manpower

manodopera, personale

Insieme dei lavoratori disponibili per svolgere un lavoro.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: workforce, staff, personnel

Espressioni comuni: manpower shortage, skilled manpower, enough manpower

forza umana, forza muscolare

Sforzo fisico fornito da una persona anziché da una macchina o da un animale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: human power, muscle power

Espressioni comuni: by manpower, pure manpower, manpower alone