New Labour in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for New Labour in the English»French Dictionary

New Labour N Brit POL

New Labour

nouveau parti m travailliste

Translations for New Labour in the English»French Dictionary

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

new [Brit njuː, Am n(j)u] ADJ

1. new attr:

new (not known, seen, owned etc before)

nouveau/-elle

new (brand-new) car, dress, carpet

neuf/neuve

the area is new to me

la région m'est inconnue

the work/subject is new to me

je ne connais rien au travail/au sujet

as good as new lit, fig

comme neuf

‘as new’ (in advertisement)

‘état neuf’

that's nothing new

ce n'est pas nouveau

I feel like a new man

je suis transformé

‘what's new?’

‘quoi de neuf?’

that's a new one on me

on en apprend tous les jours

2. new (different):

new boyfriend, life, era, approach, design

nouveau/-elle

the New Left/Right POL

la Nouvelle Gauche/Droite

someone/something new

quelqu'un/quelque chose d'autre

could I have a new plate? This one is dirty

est-ce que je pourrais avoir une autre assiette? Celle-ci est sale

3. new (recently arrived):

new recruit, arrival

nouveau/-elle

to be new to job, way of life

ne pas être habitué à

we're new to the area

nous sommes nouveaux venus dans la région

4. new (latest):

new book, film, model

nouveau/-elle

new attr fashion

dernier/-ière

5. new (harvested early):

new vegetable

nouveau/-elle

New Labour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for New Labour in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.new [nju:, Am nu:] ADJ

1. new (just made):

new

neuf(neuve)

brand new

tout neuf

2. new (latest, replacing former one):

new

nouveau(-elle)

a new summer

un nouvel été

new blood fig

sang m nouveau

a new boy/girl Brit

un nouveau/une nouvelle

to feel like a new man/woman

se sentir revivre

I'm new around here

je suis nouveau ici

I'm new to the Internet/this job

je ne suis pas habitué à Internet/à ce boulot

this place is new to me

je ne connais pas cet endroit

everything is so new to me

je ne suis pas encore habitué

we're new to London

nous venons d'arriver à Londres

Phrases:

a new broom sweeps clean prov

tout nouveau, tout beau

what's new?

quoi de neuf?

II.new [nju:, Am nu:] ADV

new

récemment

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As the workforce ages, the incentive to find new labour-saving techniques is likely to increase.

www.manmonthly.com.au

That decision followed 19 months of negotiation and mediation between the parties that failed to result in a new labour agreement.

business.financialpost.com

With contracts so hard to move under the new labour agreement, they couldn't commit large amounts of money to players.

www.ctvnews.ca

Ford said at the time it won the new global mandate that its new labour agreement was a contributing factor.

www.thestar.com

Conventional methods for increasing productivity include longer working hours, a faster rate of work, and new labour-saving techniques.

en.wikipedia.org

Obtaining the restrictions on amateur player costs was one of the top goals of teams in bargaining for a new labour contract.

news.nationalpost.com

A new labour agreement means employees have to switch off their work phones at 6pm sharp.

www.independent.ie