labor force en el diccionario francés Oxford-Hachette

Traducciones de labor force en el diccionario inglés»francés

labour force SUST.

labour force

main-d'œuvre f

Traducciones de labor force en el diccionario inglés»francés

I.force [ingl. brit. fɔːs, ingl. am. fɔrs] SUST.

1. force (physical strength, impact):

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

force f

force (of sun's rays)

puissance f

force (of fall)

choc m

he was knocked over by the force of the blast/the blow

il est tombé sous la force de l'explosion/du coup

I hit him with all the force I could muster

je l'ai frappé de toutes mes forces

2. force MILIT.:

force (gen) (physical means)

force f

to use force

recourir à or employer la force

by force

par la force

by force of arms, by military force

à la force des armes

3. force fig.:

force (strength) (of intellect, memory, enthusiasm, logic, grief)

force f

by or out of or from force of habit/of circumstance/of numbers

par la force de l'habitude/des circonstances/du nombre

‘no, ’ she said with some force

‘non, ’ a-t-elle dit avec force

to have the force of law

avoir force de loi

4. force (strong influence):

force

force f

a force for good/change

une force agissant pour le bien/le changement

the forces of evil

les forces du mal

she's a force in the democratic movement

c'est un personnage important du mouvement démocratique

market forces

forces du marché

this country is no longer a world force

ce pays n'est plus une puissance mondiale

5. force U (organized group):

force

forces fpl

expeditionary/peacekeeping force

forces expéditionnaires/de maintien de la paix

naval/ground force

forces navales/terrestres

6. force (police):

force, a. Force the force

la police

7. force FÍS.:

force

force f

centrifugal/centripetal force

force centrifuge/centripète

force of gravity

pesanteur f

8. force METEO.:

force

force f

a force 10 gale

un vent de force 10

II.[armed] forces SUST. sust. pl. MILIT.

the forces

les forces fpl armées

III.in force ADV.

1. in force (in large numbers, strength):

in force

en force

2. in force (gen) DER.:

in force law, act, prices, ban, curfew

en vigueur

to come into force

entrer en vigueur

IV.force [ingl. brit. fɔːs, ingl. am. fɔrs] V. trans.

1. force (compel, oblige):

force

forcer

to force sb/sth to do (gen)

forcer qn/qc à faire

to be forced to do (gen)

être forcé de faire

he forced his voice to remain calm

il s'est forcé à garder une voix calme

to force a smile/a laugh

se forcer à sourire/à rire

the earthquake forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents

le tremblement de terre a provoqué or entraîné l'évacuation de plusieurs centaines d'habitants

protesters have forced a public inquiry

les protestataires ont exigé et obtenu que l'on ouvre une enquête publique

to force a bill through parliament

forcer or obliger le parliament à voter un projet de loi

2. force (push, thrust):

to force one's way through [sth] crowd, jungle

se frayer un chemin à travers or dans

to force sb to the ground/up against sth

plaquer qn au sol/contre qc

she forced him to his knees

elle l'a forcé à se mettre à genoux

the car forced the motorbike off the road/into the ditch

la voiture a forcé la moto à quitter la route/à aller au fossé

bad weather forced him off the road for a week

le mauvais temps l'a empêché de prendre la route pendant une semaine

she forced her way to the top through sheer perseverance

elle est parvenue au sommet grâce à beaucoup de persévérance

3. force (apply great pressure to):

force door, window, lock, safe, engine, meter

forcer

force screw

forcer sur

to force an entry DER.

entrer par effraction

to force the pace

forcer l'allure

4. force AGR. GANAD. (speed up growth):

force plant

forcer

force animal

engraisser

V.to force oneself V. v. refl.

1. to force oneself (push oneself):

to force oneself

se forcer (to do à faire)

2. to force oneself (impose oneself):

to force oneself on sb

imposer sa présence à qn

I wouldn't want to force myself on you

je ne cherche pas à m'imposer

VI.force [ingl. brit. fɔːs, ingl. am. fɔrs]

to force sb's hand

forcer la main à qn

Véase también: labour force, workforce, task force

labour force SUST.

labour force

main-d'œuvre f

workforce SUST. + v. sing. ou pl.

workforce (in industry)

main-d'œuvre f

workforce (in service sector)

effectifs mpl

task force SUST.

1. task force MILIT.:

task force

corps m expéditionnaire

2. task force (of police):

task force

détachement m spécial

3. task force (committee):

task force

groupe m de travail

labor SUST. ingl. am.

labor → labour

Véase también: labour

I.labour ingl. brit., labor ingl. am. [ingl. brit. ˈleɪbə, ingl. am. ˈleɪbər] SUST.

1. labour (gen):

labour (work)

travail m

labour (work)

labeur m liter.

the fruits of one's labours

les fruits de son travail or son labeur

to rest from one's labours

se reposer de son travail

the division of labour

la division du travail

to withdraw one's labour

se mettre en grève

a withdrawal of labour

une grève f

a withdrawal of labour atrbv. market

du travail

2. labour (workforce):

labour (gen)

main-d'œuvre f

labour (in contrast to management)

ouvriers mpl

material and labour

fournitures et main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour

main-d'œuvre f qualifiée/non qualifiée

skilled/unskilled labour atrbv. costs

de la main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour dispute, relations

ouvriers-patronat

skilled/unskilled labour inv. shortage

de main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour leader

syndical

3. labour MED.:

labour

accouchement m

labour

travail m espec.

her labour lasted 16 hours

son accouchement a duré 16 heures

an easy/difficult labour

un accouchement facile/difficile

to be in labour

être en train d'accoucher

to go into or begin labour

commencer à avoir des contractions

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

Labour POL. + v. pl.

le parti m travailliste

to vote Labour

voter travailliste

to vote Labour atrbv. supporter, view, manifesto

du parti travailliste

to vote Labour opponent

au parti travailliste

to vote Labour MP

travailliste

the Labour vote

le vote travailliste

II.labour ingl. brit., labor ingl. am. [ingl. brit. ˈleɪbə, ingl. am. ˈleɪbər] V. intr.

1. labour (work, try hard):

labour

travailler (dur) (at à, on sur, to do pour faire)

2. labour (have difficulties):

labour

peiner (to do à faire)

he was labouring to breathe

il peinait à respirer, il respirait péniblement

to labour up/down/along

monter/descendre/avancer avec peine or péniblement

3. labour MOTOR:

labour engine:

peiner

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to labour under delusion, illusion, misapprehension

être victime de

he's labouring under the illusion that he's going to be offered the post

il se fait l'illusion or il s'imagine qu'on va lui offrir la place

III.labour ingl. brit., labor ingl. am. [ingl. brit. ˈleɪbə, ingl. am. ˈleɪbər]

a labour of love

une tâche demandant beaucoup de passion

a labour of Hercules

un travail de Romain or de titan

to labour the point

insister lourdement

I.labour ingl. brit., labor ingl. am. [ingl. brit. ˈleɪbə, ingl. am. ˈleɪbər] SUST.

1. labour (gen):

labour (work)

travail m

labour (work)

labeur m liter.

the fruits of one's labours

les fruits de son travail or son labeur

to rest from one's labours

se reposer de son travail

the division of labour

la division du travail

to withdraw one's labour

se mettre en grève

a withdrawal of labour

une grève f

a withdrawal of labour atrbv. market

du travail

2. labour (workforce):

labour (gen)

main-d'œuvre f

labour (in contrast to management)

ouvriers mpl

material and labour

fournitures et main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour

main-d'œuvre f qualifiée/non qualifiée

skilled/unskilled labour atrbv. costs

de la main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour dispute, relations

ouvriers-patronat

skilled/unskilled labour inv. shortage

de main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour leader

syndical

3. labour MED.:

labour

accouchement m

labour

travail m espec.

her labour lasted 16 hours

son accouchement a duré 16 heures

an easy/difficult labour

un accouchement facile/difficile

to be in labour

être en train d'accoucher

to go into or begin labour

commencer à avoir des contractions

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

Labour POL. + v. pl.

le parti m travailliste

to vote Labour

voter travailliste

to vote Labour atrbv. supporter, view, manifesto

du parti travailliste

to vote Labour opponent

au parti travailliste

to vote Labour MP

travailliste

the Labour vote

le vote travailliste

II.labour ingl. brit., labor ingl. am. [ingl. brit. ˈleɪbə, ingl. am. ˈleɪbər] V. intr.

1. labour (work, try hard):

labour

travailler (dur) (at à, on sur, to do pour faire)

2. labour (have difficulties):

labour

peiner (to do à faire)

he was labouring to breathe

il peinait à respirer, il respirait péniblement

to labour up/down/along

monter/descendre/avancer avec peine or péniblement

3. labour MOTOR:

labour engine:

peiner

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to labour under delusion, illusion, misapprehension

être victime de

he's labouring under the illusion that he's going to be offered the post

il se fait l'illusion or il s'imagine qu'on va lui offrir la place

III.labour ingl. brit., labor ingl. am. [ingl. brit. ˈleɪbə, ingl. am. ˈleɪbər]

a labour of love

une tâche demandant beaucoup de passion

a labour of Hercules

un travail de Romain or de titan

to labour the point

insister lourdement

labor force en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de labor force en el diccionario inglés»francés

labour force SUST.

1. labour force (population):

labour force

actifs mpl

2. labour force (employees):

labour force

effectif m

Traducciones de labor force en el diccionario inglés»francés

I.force [fɔ:s, ingl. am. fɔ:rs] SUST. a. FÍS.

force

force f

to be in force

être en vigueur

to come in force

arriver en masse

by sheer force of numbers

par la force du nombre

by force of habit

par habitude

the force of sb's personality

le force de caractère de qn

the (Police) Force

la police

II.force [fɔ:s, ingl. am. fɔ:rs] V. trans.

force

forcer

to force sb/oneself to +infin

forcer qn/se forcer à +infin

to force one's way

se frayer un chemin

to force sth into a suitcase

tasser qc dans une valise

to force sb out of the way

forcer qn hors de son chemin

to force a smile

faire un sourire forcé

to force oneself on sb

s'imposer à qn

to force sb into doing sth

forcer qn à faire qc

the changes were forced on us

on nous a imposé les changements

to force a confession out of sb

obtenir une confession par la force

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to force sb's hand

forcer la main de qn

to force an issue

forcer une décision

labor [ingl. am. ˈleɪbɚ] SUST. ingl. am., ingl. austr.

labor → labour

Véase también: labour

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, ingl. am. -bɚ] SUST.

1. labour (work) a. MED.:

labour

travail m

2. labour no pl. (workers):

labour

main-d'œuvre f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

labours of Hercules

travaux mpl d'Hercule

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, ingl. am. -bɚ] V. intr.

1. labour (work hard):

labour

travailler dur

2. labour (do with effort):

labour

peiner

to labour at [or on] sth

peiner sur qc

to labour for sth

se donner de la peine pour qc

3. labour PSICO.:

to labour under a delusion/the illusion that ...

se faire des illusions/s'imaginer que ...

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, ingl. am. -bɚ] V. trans.

labour

s'étendre sur

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to labour a point

insister lourdement

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, ingl. am. -bɚ] SUST.

1. labour (work) a. MED.:

labour

travail m

2. labour no pl. (workers):

labour

main-d'œuvre f

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

labours of Hercules

travaux mpl d'Hercule

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, ingl. am. -bɚ] V. intr.

1. labour (work hard):

labour

travailler dur

2. labour (do with effort):

labour

peiner

to labour at [or on] sth

peiner sur qc

to labour for sth

se donner de la peine pour qc

3. labour PSICO.:

to labour under a delusion/the illusion that ...

se faire des illusions/s'imaginer que ...

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, ingl. am. -bɚ] V. trans.

labour

s'étendre sur

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to labour a point

insister lourdement

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

At the same time, more than 60 percent of the national labor force was employed in agriculture.

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Seasonal industries often feature large swings in labor force size, and in many cases, precipitate mass migrations of workers.

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Similar to the unemployment rate, the underemployment rate varies for different subgroups of the labor force.

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Over three-quarters of women in the labor force work in the agricultural sector.

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In the mid-1980s, most of the labor force was organized and was represented, at least in theory, by unions.

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The adult labor force, however, was quite small as a high percentage of the group, 53.2 percent were under the age of nineteen.

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At the same time, enterprises also started to pursue the labor force that can adopt soon to market variations.

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The percentage of children not in the labor force has also risen to over 90% in 2000 from 76% in 1960.

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The labor force participation rate explains how an increase in the unemployment rate can occur simultaneously with an increase in employment.

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As of 1997, 66.2% are engaged in agricultural works while 33.8% make up the non-agricultural labor force.

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