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la·bor N Am

labor → labour:

See also labour

I . la·bour [ˈleɪbəʳ] N

3. labour no pl (childbirth):

labour
porod m
to go into labour
začeti rojevati

II . la·bour [ˈleɪbəʳ] VB intr

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1. labour (do physical work):

labour
garati
to do labouring work
opravljati garaško delo

2. labour (work hard):

labour
mučiti se
to labour on sth
mučiti se s čim

3. labour (do sth with effort):

labour
truditi se
labour
prebijati se

hard ˈla·bour, hard ˈla·bor N no pl

ˈla·bor un·ion N Am

Usage examples with labor

to go into labour [or labor]
imeti/dobiti popadke

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It was reported that a deal with unionized labor could not be reached after a year of negotiations.
en.wikipedia.org
Imperfect substitutability of domestic and foreign products plays a key role in limiting -- often eliminating -- the incidence borne by domestic labor.
thinkprogress.org
Capital-labor substitutability would increase dramatically, and humans would provide nothing except executive decision-making.
www.ndtv.com
The original building was about 7000sqft m2 and required a lot of manual labor.
en.wikipedia.org
Self-driving trucks could lower shipping expenses by cutting labor costs and, with no weary drivers, letting trucks drive nonstop.
www.cnet.com
Furthermore, he faced the task of dealing with problems with the public employees' pension system without angering the labor unions that backed his campaign.
en.wikipedia.org
Because labor is the most important factor of production this article will focus on the competitive labor market, although the analysis applies to all competitive factor markets.
en.wikipedia.org
To stimulate a higher labor productivity most landlords freed a large number of slaves and many received wages.
en.wikipedia.org
Miscarriage, stillbirth and preterm labor are complications of this infection.
en.wikipedia.org
He lived a life of great mortification, in prayer, fast, vigil, and the manual labor of the garden.
en.wikipedia.org

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