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# labour — English to French

How English *labour* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [labour in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/labour/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: labour (187 056), labours (176). By style: everyday 13 · literary 3 · parliamentary 10 967 · legal and administrative 7 085 · UN documents 169 164.

## travail

Used about 93 604 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · literary ≈ 2 · parliamentary ≈ 6 215 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 804 · UN documents ≈ 84 582). Forms: travail, travaux.

- **Labour** created man.
  Le **travail** a créé l'homme.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Thanuir and sicerabibax · checked, community translation · [\#7119630](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7119630) [\#5223324](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5223324))

- “All our endeavours are like the **labours** of those babies,” thought he.
  «Nos besognes ressemblent aux **travaux** de ces mioches,» pensait-il.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · maupassant pierre jean, row 594)

- **Labour** Market Ministers require the same support.
  Les ministres du **travail** ont besoin d'un appui de ce type.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1643720)

- Ministry of **Labour** and Social Affairs
  Ministère du **travail** et des affaires sociales
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 287564)

- World Confederation of **Labour**
  Confédération mondiale du **travail**
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 10736920)

## travailleurs

Used about 24 914 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 244 · UN documents ≈ 24 670).

- The argument continues about the "white-collar exemption" that exempts specific white-collar workers from the "eight hours per day, 40 hours per week" working hours, as fixed by **labour** standards legislation.
  La polémique se poursuit quant à « l'exemption des Cols Blancs » qui exempte des **travailleurs** cols blancs spécifiques du temps de travail « 8 heures par jours, 40 heures semaines » prévu par la loi sur le temps de travail.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Objectivesea and hortusdei · checked, community translation · [\#326663](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/326663) [\#129101](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/129101))

- We are now witnessing the same phenomenon with predictions for movement of **labour** from the accession countries.
  Nous remarquons aujourd’hui le même phénomène concernant les prédictions de circulation des **travailleurs** à partir des pays adhérents.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 558734)

- There were 800 female **labours** in these enterprises out of 1559 workers.
  Sur 1 559 **travailleurs** dans ces entreprises, 800 étaient des femmes.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 20518429)

- The EU 2020 strategy, economic governance and the budgetary discipline of the IMF and the ECB hold new anti-grassroots, anti-**labour** measures in store for women.
  Pour les femmes, la stratégie Europe 2020, la gouvernance économique et la discipline budgétaire du FMI et de la BCE préparent de nouvelles mesures antipopulaires et hostiles aux **travailleurs**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1509884)

- (e) Convention No. 155 concerning **labours** relations.
  e) Convention de l &apos; OIT n° 155 concernant la sécurité, la santé des **travailleurs** et le milieu de travail.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 10364005)

## main

Used about 9 438 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 609 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 542 · UN documents ≈ 5 286).

- This would promote **labour**-intensive enterprise and employment.
  C'est ainsi que l'on favorisera les entreprises à forte proportion de **main**-d'oeuvre et l'emploi.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1709186)

- **Labour** cost (EUR/FTE)
  Coût de la **main**-d’œuvre (en EUR/EPT)
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1876748)

- So GON has been trying to add more Inspectors to protect the rights of **labours** working abroad.
  Le gouvernement essaie donc de leur en adjoindre d &apos; autres pour protéger les droits de la **main**-d &apos; œuvre qui travaille à l &apos; étranger.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 15398011)

- This hinders international trade and the free movement of capital and **labour**.
  Cette situation met en péril le commerce international et la libre circulation du capital et de la **main**-d'œuvre.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 873088)

- Average **labour** costs per employee
  Coût moyen de la **main**-d'œuvre par salarié
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4998412)

## je

Used about 4 503 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4 · parliamentary ≈ 975 · UN documents ≈ 3 524).

- I'm in **labour**.
  **Je** suis en train d’accoucher.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AutoBot and AutoBot · checked, community translation · [\#10707256](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10707256) [\#10707258](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10707258))

- However, I am convinced that we will shortly see the fruit of our **labours**.
  Mais **je** suis convaincue qu'au cours des prochaines étapes, nous y parviendrons.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1663885)

- as the Charter promised they would, then I suspect that the **labours** of the 1990s will prove fruitless.
  comme la Charte promet qu &apos; elles le feraient, alors **je** doute fort que les efforts des années 90 s &apos; avéreront fructueux.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 1655077)

- I am in **labour**.
  **Je** suis en train d’accoucher.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by AutoBot and AutoBot · checked, community translation · [\#10707255](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10707255) [\#10707258](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10707258))

- Mr President, 25 years ago I was working here illegally, doing manual **labour**.
  - Monsieur le Président, il y a 25 ans, **je** travaillais ici illégalement en tant que travailleur manuel.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 599940)

## marché

Used about 731 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 731).

- Quite clearly the **labour** markets also need to have fewer regulations.
  Il est en outre tout à fait évident que le **marché** de l'emploi a besoin d'un allègement des réglementations.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1773975)

- The **Labour** Government is determined to make the Single Market work for British business.
  Le gouvernement travailliste est déterminé à ce que le **Marché** unique profite à l'économie britannique.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 65165)

- We have already talked about the participation of older people in the **labour** market.
  Nous avons déjà parlé de la place qui doit revenir sur le **marché** de l'emploi aux personnes d'un certain âge.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 171500)

- The **Labour** Government is determined to make the Single Market work for British business.
  Le gouvernement travailliste est déterminé à tirer parti du **marché** intérieur pour les entreprises britanniques.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2049426)

- It is therefore necessary to encourage people to enter the **labour** market, increasing employment levels and economic growth.
  Il faut donc encourager les personnes à entrer sur le **marché** de l'emploi, augmenter les niveaux d'emploi et la croissance économique.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1498184)

## œuvre

Used about 148 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 148).

- As mentioned above, the Unpaid R愦灭;amp;D **Labour** Scheme will be administered and implemented by the Norwegian Research Council.
  Ainsi qu’il a déjà été indiqué, le régime du personnel de R愦灭;amp;D non rémunéré sera géré et mis en **œuvre** par le conseil norvégien de la recherche.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5631850)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- My daughter is in **labour**.
  Ma fille a des contractions.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#11566602](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11566602) [\#1011297](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1011297))

- **Labour** has tried to one-up the Tories on cruelty to trans people, yet it has not benefited them even a smidgen in the polls.
  Le parti travailliste a tenté de surpasser les conservateurs en matière de cruauté envers les personnes trans, mais cela ne leur a pas rapporté le moindre bénéfice dans les sondages.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rul and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#13394702](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13394702) [\#13395469](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13395469))

- The plantation slave **labour** system was abolished in the Netherlands in 1863.
  Le système consistant à faire travailler dans les plantations des gens réduits à l'esclavage a été aboli aux Pays-Bas en 1863.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Objectivesea and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#12330801](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12330801) [\#12031637](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12031637))

## Grammar

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