवसर के एवज में बच्चों की देखरेख और घर के काम के लिए रखा जाता है mlada djevojka koja boravi kod neke obitelji u inozemstvu i pomaže u kućanstvu (za stan, hranu i skromnu plaću) da nauči jezik au pair TKW (ragazza) alla pari 家事手伝(女子)留学生 오페어(집안 일을 도와주고 숙박과 식사를 제공받는 외국 유학생) jaunuolis/jaunuolė iš užsienio, gaunanti(s) visą išlaikymą už vaikų priežiūrą ir namų ruošą bērnaukle-izpalīdze (ārzemniece) pembantu rumah au pair au pair okresowa pomoc domowa w zamian za wyżywienie, kieszonkowe i naukę języka няня-иностранка mladá opatrovkyňa detí v cudzej krajine strankinja koja čuva decu au pair ชาวต่างชาติที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นพี่เลี้ยงเด็กและงานบ้านแลกกับที่พัก อาหาร ค่าจ้าง และโอกาสในการเรียนภาษา oper, genç çocuk bakıcısı 為獲食宿、零用金和語言學習機會的年輕外國保姆 іноземка-помічниця по дому, іноземка-нянька خادم ، ملازم người làm công được nuôi cơm

au pair أجنبي مقيم au pair au pair Aupair μπέιμπι-σίτερ au pair au pair au pair au pair djevojka alla pari オーペア 오페어 au pair au pair opiekunka do dzieci au pair, babá que vive na casa em que trabalha помощница по хозяйству (иностранка, обыкн. работает за квартиру, стол, обучаясь одновременно языку) au pair คนเลี้ยงดูเด็ก au-pair người giúp việc “互裨”姑娘


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