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La·bor [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -ɚ] N POL

1. Labor Am → Labour

2. Labor Aus (Australian political party):

Labor

I. La·bour [ˈleɪbəʳ] Brit N no pl POL

II. La·bour [ˈleɪbəʳ] Brit N modifier POL

Labourkandidat(in) m (f)

I. la·bour, Am la·bor [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. labour (work):

Arbeit f <-, -en>
Arbeitsteilung f <-> kein pl

2. labour no pl ECON (workers):

Facharbeiter(innen) mpl (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>
Hilfsarbeiter(innen) mpl (f) <-s, -; -, -nen>

3. labour no pl (childbirth):

II. la·bour, Am la·bor [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -ɚ] N modifier ECON

Arbeitsrecht nt <-(e)s> kein pl

III. la·bour, Am la·bor [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

1. labour (do physical work):

2. labour (work hard):

krampfen inf CH
hart an etw dat arbeiten
sich acc bemühen, etw zu tun

3. labour (do sth with effort):

to labour on [or over] sth
sich acc mit etw dat abplagen [o. inf abrackern]

4. labour (be burdened):

IV. la·bour, Am la·bor [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

hard ˈla·bour, Am hard ˈla·bor N no pl

Zwangsarbeit f <-> kein pl

ˈla·bor cost N Am

labor cost → labour cost

ˈla·bour cost N

La·bor Day N no pl Am, Can

Labor Day

la·bor ef·ˈfi·cien·cy N no pl Am

labor efficiency → labour efficiency

la·bour ef·ˈfi·cien·cy N Brit

Arbeitsproduktivität f <-> kein pl

ˈla·bor force N Am

labor force → labour force

ˈla·bour force N + sing/pl vb

Belegschaft f <-, -en>

ˈla·bor mar·ket N Am

labor market → labour market

ˈla·bour mar·ket N

Arbeitsmarkt m <-(e)s, -märkte>
Arbeitsmarktpolitik f <-> kein pl

la·bor prod·uc·ˈtiv·ity N Am

labor productivity → labour productivity

la·bour prod·uc·ˈtiv·ity N Brit

Arbeitsproduktivität f <-> kein pl

ˈla·bor un·ion N Am

labor union
Gewerkschaft f <-, -en>

or·gan·ized ˈla·bour, Am or·gan·ized ˈla·bor N no pl

slave ˈla·bour, Am slave ˈla·bor N no pl (forced work)

slave labour fig inf
Schinderei f <-, -en> inf

un·skilled ˈla·bour, Am un·skilled ˈla·bor N no pl

human labour Brit, human labor Am [ˈleɪbə] N

labor cost N ACCOUNT

labor cost Am

labor efficiency N

labor efficiency CTRL Am:

labor force N STATE

labor force Am
labor force Am
Present
Ilabour
youlabour
he/she/itlabours
welabour
youlabour
theylabour
Past
Ilaboured
youlaboured
he/she/itlaboured
welaboured
youlaboured
theylaboured
Present Perfect
Ihavelaboured
youhavelaboured
he/she/ithaslaboured
wehavelaboured
youhavelaboured
theyhavelaboured
Past Perfect
Ihadlaboured
youhadlaboured
he/she/ithadlaboured
wehadlaboured
youhadlaboured
theyhadlaboured