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I . labour [ˈleɪbəɐ, Am -bɚ] N

2. labour no pl econ (workers):

labour
рабо́чая си́ла f
skilled labour
квалифици́рованный труд m

3. labour no pl MED (childbirth):

labour
родовы́е му́ки f мн
labour
ро́ды мн
to be in labour
рожа́ть

II . labour [ˈleɪbəɐ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

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III . labour [ˈleɪbəɐ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

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casual labour N no pl, casual work N no pl

cheap labour N

hard labor N Am, hard labour N Brit, Aus LAW

labour camp N

labour costs N pl

labour dispute N

Labour Exchange N Brit econ

labour force N

labour-intensive ADJ

labour market N

labour movement N POL

labour pains N pl MED

Labour Party N no pl Brit, Aus POL

labour relations N pl

labour-saving ADJ

labour shortage N

labour ward N

manual labour N

Usage examples with labour

manual labour
физи́ческий труд m
skilled labour
квалифици́рованный труд m
cheap labour
дешёвая рабо́чая си́ла f
Labour voters
избира́тели лейбори́стской па́ртии
to labour a point
входи́ть в изли́шние подро́бности
to withdraw one's labour Brit form
нача́ть забасто́вку
to be in labour
рожа́ть
to labour on sth
прикла́дывать больши́е уси́лия к чему́-ли́бо
the Labour Party
Лейбори́стская па́ртия f
to labour under a delusion
обма́нываться
to be a labour of love
явля́ться бескоры́стным трудо́м/люби́мым де́лом

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
During the early years of the government, many political prisoners were sentenced to penal labour.
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The act eliminates unfair discrimination in certain sectors of the national labour market by imposing similar constraints on another.
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The mandates of each organisation would be respected, and there would be no recourse to trade sanctions whilst maintaining a degree of basic protection for labour rights.
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For example, the decision of a worker to be a part of the labour force becomes a dummy dependent variable.
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He published numerous essays in various intellectual journals, dealing with subjects such as barbarity in the modern age, the troubles of labour movements, and the conflict between anarchism and communism.
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Those with records of resisting the company were deported to forced labour camps.
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The labour cost depends upon what is happening to the demand and supply of labour in the economy.
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In the afternoon, she began getting contractions and her labour pains started.
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Firms have the option of producing goods by labour-intensive technique and capital intensive technique.
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In the second semester the students can choose between two options that are to prepare them for two sections of the labour market.
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