No. 3,015 in French

licenciés

"Licenciés" in English means "graduates" or "people who have been dismissed," depending on context.

In a sentence

Les employés licenciés ont reçu une lettre formelle.
The employees who were dismissed received a formal letter.
In this sentence, 'licenciés' refers to individuals who have been laid off or dismissed from their employment.
Après avoir été licenciés, ils ont cherché un nouveau travail activement.
After being dismissed, they actively searched for new jobs.
Here, 'licenciés' refers to people who have undergone the action of being laid off, focusing on the state post-dismissal.
Licenciés pour des raisons économiques, beaucoup ont exprimé leur inquiétude.
Dismissed for economic reasons, many have expressed their concerns.
In this usage, 'licenciés' is describing those who were laid off due to economic circumstances, emphasizing the cause.

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