industrial
adj
[machinery, chemical] industriel (le)
→ industrial machinery and equipment
→ a link between industrial chemicals and cancer
[area, society, country] industriel (le)
→ leading western industrial countries
→ advanced industrial societies
[development, output] industriel (le)
→ Total industrial output was down by more than one per cent.
→ a crucial factor in Western industrial development
[accident, injury] du travail
→ He was injured in an industrial accident.
[waste] industriel (le) → toxic industrial waste
industrial action
n (British)
(gen)
action f revendicative
to vote for industrial action voter en faveur d'une action revendicative
→ The union voted for industrial action.
to take industrial action passer à l'action revendicative
→ Prison officers will decide next week whether to take industrial action over staffing levels.
industrial design
n esthétique f industrielle
industrial dispute
n (British) conflit m social
industrial espionage
n espionnage m industriel
industrial estate (British)
n zone f industrielle
industrial park
n (mainly US) zone f industrielle
industrial relations
npl
(in the workplace)
relations fpl entre le patronat et les employés
→ The offer is seen as an attempt to improve industrial relations.
(=field of study) relations fpl sociales
Industrial Revolution
n
the Industrial Revolution la révolution industrielle
industrial tribunal
n (British) ~conseil m de prud'hommes
industrial unrest
n (British) contestation f des salariés
→ amid signs of growing industrial unrest
→ Industrial unrest around the country is gaining momentum
→ at the height of the industrial unrest on the railways earlier this month
→ This has led to the WHB shedding 169 mainly clerical and administrative jobs, resulting in serious industrial unrest
post-industrial
adj
[society] postindustriel (le)
pre-industrial , preindustrial (US)
adj préindustriel (le)
→ ... the transition from pre-industrial to industrial society.