child labour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for child labour in the English»French Dictionary

child labour N

child labour

travail m des enfants

Translations for child labour in the French»English Dictionary

travail des enfants

child labour Brit

la décision est en contradiction avec l'interdiction du travail des mineurs

the decision contravenes the ban on child labour Brit

Translations for child labour in the English»French Dictionary

child <pl children> [Brit tʃʌɪld, Am tʃaɪld] N

1. child (non-adult):

child

enfant mf

when I was a child

quand j'étais enfant

to be with child archaic

porter un enfant (en son sein) dated

2. child attr (young):

child star/prodigy

enfant mf vedette/prodige

3. child (product) fig:

a child of the 60s/of nature

un enfant des années soixante/de la nature

it's child's play

c'est un jeu d'enfant

the child is father to the man prov

l'enfant fait l'homme prov

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

child labour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for child labour in the English»French Dictionary

child <children> [tʃaɪld] N

child

enfant m

unborn child

enfant à naître

two-year-old child

enfant de deux ans

Phrases:

a flower child

hippie mf

you are your mother's/father's child

tu tiens de ta mère/de ton père

children should be seen and not heard prov

on devrait pouvoir profiter des enfants sans les désagréments

I.labor [ˈleɪ·bər] N

1. labor (work) a. MED:

labor

travail m

2. labor (workers):

labor

main-d'œuvre f

II.labor [ˈleɪ·bər] VB intr

1. labor (work hard):

labor

travailler dur

2. labor (do with effort):

labor

peiner

to labor at [or on] sth

peiner sur qc

to labor for sth

se donner de la peine pour qc

3. labor PSYCH:

to labor under the delusion [or illusion] that ...

se faire des illusions sur le fait que ...

to labor under the delusion [or illusion] that ...

s'imaginer que ...

III.labor [ˈleɪ·bər] VB trans

labor

s'étendre sur

Phrases:

to labor a point

insister lourdement sur un point

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

International legal actions, such as trade sanctions increase child labour.

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Child labour is more common among children of illiterates.

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Child labour is also present in mines of lead, zinc and copper ores.

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After parliamentary investigations demonstrated the horrors of child labour, limited reforms were passed in 1833.

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He revolts against the oppression one day against the illegal child labour in vogue at his place.

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Child labour is also found in poultry farming, drying fish, salt mining, shrimp farming and produce logistics.

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According to the ILO, hazardous child labour is the largest category of the worst forms of child labour.

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