casual labour in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for casual labour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

casual employment/labor/job

ocasional

casual employment/labor/job

eventual

Translations for casual labour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.casual [Am ˈkæʒuəl, Brit ˈkaʒjʊəl] ADJ

1.1. casual (superficial) attr:

casual inspection

superficial

a casual glance

una ojeada rápida

it's just a casual relationship

es una relación superficial or sin trascendencia

a casual acquaintance

un conocido / una conocida

casual sex should be avoided

evite las relaciones sexuales promiscuas

1.2. casual (chance) attr:

casual visit/caller/reader

ocasional

a casual encounter

un encuentro casual or fortuito

1.3. casual (informal):

casual chat/atmosphere

informal

casual clothes

de sport

casual clothes

informal

we meet for a casual drink from time to time

nos vemos para tomar algo de vez en cuando

2. casual (unconcerned):

casual attitude/tone/disregard

despreocupado

casual remark

hecho al pasar

she seemed very casual about the whole thing

parecía tomárselo todo con mucha tranquilidad

she seemed very casual about the whole thing

parecía no darle mucha importancia al asunto

he's rather casual about keeping appointments

es bastante informal para cumplir sus compromisos

act casual, there's a policeman coming

disimula, que ahí viene un policía

3. casual (not regular):

casual employment/labor/job

eventual

casual employment/labor/job

ocasional

casual worker (on farm)

jornalero m / jornalera f

casual worker (in factory)

obrero m eventual / obrera f eventual

to do casual work

trabajar como eventual

II.casual [Am ˈkæʒuəl, Brit ˈkaʒjʊəl] N

1. casual (worker):

casual (on farm)

jornalero m / jornalera f

casual (in factory)

obrero m eventual / obrera f eventual

2. casual <casuals, pl > FASHION:

casual

ropa f de sport

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

1.1. labor U (productive work):

labor

trabajo m

the division of labor

la división del trabajo

to withdraw one's labor

ir a la huelga

Department of Labor (in US)

Ministerio m de Trabajo

Department of Labor (in US)

Secretaría f de Trabajo Mex

Department of Labor attr dispute/laws

laboral

labor costs

costo m de la mano de obra

labor costs

coste m de la mano de obra Spain

labor leader (in US)

líder mf sindical

labor leader (in US)

dirigente mf sindical

the labor market

el mercado de trabajo

the labor movement

el movimiento obrero

labor relations

relaciones fpl laborales

labor supply

oferta f de mano de obra

1.2. labor U (workers):

labor

mano f de obra

cheap labor

mano de obra barata

organized labor

sindicalización f

organized labor

sindicación f esp Spain

2. labor Brit POL:

Labour no art + sing or pl vb

los laboristas

Labour no art + sing or pl vb

el Partido Laborista

she voted Labor

votó a or por los laboristas

she voted Labor attr candidate/policy

laborista

3.1. labor U or C (effort):

labor

esfuerzos mpl

labor

trabajo m

the fruits of their labors

los frutos de sus esfuerzos or de su trabajo

3.2. labor C (task):

labor

labor f

labor

tarea f

a labor of love

una labor realizada con amor

the twelve labors of Hercules

los doce trabajos de Hércules

4. labor U MED:

labor

parto m

a difficult labor

un parto difícil

to be in labor

estar de parto or en trabajo de parto

to go into labor

entrar en trabajo de parto

attr labor pains

dolores mpl del parto

attr labor pains

contracciones fpl del parto

labor ward

sala f de partos

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

to labor a point

insistir excesivamente sobre un punto

he did rather labor the subject

se extendió farragosamente sobre el tema

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

1.1. labor (toil):

labor

trabajar

to labor for a cause

luchar or trabajar por una causa

to labor at sth

trabajar incansablemente en algo

1.2. labor (work as laborer) only in -ing form:

he got a job laboring/a laboring job

consiguió un trabajo de peón

2. labor (struggle):

labor engine:

ahogarse

labor ship:

bambolearse

he labored up the hill

subió trabajosamente or penosamente la cuesta

he was laboring under the misapprehension or delusion that …

se engañaba pensando que …

he was laboring under the misapprehension or delusion that …

se creía que …

casual labour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for casual labour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

casual labour N no pl, casual work N no pl

casual labour

trabajo m temporal

Translations for casual labour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

casual [ˈkæʒʊəl, Am ˈkæʒu:-] ADJ

1. casual (relaxed):

casual

relajado, -a

2. casual (not permanent):

casual

casual

casual sex

ocasional

3. casual (not serious):

casual

despreocupado, -a

casual glance

al azar

casual remark

a la ligera

casual meeting

fortuito, -a

4. casual (not habitual):

casual

de vez en cuando

5. casual (informal):

casual

informal

casual clothes

informal

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. labour (work):

labour

trabajo m

manual labour

trabajo manual

to be a labour of love

ser una tarea muy grata

2. labour no pl ECON (workers):

labour

mano f de obra

skilled labour

mano de obra cualificada

3. labour no pl MED (childbirth):

labour

parto m

to be in labour

estar de parto

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

1. labour (work):

labour

trabajar

to do labouring work

trabajar de peón

2. labour (do sth with effort):

labour

esforzarse

to labour on sth

esforzarse en algo

3. labour (move):

labour

moverse penosamente

4. labour (act at a disadvantage):

to labour under a delusion

estar equivocado

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

labour

insistir en

to labour a point

insistir (demasiado) en un punto

labor [Am ˈleɪbɚ] Am, Aus

labor → labour

See also labour

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. labour (work):

labour

trabajo m

manual labour

trabajo manual

to be a labour of love

ser una tarea muy grata

2. labour no pl ECON (workers):

labour

mano f de obra

skilled labour

mano de obra cualificada

3. labour no pl MED (childbirth):

labour

parto m

to be in labour

estar de parto

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

1. labour (work):

labour

trabajar

to do labouring work

trabajar de peón

2. labour (do sth with effort):

labour

esforzarse

to labour on sth

esforzarse en algo

3. labour (move):

labour

moverse penosamente

4. labour (act at a disadvantage):

to labour under a delusion

estar equivocado

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

labour

insistir en

to labour a point

insistir (demasiado) en un punto

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I do casual labour over at the casual labour office.

cjme.com

Ninety per cent live as landless labourers in the rural areas and casual labour in the urban.

rabble.ca

Why should employers pay more for their casual labour than they do for their other labour when the results of that labour are the same?

www.abc.net.au

You'll cut discretionary costs -- marketing, casual labour, training of staff.

www.smartcompany.com.au

Faculty are more than casual labour, students are more than customers and the university is more than simply a training centre for big business.

www.counterpunch.org

Besides, about 44% of the workforce is employed as casual labour and 29% as self-employed.

thewire.in

Casual labour from the country's poor rural areas had flooded into the slum, swelling the workforce to about 15,000 people.

www.businessinsider.com

It is a deeply precarious existence, running a farm and working freelance - subject both to the weather and the vagaries of casual labour.

www.theecologist.org

Casual labour pools can be called on to cope with peak demand.

www.stuff.co.nz

They survive by working as farm and casual labour.

en.wikipedia.org