wage freeze in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wage freeze in the English»French Dictionary

benefit/price/rent/wage freeze

gel des allocations sociales/des prix/des loyers/des salaires

it was agreed that there would be a wage freeze

il était convenu qu'il y aurait un gel des salaires

Translations for wage freeze in the French»English Dictionary

gel des prix/salaires

price/wage freeze

blocage des prix/salaires

price/wage freeze

Translations for wage freeze in the English»French Dictionary

I.freeze [Brit friːz, Am friz] N

1. freeze METEO:

freeze

gelées fpl

the big freeze

les fortes gelées

2. freeze:

freeze ECON, FIN (of credits, assets)

gel m (on de)

freeze (of prices, wages)

gel m

freeze (of prices, wages)

blocage m

benefit/price/rent/wage freeze

gel des allocations sociales/des prix/des loyers/des salaires

II.freeze <pret froze, pp frozen> [Brit friːz, Am friz] VB trans

1. freeze:

freeze food

congeler

freeze cold weather: liquid, pipes

geler

the lock was frozen

la serrure était gelée

2. freeze:

freeze ECON, FIN price, loan, wages, assets

bloquer, geler

3. freeze CINE:

freeze frame, picture

arrêter

4. freeze (anaesthetize):

freeze gum, wart, skin

insensibiliser

5. freeze COMPUT:

freeze window

figer

III.freeze <pret froze, pp frozen> [Brit friːz, Am friz] VB intr

1. freeze (become solid):

freeze water, river, pipes:

geler

freeze food:

se congeler

to freeze to sth

être collé à qc par le gel

2. freeze (feel cold):

freeze person, room:

geler

to be freezing to death

mourir de froid

3. freeze (become motionless) fig:

freeze person, animal, blood:

se figer

the smile froze on his face

son sourire s'est figé sur ses lèvres

freeze!

pas un geste!

to freeze with horror/surprise

se figer d'horreur/de surprise

4. freeze (become haughty) fig:

freeze person:

devenir glacial

IV.freeze [Brit friːz, Am friz] VB impers METEO

freeze

geler

it's freezing hard

il gèle dur

V.freeze [Brit friːz, Am friz]

I can wait until hell freezes over

je peux attendre aussi longtemps qu'il faudra

when hell freezes over!

jamais!

I.wage [Brit weɪdʒ, Am weɪdʒ] N a. wages

wage

salaire m

high wage(s)

salaire élevé

low wage(s)

bas salaire

my wages are £140 a week

mon salaire est de 140 livres par semaine

wages and conditions

les salaires et les conditions

wages and conditions attr agreement, claim, inflation, negotiations, rate, settlement, talks

salarial

wages and conditions increase, rise

de salaire

wages and conditions policy, restraint, freeze

des salaires

II.wage [Brit weɪdʒ, Am weɪdʒ] VB trans

wage campaign:

wage

mener

to wage (a) war against sth/sb lit, fig

faire la guerre contre qc/qn

III.wage [Brit weɪdʒ, Am weɪdʒ]

the wages of sin is death BIBL

la mort est le prix du péché

wage freeze in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wage freeze in the English»French Dictionary

wage freeze N

wage freeze

gel m des salaires

Translations for wage freeze in the English»French Dictionary

freeze of price, wage

gel m

Translations for wage freeze in the English»French Dictionary

I.freeze <froze, frozen> [fri:z] VB intr

1. freeze (become solid):

freeze

geler

to freeze solid

durcir sous l'action du gel

2. freeze (get cold):

freeze

geler

to freeze to death

mourir de froid

the lake's frozen over

le lac est complètement gelé

3. freeze impers (be below freezing point):

it freezes

il gèle

4. freeze fig:

freeze

se figer

freeze!

ne bougez plus!

II.freeze <froze, frozen> [fri:z] VB trans

1. freeze (turn to ice):

freeze

geler

freeze food

congeler

2. freeze fig:

freeze

glacer

to freeze sb with a look

glacer qn sur place d'un regard

3. freeze CINE:

to freeze an image

faire un arrêt sur image

4. freeze FIN:

freeze pay

geler

freeze account

bloquer

5. freeze (anaesthetize):

freeze

insensibiliser

6. freeze COMPUT:

freeze

figer

Phrases:

to make sb's blood freeze

glacer le sang de qn

III.freeze <froze, frozen> [fri:z] N

1. freeze METEO:

freeze

gel m

big freeze

fortes gelées fpl

2. freeze ECON (stoppage):

freeze of price, wage

gel m

wage¹ [weɪdʒ] VB trans form

wage campaign:

wage

mener

to wage war

faire la guerre

wage² [weɪdʒ] N

wage(s)

salaire m

to earn a wage

toucher un salaire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It also introduced legislation to impose a wage freeze on 481,000 additional public sector workers in hospitals, colleges, public agencies and the civil service.

en.wikipedia.org

The union members took a wage freeze this year, along with no layoffs, in exchange for contractual pay raises for the next three years.

www.stamfordadvocate.com

Workers had already labored under a wage freeze and dangerous working conditions, leading to many cases of repetitive strain injury.

en.wikipedia.org

Again we have been assured that negotiations will be facilitated following the long period of wage freeze.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

In 2011 responding to serious revenue constraints, the board and teachers union discussed a wage freeze.

en.wikipedia.org

Public-sector workers have been under a wage freeze since 2011.

jamaica-gleaner.com

And despite a supposed wage freeze, even the public sector is seeing a modicum of inflation adjusted wage growth, ignoring publicly owned banks.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The government says the public sector wage freeze stays until they balance the books -- four years from now.

www.torontosun.com

But they had a wage freeze in place when they were in government.

www.brisbanetimes.com.au

Reduced revenues led to an employee wage freeze in 1982, and in 1986 the company was sold.

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