organized labour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for organized labour in the English»French Dictionary

organized labour N

organized labour

main-d'œuvre f syndiquée

Translations for organized labour in the English»French Dictionary

I.organize [Brit ˈɔːɡ(ə)nʌɪz, Am ˈɔrɡəˌnaɪz] VB trans

1. organize (arrange):

organize event, day, time, life, facts

organiser

organize books, papers

ranger

to organize sth into groups/chapters

répartir qc en groupes/chapitres

I'll organize the drinks

je m'occuperai des boissons

I have to organize the children for school

il faut que je prépare les enfants pour l'école

I had to organize a babysitter

j'ai dû trouver une babysitter

they organized it or things so I don't have to pay

ils se sont arrangés pour que je n'aie pas à payer

2. organize (unionize):

organize workforce, workers

syndiquer

II.organize [Brit ˈɔːɡ(ə)nʌɪz, Am ˈɔrɡəˌnaɪz] VB intr (unionize)

organize

se syndiquer

III.organize [Brit ˈɔːɡ(ə)nʌɪz, Am ˈɔrɡəˌnaɪz] VB refl

to organize oneself

s'organiser (to do pour faire)

organized [Brit ˈɔːɡənʌɪzd, Am ˈɔrɡəˌnaɪzd] ADJ

1. organized person, thoughts, household, resistance, support:

organized

organisé

well/badly organized

bien/mal organisé

to get organized

s'organiser

2. organized workforce, workers:

organized

syndiqué

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

organized labour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for organized labour in the English»French Dictionary

organized ADJ

organized

organisé(e)

I.organize [ˈɔ:gənaɪz, Am ˈɔ:r-] VB trans

1. organize (arrange):

organize

organiser

organize taxi, snack

s'occuper de

to get organized

s'organiser

2. organize Am (bring in a trade union):

organize

syndiquer

II.organize [ˈɔ:gənaɪz, Am ˈɔ:r-] VB intr

1. organize (arrange):

organize

s'organiser

2. organize Am (form a trade union):

organize

se syndiquer

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

During the inner-party crisis, the membership dropped from almost 2000 to about 800, which included many links with organized labour.

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Although he came from a background as an iron molder and union representative, he came to be seen as an enemy of organized labour because of these events.

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Union supporters typically avoid using the term, preferring instead organized labour.

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This marks a low point for organized labour in the past 50 years.

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The rapid growth of organized labour in the 1940s also brought new political forces into play.

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At some point, organized labour will get angry enough to unite, organize and go on the offensive.

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Clearly, organized labour has not been well served by its leadership.

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This trend began in the early 1900s, when organized labour fought to overcome the worst excesses of unbridled capital accumulation.

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These workers are highly organized labour chains.

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From 1918 to 1921, a wave of major industrial disputes marked the peak of organized labour power.

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