mon père est un homme d'affaires
The English phrase 'my father is a businessman' is translated into French as mon père est un homme d'affaires.
This phrase is used to state that one's father works in business or commerce. You can replace the specific term homme d'affaires with entrepreneur or chef d'entreprise.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase un homme d'affaires literally translates to 'a man of business'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase mon père, the possessive adjective mon is used because père is a masculine singular noun.
Did you know?
- While homme d'affaires means 'businessman', the word homme is a doublet of the word on, meaning 'one' or 'someone'.
- In French, the word affaires in homme d'affaires can also refer to legal cases or scandals, not just commercial business.
- While homme d'affaires is common, referring to a father as papa instead of père changes the tone from a formal statement of fact to a more intimate, affectionate description.
Examples in context
- Mon père est un homme d'affaires.My father is a businessman.This sentence is useful for stating the occupation of one's father using mon père est un homme d'affaires.Tatoeba #126561 by TRANG, translation #319045 by CK
- Mon père est un homme d'affaires talentueux et il dirige sa propre entreprise à Paris.My father is a talented businessman and he runs his own company in Paris.
- Mon père est un homme d'affaires très occupé.My father is a very busy businessman.
- Je sais que mon père est un homme d'affaires.I know that my father is a businessman.
Example conversation
Chloé and Lucas are talking about their families at a cafe.
- ChloéEt toi, Lucas, que fait ton père ?And you, Lucas, what does your father do?
- LucasMon père est un homme d'affaires, et le tien ?My father is a businessman, and yours?
- ChloéMon père est un homme d'affaires aussi.My father is a businessman too.
- LucasAh, c'est donc un métier très prenant !Ah, so it is a very demanding job!
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries est, homme, mon, père, un, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
