Translations for free labour in the English»French Dictionary

free labour Brit, free labor Am N

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free labour

main-d'œuvre f non syndiquée

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the free movement of labour

la libre circulation des travailleurs

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la libre circulation des travailleurs

the free movement of labour

Translations for free labour in the English»French Dictionary

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I.free [Brit friː, Am fri] N a. free period SCHOOL

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free

≈ heure f de libre

II.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADJ

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1. free (unhindered, unrestricted):

free person, country, election, press, translation

free after n access, choice

to be free to do

être libre de faire

to leave sb free to do

laisser qn libre de faire

to feel free to do

ne pas hésiter à faire

feel free to ask questions

n'hésitez pas à poser des questions

‘may I use your phone?’—‘feel free’

‘puis-je me servir de votre téléphone?’—‘je vous en prie’

feel free to make yourself a coffee

si tu veux un café, fais comme chez toi

to break free of or from influence, restriction

to set sb free from situation, task

to set sb free to do

donner toute liberté à qn pour faire

a school where children are allowed free expression

une école où les enfants peuvent s'exprimer librement

the free movement of labour

la libre circulation des travailleurs

I oiled the hinges to allow free movement

j'ai graissé les gonds pour faciliter le mouvement

roadworks have restricted the free movement of traffic

des travaux ont réduit la fluidité de la circulation

2. free (not captive or tied):

free person, limb

free animal, bird

she grabbed it with her free hand

elle l'a saisi de sa main libre

one more tug and the rope/my shoe was free

un coup de plus et la corde/ma chaussure était dégagée

to set [sb/sth] free prisoner, hostage

to set [sb/sth] free animal, bird

rendre la liberté à

to pull a person/an animal free

extirper une personne/un animal (from, of de)

to pull sth free object, shoe

to break free person, animal:

se libérer (de ses liens)

the boat broke free from or of its moorings

le bateau a rompu ses amarres

how did the parrot get free?

comment le perroquet s'est-il évadé?

they had to cut the driver free from his car

on a dû couper la tôle de la voiture pour dégager le chauffeur

we managed to cut the rabbit free (from trap)

nous avons réussi à libérer or dégager le lapin

3. free (devoid):

to be free from or of sb person:

être libéré de qn

free from or of litter/weeds/pollution

dépourvu de déchets/mauvaises herbes/pollution

he's not entirely free from or of blame

il n'est pas tout à fait irréprochable

a day free from or of interruptions

une journée sans interruptions

she was free from or of any bitterness/hatred

elle n'éprouvait aucune amertume/haine

I'm finally free from or of debt

je suis enfin débarrassé de mes dettes

to be free from or of pain

ne pas souffrir

this soup is free from or of artificial colourings

cette soupe ne contient pas de colorants artificiels

free of or from tax FIN

exonéré d'impôts

free of or from interest FIN

sans intérêts

7. free (familiar):

free

familier/-ière

he's too free in his manner

il a des manières trop familières

8. free CHEM:

free atom, nitrogen

9. free LING:

free form, morpheme

free vowel, stress

III.free [Brit friː, Am fri] ADV

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IV.free [Brit friː, Am fri] VB trans

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1. free (set at liberty):

free (from prison, captivity, slavery, chains, trap) person, animal

free (from wreckage)

to free sth from sth

dégager or libérer qc de qc

to free sb from prison

to free sb from burden, prejudice

débarrasser qn de

to free sb from blame, responsibility

décharger qn de

to free sb from oppression, anxiety, guilt

délivrer qn de

to free sb from suffering, disease

to free sth from state control

libérer qc du contrôle de l'État

V.to free oneself VB refl

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VI.-free COMP

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VII.for free ADV

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for free give, mend, repair, work:

I'll tell you this for free inf

ça, je peux te le dire

VIII.free [Brit friː, Am fri]

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See also trouble-free, tax-free, lunch, lead-free, country

trouble-free [Brit ˌtrʌb(ə)lˈfriː, Am ˌtrəblˈfri] ADJ

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tax-free ADJ

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tax-free income:

exempt d'impôt

I.lunch [Brit lʌn(t)ʃ, Am lən(t)ʃ] N

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to have lunch

to eat sth for lunch

manger qc au déjeuner

I often go out for lunch

je déjeune souvent dehors

to take sb out for or to lunch

emmener qn déjeuner au restaurant

come round for lunch

viens déjeuner (à la maison)

she's gone to lunch , she's at lunch

elle est partie déjeuner

I'll take my lunch early

je vais déjeuner tôt

lunch!, time for lunch!

to close for lunch

the bar does good lunches

le bar sert de bons repas le midi

II.lunch [Brit lʌn(t)ʃ, Am lən(t)ʃ] VB intr

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déjeuner (on, off de)

III.lunch [Brit lʌn(t)ʃ, Am lən(t)ʃ]

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lead-free [Brit lɛdˈfriː, Am lɛdˈfri] ADJ

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country [Brit ˈkʌntri, Am ˈkəntri] N

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1. country (nation, people):

developing/Third World country

pays en voie de développement/du tiers-monde

to go to the country Brit POL

appeler le pays aux urnes

labor N Am

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labor → labour

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

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1. labour (gen):

labour (work)

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

a withdrawal of labour attr market

2. labour (workforce):

labour (gen)

main-d'œuvre f

labour (in contrast to management)

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

II.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] VB intr

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1. labour (work, try hard):

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

3. labour MOTOR:

labour engine:

III.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər]

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

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1. labour (gen):

labour (work)

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

a withdrawal of labour attr market

2. labour (workforce):

labour (gen)

main-d'œuvre f

labour (in contrast to management)

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

II.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] VB intr

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1. labour (work, try hard):

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

3. labour MOTOR:

labour engine:

III.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər]

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labor [Am ˈleɪbɚ] N Am, Aus

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labor → labour

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I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

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1. labour (work) a. MED:

2. labour no pl (workers):

main-d'œuvre f

Phrases:

labours of Hercules

travaux mpl d'Hercule

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

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1. labour (work hard):

2. labour (do with effort):

to labour at [or on] sth

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

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Phrases:

to labour a point

insister lourdement

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

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1. labour (work) a. MED:

2. labour no pl (workers):

main-d'œuvre f

Phrases:

labours of Hercules

travaux mpl d'Hercule

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

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1. labour (work hard):

2. labour (do with effort):

to labour at [or on] sth

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

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Phrases:

to labour a point

insister lourdement

I.free <-r, -est> [fri:] ADJ

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1. free (not tied up or restricted) a. fig:

free person, country, elections

to set sb/sth free

to break free of sth

se libérer de qc

to be free from sth

être libéré de qc

to be free to +infin

être libre de +infin

feel free to +infin

n'hésite pas à +infin

to leave sb free to +infin

laisser qn libre de +infin

to be free of sb

être débarrassé de qn

to go into free fall FIN

partir en chute libre

to get one's arm free of sth

libérer son bras de qc

2. free (costing nothing):

free sample

to be free of tax

être exonéré de taxes

3. free (not occupied):

I'm leaving Monday free

je laisse mon lundi libre

5. free (giving in large amounts):

free

généreux(-euse)

to be free with one's advice

être prodigue en conseils

to make free with sth pej

ne pas se gêner avec qc

6. free (not strict):

free translation

II.free [fri:] ADV

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1. free (in freedom):

free

en (toute) liberté

2. free (costing nothing):

free

free of charge

for free inf

III.free [fri:] VB trans

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1. free (release):

to free sb/sth from sth

libérer qn/qc de qc

2. free (relieve):

to free sb/sth from sth

soulager qn/qc de qc

to free sb from a contract

dégager qn d'un contrat

3. free (make available):

to free sth for sth

libérer qc pour qc

to free (up) a week to +infin

prendre une semaine (de libre) pour +infin

to free sb to +infin

laisser du temps à qn pour +infin

free VB

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This sort of arranged marriage, in theory, enabled the girl to escape poverty and wealthy family to get free labour and a daughter-in-law. en.wikipedia.org

The little girl provided slave-like free labour, and also the daughter-in-law to the adoptive family's son. en.wikipedia.org

They had to provide not only free labour but also their bullocks and carts too to their feudal lords. en.wikipedia.org

But this kind of scheme is work with no pay, and employers can use it to replace paid staff with free labour. www.mirror.co.uk

The change from slave to free labour proved to be advantageous to the farmers in the western provinces. en.wikipedia.org

Parliament is accused of "jaw-dropping hypocrisy" about its army of free workers, estimated to provide 18,000 hours of free labour per week. www.telegraph.co.uk

If they have no money, compensate the farmer by providing free labour based on prison rates. www.atlanticfarmfocus.ca

The plantocracy believed they could not farm without free labour. en.wikipedia.org

The 19th-century empire undeniably pioneered free trade, free capital movements and, with the abolition of slavery, free labour. en.wikipedia.org

The same is true of the foundations of free labour and free disposal of its produce. en.wikipedia.org

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