Pension (en. Pension)

/pɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Amount paid regularly to a retired person.

He receives a pension of 2000 euros a month.

Il reçoit une pension de 2000 euros par mois.

Establishment where one stays with full board.

We stayed at a guesthouse in the mountains.

Nous avons séjourné dans une pension à la montagne.

Allowance paid due to age or illness.

She had to apply for a disability pension.

Elle a dû demander une pension d'invalidité.

From Latin 'pensiōnem', meaning 'the action of weighing, evaluating'.

survivor's pension

Pension paid to a surviving spouse.

pension de réversibilité

disability pension

Allowance paid to a person with a work incapacity.

pension d'invalidité

alimony

Sum paid for the maintenance of a child or spouse.

pension alimentaire

retirement

State of no longer working after reaching a certain age.

retraite

annuity

Regularly paid sum of money.

rente

allowance

Amount of money allocated to a person, often in the form of aid.

allocation

Nervous breakdown due to poor retirement management.

After seeing my savings dwindle, I'm in full pension.

Après avoir vu mes économies fondre, je suis en pleine pension.

Old man who relies on social assistance.

Look at that guy, it looks like he lives on his pension.

Regarde ce gars, on dirait qu'il vit de sa pension.