labour pains in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for labour pains in the English»French Dictionary

labour pains N npl MED

labour pains

douleurs fpl de l'accouchement

Translations for labour pains in the English»French Dictionary

I.pain [Brit peɪn, Am peɪn] N

1. pain (suffering):

pain

douleur f

to feel pain , to be in pain

souffrir, avoir mal

he's caused me a lot of pain

il m'a fait beaucoup souffrir

the cramps are causing me a lot of pain

les crampes me font très mal

the pain of separation/loss

la douleur de la séparation/perte

to feel no pain lit

ne ressentir aucune douleur

to feel no pain Am (be drunk) fig

être soûl inf

2. pain (localized):

pain

douleur f

abdominal/chest pains

douleurs fpl abdominales/à la poitrine

period pains

règles fpl douloureuses

I have a pain in my arm

j'ai mal au bras

where is the pain?

où avez-vous mal?

3. pain (annoying person, thing) inf:

she can be a real pain

elle peut être très enquiquinante inf

she can be a real pain

elle peut être très énervante

it's a real pain

c'est très enquiquinant inf

he gives me a pain

il m'enquiquine inf

he gives me a pain

il m'énerve

he's a pain in the neck inf

il est casse-pieds inf

he's a pain in the arse vulg sl Brit or ass vulg sl Am

il est emmerdant sl

Phrases:

on pain of death/of excommunication

sous peine de mort/d'excommunication

II.pain [Brit peɪn, Am peɪn] VB trans

1. pain (hurt):

my leg pains me a little

ma jambe me fait un peu mal

2. pain (grieve):

pain form

chagriner

it pains me to have to tell you that …

cela me chagrine de devoir vous dire que …

III.pained ADJ

with a pained expression

d'un air affligé

IV.pain [Brit peɪn, Am peɪn]

to be at pains to do sth

prendre grand soin de faire qc

I was at pains to speak very slowly

j'ai pris (grand) soin de parler très lentement

for one's pains

pour sa peine

he got a black eye for his pains

pour tout remerciement il a eu droit à un œil au beurre noir

to take great pains over or with sth

se donner beaucoup de mal pour faire qc

labor N Am

labor → labour

See also labour

I.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] N

1. labour (gen):

labour (work)

travail m

labour (work)

labeur m liter

the fruits of one's labours

les fruits de son travail or son labeur

to rest from one's labours

se reposer de son travail

the division of labour

la division du travail

to withdraw one's labour

se mettre en grève

a withdrawal of labour

une grève f

a withdrawal of labour attr market

du travail

2. labour (workforce):

labour (gen)

main-d'œuvre f

labour (in contrast to management)

ouvriers mpl

material and labour

fournitures et main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour

main-d'œuvre f qualifiée/non qualifiée

skilled/unskilled labour attr costs

de la main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour dispute, relations

ouvriers-patronat

skilled/unskilled labour inv shortage

de main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour leader

syndical

3. labour MED:

labour

accouchement m

labour

travail m spec

her labour lasted 16 hours

son accouchement a duré 16 heures

an easy/difficult labour

un accouchement facile/difficile

to be in labour

être en train d'accoucher

to go into or begin labour

commencer à avoir des contractions

Phrases:

Labour POL + vb pl

le parti m travailliste

to vote Labour

voter travailliste

to vote Labour attr supporter, view, manifesto

du parti travailliste

to vote Labour opponent

au parti travailliste

to vote Labour MP

travailliste

the Labour vote

le vote travailliste

II.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] VB intr

1. labour (work, try hard):

labour

travailler (dur) (at à, on sur, to do pour faire)

2. labour (have difficulties):

labour

peiner (to do à faire)

he was labouring to breathe

il peinait à respirer, il respirait péniblement

to labour up/down/along

monter/descendre/avancer avec peine or péniblement

3. labour MOTOR:

labour engine:

peiner

Phrases:

to labour under delusion, illusion, misapprehension

être victime de

he's labouring under the illusion that he's going to be offered the post

il se fait l'illusion or il s'imagine qu'on va lui offrir la place

III.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər]

a labour of love

une tâche demandant beaucoup de passion

a labour of Hercules

un travail de Romain or de titan

to labour the point

insister lourdement

I.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] N

1. labour (gen):

labour (work)

travail m

labour (work)

labeur m liter

the fruits of one's labours

les fruits de son travail or son labeur

to rest from one's labours

se reposer de son travail

the division of labour

la division du travail

to withdraw one's labour

se mettre en grève

a withdrawal of labour

une grève f

a withdrawal of labour attr market

du travail

2. labour (workforce):

labour (gen)

main-d'œuvre f

labour (in contrast to management)

ouvriers mpl

material and labour

fournitures et main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour

main-d'œuvre f qualifiée/non qualifiée

skilled/unskilled labour attr costs

de la main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour dispute, relations

ouvriers-patronat

skilled/unskilled labour inv shortage

de main-d'œuvre

skilled/unskilled labour leader

syndical

3. labour MED:

labour

accouchement m

labour

travail m spec

her labour lasted 16 hours

son accouchement a duré 16 heures

an easy/difficult labour

un accouchement facile/difficile

to be in labour

être en train d'accoucher

to go into or begin labour

commencer à avoir des contractions

Phrases:

Labour POL + vb pl

le parti m travailliste

to vote Labour

voter travailliste

to vote Labour attr supporter, view, manifesto

du parti travailliste

to vote Labour opponent

au parti travailliste

to vote Labour MP

travailliste

the Labour vote

le vote travailliste

II.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər] VB intr

1. labour (work, try hard):

labour

travailler (dur) (at à, on sur, to do pour faire)

2. labour (have difficulties):

labour

peiner (to do à faire)

he was labouring to breathe

il peinait à respirer, il respirait péniblement

to labour up/down/along

monter/descendre/avancer avec peine or péniblement

3. labour MOTOR:

labour engine:

peiner

Phrases:

to labour under delusion, illusion, misapprehension

être victime de

he's labouring under the illusion that he's going to be offered the post

il se fait l'illusion or il s'imagine qu'on va lui offrir la place

III.labour Brit, labor Am [Brit ˈleɪbə, Am ˈleɪbər]

a labour of love

une tâche demandant beaucoup de passion

a labour of Hercules

un travail de Romain or de titan

to labour the point

insister lourdement

labour pains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for labour pains in the English»French Dictionary

labour pains N pl MED

labour pains

douleurs fpl de l'accouchement

Translations for labour pains in the English»French Dictionary

I.pain [peɪn] N

1. pain (physical suffering):

pain

douleur f

to be in pain

souffrir

I have a pain in my leg

j'ai une douleur dans la jambe

to double up in pain

se tordre de douleur

2. pain (mental suffering):

pain

souffrance f

3. pain pl (great care):

pain

peine f

to be at pains to +infin, to go to great pains to +infin

se donner beaucoup de peine pour +infin

Phrases:

to be a pain (in the neck) inf

être /casse-pieds

on/under pain of sth

sous peine de qc

II.pain [peɪn] VB trans

it pains sb to +infin

cela fait de la peine à qn de +infin

labor [Am ˈleɪbɚ] N Am, Aus

labor → labour

See also labour

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. labour (work) a. MED:

labour

travail m

2. labour no pl (workers):

labour

main-d'œuvre f

Phrases:

labours of Hercules

travaux mpl d'Hercule

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

1. labour (work hard):

labour

travailler dur

2. labour (do with effort):

labour

peiner

to labour at [or on] sth

peiner sur qc

to labour for sth

se donner de la peine pour qc

3. labour PSYCH:

to labour under a delusion/the illusion that ...

se faire des illusions/s'imaginer que ...

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

labour

s'étendre sur

Phrases:

to labour a point

insister lourdement

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. labour (work) a. MED:

labour

travail m

2. labour no pl (workers):

labour

main-d'œuvre f

Phrases:

labours of Hercules

travaux mpl d'Hercule

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

1. labour (work hard):

labour

travailler dur

2. labour (do with effort):

labour

peiner

to labour at [or on] sth

peiner sur qc

to labour for sth

se donner de la peine pour qc

3. labour PSYCH:

to labour under a delusion/the illusion that ...

se faire des illusions/s'imaginer que ...

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

labour

s'étendre sur

Phrases:

to labour a point

insister lourdement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Having a birth pool at hand for her to labour in relaxes her and helps her to cope with labour pains.

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The doctor was kind and helped me to have good labour pains.

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It felt just like labour pains, they were even timed to specific intervals.

www.durhamregion.com

War and famine and earthquakes... escalating like labour pains.

www.dailymail.co.uk

She recalls being tense all over, which, she says, made labour pains worse.

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In the afternoon, she began getting contractions and her labour pains started.

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The commonest reason is a fear of labour pains.

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Very often, women were expected to continue their daily chores up until the late stages of labour and endure labour pains without the aid of pain management.

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After the shock of the first labour pains, my sensibilities kicked in.

rabble.ca

Other alcohol-based treatments include drinking beer while pregnant, which is believed to reduce labour pains.

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