la·bour (l  b r)n., v. & adj. Chiefly British Variant of labor. |
labour or US, Austral & sometimes Canad labor
Noun
1. productive work, esp. physical work done for wages
2. the people involved in this, as opposed to management
3. the final stage of pregnancy, leading to childbirth
4. difficult work or a difficult job
Verb
1. to do physical work: the girls were labouring madly on it
2. to work hard (for something)
3. to make one's way with difficulty: she was now labouring down the return length
4. to emphasize too persistently: I have laboured the point
5. (usually foll. by under)to be at a disadvantage because of a mistake or false belief: she laboured under the illusion that I understood her [Latin labor]
Labour of moles: a company of moles—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  labour - a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" labor force, labor pool - the source of trained people from which workers can be hired lumpenproletariat - (Marxism) the unorganized lower levels of the proletariat who are not interested in revolutionary advancement organized labor - employees who are represented by a labor union prole, proletarian, worker - a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" |
| 2. |  labour - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"uterine contraction - a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal effacement - shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus premature labor, premature labour - labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestation asynclitism, obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle | |
| 3. | Labour - a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries labor party, labour party - a left-of-center political party formed to represent the interest of ordinary working people Labourite - a member of the British Labour Party | |
| 4. |  labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"roping - capturing cattle or horses with a lasso work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" corvee - unpaid labor (as for the maintenance of roads) required by a lord of his vassals in lieu of taxes elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" hackwork - professional work done according to formula haymaking - cutting grass and curing it to make hay manual labor, manual labour - labor done with the hands overwork, overworking - the act of working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork" slavery - work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay | |
| Verb | 1. |  labour - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" |
| 2. |  labour - strive and make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" | |
| 3. | labour - undergo the efforts of childbirth undergo - pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" |
labour
noun 1. toil, effort, industry, grind (informal) pains, sweat (informal) slog (informal) exertion, drudgery, travail, donkey-work << OPPOSITE leisure
noun 4. childbirth, birth, delivery, contractions, pains, throes, travail, labour pains, parturition
verb 6. work, toil, strive, work hard, grind (informal) sweat (informal) slave, endeavour, plod away, drudge, travail, slog away (informal) exert yourself, peg along or away chiefly Brit. plug along or away (informal) << OPPOSITE rest
verb 7. struggle, work, strain, work hard, strive, go for it (informal) grapple, toil, make an effort, make every effort, do your best, exert yourself, work like a Trojan
verb 8. overemphasize, stress, elaborate, exaggerate, strain, dwell on, overdo, go on about, make a production (out) of (informal) make a federal case of U.S. (informal)
verb 9. (usually with under) be disadvantaged by, suffer from, be a victim of, be burdened by
Translations
Labour [ˈleɪbəʳ] n (BRIT) (POL) (also: the Labour Party) → el partido laborista, los laboristas
labour, labor (US) [ˈleɪbəʳ] n (= task) → trabajo (= labour force); mano f de obra (= workers); trabajadores mpl;
labour, labor (US) [ˈleɪbəʳ] n (= task) → trabajo (= labour force); mano f de obra (= workers); trabajadores mpl;
(MED) → (dolores mpl de) parto
hard labour → trabajos mpl forzados;
Labour [ˈleɪbəʳ] n (Brit) (Pol) (also: the Labour Party) → le parti travailliste, les travaillistes mpl
labour (US), labor [ˈleɪbəʳ] n (= work) → travail m (= workforce); main-d'œuvre f;
labour (US), labor [ˈleɪbəʳ] n (= work) → travail m (= workforce); main-d'œuvre f;
(Med) → travail, accouchement m
in labour (Med) → en travail
labour (US) labor [ˈleɪbəʳ] n → Arbeit f (= work force); Arbeitskräfte pl;
(Med);
to be in labour → in den Wehen liegen vi to labour (at sth) → sich (mit etw) abmühen vt to labour a point → auf einem Thema herumreiten;
hard labour → Zwangsarbeit f
Labour [ˈleɪbəʳ] n (BRIT ) (POL) (also: the Labour Party) → il partito laburista, i laburisti
labour (US), labor [ˈleɪbəʳ] n (= task) → lavoro (= workmen); manodopera;
labour (US), labor [ˈleɪbəʳ] n (= task) → lavoro (= workmen); manodopera;
n labour [ˈleibə]
1 hard work The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid. arbeid عَمَل شاق труд práce; dřina arbejde die Arbeit σκληρή εργασία trabajo töö کار شاق työ travail עֲבוֹדָה श्रम, परिश्रम težak rad munka kerja keras (erfiðis)vinna lavoro 労働 노동 darbas, triūsas [] darbs kerja keras arbeid kroppsarbeid (ciężka) praca trabalho muncă труд práca delo težak rad arbete แรงงาน ağır iş 勞動 праця, труд مشقت lao động 劳动
2 workmen on a job The firm is having difficulty hiring labour. arbeiders عُمّال работник pracovní síly arbejdskraft die Arbeiter (pl.) εργατικό δυναμικό, εργάτες obreros, mano de obra tööjõud نیروی کار työvoima main-d'oeuvre עוֹבדִים श्रमिक, मजदूर radna snaga munkaerő buruh verkamenn manodopera 労働者 노동자 darbininkai, darbo jėga darbaspēks; strādnieki pekerja arbeidskrachten arbeidskraft siła robocza mão-de-obra mână de lucru рабочие pracovné sily delavci radnici arbetskraft, arbetare ชนชั้นแรงงาน işçiler, emekçiler 工人 робоча сила مزدور، محنت کش nhân công 工人
3 (in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born. geboortepyne مَخاض المرأه родилни мъки porodní bolesti veer die Wehen (pl.) τοκετός, ωδίνες τοκετού parto, dolores de parto tuhud وضع حمل synnytyspoltot (en) travail צִירֵי לֵידָה प्रसव-पीड़ा trudovi vajúdás; szülés(i fájdalmak) proses persalinan hríðir travaglio 陣痛 (임산부의) 산고 gimdymas, gimdymo kančios dzemdības; dzemdību sāpes pelahiran barensweea an, bevalling fødselsveer poród parto travaliu роды pôrodné bolesti porodni popadki porođaj förlossningsarbete, värkar ตั้งท้อง doğum sancısı 分娩 роди, пологи وضع حمل کا عرصہ các cơ co dạ con trong quá trình đẻ 分娩
4 used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom. Arbeidersparty حِزب العُمّال Лейбър, името на социалистическата партия labouristé Labour; Arbejderpartiet die Labour Party το Εργατικό Κόμμα Partido Laborista tööerakond حزب کارگر työväenpuolue travailliste מִפלֶגֶת הָעֲבוֹדָה ब्रिटेन की सोशलिस्ट पार्टी का नाम laburist munkáspárt Partai Buruh Verkamannaflokkurinn partito laburista, laburisti 労働党 영국 노동당 leiboristai leiboristu partija (Lielbritānijā) Buruh Labour-partij Arbeiderpartiet Partia Pracy Trabalhista laburist лейбористская партия labouristi laburistična stranka Laburistička partija Labour พรรคที่อังกฤษ İşçi Partisi (英國)工黨 лейбористська партія لیبر پارٹی Công Đảng （英国）工党
v
1 to be employed to do hard and unskilled work He spends the summer labouring on a building site. werk يَعْمَل، يَشْتَغِل трудя се pracovat, lopotit se arbejde hårdt arbeiten εργάζομαι σκληρά ως ανειδίκευτος εργάτης trabajar duro tööd rügama کار کردن ahertaa travailler לַעֲבוֹד कड़ी मेहनत करना teško raditi melózik bekerja keras vinna, strita lavorare 労働する sunkiai dirbti []strādāt bekerja sebagai buruh als arbeider werken arbeide tungt, slite harować trabalhar a munci трудиться pracovať delati raditi arbeta [] ว่าจ้าง işçi olarak çalışmak, işçilik yapmak 做重活﹐作粗活 працювати مشقت کا کام لینا lao động phổ thông 劳动
2 to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills. inspanning يَتَحَرَّك، يَعْمَل بصُعوبَه затруднявам се prodírat se; vléci se slide i det; arbejde hårdt sich (ab)mühen δυσκολεύομαι, πασχίζω avanzar penosamente, funcionar con dificultad pingutama, ponnistama به زحمت انجام دادن kulkea vaivalloisesti peiner לְהִתאַמֵץ अटक-अटक कर चलना (जैसे wheel~ in the sand) अटक जाना probijati se erőlködik bersusah payah erfiða, paufa avanzare faticosamente, arrancare やっと進む 간신히 나아가다 sunkiai, lėtai judėti/veikti pūlēties; mocīties; ar grūtībām tikt uz priekšu bersusah payah zwoegen kjempe seg fram, streve poruszać się z trudem, pracować z mozołem esforçar-se a merge greu двигаться/с трудом работать predierať sa; vliecť sa z muko napredovati probijati se arbeta sig fram เคลื่อนตัวอย่างช้า güçlükle ilerlemek; zorlanmak 費力地前進 насилу просуватися вперед جفاکشی سے کام کرنا hoạt động chậm chạp và khó khăn 费力地前进
adj laborious [ləˈboːriəs]
difficult; requiring hard work Moving house is always a laborious process. inspannende شاق، مُتْعِب، مُرْهِق тежък pracný anstrengende; slidsom mühsam κουραστικός, κοπιώδης laborioso vaevaline پر زحمت työläs laborieux קָשֶה कठिन, श्रमसाध्य, परिश्रमी naporan, težak nehéz sulit erfiður faticoso 骨の折れる 힘든 sunkus, vargingas grūts; darbietilpīgs menjerihkan moeizaam anstrengende, slitsom żmudny trabalhoso trudnic, laborios трудный; трудоёмкий prácny garaški naporan mödosam, tung ยาก zor, zahmetli 費力的 важкий; трудомісткий دشوار، محنت کا متقاضی vất vả 费力的
adv laˈboriously
sukkel بإرهاق، بصورةٍ شاقَّه тежко namáhavě anstrengende; slidsomt mühsam κουραστικά con gran dificultad vaevaliselt با زحمت työläästi laborieusement בְּעָמָל רַב परिश्रम-शीलता naporno, teško nehezen dengan sulit með erfiðismunum faticosamente 苦心して 근면하게 sunkiai, vargingai grūti; darbietilpīgi dengan susah payah moeizaam møysommelig, tungt żmudnie penosamente cu trudă с трудом namáhavo z muko naporno tungt อย่างยาก büyük çaba sarfederek 費力地 ретельно بدقت một cách vất vả 费力地
n laˈboriousness
moeisaamheid تَعَب، إرْهاق тежест pracnost slidsomhed die Mühseligkeit εργατικότητα laboriosidad vaevalisus دشواری työläys caractère laborieux כָּרוּך בְּעָמָל רַב परिश्रम-शीलता napor fáradságos/nehéz volta vminek kesulitan vinnusemi laboriosità, fatica 骨折り 힘듦, 근면 darbietilpīgums; smaga strādāšana kepayahan moeizaamheid besværlighet, slitsomhet pracowitość, trud trabalho penoso caracter laborios трудоёмкость prácnosť težavnost napor möda ความยาก zorluk 費力 ретельність محنت کشی sự lao động vất vả 费力
n labourer
a workman who is employed to do heavy work requiring little skill the labourers on a building site. arbeider عامِل работник nádeník arbejder der Arbeiter (ανειδίκευτος) εργάτης jornalero, trabajador (musta)tööline کارگر työmies ouvrier פּוֹעֵל कामगार, मजदूरी करने वाला fizički radnik (kétkezi) munkás buruh verkamaður operaio 筋肉労働者 노동자 darbininkas, juodadarbis nekvalificēts strādnieks; melnstrādnieks buruh arbeider kroppsarbeider robotnik trabalhador muncitor (necalificat) неквалифицированный рабочий (nekvalifikovaný) robotník delavec fizički radnik arbetare, grovarbetare ชนชั้นแรงงาน işçi, emekçi 勞工 некваліфікований робітник, чорнороб مزدور người lao động 劳动者
n labour court
a court of law for settling disputes between management and workers. arbeidshof مَحْكَمَة العَمَل трудов съд pracovní soud arbejdsret das Arbeitsgericht εργατικό δικαστήριο tribunal laboral töövaidluskomisjon دیوان کار tribunal du travail; prud'homme בֵּית דִין לַעֲבוֹדָה श्रमिक न्यायालय sud za radne sporove munkaügyi döntőbizottság v. bíróság pengadilan masalah perburuhan tribunale del lavoro 労使間の争いを裁く裁判所 (英) 노동법원 darbo ginčų teismas darba tiesa mahkamah buruh rechtbank voor arbeidszaken arbeidsrett Sąd Pracy суд по трудовым спорам súd pre pracovno-právne spory delovno sodišče sud za radne sporove arbetsdomstol ศาลแรงงาน iş mahkemesi 勞資爭議法庭 суд з трудових питань آجر اور ماجور کے درمیان مسئلہ کو حل کرنے والی عدالت tòa án lao động 劳资争议法庭
n labour dispute
a disagreement between management and workers about working conditions, pay etc. arbeidsgeskil نِزاع عَمَل трудов спор pracovní rozepře arbejdskonflikt die Betriebsvereinbarung διαμάχη υπαλλήλων με εργοδότες conflicto laboral töövaidlus مجادله کاری conflit du travail סִכסוּך עֲבוֹדָה श्रमिक विवाद radni spor munkaügyi vita perselisihan perburuhan controversia/vertenza sindacale 労働争議 노동 쟁의 darbo ginčas darba strīds pertikaian buruh arbeidsconflict arbeidskonflikt, arbeidstvist spór o warunki pracy трудовой конфликт pracovno-právny spor delovni spor radni spor arbetstvist การทะเลาะกันระหว่างแรงงาน iş anlaşmazlığı 勞資糾紛 трудовий конфлікт آجر اور ماجور کے بیچ نزاع tranh chấp lao động 劳资纠纷
adj labour-saving
intended to lessen work washing-machines and other labour-saving devices. werkverligting مُوَفِّر للعَمَل спестяващ труд usnadňující práci arbejdsbesparende arbeitssparend που εξοικονομεί χρόνο εργασίας que ahorra trabajo tööd kergendav کاراندوز työtä säästävä électro-ménager חוֹסֵך עֲבוֹדָה श्रम बचत pomoćni, koji štedi napor emberi munkát megtakarító menghemat tenaga vinnusparandi (che fa risparmiare lavoro) 省力の lengvinantis/taupantis darbą darbu atvieglojošs penjimatan tenaga arbeidsbesparend arbeidsbesparende usprawniający pracę, ułatwiający życie que poupa trabalho care uşurează munca; electrocasnic облегчающий труд uľahčujúci prácu ki prihrani pri delu ušteda rada arbetsbesparande เครื่องทุ่นแรง iş tasarrufu sağlayan 節省勞力的 що заощаджує працю; раціоналізаторський با کفایت جس کے لیے کم آدمی درکار ہوں tiết kiệm sức lao động 节省劳力的
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