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I. La·bour [ˈleɪbəʳ] Brit N no pl POL

Labour
Labour Party f
to vote Labour
Labour wählen

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

Labour
(Labour-)
Labour candidate
Labourkandidat(in) m (f)

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

1. labour (work):

labour
Arbeit f <-, -en>
division of labour
Arbeitsteilung f <-> kein pl

2. labour no pl ECON (workers):

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

3. labour no pl (childbirth):

labour
to be in labour

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

labour
Arbeitsrecht nt <-(e)s> kein pl

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

1. labour (do physical work):

labour

2. labour (work hard):

labour
labour
krampfen inf CH
to labour on sth
hart an etw dat arbeiten
to labour to do sth
sich acc bemühen, etw zu tun

3. labour (do sth with effort):

to labour
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

childbirth, parturition, labour, delivery N

free ˈla·bour N no pl Brit

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

hard labour
Zwangsarbeit f <-> kein pl

ˈla·bour camp N

labour camp
Arbeitslager nt <-s, ->

ˈla·bour cost N

ˈLa·bour Day N no pl Brit

ˈla·bour dis·pute N Brit

labour dispute
Arbeitskampf m <-(e)s, -kämpfe>

ˈla·bour dis·putes N pl ECON

la·bour ef·ˈfi·cien·cy N Brit

labour efficiency
Arbeitsproduktivität f <-> kein pl

ˈLa·bour Ex·change N Brit

Labour Exchange ECON dated → jobcentre

See also

ˈla·bour force N + sing/pl vb

Belegschaft f <-, -en>
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