labor shortage in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for labor shortage in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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shortage [Am ˈʃɔrdɪdʒ, Brit ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ] N C or U

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

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

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

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labor shortage in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for labor shortage in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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shortage [ˈʃɔ:tɪdʒ, Am ˈʃɔ:rt̬ɪdʒ] N

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

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III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

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labor → labour

See also labour

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

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III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

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Due to the wartime labor shortage experienced during the 1940s, the garden grassed over leaving only the summerhouse in place.
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Machines could make fields more productive and solve farm labor shortage.
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Vine shades protect the crop during summer; however inter cropping is now less popular due to labor shortage.
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The aim of the tax reform has been to increase labor output to fend off a projected labor shortage within the next decades.
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This created a labor shortage, which in combination with the rapid expansion of industrialization served to increase income inequality.
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Many factors such as expense, labor shortage etc. seriously affected the agriculture in this region.
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With so many men serving in the military, there had been a labor shortage; businesses and industries hired women and workers from outside the city.
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The possibilities for sales outstripped the ability to produce (given the relatively labor-intensive techniques of the time), bringing about a labor shortage.
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The labor shortage combined with increased demand for food (with no imports from the south) resulted in a growing business in the 1860s.
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A declining population (regardless of the cause) can also create a labor shortage, which can have a number of positive and negative effects.
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