casual labour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for casual labour in the French»English Dictionary

la précarisation des salariés gagne du terrain

the habit of using casual labour is increasing

Translations for casual labour in the English»French Dictionary

I.casual [Brit ˈkaʒjʊəl, Am ˈkæʒuəl] N

casual (temporary worker)

travailleur/-euse m/f temporaire

casual (occasional worker)

travailleur/-euse m/f occasionnel/-elle

II.casuals N

casuals npl:

casuals (clothes)

vêtements mpl sport

casuals (shoes)

chaussures fpl sport

III.casual [Brit ˈkaʒjʊəl, Am ˈkæʒuəl] ADJ

1. casual (informal):

casual clothes, dress, person, manner, greeting

décontracté

to have a casual chat

bavarder, causer inf

to come up in casual conversation

surgir par hasard dans la conversation

2. casual (occasional):

casual acquaintance, relationship

de passage

casual drug users

drogués mpl occasionnels

3. casual (nonchalant):

casual attitude, gesture, mention, approach, tone

désinvolte

to make a question sound casual

poser une question d'un ton détaché

4. casual pej:

casual racism, cruelty, violence

ordinaire

casual remark, assumption, insult

désinvolte

her casual treatment of me

sa désinvolture à mon égard

5. casual inspection, glance, onlooker:

casual

superficiel/-ielle

to the casual eye it seems that …

l'observateur superficiel dirait que …

6. casual (chance):

casual encounter, error

fortuit

7. casual worker, labour:

casual (temporary)

temporaire

casual (occasional)

occasionnel/-elle

8. casual BIOL:

casual

adventice

labor N Am

labor → labour

See also labour

I.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] N

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 attr 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 attr 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 spec

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

Phrases:

Labour POL + vb pl

le parti m travailliste

to vote Labour

voter travailliste

to vote Labour attr 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 Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] VB 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

Phrases:

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 Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, 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 Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] N

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 attr 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 attr 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 spec

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

Phrases:

Labour POL + vb pl

le parti m travailliste

to vote Labour

voter travailliste

to vote Labour attr 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 Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] VB 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

Phrases:

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 Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, 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

casual labour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for casual labour in the English»French Dictionary

casual labour N

casual labour

main-d'œuvre f temporaire

Translations for casual labour in the English»French Dictionary

I.casual [ˈkæʒʊəl, Am ˈkæʒu:-] ADJ

1. casual (relaxed):

casual

décontracté(e)

2. casual (not permanent):

casual

occasionnel(le)

casual work, worker

temporaire

casual relation

de passage

casual sex

sans lendemain

3. casual (careless, not serious):

casual

désinvolte

casual attitude

insouciant(e)

casual glance

superficiel(le)

casual chance

fortuit(e)

4. casual FASHION:

casual clothes

sport inv

II.casual [ˈkæʒʊəl, Am ˈkæʒu:-] N

1. casual (worker):

casual

travailleur(-euse) m (f) temporaire

2. casual pl FASHION:

casual

vêtements mpl de sport

labor [Am ˈleɪbɚ] N Am, Aus

labor → labour

See also labour

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. labour (work) a. MED:

labour

travail m

2. labour no pl (workers):

labour

main-d'œuvre f

Phrases:

labours of Hercules

travaux mpl d'Hercule

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB 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 PSYCH:

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

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

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

labour

s'étendre sur

Phrases:

to labour a point

insister lourdement

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. labour (work) a. MED:

labour

travail m

2. labour no pl (workers):

labour

main-d'œuvre f

Phrases:

labours of Hercules

travaux mpl d'Hercule

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB 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 PSYCH:

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

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

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

labour

s'étendre sur

Phrases:

to labour a point

insister lourdement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Out of 245 households reporting income, the means of livelihood are: casual labour 91, subsistence cultivation 61, artisan 92 and salary 1.

en.wikipedia.org

Taking on extra casual labour for these usually predictable surges in activity is a flexible option for small businesses.

www.dynamicbusiness.com.au

Many clothing scam companies use casual labour to deliver the leaflets and collect bags of clothing.

en.wikipedia.org

Besides, about 44% of the workforce is employed as casual labour and 29% as self-employed.

thewire.in

In 1900, when the borough's population was 1000, one-third of the men worked at the refinery; local farmers and orchadists relied on casual labour in their off-season.

en.wikipedia.org

Casual labour pools can be called on to cope with peak demand.

www.stuff.co.nz

The rules and regulations governing the employment of casual labour have changed greatly over the past number of years.

www.independent.ie

Why should employers pay more for their casual labour than they do for their other labour when the results of that labour are the same?

www.abc.net.au

Casual labour from the country's poor rural areas had flooded into the slum, swelling the workforce to about 15,000 people.

www.businessinsider.com

This increased "uberisation" of the online market for casual labour and the impact of new technology means it includes both low and high skill occupations.

theconversation.com