Vocabulary
travail
work; labor; job; workplace
Noun
chienne
a bitch (objectionable woman); a whore; a prostitute; overalls (shortening of chienne de travail); fear
Noun
SST
initialism of santé et sécurité au travail (“occupational health and safety”): OHS
Noun
cédétiste
a member of Confédération française démocratique du travail
Noun
OIT
initialism of Organisation internationale du travail (“International Labour Organization”); ILO
Name
SIMDUT
initialism of Système d'information sur les matières dangereuses utilisées au travail
Noun
CGT
initialism of Confédération générale du travail, a French trade union.
Name
cédétiste
of Confédération française démocratique du travail (a French trade union)
Adjective
travailler
to work; to study; to struggle
Verb
travailleur
worker, one who works
Noun
travailleur
hard-working, diligent
Adjective
travaillé
polished, finely wrought, refined, well-made (that has been worked on for a long time and is consequently excellent)
Adjective
travailliste
working; labor; Labour, Labor
Adjective
travailliste
Labour supporter
Noun
travaillisme
Labour politics
Noun
travail forcé
forced labor
Noun
travail au noir
moonlighting, undeclared work
Noun
travail d'arabe
poorly, lazily executed work
Noun
travail de titan
colossal task, gargantuan task, Herculean task, task of monumental proportions
Noun
travail d'équipe
teamwork
Noun
travail de fourmi
yeoman's service, yeoman's work
Noun
travail de Romain
yeoman's service
Noun
travail d'orfèvre
precision work; work of craftsmanship, fine work
Noun
travail de bureau
office work, deskwork; office job, desk job
Noun
travail de cochon
botched job, hack job, sloppy work, botch
Noun
travailleur du sexe
sex worker
Noun
travail à la chaîne
assembly-line work
Noun
travail alimentaire
a job that someone does only for money, and not out of passion
Noun
travailleur immigré
guest worker, migrant worker
Noun
travail des enfants
child labour (work performed by a minor that is prohibited by statute law, particularly under terms and conditions considered inhumane)
Noun
travailler au corps
to beat up (to assault with repeated blows); to wear down, to hound, to pressure, to bring pressure to bear on
Verb
travailleuse du sexe
female sex worker
Noun
travail de bénédictin
yeoman's service, yeoman's work
Noun
travailleur du savoir
knowledge worker
Noun
travailleur saisonnier
seasonal worker
Noun
travail, famille, patrie
motto of the French State (i.e. Vichy France)
Name
travailler comme un nègre
to work one's fingers to the bone, to work like a dog, to work like a mule
Verb
travail d'intérêt général
community service
Noun
travailler comme un forçat
to work like a dog, to work like a mule, to work like a horse
Verb