wage slave in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wage slave in the English»French Dictionary

I.slave [Brit sleɪv, Am sleɪv] N

1. slave (servant):

slave

esclave mf

slave attr colony, owner, revolt

d'esclaves

slave market

aux esclaves

2. slave (victim) fig:

to be a slave to or of fashion, habit

être l'esclave de

a slave to convention

l'esclave des conventions

3. slave COMPUT attr:

slave computer, station

asservi

II.slave [Brit sleɪv, Am sleɪv] VB intr a. slave away

slave

travailler comme un forçat, trimer inf

to slave away from morning to night

trimer du matin au soir inf

to slave (away) at housework/at one's job

s'escrimer à faire le ménage/sur son travail

to slave over accounts, housework

s'escrimer sur

III.slave [Brit sleɪv, Am sleɪv]

to work like a slave

travailler comme un forçat

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 slave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wage slave in the French»English Dictionary

forçat du travail

wage slave

Translations for wage slave in the English»French Dictionary

I.slave [sleɪv] N a. fig

slave

esclave mf

II.slave <-ving> [sleɪv] VB intr

slave

travailler comme un esclave

to slave at sth

s'échiner à qc

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