self-employment in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.trav|ail1 <pl travaux> [tʀavaj, o] N m

2. travail:

travail (tâche faite, à faire)
job
travail (ensemble des tâches, besogne)
work uncountable
faire un travail
to do a job
distribuer le travail
to allocate jobs
ce n'est pas mon travail
it's not my job
c'est un travail de professionnel (à faire)
it's a job for a professional
c'est un travail de professionnel (bien fait)
it's a very professional job
c'est un travail d'homme
it's man's work
commencer un travail
to start a job
mener un travail de recherche
to do research work
avoir du travail
to have work to do
j'ai un travail fou
I'm up to my eyes in work, I've got a lot of work on
les enfants, ça donne du travail , les enfants, c'est du travail
children make a lot of work
les gros travaux
the heavy work
s'occuper à de petits travaux
to do little jobs
faire quelques travaux de jardinage
to do a few gardening jobs
(félicitations) c'est du beau travail! also iron
you've done a great job on that
qu'est-ce que c'est que ce travail?
what do you call this?
et voilà le travail!
that's that done!

3. travail:

travail (fait d'exercer un emploi)
work
travail (emploi rémunéré)
work
travail (emploi rémunéré)
job
travail (lieu)
work
ne me téléphone pas à mon travail
don't call me at work
chercher du/un travail
to look for work/a job
bien content d'avoir du/un travail
glad to be in work/to have a job
être sans travail
to be out of work
donner du travail à qn (employer)
to give sb a job
reprendre le travail
to go back to work
cesser le travail
to stop work
aller au travail
to go to work
être au travail
to be at work
que fais-tu comme travail?
what do you do?, what's your job?
il ne fait que son travail
he's only doing his job
le travail en usine/de bureau
factory/office ou clerical work
le travail temporaire/à mi-temps
temporary/part-time work
un travail à mi-temps
a part-time job
le travail en équipe
team work
le travail en équipes
shiftwork
le travail de nuit
nightwork
il a un travail de nuit
he works nights
le travail indépendant
freelance work, self-employment
conditions/semaine de travail
working conditions/week
vivre de son travail
to work for one's living

II.travaux N mpl

1. travaux:

travaux (en chantier)
work sing
travaux (sur une route)
roadworks Brit
travaux (sur une route)
roadwork uncountable Am
travaux de construction/réfection/soutènement
construction/renovation/retaining work uncountable
travaux de terrassement
earthworks
travaux d'aménagement (de bâtiment)
alterations (de to)
travaux d'aménagement (de bâtiment)
improvements (de to)
travaux d'aménagement (d'un site)
redevelopment uncountable (de of)
travaux d'aménagement (d'une route)
roadworks (de on)
faire faire des travaux dans sa maison
to have work done in one's house
nous sommes en plein travaux
we're in the middle of having some work done
‘fermé pour travaux’ (sur une devanture)
‘closed for repairs ou alterations’
‘attention, travaux’ (gén)
‘caution, work in progress’
‘attention, travaux’ (sur une route)
‘caution, road under repair’

III.trav|ail1 <pl travaux> [tʀavaj, o]

travail à la chaîne
assembly-line work
travail clandestin
work for which no earnings are declared
travail à domicile
working at ou from home
travail des enfants
child labour Brit
travail d'intérêt général LAW
community service
travail manuel
manual work
travail au noir inf (gén)
work for which no earnings are declared
travail au noir inf (exercice d'un second emploi non déclaré)
moonlighting
travail aux pièces
piece work
travail posté
shift work
travail de Romain
Herculean task
travail de titan
Herculean task
travaux d'aiguille
needlework uncountable
travaux des champs
agricultural ou farm work uncountable
travaux de dame
fancywork uncountable
travaux dirigés, TD UNIV
practical sing
travaux forcés LAW
hard labour Brit sing
travaux forcés fig
slave labour Brit uncountable
travaux manuels SCHOOL
handicrafts
travaux ménagers
housework uncountable
travaux pratiques, TP SCHOOL, UNIV
practical work uncountable
travaux pratiques, TP (en laboratoire)
lab work uncountable
travaux préparatoires LAW (pour un texte de loi)
preliminary documents
travaux publics, TP (travail)
civil engineering uncountable
travaux publics, TP (ouvrages)
civil engineering works, public works
travaux routiers
roadworks Brit
travaux routiers
roadwork uncountable Am

See also salaire

salaire [salɛʀ] N m

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It will benefit all the people in the region and encourage youngsters for self-employment.
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The organization trains youth from local communities to take various self-employment opportunities in tourism industry.
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Rural self-employment contributes 8%, wage employment 19%, urban self-employment 23% and other sectors 2%.
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It is a self-employment program intended to raise the income-generation capacity of target groups among the poor.
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This has provided self-employment and augmented income levels thus reforming lives of rural folk and encouraging cottage industries in rural areas.
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The main focus of the college is on vocational and professional degrees which ensures not only ready employment but also qualifies the students for self-employment.
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It provides self-employment opportunities to the unemployed youth by providing proper training through different centers in free of cost.
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A home-cook for example, may sell a few pies to friends and co-workers without filing necessary sales taxes or self-employment taxes.
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Additionally, half of the self-employment tax, i.e., the employer-equivalent portion, is allowed as a deduction against income.
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It has often generated self-employment, but it has not necessarily increased incomes after interest payments.
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