labour camp in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for labour camp in the English»French Dictionary

labour camp N

labour camp

camp m de travaux forcés

labour camp

bagne m

Translations for labour camp in the French»English Dictionary

camp de travail

labour camp

Translations for labour camp in the English»French Dictionary

I.camp [Brit kamp, Am kæmp] N

1. camp (gen):

camp (of tents, buildings etc)

camp m

camp (of nomads)

campement m

to make or pitch camp

planter son camp

to strike camp

lever le camp

to go to camp scout etc:

partir en camp

2. camp (group):

camp fig

camp m

camp fig

parti m

to go over to the other camp

changer de camp

3. camp (mannered style etc):

camp inf, pej

cabotinage m inf

it's high camp

c'est du pur cabotinage inf

4. camp (holiday centre):

camp

centre m de vacances

camp

colonie f de vacances

II.camp [Brit kamp, Am kæmp] ADJ pej

1. camp (exaggerated):

camp person

cabotin inf

camp gesture, performance

théâtral

2. camp (effeminate):

camp

efféminé

3. camp (in bad taste):

camp

kitsch

III.camp [Brit kamp, Am kæmp] VB intr

camp

camper

to go camping

faire du camping

IV.camp [Brit kamp, Am kæmp]

to have a foot in both camps

avoir un pied dans chaque camp

to camp it up inf (overact)

cabotiner inf

to camp it up (act effeminately)

forcer dans le genre efféminé

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

labour camp in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for labour camp in the English»French Dictionary

labour camp N

labour camp

camp m de travaux forcés

Translations for labour camp in the English»French Dictionary

I.camp¹ [kæmp] N a. fig a. MIL

camp

camp m

holiday [or summer] camp

camp de vacances

refugee camp

camp de réfugiés

to pitch camp

établir un camp

to be/go on camp Brit

faire du camping

to break camp

lever le camp

to go over to the other camp

changer de camp

II.camp¹ [kæmp] VB intr

camp

camper

to camp out

camper

to go camping

faire du camping

I.camp² [kæmp] THEAT, SOCIOL N no pl, no art (theatrical style)

camp

manières fpl

II.camp² [kæmp] THEAT, SOCIOL ADJ

1. camp (theatrical):

camp

affecté(e)

2. camp (effeminate):

camp

efféminé(e)

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

Oracle meets up with him, then shows him a slave labour camp and tells him that these people make the things that he requests.

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The prisoners are punished by being sent to an intensive labour camp.

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All twelve accused war criminals were found guilty, and sentenced to terms ranging between two and twenty-five years in a labour camp.

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However, during vacations he had to return to a labour camp.

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He was sentenced to six years in labour camp.

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In a labour camp, she met her second husband.

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Formally designated a labour camp, the camp was not controlled by concentration camp authorities.

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He is also accused of having inhumanely exercised his authority in a forced labour camp.

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He was sentenced to death but the sentence was then replaced by a 25 years labour camp improsonment.

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He spent two years in a labour camp.

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