Translations for labour force in the English»Spanish Dictionary

labor force N U

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labor force

trabajadores mpl

labor force

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I.force [Am fɔrs, Brit fɔːs] N

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1.1. force U (strength, violence):

winds of hurricane force

vientos de fuerza huracanada

a force eight gale

vientos de fuerza ocho

he took the full force of the blow

recibió toda la fuerza or el impacto del golpe

the police were out in force

había una gran presencia policial

through force of circumstances the plans had to be changed

razones de fuerza mayor nos hicieron cambiar de planes

force of habit

la fuerza de la costumbre

force of numbers guaranteed their victory

su superioridad numérica les garantizó la victoria

2.2. force C (influential thing, person):

social/political forces

fuerzas sociales/políticas

the forces of conservatism/liberalism/evil

las fuerzas del conservadurismo/liberalismo/mal

he is a major force in the Church

es una figura de mucho peso en la Iglesia

she's a force to be reckoned with

no se puede menos que tenerla en cuenta

to join forces with sb

unirse a alguien

to join forces with sb

hacer causa común con alguien

3. force U (of argument, personality):

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2.1. force (bring about, obtain):

force action/change

to force a vote on sth

hacer que algo se someta a votación

2.2. force (extort):

3. force (impose):

to force sth on sb the decision was forced on us by events

los acontecimientos nos obligaron a tomar esa decisión

I didn't want to take the money, but she forced it on me

yo no quería el dinero pero me obligó a aceptarlo

it's been forced on us by management

la dirección nos lo ha impuesto

I don't want to force myself on you if you're busy

no lo quiero molestar si está ocupado

I don't want to force myself on you if you're busy

no lo quiero imponerle mi presencia si está ocupado form

4.1. force (exert pressure, push, drive):

force knob/handle

if it won't go in, don't try to force it

si no entra, no lo fuerces

to force a door open

forzar una puerta

she could force back her tears no longer

ya no podía contener el llanto

she was forced out of the race by engine trouble

se vio obligada a retirarse de la carrera por problemas de motor

he forced the lid off

le sacó la tapa a la fuerza

to force a bill through Congress

hacer que se apruebe un proyecto de ley

they forced their way in

entraron por la fuerza

4.2. force (break open):

force door/lock

to force an entry

entrar por la fuerza

6. force (speed up):

force plant

acelerar el crecimiento de

to force the pace

forzar la marcha

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

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1.1. labor U (productive work):

the division of labor

la división del trabajo

to withdraw one's labor

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

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

2. labor Brit POL:

Labour no art + sing or pl vb

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

4. labor U MED:

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

sala f de partos

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

he got a job laboring/a laboring job

consiguió un trabajo de peón

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I.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] N

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2. force (large numbers):

en grandes cantidades

4. force (validity):

to come into force

entrar en vigor

II.force [fɔ:s, Am fɔ:rs] VB trans

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1. force (use power):

to force a door

forzar una puerta

3. force (cause to grow faster):

hacer madurar temprano

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

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2. labour no pl ECON (workers):

skilled labour

mano de obra cualificada

3. labour no pl MED (childbirth):

to be in labour

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

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1. labour (work):

to do labouring work

trabajar de peón

2. labour (do sth with effort):

to labour on sth

esforzarse en algo

3. labour (move):

moverse penosamente

4. labour (act at a disadvantage):

to labour under a delusion

estar equivocado

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

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to labour a point

insistir (demasiado) en un punto

labor [Am ˈleɪbɚ] Am, Aus

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labor → labour

See also labour

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

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2. labour no pl ECON (workers):

skilled labour

mano de obra cualificada

3. labour no pl MED (childbirth):

to be in labour

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

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1. labour (work):

to do labouring work

trabajar de peón

2. labour (do sth with effort):

to labour on sth

esforzarse en algo

3. labour (move):

moverse penosamente

4. labour (act at a disadvantage):

to labour under a delusion

estar equivocado

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

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to labour a point

insistir (demasiado) en un punto

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English

About 1.8% of the labour force was unemployed. en.wikipedia.org

Expatriates accounted for over 60% of the labour force, dominated by males, who accounted for 80% of the city's total labour. en.wikipedia.org

Constituting 93% of the labour force, these are workers of the unorganized sector. en.wikipedia.org

The global unemployment rate is expected to have risen to 6% of the civilian labour force in 2013. en.wikipedia.org

About 20.1% of labour force is involved in industry. en.wikipedia.org

Occupational distributions clearly show this with agriculture employing 68% of the labour force, while only 12% are involved in commerce. en.wikipedia.org

A producer means here the producer community, i.e. labour force, society and owners. en.wikipedia.org

Former religious holidays were changed to holidays that honoured the labour force. en.wikipedia.org

The country has a harsh climate, a largely unskilled labour force, and limited natural resources. en.wikipedia.org

The labour force has low qualifications on average. en.wikipedia.org

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