manpower

main-d'œuvre, effectifs

Ensemble des travailleurs disponibles pour accomplir une tâche.

En anglais simple : The workers available to do a job, considered together as a resource.

• We need more manpower.
• A shortage of manpower delayed the project.
• The company lacks the manpower to handle extra orders.

Synonymes : workforce, staff, personnel

Expressions courantes : manpower shortage, skilled manpower, enough manpower

force humaine, force musculaire

Effort physique fourni par une personne plutôt que par une machine ou un animal.

En anglais simple : Physical effort supplied by a person, rather than power from a machine or animal.

• The pump runs on manpower.
• They moved the stone using manpower alone.
• The canal was dug entirely by manpower.

Synonymes : human power, muscle power

Expressions courantes : by manpower, pure manpower, manpower alone