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1 be (out) on strike
((of workers) to be striking: The electricity workers are (out) on strike.) vera í verkfalli -
2 be (out) on strike
((of workers) to be striking: The electricity workers are (out) on strike.) vera í verkfalli -
3 bluecollar
adjective ((of workers) wearing overalls and working in factories etc: Blue collar workers are demanding the same pay as office staff.) verkamanna-, iðnverkamanna- -
4 pay off
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) gera upp við2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) borga sig, heppnast -
5 pay-roll
1) (a list of all the workers in a factory etc: We have 450 people on the pay-roll.) launaskrá2) (the total amount of money to be paid to all the workers: The thieves stole the pay-roll.) heildarupphæð launa tiltekins fyrirtækis -
6 worker
1) (a person who works or who is employed in an office, a factory etc: office-workers; car-workers.) starfsmaður2) (a manual worker rather than an office-worker etc.) verkamaður3) (a person who works (hard etc): He's a slow/hard worker.) mikill/lítill verkmaður -
7 arbitrate
(to act as an arbitrator in a dispute etc: He has been asked to arbitrate in the dispute between the workers and management.) fella gerðardóm- arbitrator -
8 as a general rule
(usually; in most cases: As a general rule, we don't employ unskilled workers.) yfirleitt; venjulega -
9 call a strike
((of a trade union leader etc) to ask workers to strike.) boða verkfall -
10 collect
[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) safna; ná jafnvægi2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) ná í•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) samyrkja, samyrkjubú- collector -
11 come out on strike
((of workers) to strike.) fara í verkfall -
12 crèche
[kreʃ]1) (a nursery for babies whose mothers are at work etc: Some factories have creches for the children of their workers.)2) (a miniature stable with figurines of the Virgin Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus etc.) -
13 demand
1. verb1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) krefjast2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) þarfnast2. noun1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) krafa2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) krafa3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) eftirspurn•- on demand -
14 down tools
(to stop working: When the man was sacked his fellow workers downed tools and walked out.) leggja niður vinnu -
15 go slow
((of workers in a factory etc) to work less quickly than usual, eg as a form of protest.) fara sér hægt -
16 hand-picked
adjective (chosen very carefully: a hand-picked team of workers.) handtíndur, sérstaklega valinn -
17 have at heart
(to have a concern for or interest in: He has the interest of his workers at heart.) láta sér annt um -
18 hear
[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) heyra2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) hlusta á3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) heyra, frétta, hafa spurnir af•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of -
19 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) hús, bygging2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) hús, bygging3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) leikhús, fullt hús4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) ætt, kynkvísl2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) hÿsa2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) geyma, hÿsa•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) innflutningsteiti- housework
- like a house on fire -
20 industrial relations
(the relationship between the management and the workers in a factory etc.) tengsl aðila á vinnumarkaði
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