Ernauton (en. Ernauton)

/ɛʁno.tɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

An individual engaged in daily and often thankless work.

He sees himself as an ernauton, chaining together boring tasks at the office.

Il se considère comme un ernauton, enchainant les tâches ennuyeuses au bureau.

A person of little importance in an organization.

This ernauton never receives recognition for his hard work.

Cet ernauton ne reçoit jamais de reconnaissance pour son dur labeur.

A worker who provides a service without pretension.

Ernautons are often the true pillars of a company.

Les ernautons sont souvent les véritables piliers d'une entreprise.

The term 'ernauton' originates from Old French, used to refer to a manual laborer.

work like an ernauton

Work tirelessly and often without reward.

travailler comme un ernauton

be an ernauton

Feel insignificant in one's professional role.

être un ernauton

let the ernautons do the work

Delegate tasks to those whose work seems less valued.

laisser les ernautons faire le travail

job

Colloquial term for a job or task.

boulot

compensation

Sum of money received in exchange for work.

rémunération

overload

Excessive workload for an individual.

surcharge

Work hard without being recognized.

He works like an ernauton, but nobody sees him.

Il bosse comme un ernauton, mais personne ne le voit.

Perform thankless work.

I'm stuck doing the job of an ernauton all day.

Je suis coincé à faire le boulot d'ernauton toute la journée.