female colleague
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffemaleandcolleague
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female
adjective
uk/ˈfiː.meɪl/us/ˈfiː.meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that can give birth to young or ...
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colleague
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒl.iːɡ/us/ˈkɑː.liːɡ/
one of a group of people who ...
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(Definition offemaleandcolleaguefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffemale colleague
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An olderfemalecolleaguealerted me to this fact at the start of my scientific career many years ago.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
In a company, where he was employed as a boilerman, afemalecolleagueremembers that people used to call him silent face.
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At the same time myfemalecolleaguealso came out, she was scared and caught my hand.
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He also started to develop romantic relationship with afemalecolleaguein the company.
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He is also addicted to one-night stands with married women, and sees any marriedfemalecolleagueor acquaintance as a challenge.
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Many male construction workers reportedly dislike having female colleagues, claiming that women do not work as hard as men, but still receive the same pay.
From theCambridge English Corpus
He sang to entertain the customers, but found that he could sing both the male and female parts of a duet after afemalecolleaguefell ill.
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During weekend editions which have two presenters, it's the male presenter who usually welcomes viewers at the videowall while hisfemalecolleagueis already waiting next to the table.
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If we imagine ourselves in that position, we might not fully understand, but we might begin to understand how our female colleagues feel.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Some of my female colleagues have omitted to mention this.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It would also be appropriate to point out that my female colleagues have held, and are holding, the most important portfolios.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
I have heard female colleagues suggest that it is patronising to women to suggest that they need this kind of help.
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Hansard archive
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I have seen male and female colleagues clinging anxiously to the banister, as they did not know where one step began and the other finished.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It is a particular delight that several of my female colleagues have just had or are expecting babies.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
As a woman, it is always difficult to read about the pay gap, because we know that our female colleagues may suffer from it.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The same obliviousness from male judges towards the treatment of their female colleagues exists when it comes to disparaging remarks toward the women judges.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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