labour in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for labour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1.1. labor U (productive work):

labor

trabajo m

the division of labor

la división del trabajo

to withdraw one's labor

ir a la huelga

Department of Labor (in US)

Ministerio m de Trabajo

Department of Labor (in US)

Secretaría f de Trabajo Mex

Department of Labor attr dispute/laws

laboral

labor costs

costo m de la mano de obra

labor costs

coste m de la mano de obra Spain

labor leader (in US)

líder mf sindical

labor leader (in US)

dirigente mf sindical

the labor market

el mercado de trabajo

the labor movement

el movimiento obrero

labor relations

relaciones fpl laborales

labor supply

oferta f de mano de obra

1.2. labor U (workers):

labor

mano f de obra

cheap labor

mano de obra barata

organized labor

sindicalización f

organized labor

sindicación f esp Spain

2. labor Brit POL:

Labour no art + sing or pl vb

los laboristas

Labour no art + sing or pl vb

el Partido Laborista

she voted Labor

votó a or por los laboristas

she voted Labor attr candidate/policy

laborista

3.1. labor U or C (effort):

labor

esfuerzos mpl

labor

trabajo m

the fruits of their labors

los frutos de sus esfuerzos or de su trabajo

3.2. labor C (task):

labor

labor f

labor

tarea f

a labor of love

una labor realizada con amor

the twelve labors of Hercules

los doce trabajos de Hércules

4. labor U MED:

labor

parto m

a difficult labor

un parto difícil

to be in labor

estar de parto or en trabajo de parto

to go into labor

entrar en trabajo de parto

attr labor pains

dolores mpl del parto

attr labor pains

contracciones fpl del parto

labor ward

sala f de partos

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

to labor a point

insistir excesivamente sobre un punto

he did rather labor the subject

se extendió farragosamente sobre el tema

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

1.1. labor (toil):

labor

trabajar

to labor for a cause

luchar or trabajar por una causa

to labor at sth

trabajar incansablemente en algo

1.2. labor (work as laborer) only in -ing form:

he got a job laboring/a laboring job

consiguió un trabajo de peón

2. labor (struggle):

labor engine:

ahogarse

labor ship:

bambolearse

he labored up the hill

subió trabajosamente or penosamente la cuesta

he was laboring under the misapprehension or delusion that …

se engañaba pensando que …

he was laboring under the misapprehension or delusion that …

se creía que …

slave labor, slave labour Brit N U

1. slave labor (ill-paid work):

this job is just slave labor

en este trabajo te explotan

this job is just slave labor

aquí son unos negreros inf

2. slave labor HISTORY:

roads built by slave labor

carreteras construidas con el trabajo de los esclavos

direct labor, direct labour Brit N U

1. direct labor (production workers):

direct labor

mano f de obra directa

2. direct labor (workers contracted by employer):

direct labor

mano f de obra de contratación directa

hard labor, hard labour Brit N U

hard labor

trabajos mpl forzados

he was sentenced to four years at hard labor or Brit four years hard labor

lo condenaron a cuatro años de trabajos forzados

labor-intensive, labour-intensive Brit [Am ˌleɪbərɪnˈtɛnsɪv, Brit ˌleɪbərɪnˈtɛnsɪv] ADJ

labor-intensive

que requiere mucha mano de obra

labor camp, labour camp Brit N

labor camp

campo m de trabajos forzados

labor-saving [Am ˈleɪbərˌseɪvɪŋ, Brit ˈleɪbəseɪvɪŋ], labour-saving Brit ADJ attr

labor-saving

que ahorra trabajo

sweated labor, sweated labour Brit [ˌswɛtɪd ˈleɪbə] N U

sweated labor

mano f de obra explotada

labor force N U

labor force

trabajadores mpl

labor force

mano f de obra

labor union N Am

labor union

sindicato m

labour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for labour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. labour (work):

labour

trabajo m

manual labour

trabajo manual

to be a labour of love

ser una tarea muy grata

2. labour no pl ECON (workers):

labour

mano f de obra

skilled labour

mano de obra cualificada

3. labour no pl MED (childbirth):

labour

parto m

to be in labour

estar de parto

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

1. labour (work):

labour

trabajar

to do labouring work

trabajar de peón

2. labour (do sth with effort):

labour

esforzarse

to labour on sth

esforzarse en algo

3. labour (move):

labour

moverse penosamente

4. labour (act at a disadvantage):

to labour under a delusion

estar equivocado

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

labour

insistir en

to labour a point

insistir (demasiado) en un punto

labor [Am ˈleɪbɚ] Am, Aus

labor → labour

See also labour

I.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N

1. labour (work):

labour

trabajo m

manual labour

trabajo manual

to be a labour of love

ser una tarea muy grata

2. labour no pl ECON (workers):

labour

mano f de obra

skilled labour

mano de obra cualificada

3. labour no pl MED (childbirth):

labour

parto m

to be in labour

estar de parto

II.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

1. labour (work):

labour

trabajar

to do labouring work

trabajar de peón

2. labour (do sth with effort):

labour

esforzarse

to labour on sth

esforzarse en algo

3. labour (move):

labour

moverse penosamente

4. labour (act at a disadvantage):

to labour under a delusion

estar equivocado

III.labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans

labour

insistir en

to labour a point

insistir (demasiado) en un punto

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

hard labor

trabajos m pl forzados

labour costs N pl

labour costs

costes m pl de la mano de obra

labour pains N pl MED

labour pains

dolores m pl de parto

labour dispute N

labour dispute

conflicto m laboral

labour-intensive ADJ

labour-intensive

que requiere mucha mano de obra

cheap labour N

cheap labour

mano f de obra barata

labour ward N

labour ward

sala f de partos

labour union N Am

labour union

sindicato m

labour Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be a labour of love

ser una tarea muy grata

to be in labour

estar de parto

to labour on sth

esforzarse en algo

to labour under a delusion

estar equivocado

to labour a point

insistir (demasiado) en un punto

to labour under a delusion

estar equivocado

to withdraw one's labour Brit form

ir a la huelga

to reap the fruits of one's labour Brit [or labor Am]

recoger el fruto de su trabajo

to labour [or labor Am] under a misapprehension

padecer un error

to labour Brit [or labor Am] in vain

arar en el mar fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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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.

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

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Those with records of resisting the company were deported to forced labour camps.

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Firms have the option of producing goods by labour-intensive technique and capital intensive technique.

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

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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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Since then the enterprise has been trying to pull out of the collective labour agreement and has been forced back into it by a bitter strike.

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