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21labour — n. & v. (US, Austral. labor) n. 1 a physical or mental work; exertion; toil. b such work considered as supplying the needs of a community. 2 a workers, esp. manual, considered as a class or political force (a dispute between capital and labour).… …
22labour — (BrE) (AmE labor) noun 1 work ADJECTIVE ▪ manual, physical ▪ back breaking, forced, hard ▪ He was sentenced to four years hard labour for his crime …
23Labour — [ Charles Sprague Pearce (1896).] Labour or labor may refer to:* Work of any kind * Wage labour, in which a worker sells their labour and the employer buys it * Manual labour, physical work done by people * Childbirth, especially from the start… …
24labour*/*/ — [ˈleɪbə] noun I 1) [U] the workers in a country, industry, or company when they are thought of as a group labour costs[/ex] a plentiful supply of cheap labour[/ex] the demand for skilled labour[/ex] 2) [U] workers organizations and their leaders… …
25labour — (la bour) s. m. 1° Travail de labourage. Donner un seul labour, deux labours à cette terre. • Je diminuai le nombre des labours, crainte de trop dessécher la terre, BUFF. Hist. nat. introd. part. exp. Oeuv. t. VIII, p. 403. Terres… …
26Labour — La|bour [ˈleıbə US ər] n the British ↑Labour Party under Labour ▪ Most people will pay higher taxes under Labour. ▪ They always vote Labour. ▪ a Labour government Labour MP/candidate …
27labour — (US & Austral. labor) noun 1》 work, especially hard physical work. 2》 workers, especially manual workers, collectively. 3》 (Labour) [treated as sing. or plural] the Labour Party. 4》 the process of childbirth from the start of uterine contractions …
28LABOUR — n. m. Façon qu’on donne aux terres en les labourant. Il faut donner un seul labour, deux labours à cette terre. Labour superficiel, léger, profond. Cheval de labour. Cette pièce de terre est en labour, Elle est préparée pour recevoir la semence.… …
29Labour — I UK [ˈleɪbə(r)] / US [ˈleɪbər] noun [uncountable] the British Labour Party can be followed by a singular or plural verb She always votes Labour. II UK [ˈleɪbə(r)] / US [ˈleɪbər] adjective relating to or supporting the British Labour Party the… …
30labour — nm. terre labourée : labò / eu nf. (Albanais.001), labeû (Villards Thônes), laborâ (Saxel.002), R.2 Labourer. E. : Associé, Semailles. A1) labour, façon donnée à la terre : labò / eu nf. (001), R.2. A2) labour, épaisseur de terre labourée : molè… …
