chômé

/ʃome/chômer
1.
adjectivemasculine

non-working (of a day); observed as a holiday

Le 1er mai est un jour chômé en France.

May 1st is a non-working day in France.

2.
verbInd1stPast

was idle; did not work

Pendant la grève, l'usine a chômé pendant deux jours.

During the strike, the factory was idle for two days.