manpower
персонал, особовий склад
личный состав, штат, персонал
Personal
The total number of all available workersThe total number of all available workers; the workforce.
US/mˈænpˌaʊɚ/
» Due to the lack of manpower, we need more time to finish this job.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(uncountable)The total number of all available workers; the workforce.
Near-synonyms: human resources, personnel
phased increases in manpower
the force of workers available
(uncountable)The power exerted by a single person.
canals dug entirely by manpower
Examples
15 sentencesDue to the lack of manpower, we need more time to finish this job.
We've increased our manpower.
Manpower was in short supply.
Manpower was no problem.
Algeria needs to increase its manpower.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From man + power.From man + power.
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Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- the force of workers available:work forceworkforcehandsmen
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable