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1 labour
A n1 gen ( work) travail m, labeur m liter ; the fruits of one's labours les fruits de son travail or son labeur ; to rest from one's labours se reposer de son travail ; the division of labour la division du travail ; to withdraw one's labour se mettre en grève ; a withdrawal of labour une grève f ;2 Ind ( workforce) gen main-d'œuvre f ; ( in contrast to management) ouvriers mpl ; material and labour fournitures et main-d'œuvre ; skilled/unskilled labour main-d'œuvre f qualifiée/non qualifiée ;3 Med accouchement m, travail m spec ; her labour lasted 16 hours son accouchement a duré 16 heures ; an easy/difficult labour un accouchement facile/difficile ; to be in labour être en train d'accoucher ; to go into ou begin labour commencer à avoir des contractions ; labour pains douleurs fpl de l'accouchement.B modif [costs] de la main-d'œuvre ; [dispute, relations] ouvriers-patronat inv ; [market] du travail ; [shortage] de main-d'œuvre ; [leader] syndical.C vi1 (work, try hard) travailler (dur) (at à ; on sur ; to do pour faire) ;2 ( have difficulties) peiner (to do à faire) ; he was labouring to breathe il peinait à respirer, il respirait péniblement ; to labour up/down/along monter/descendre/avancer avec peine or péniblement ;3 Aut [engine] peiner ;4 to labour under être victime de [delusion, illusion, misapprehension] ; he's labouring under the illusion that he's going to be offered the post il se fait l'illusion or il s'imagine qu'on va lui offrir la place.a labour of love une tâche demandant beaucoup de passion ; a labour of Hercules un travail de Romain or de titan ; to labour the point insister lourdement. -
2 department
department [dɪ'pɑ:tmənt]∎ she works in the housing department elle travaille au ministère du Logement(b) (in company, organization) service m;∎ the sales/personnel department le service commercial/du personnel;∎ the complaints department le service des réclamations(c) (field, responsibility) domaine m;∎ recruiting staff is not my department le recrutement du personnel n'est pas mon domaine ou de mon ressort;∎ figurative cooking's not really my department la cuisine n'est pas vraiment mon domaine ou ma spécialité∎ the toy department le rayon des jouets(e) (in university) département m;∎ the French/maths department (at school) = ensemble des professeurs de français/de mathématique d'un établissement d'enseignement secondaire sous la responsabilité de l'un d'entre eux►► British Department of Culture, Media and Sport ministère m de la culture, de la communication et des sports;American Department of Defense ministère m de la Défense;British Department of Education and Employment = ministère britannique de l'Éducation et de l'Emploi;American Department of Education ministère m de l'Éducation nationale;American Department of Energy = ministère américain de l'Énergie;British Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions = Ministère britannique de l'Environnement, des Transports et des Régions;British Department of Health ministère m de la Santé;American formerly Department of Health, Education and Welfare = ancien ministère américain de l'Éducation et de la Santé publique;American Department of Health and Human Services ministère m de la Santé;American formerly Department of Housing and Urban Development ministère m du logement et de la ville;British Department for International Development = secrétariat d'État à la Coopération;American Department of the Interior = ministère de l'Intérieur;American Department of Justice ministère m de la Justice;American Department of Labor = ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité;American Department of Motor Vehicles = service des immatriculations et des permis de conduire aux États-Unis;British Department of National Heritage ≃ ministère m du patrimoine national;British Department of Public Works ≃ ministère m de l'Équipement;British Department of Social Security ≃ ministère m des Affaires sociales;American Department of State Département m d'État, ≃ ministère m des Affaires étrangères;department store grand magasin m;American Department of Trade ministère m du commerce;British Department of Trade and Industry ministère m du commerce et de l'industrie;
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