'labor' a une référence dans l'entrée 'Labour'. Il se trouve dans une ou plusieurs des lignes ci-dessous.'labor' is cross-referenced with 'Labour'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
Formes composées
labor | Labour | labour |
be in labor (US),
be in labour (UK) v expr | (be in process of giving birth) | être en train d'accoucher loc v |
casual labor (US),
casual labour (UK) n | (work: temporary, occasional) | travail temporaire nm |
child labor (US),
child labour (UK) n | (children: forced working) | travail des enfants nm |
| | Child labor is still prevalent in some Third World countries. |
| | Le travail des enfants est encore très présent dans certains pays du tiers monde. |
day labor (US),
day labour (UK) n | US (work: paid by the day) | travail à la journée nm |
| | | emploi de journalier nm |
| | Day labor is a growing part of the informal economy in the United States. |
| | Le travail à la journée prend une part de plus en plus importante dans l'économie parallèle aux États-Unis. |
direct labor (US),
direct labour (UK) n | (production work) | main-d’œuvre directe nf |
division of labor,
UK: division of labour n | US (delegation) | répartition des tâches, répartition du travail, division du travail nf |
| | La répartition des tâches n'est pas équitable, nous avons deux fois plus de travail que les autres. |
emotional labor (US),
emotional labour (UK) n | (meeting social and family demands) | travail émotionnel nm |
emotional labor (US),
emotional labour (UK) n | (hiding feelings for professional reasons) | travail émotionnel nm |
forced labor (US),
forced labour (UK) n | (mandatory work) | travail forcé nm |
forced-labor camp (US),
forced-labour camp (UK) n | (work camp) | camp de travaux forcés nm |
| | | bagne nm |
| | The Siberian gulags were forced-labor camps for political dissidents. |
go into labor (US),
go into labour (UK) v expr | (start giving birth) | commencer à avoir des contractions loc v |
| | | commencer à accoucher loc v |
hard labor (US),
hard labour (UK) n | (physical work done by prisoners) | travaux forcés nmpl |
indirect labor (US),
indirect labour (UK) n | (work: incidental to production) (Management) | main-d'œuvre indirecte nf |
labor against [sth] (US),
labour against [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (work to prevent) | lutter contre vi + prép |
| | We must continue to labor against this discrimination. |
| | Nous devons continuer à lutter contre cette discrimination. |
labor camp,
UK: labour camp n | US (enforced work camp) | camp de travail nm |
| | Auschwitz fut d'abord un camp de travail. |
labor contract (US),
labour contract (UK) n | (employment agreement) | contrat de travail nm |
| | The teachers are hoping to negotiate a more equitable labor contract this year. |
| | Cette année, les enseignants espèrent négocier un contrat de travail plus équitable. |
labor contractor (US),
labour contractor (UK) n | (employment agency) | bureau de placement nm |
labor costs (US),
labour costs (UK) npl | (cost of paying workers) | coûts de main-d’œuvre nmpl |
| | The company tried to reduce labor costs by employing unskilled staff. |
labor force (US),
labour force (UK) n | (workforce: employable people) | population active nf |
| | The size of the labor force increases when school closes for the summer. |
| | La taille de la population active augmente quand l'école ferme pour l'été. |
labor intensive,
labor-intensive (US),
labour intensive,
labour-intensive (UK) adj | (involving hard work) | qui demande beaucoup de travail, qui exige beaucoup de travail loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
labor intensive,
labor-intensive (US),
labour intensive,
labour-intensive (UK) adj | (involving much work) | qui nécessite une main-d'œuvre abondante loc adj |
labor law (US),
labour law (UK) n | (law: to protect workers) | code du travail, droit du travail nm |
| | | législation du travail nf |
labor market (US),
labour market (UK) n | (available employees) | marché du travail nm |
labor movement (US),
labour movement (UK) n | (to improve work conditions) | mouvement ouvrier, mouvement syndical nm |
| | The labor movement promoted strikes throughout Europe. |
labor of love (US),
labour of love (UK) n | (work done for pleasure) | travail fait avec amour/passion, travail fait avec le cœur nm |
| | | avoir fait [qch] avec tout son cœur, avoir fait [qch] avec amour/passion loc v |
| | | y avoir mis tout son cœur loc v |
labor pains (US),
labour pains (UK) npl | (childbirth: contractions) | douleurs, douleurs de l'accouchement, douleurs de l'enfantement nfpl |
| | Rosemary suffered severe labour pains as she was giving birth. |
| | Rosemary a eu des douleurs à l'accouchement. |
labor policy (US),
labour policy (UK) n | (regulations governing employment) | politique sur le travail nf |
| | Terry is writing a paper about the effect of labour policy on trade unions. |
labor relations (US),
labour relations (UK) npl | (worker-employer relationship) | relations de travail nfpl |
| | Labor relations are difficult if workers can be fired at any time for cause, or for no reason at all. |
| | Les relations de travail sont difficiles si les travailleurs peuvent être mis à la porte n'importe quand avec ou sans raison. |
labor rights (US),
labour rights (UK) npl | (workers' entitlements) | droits des travailleurs nmpl |
| | Unions lobby for labor rights within their industries. |
labor and delivery room (US),
delivery room (UK) n | (where babies are born) | salle d'accouchement nf |
| | A nurse monitors the expectant mother in the labor and delivery room. |
labor strike (US),
labour strike (UK) n | (work stoppage) | grève du travail, grève des travailleurs nf |
| | Production at the car factory was brought to a standstill by the labor strike. |
labor supply (US),
labour supply (UK) n | (people available to work) | main d'œuvre (disponible) nf |
| | Labour supply is a function of both population size and the percentage of people who wish to work. |
labor the point (US),
labour the point (UK) v expr | figurative (belabor) | insister lourdement loc v |
| | The lawyer labored the point excessively. |
labor under [sth] (US),
labour under [sth] (UK) vi + prep | used in expressions (mistakenly believe) | labor under the impression/belief/delusion that : s'imaginer que v pron + conj |
| | | labor under a notion/misconception/... : partir de, se baser sur loc v |
| Note: Commonly followed by: the illusion, the misapprehension, a mistaken belief, etc. |
| | The company is labouring under the illusion that it can take shortcuts to get the results it wants. |
| | L'entreprise s'imagine qu'elle peut prendre des raccourcis pour obtenir les résultats qu'elle veut. |
labor union (US),
labour union (UK) n | (trade union, syndicate) | syndicat nm |
| | The labor unions were created to protect workers from unfair working conditions. |
| | Les syndicats ont été créés pour protéger les travailleurs des conditions de travail injustes. |
laborsaving,
labor-saving (US),
labour-saving (UK) adj | (designed to make a job easier) | qui facilite la tâche loc adj |
manual labor (US),
manual labour (UK) n | (work carried out by hand) | travail manuel nm |
| | | by manual labor : manuellement, à la main adv |
| | Although machines are used to produce most goods, repairing them is still done mostly by manual labor. |
| | Bien que les machines produisent la plupart des produits, les réparer se fait encore principalement manuellement (or: à la main). |
materials and labor (US),
materials and labour (UK) npl | (basic costs of a project) | coûts de matériaux et de main-d’œuvre nmpl |
| | The materials and labor involved with the Golden Gate Bridge project were enormous. |
organized labor (US),
organized labour,
organised labour (UK) n | (workers belonging to a union) | syndicat nm |
| | Economists have long debated the impact of organized labour on workplace productivity. |
| | Les économistes ont longtemps débattu sur l'impact des syndicats sur la productivité du lieu de travail. |
physical labor (US),
physical labour (UK) n | (strenuous manual work) | travail physique nm |
| | You shouldn't do physical labour when you're pregnant. |
skilled labor (US),
skilled labour (UK) n | (manual work that requires training) | main d’œuvre qualifiée nf |
slave labor (US),
slave labour (UK) n | (slavery, enforced work) | esclavage nm |
| | | travail des esclaves nm |
| | Many of the greatest monuments were built by slave labor. |
| | Beaucoup de grands monuments ont été construits grâce au travail des esclaves. |
slave labor (US),
slave labour (UK) n | figurative (low-paid work) (figuré) | esclavage nm |
| | For many, working in a fast food restaurant is slave labor. It may be slave labor, but at least it's a job. |
| | Pour beaucoup, travailler dans un fast-food est de l'esclavage. |
unskilled labor (US),
unskilled labour (UK) n | (work requiring no training) | travail non qualifié nm |
unskilled labor (US),
unskilled labour (UK) n | (workforce doing untrained jobs) | main-d'œuvre non qualifiée nf |
wage labor (US),
wage labour (UK) n | (paid work done for an employer) | travail salarié nm |