main-d'œuvre

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ̃.d‿œvʁ/

Noun

main-d’œuvre f (usually uncountable, plural mains-d’œuvre)

1. labour, manpower
2. workforce

Further reading

• “main-d'œuvre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.