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labour: noun
Labour Exchange: noun
Labour Party: noun

labour N VB trans, intr Brit

See also labor

I . labor [ˈleɪbər, Brit -əʳ] Am, Aus N

1. labor (work):

manual labor

trabalho m manual

2. labor no pl (workers):

3. labor no pl (at childbirth):

trabalho m de parto

to be in/go into labor

estar/entrar em trabalho de parto

II . labor [ˈleɪbər, Brit -əʳ] Am, Aus VB intr

1. labor (work):

2. labor (do sth with effort):

to labor on sth

esforçar-se em a. c.

III . labor [ˈleɪbər, Brit -əʳ] Am, Aus VB trans

labor point:

estender-se demasiado sobre

Labour Exchange N Brit HISTORY

Labour Exchange

agência f nacional de empregos

Labour Party N no pl Brit, Aus POL

the Labour Party

o Partido m Trabalhista

Usage examples with labour

the Labour Party

o Partido m Trabalhista

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English

The first building of the school was built up from the donation of the well-wishers and the labour of the villagers. en.wikipedia.org

A very small percentage of patients with false pregnancy will arrive at the doctor's office or hospital with what feels like labour pains, but they will not deliver a baby. www.vanguardngr.com

She says when a farmer can afford to employ casual labour, the worker needs to have good skills and work ethic. www.abc.net.au

The labour cost depends upon what is happening to the demand and supply of labour in the economy. www.moneycontrol.com

During the early years of the government, many political prisoners were sentenced to penal labour. en.wikipedia.org

In the afternoon, she began getting contractions and her labour pains started. www.bbc.co.uk

The minimum cost for the labour is $150, plus the cost of lights (which the customer gets to keep with a two-year warrantee). www.vancouverobserver.com

The act eliminates unfair discrimination in certain sectors of the national labour market by imposing similar constraints on another. en.wikipedia.org

I do casual labour over at the casual labour office. cjme.com

There are numerous variations of self-management, including labour-managed firms and worker-managed firms. en.wikipedia.org

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