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labour

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la·bour  (lbr)
n., v. & adj. Chiefly British
Variant of labor.

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
Noun1.labourlabour - 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.labourlabour - 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
birthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birth
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.labourlabour - 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
donkeywork, drudgery, plodding, grind - hard monotonous routine work
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"
hunting, hunt - the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
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
Verb1.labourlabour - work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
do work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college"
2.labourlabour - 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"
push, bear on - press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"
strain, strive, reach - to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"
struggle, fight - make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
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 the labour of seeding, planting and harvesting
toil rest, ease, leisure, relaxation, respite, repose, idleness
2. workers, employees, workforce, labourers, hands, workmen The country lacked skilled labour.
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
adjective left-wing, Democrat (U.S.) the Labour candidate in the by-election
Translations
labour labor (US) [ˈleɪbəʳ]
A. N
1. (= work, toil) → trabajo m
the division of labourla división del trabajo
hard labour (Jur) → trabajos mpl forzados
five years' hard labourcinco años de trabajos forzados
Ministry of LabourMinisterio m de Trabajo
to withdraw one's labourponerse en huelga
see also manual A
2. (= effort) (usu pl) → trabajo m, esfuerzo m
he is starting to see the fruits of his laboursestá empezando a ver los frutos de su trabajo or sus esfuerzos
3. (= task) → trabajo m, tarea f
a labour of loveun trabajo realizado con amor, una tarea realizada con amor
the labours of Herculeslos trabajos de Hércules
4. (Ind) (= workers) → obreros mpl; (= workforce) → mano f de obra
capital and labourla empresa y los obreros
women were used as a source of cheap labourse utilizaba a las mujeres como mano de obra barata
see also child B
see also skilled 2
5.
Labour (Brit) (Pol) → el Partido Laborista, los laboristas
to vote Labourvotar a los laboristas
6. (= birth) → parto m
to be in labourestar de parto
to go into labourponerse de parto
B. VT [+ point] → insistir en
I think that's labouring the point a bitcreo que eso es insistir demasiado en ese punto
I won't labour the pointno insistiré en ello
C. VI
1. (= work) → trabajar
to labour at sthtrabajar en algo
the labouring classeslas clases trabajadoras
a labouring jobun trabajo de peón
to labour to do sthesforzarse or afanarse por hacer algo
2. (= struggle) [engine] → sonar forzado
to labour up a hill [person, vehicle] → subir una cuesta con esfuerzo or dificultad
you seem to be labouring under a misapprehensionme parece que te estás equivocando
to labour under the misapprehension or illusion thatengañarse pensando que, creerse que
D. CPD labour camp Ncampamento m de trabajos forzados
labour costs NPLcosto msing de la mano de obra
labour day NDía m del Trabajo or de los Trabajadores(en Reino Unido 1 mayo, en EE.UU., Canadá, primer lunes de septiembre)
labour dispute Nconflicto 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 Nmercado m laboral, mercado m del trabajo
labour movement Nmovimiento m obrero
labour pains NPL (= birth) → dolores mpl de parto
Labour party NPartido m Laborista
labour relations NPLrelaciones fpl laborales
labour supply Noferta f de mano de obra
labour ward Nsala 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
(MEDICINE)travail m
in labour → en travail
He usually saw women in labour only when there were problems → Il ne voyait généralement les femmes en travail qu'en cas de problèmes.
to be in labour → être en travail
during labour → pendant le travail, pendant l'accouchement labours
npl (= work) → labeur m
the fruits of one's labours → les fruits de son labeur
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.
to labour under the illusion that → nourrir l'illusion que
to labour under the delusion that → nourrir l'illusion que
vt
to labour a point → enfoncer le clou
labour camp (British) labor camp (US) ncamp m de travail
labour charges nplfrais mpl de main-d'œuvre
labour costs (British) labor costs (US) nplcoût 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 completednach langen Mühen war die Arbeit endlich vollendet
(= task)Aufgabe f; it was a labour of loveich/er etc tat es aus Liebe zur Sache; this biography is clearly a labour of lovediese Biografie ist eindeutig mit viel Liebe zur Sache entstanden; the labours of Herculesdie Arbeiten pldes Herkules
(Jur) ? hard labour
(= persons)Arbeiter pl, → Arbeitskräfte pl; to withdraw one’s labourdie Arbeit verweigern
(Brit Pol) Labourdie Labour Party; this district is Labourdies ist ein Labourbezirk
(Med) → Wehen pl; to be in labourin den Wehen liegen, die Wehen haben; to go into labourdie Wehen bekommen
vt point, subjectauswalzen, breittreten (inf); I won’t labour the pointich 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 timesie gaben sich die größte Mühe, das Haus rechtzeitig fertigzustellen; to labour for a causesich für eine Sache einsetzen; to labour under a misapprehensionsich einer Illusion (dat)hingeben; to labour under difficultiesmit Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen haben
(= move etc with effort or difficulty)sich quälen; the engine is labouringder Motor hört sich gequält an; (in wrong gear) → der Motor läuft untertourig; to labour up a hillsich einen Hügel hinaufquälen, mühsam den Berg hochkriechen; his breathing became laboureder begann, schwer zu atmen

labour, (US) labor:
labour market
nArbeitsmarkt m
labour movement
labour pains
plWehen pl

labour, (US) labor:
labour relations
pldie Beziehungen plzwischen Unternehmern und Arbeitern or Gewerkschaften
labour-saving
adjarbeitssparend
labour shortage
labour supply
nAngebot ntan 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
2. adjlaburista
official Labour policy → politica ufficiale dei laburisti

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
c. (Med) → doglie fpl, travaglio (del parto)
to be in labour → avere le doglie
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. adjdi lavoro

Labour [ˈleɪbəʳ]
1. n (Brit) (Pol) (also the Labour Party) → il partito laburista, i laburisti
she votes Labour → vota (per il partito) laburista
2. adjlaburista
official Labour policy → politica ufficiale dei laburisti

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
c. (Med) → doglie fpl, travaglio (del parto)
to be in labour → avere le doglie
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. adjdi lavoro

labour
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 勞動 праця, труд مشقت lao động
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 anlaşmazlığı 勞資糾紛 трудовий конфлікт آجر اور ماجور کے بیچ نزاع tranh chấp lao động
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 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

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


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The guild-masters were pushed on one side by the manufacturing middle class; division of labour between the different corporate guilds vanished in the face of division of labour in each single workshop.
And ye also, to whom life is rough labour and disquiet, are ye not very tired of life?
All but the last three chapters of his latest, Labour Tactics and Strategy, was finished, and he had sufficient material on hand adequately to supply those chapters.
 
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