Yap.Town

été licenciés

were fired

→ être
phrase Rare #30,980
were fired Used in the passive voice to say that people were dismissed from their jobs.
FR: Ils ont été licenciés la semaine dernière.
EN: They were fired last week.

De nombreux ouvriers ont été licenciés de cette usine.

Many workers were laid off from this factory.

Ces bons à rien de paresseux ont été licenciés.

These lazy good-for-nothings were fired.

Tom et Mary ont tous deux été licenciés.

Both Tom and Mary were fired.

Nous avons tous été licenciés.

We were all laid off.