Samengestelde woorden:
labor | Labour |
direct labor (US),
direct labour (UK) n | (production work) | directe loonkosten nw mv |
division of labor,
UK: division of labour n | US (delegation, assignment of tasks) | arbeidsverdeling, taakverdeling nw de, ont. |
labor against [sth] (US),
labour against [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (work to prevent) | werken voor ww+vz |
| | | zich inspannen voor wk.ww+vz |
| | We must continue to labor against this discrimination. |
labor camp,
UK: labour camp n | US (enforced work camp) | werkkamp nw het |
| | The government sent Maisky to a labour camp in Siberia. |
labor contract (US),
labour contract (UK) n | (employment agreement) | arbeidsovereenkomst nw de |
| | The teachers are hoping to negotiate a more equitable labor contract this year. |
labor intensive,
labor-intensive (US),
labour intensive,
labour-intensive (UK) adj | (involving hard work) | arbeidsintensief bn |
| Opmerking: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
labor intensive,
labor-intensive (US),
labour intensive,
labour-intensive (UK) adj | (involving much work) | arbeidsintensief bn |
labor law (US),
labour law (UK) n | (law: to protect workers) | arbeidswet nw de |
labor pains (US),
labour pains (UK) npl | (childbirth: contractions) | barensweeën nw mv |
| | | barensnood nw de, ont. |
| | Rosemary suffered severe labour pains as she was giving birth. |
labor relations (US),
labour relations (UK) npl | (worker-employer relationship) | arbeidsverhoudingen nw mv |
| | Labor relations are difficult if workers can be fired at any time for cause, or for no reason at all. |
labor under [sth] (US),
labour under [sth] (UK) vi + prep | used in expressions (mistakenly believe) (figuurlijk) | in de waan verkeren frase |
| Opmerking: 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. |
labor union (US),
labour union (UK) n | (trade union, syndicate) | vakbond, vakvereniging nw de |
| | (Belg., verouderd) | syndicaat nw het |
| | The labor unions were created to protect workers from unfair working conditions. |
laborsaving,
labor-saving (US),
labour-saving (UK) adj | (designed to make a job easier) | arbeidsbesparend, werkbesparend bn |
materials and labor (US),
materials and labour (UK) npl | (basic costs of a project) | materiaal en arbeid frase |
| | 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) | bij een vakbond aangesloten arbeiders frase |
| | Economists have long debated the impact of organized labour on workplace productivity. |
slave labor (US),
slave labour (UK) n | (slavery, enforced work) | slavenarbeid nw de, ont. |
| | Many of the greatest monuments were built by slave labor. |
slave labor (US),
slave labour (UK) n | figurative (low-paid work) (figuurlijk) | slavenarbeid nw de, ont. |
| | For many, working in a fast food restaurant is slave labor. |
| | It may be slave labor, but at least it's a job. |
unskilled labor (US),
unskilled labour (UK) n | (work requiring no training) | ongeschoolde arbeid nw de, ont. |
unskilled labor (US),
unskilled labour (UK) n | (workforce doing untrained jobs) | ongeschoolde arbeid nw de, ont. |
| day labor n | US (work: paid by the day) | dagarbeid nw de, ont. |
| | Day labor is a growing part of the informal economy in the United States. |
| hard labor n | (physical work done by prisoners) | vertaling niet beschikbaar |