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labour US, labor [ˈleɪbə] n 1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) productive work, esp physical toil done for wages 2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a. the people, class, or workers involved in this, esp in contrast to management, capital, etc. b. (as modifier) a labour dispute labour relations 3. a. difficult or arduous work or effort b. (in combination) labour-saving 4. a particular job or task, esp of a difficult nature 5. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) a. the process or effort of childbirth or the time during which this takes place b. (as modifier) labour pains labour of love something done for pleasure rather than gain vb 1. (intr) to perform labour; work 2. (intr; foll by for, etc.) to strive or work hard (for something) 3. (intr; usually foll by under) to be burdened (by) or be at a disadvantage (because of) to labour under a misapprehension 4. (intr) to make one's way with difficulty 5. (tr) to deal with or treat too persistently to labour a point 6. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (intr) (of a woman) to be in labour 7. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) (of a ship) to pitch and toss [via Old French from Latin labor; perhaps related to lābī to fall] labouringly US, laboringly adv Labour of moles: a company of moles—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
labour noun 1. toil, effort, industry, grind (informal), pains, sweat (informal), slog (informal), exertion, drudgery, travail, donkey-work the labour of seeding, planting and harvesting toil rest, ease, leisure, relaxation, respite, repose, idleness 3. work, effort, employment, toil, industry Every man should receive a fair price for the product of his labour. 4. childbirth, birth, delivery, contractions, pains, throes, travail, labour pains, parturition By the time she realised she was in labour, it was too late. 5. chore, job, task, undertaking The chef looked up from his labours. verb 1. 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) peasants labouring in the fields work rest, relax 2. 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 For years he laboured to build a religious community. 3. 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) I don't want to labour the point, but there it is. 4. (usually with under) be disadvantaged by, suffer from, be a victim of, be burdened by She laboured under the illusion that I knew what I was doing. Labour Translations labour labor (US) [ˈleɪbəʳ] A. N 1. (= work, toil) → trabajo m the division of labour → la división del trabajo hard labour (Jur) → trabajos mpl forzados five years' hard labour → cinco años de trabajos forzados Ministry of Labour → Ministerio m de Trabajo to withdraw one's labour → ponerse en huelga see also manual A 2. (= effort) (usu pl) → trabajo m, esfuerzo m he is starting to see the fruits of his labours → está empezando a ver los frutos de su trabajo or sus esfuerzos 3. (= task) → trabajo m, tarea f a labour of love → un trabajo realizado con amor, una tarea realizada con amor the labours of Hercules → los trabajos de Hércules B. VT [+ point] → insistir en I think that's labouring the point a bit → creo que eso es insistir demasiado en ese punto I won't labour the point → no insistiré en ello C. VI 1. (= work) → trabajar to labour at sth → trabajar en algo the labouring classes → las clases trabajadoras a labouring job → un trabajo de peón to labour to do sth → esforzarse or afanarse por hacer algo D. CPD labour camp N → campamento m de trabajos forzados labour costs NPL → costo msing de la mano de obra labour day N → Día m del Trabajo or de los Trabajadores(en Reino Unido 1 mayo, en EE.UU., Canadá, primer lunes de septiembre) labour dispute N → conflicto m laboral Labour Exchange N (Brit) (formerly) → Bolsa f de Trabajo labour force N (= numbers, people) → mano f de obra labour law N (as study) → derecho m laboral labour market N → mercado m laboral, mercado m del trabajo labour movement N → movimiento m obrero labour pains NPL (= birth) → dolores mpl de parto Labour party N → Partido m Laborista labour relations NPL → relaciones fpl laborales labour supply N → oferta f de mano de obra labour ward N → sala f de partos Labour [ˈleɪbər] n (British) (also the Labour Party) → le parti m travailliste, les travaillistes mpl to vote Labour → voter travailliste My parents vote Labour → Mes parents votent travailliste. modif [MP, minister, government, group] → travailliste; [voter] → du parti travailliste labour [ˈleɪbər] (British) labor (US) n (= work) → travail m withdrawal of labour → arrêt de travail They are threatening a withdrawal of labour → Ils agitent la menace d'un arrêt de travail. (= hard work) → labeur m the culmination of fifteen months' labour → l'aboutissement d'un labeur de quinze mois (= people) → main-d'œuvre f skilled labour vi (= work hard) → œuvrer sans compter, peiner to labour to do sth → œuvrer sans compter pour faire qch For 25 years now he has laboured to build a religious community → Pendant 25 ans, il a œuvré sans compter pour fonder une communauté religieuse. vt to labour a point → enfoncer le clou labour camp (British) labor camp (US) n → camp m de travail labour charges npl → frais mpl de main-d'œuvre labour costs (British) labor costs (US) npl → coût m du travail They must get labour costs and productivity back in balance → Ils doivent rééquilibrer coût du travail et productivité. labour, (US) labor n (= work in general) → Arbeit f; (= toil) → Anstrengung f, → Mühe f; after much labour the job was at last completed → nach langen Mühen war die Arbeit endlich vollendet (= task) → Aufgabe f; it was a labour of love → ich/er etc tat es aus Liebe zur Sache; this biography is clearly a labour of love → diese Biografie ist eindeutig mit viel Liebe zur Sache entstanden; the labours of Hercules → die Arbeiten pl → des Herkules (Jur) ? hard labour (Med) → Wehen pl; to be in labour → in den Wehen liegen, die Wehen haben; to go into labour → die Wehen bekommen vt point, subject → auswalzen, breittreten (inf); I won’t labour the point → ich will nicht darauf herumreiten vi (in fields etc) → arbeiten; (= work hard) → sich abmühen (at, with mit); they laboured hard to get the house finished on time → sie gaben sich die größte Mühe, das Haus rechtzeitig fertigzustellen; to labour for a cause → sich für eine Sache einsetzen; to labour under a misapprehension → sich einer Illusion (dat) → hingeben; to labour under difficulties → mit Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen haben (= move etc with effort or difficulty) → sich quälen; the engine is labouring → der Motor hört sich gequält an; (in wrong gear) → der Motor läuft untertourig; to labour up a hill → sich einen Hügel hinaufquälen, mühsam den Berg hochkriechen; his breathing became laboured → er begann, schwer zu atmen labour, (US) labor: labour market n → Arbeitsmarkt m labour movement n → Arbeiterbewegung f labour pains pl → Wehen pl labour, (US) labor: labour relations pl → die Beziehungen pl → zwischen Unternehmern und Arbeitern or Gewerkschaften labour-saving adj → arbeitssparend labour shortage n → Arbeitskräftemangel m labour supply n → Angebot nt → an Arbeitskräften labour ward n (Brit) → Kreißsaal m Labour [ˈleɪbəʳ] 1. n (Brit) (Pol) (also the Labour Party) → il partito laburista, i laburisti she votes Labour → vota (per il partito) laburista labour labor (Am) [ˈleɪbəʳ] 1. n a. (toil, task) → lavoro hard labour (Law) → lavori forzati labour of love → lavoro fatto per il puro piacere di farlo b. (workforce) → manodopera 2. vt (point) → insistere su 3. vi to labour at (with effort) → lavorare sodo or duro a; (with difficulty) → faticare a fare; (engine, motor) → essere sotto sforzo to labour under a delusion/misapprehension → essere vittima di un'illusione/di un malinteso to labour up a hill → arrancare su per una collina 4. adj → di lavoro Labour [ˈleɪbəʳ] 1. n (Brit) (Pol) (also the Labour Party) → il partito laburista, i laburisti she votes Labour → vota (per il partito) laburista labour labor (Am) [ˈleɪbəʳ] 1. n a. (toil, task) → lavoro hard labour (Law) → lavori forzati labour of love → lavoro fatto per il puro piacere di farlo b. (workforce) → manodopera 2. vt (point) → insistere su 3. vi to labour at (with effort) → lavorare sodo or duro a; (with difficulty) → faticare a fare; (engine, motor) → essere sotto sforzo to labour under a delusion/misapprehension → essere vittima di un'illusione/di un malinteso to labour up a hill → arrancare su per una collina 4. adj → di lavoro 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 (임금, 육체) 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 synnytys (en) travail צִירֵי לֵידָה प्रसव-पीड़ा trudovi vajúdás; szülés(i fájdalmak) proses persalinan hríðir travaglio 陣痛 분만 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 (영) 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 열심히 일하다 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 ponnistella 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 고생하다 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/работать с трудом 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, 어려운 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 힘들게 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, 고됨 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 työläinen ouvrier פּוֹעֵל कामगार, मजदूरी करने वाला fizički radnik (kétkezi) munkás buruh verkamaður operaio 筋肉労働者 육체 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 työtuomioistuin 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 노동 법원 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 työselkkaus 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 mukavuus- électro-ménager חוֹסֵך עֲבוֹדָה श्रम बचत pomoćni, koji štedi napor emberi munkát megtakarító menghemat tenaga vinnusparandi (che fa risparmiare lavoro) 省力の 노동력 절약의 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 labour → عمال práce arbejde Arbeit μόχθος mano de obra työ travail rad lavoro 労働 노동 arbeid arbeid praca mão-de-obra труд arbete แรงงาน emek lao động 劳动 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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