wage
n salaire m
on a low wage avec un bas salaire
→ the problems of families bringing up children on a low wage.
a decent wage un salaire décent
→ All we want is to be paid a decent wage for the work that we do.
wages
npl salaire m
→ His wages have gone up.
He collected his wages. Il a retiré son salaire.
a day's wages un jour de salaire
→ He lost a day's wages for his behaviour.
(=fight)
[+war, battle] mener
→ The EPLF had been waging a war over the past 29 years for the secession of Eritrea from Ethiopia.
→ The Khmer Rouge went underground and waged a guerrilla war.
to wage war against sth/sb mener une guerre contre qch/qn
→ Soviet military hardware enabled Iraq to wage war against Iran.
(=conduct)
[+campaign, battle] mener → Peter waged a 17-month legal battle to fight the move. → Let's use the money to wage a public health campaign against drugs. to wage war on sth [+drugs, crime] mener une guerre contre qch → those who are involved in waging war on drugs
living wage
n salaire m permettant de vivre
They were asking for a living wage. Ils demandaient un salaire permettant de vivre.
→ People should have a decent living wage
to pay a living wage
[employer] payer un salaire décent
→ Aston Martin paid 40 people a living wage for a whole year
to earn a living wage
[worker] gagner de quoi vivre
→ this year he will be lucky to earn a living wage
→ Many farmers have to depend on subsidies to make a living wage.
minimum wage
n salaire m minimum
the minimum wage le salaire minimum
wage claim
n (British) revendication f salariale
wage differential
n différence f de salaires
→ a substantial wage differential persists between the USA and Mexico
→ a drastic reduction of the wage differential between blue-collar and white-collar workers
wage earner
n salarié (e) m/f
the main wage earner le (la) principal (e) salarié (e)
wage freeze
n gel m des salaires
wage packet
n
(=money) salaire m
→ They take home a generous wage packet.
(=envelope) enveloppe f de paye
→ He was handing the men their brown wage packets.