-
1 labor
labor (old labōs, T., S., Ct.), ōris, m [3 LAB-], labor, toil, exertion: ingenium ab labore proclive ad lubidinem, T.: quanto labore partum: non intermissus remigandi, Cs.: res est magni laboris: ad incertum casum labor impenditur: multum operae laborisque consumere: laborem exanclare: se in magnis laboribus exercere: patiens laborum, S.: summi laboris esse, capable of great exertion, Cs.: magni formica laboris, H.: victus suppeditabatur sine labore: quantum meruit labor, Iu.: numerentur labores, be valued, Iu.: quae (loca) capere labor erat, a hard task, L.— Drudgery, hardship, fatigue, distress, trouble, pain, suffering: ex eo quem capit Laborem! T.: Mox et frumentis labor additus, V.: secundis laboribus pubes crevit, successful battles, H.: castrorum labores, Iu.: Lucinae labores, V.: iucundi acti labores: labores solis, eclipses of the sun, V.: lunae labores, V.—Of plants: hunc perferre laborem, the work of growth, V.— A work, product of labor: ita multorum mensium labor interiit, Cs.: Hic labor ille domūs, V.: Polycliti Multus, Iu.—Person.: Labōs, Toil, the genius of toil, V.* * *Ilabi, lapsus sum V DEPslip, slip and fall; slide, glide, drop; perish, go wrongIIeffort, labor, toil, exertion, work; suffering, distress, hardship -
2 Labor
Labor n IND (infrml) lab, laboratory* * ** * *Labor(atorium)
laboratory, lab (coll.);
• Labor[atorium] zur Bestimmung des Feingehalts von Metallen assay office. -
3 lābor
lābor lapsus, ī (lābier, H.), dep. [2 LAB-], to glide, slide, move, slip, float, pass, flow: Per sinūs, in folds, O.: Ille inter vestīs et levia pectora lapsus Volvitur, V.: Ut rate felici pacata per aequora labar, O.: sidera, quae vagā ratione labuntur: Labere, nympha, polo, from heaven, V.: e manibus custodientium lapsus, escaped, Cu.— To sink, fall: Labitur exsanguis, V.: super terram, O.: in rivo: levi sanguine, slip, V.: pede lapsus, stumbling, H.: umor in genas Furtim labitur, H.: Perque genas lacrimae labuntur, O.: multa in silvis Lapsa cadunt folia, V.: labentes oculos condere, falling, O.—Fig., to move gently, be led insensibly, glide, pass, elapse: sed labor longius, ad propositum revertar, am led: ad opinionem: in vitium, H.: oratio placide labitur: labi somnum sensit in artūs, O.: nostro illius labatur pectore voltus, be lost, V.: Eheu fugaces Labuntur anni, H.: lustris labentibus, V.: forte lapsa vox, Ta. — To sink, incline, decline, begin to fall, go to ruin, perish: quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. C.: equitem Romanum labentem excepit: eo citius lapsa res est, L.: fides lapsa, O.: lapsis quaesitum oracula rebus, for our ruined condition, V.: hac spe lapsus, deceived in, Cs.— To fall into error, be mistaken, err, mistake, commit a fault: rex Iugurthae scelere lapsus, S.: in aliquā re: propter inprudentiam, Cs.: in officio.* * *Ilabi, lapsus sum V DEPslip, slip and fall; slide, glide, drop; perish, go wrongIIeffort, labor, toil, exertion, work; suffering, distress, hardship -
4 labor
-
5 Labor
-
6 Labor
Labor n laboratoryDeutsch-Englisch Fachwörterbuch Architektur und Bauwesen > Labor
-
7 labor
f.1 work.hizo una buena labor al frente de la empresa she did a good job at the helm of the companyprofesión: sus labores occupation: housewifelabores domésticas household choreslabor de equipo teamwork2 needlework.labor de encaje lacemakinglabor de punto knitting3 task, assigned work, chore.* * *1 (gen) work\estar por la labor to be willing to help'Profesión: sus labores' "Occupation: housewife"labores del campo farm worklabores del hogar housework* * *noun f.labor, work* * *SF1) (=trabajo) labour, labor (EEUU), workprofesión: sus labores — [en censo, formulario] occupation: housewife
una labor — job, task, piece of work
labor social — work for a good cause, work in a good cause
2) (=costura) sewing, needlework; (=bordado) embroidery; (=punto) knittinglabor de ganchillo — crochet, crocheting
3) (Agr) (=arada) ploughing, plowing (EEUU); (=cultivo) farm work, cultivation4) pl labores (Min) workings* * *a) ( trabajo) workprofesión: sus labores — (frml) occupation: housewife
b) (de coser, bordar) needlework; ( de punto) knittingc) (Agr) plowing (AmE), ploughing (BrE)* * *= work, task.Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.----* ardua labor = hard work.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants.* desempeñar la labor encomendada = discharge + responsibility.* entorpecer la labor judicial = pervert + the course of justice.* labor de detective = sleuthing.* labor detectivesca = sleuthing.* labor editorial = editorship.* labores de croché a mano = hand-crochet work.* labores de ganchillo a mano = hand-crochet work.* labores de rescate = rescue work.* labores domésticas = housework.* merecer que se reconozca la labor realizada = deserve + credit.* obstaculizar la labor judicial = pervert + the course of justice.* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.* realizar una labor detenidamente = work + Posesivo + way through.* realizar una labor muy importante = maintain + a high profile.* * *a) ( trabajo) workprofesión: sus labores — (frml) occupation: housewife
b) (de coser, bordar) needlework; ( de punto) knittingc) (Agr) plowing (AmE), ploughing (BrE)* * *= work, task.Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.* ardua labor = hard work.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants.* desempeñar la labor encomendada = discharge + responsibility.* entorpecer la labor judicial = pervert + the course of justice.* labor de detective = sleuthing.* labor detectivesca = sleuthing.* labor editorial = editorship.* labores de croché a mano = hand-crochet work.* labores de ganchillo a mano = hand-crochet work.* labores de rescate = rescue work.* labores domésticas = housework.* merecer que se reconozca la labor realizada = deserve + credit.* obstaculizar la labor judicial = pervert + the course of justice.* realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods.* realizar una labor detenidamente = work + Posesivo + way through.* realizar una labor muy importante = maintain + a high profile.* * *1 (trabajo) workuna labor de equipo teamworklos vecinos contribuyeron en las labores de búsqueda the neighbors joined in the searchlabores domésticas or del hogar houseworkprofesión: sus labores ( frml); occupation: housewifesu importante labor en el campo de la física her important work in the field of physicsestar por la labor to be in favor*están por la labor de poner en marcha estas medidas they are in favor of putting these measures into action2 (de coser, bordar) needlework; (de punto) knittingclase de labor(es) ( Educ) needlework classCompuesto:labores agrícolas or del campofpl farm work* * *
labor sustantivo femenino
labores domésticas housework;
labores agrícolas or del campo farm work
( de punto) knitting
labor sustantivo femenino
1 job, task
2 Agr farmwork
3 (de costura) needlework, sewing
♦ Locuciones: no estoy por la labor, I can't be bothered
' labor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calceta
- finura
- obrera
- obrero
- parto
- revigorizar
- sindical
- sindicalista
- sindicato
- tarea
- zapa
- cabo
- cadeneta
- desarrollar
- empresa
- excepcional
- fecundo
- ganchillo
- laboral
- mano
- realizar
- sindicalismo
- trabajo
English:
knitting
- labor
- needlework
- patchwork
- casual
- forced
- hard
- induce
- induction
- labor union
- labour
- patch
- skilled
- slave
- strike
- team
- withdraw
- work
* * *labor nf1. [trabajo] work;[tarea] task;hizo una buena labor al frente de la empresa she did a good job at the helm of the company;profesión: sus labores occupation: housewife;ser de profesión sus labores to be a housewife;no estar por la labor not to have one's mind on the job;quiero ir al concierto pero mis padres no están por la labor de dejarme I want to go to the concert, but my parents won't let me golabores agrícolas farm work;labores domésticas household chores;labor de equipo teamwork;labor de mina mining2. [de costura] needleworklabor de encaje lacemaking;labor de punto knittingtierra de labor agricultural land, arable land* * *f work; ( tarea) task, job;hacer labores do needlework;no estar por la labor fam not be enthusiastic about the idea* * *labor nf: work, labor* * *labor n1. (trabajo) work2. (costura) sewing3. (punto) knitting -
8 labor
1.lābor, lapsus ( inf. parag. labier, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94; part. labundus, Att. ap. Non. 504, 31; Trag. Fragm. v. 570 Rib.), 3, v. dep. n. [cf. lăbo; Sanscr. lamb- (ramb-), to glide, fall], to move gently along a smooth surface, to fall, slide; to slide, slip, or glide down, to fall down, to sink as the beginning of a fall; constr. absol., or with ad, in, inter, per, sub, super, ab, de, ex, or with abl. alone.I.Lit.A.In gen.1.Of living beings:2.non squamoso labuntur ventre cerastae,
Prop. 3 (4), 22, 27:per sinus crebros et magna volumina labens,
Ov. M. 15, 721:pigraque labatur circa donaria serpens,
Ov. Am. 2, 13, 13:ille inter vestes et levia pectora lapsus volvitur,
Verg. A. 7, 349: (angues) in diversum lapsi, Jul. Obseq. 119.—Of floating:ut rate felice pacata per aequora labar,
Ov. H. 10, 65:dum Stygio gurgite labor,
id. M. 5, 504:tua labens navita aqua,
Prop. 2, 26 (3, 21), 8.—Of flying:tollunt se celeres, liquidumque per aera lapsae,
Verg. A. 6, 202:vade, age, nate, voca Zephyros et labere pennis,
id. ib. 4, 223:pennis lapsa per auras,
Ov. M. 8, 51:labere, nympha, polo,
Verg. A. 11, 588.—Of sinking, slipping down:labor, io! cara lumina conde manu,
Ov. A. A. 7, 342:labitur infelix (equus),
Verg. G. 3, 498; cf. Luc. 5, 799:labitur exsanguis,
Verg. A. 11, 818; 5, 181:super terram,
Ov. M. 13, 477:equo,
Hor. S. 2, 1, 15:temone,
Verg. A. 12, 470 [p. 1024] limite, Luc. 9, 712:in vulnera,
id. 7, 604:in colla mariti,
Val. Fl. 2, 425:alieno vulnere,
Luc. 2, 265:in rivo,
Cic. Fat. 3, 5:pondere lapsi pectoris arma sonant,
Luc. 7, 572.—Of gliding upwards: celeri fuga sub sidera,
Verg. A. 3, 243.—Of things:B.splendida signa videntur labier,
Lucr. 4, 445; Cic. Tusc. 4, 18, 42:umor in genas Furtim labitur,
Hor. C. 1, 13, 7:stellas Praecipites caelo labi,
Verg. G. 1, 366:perque genas lacrimae labuntur,
Ov. H. 7, 185; id. M. 2, 656:lapsi de fontibus amnes,
id. ib. 13, 954; cf.:catenae lapsae lacertis sponte sua,
id. ib. 3, 699:lapsuram domum subire,
about to tumble down, id. Ib. 511; Luc. 1, 25; cf.with cado: multa in silvis Lapsa cadunt folia,
Verg. A. 6, 310:ipsaque in Oceanum sidera lapsa cadunt,
Prop. 4 (5), 4, 64:lapsis repente saxis,
Tac. A. 4, 59:ab arbore ramus,
Ov. M. 3, 410.—Of the eyes, to fall, close:labentes, oculos condere,
Ov. Tr. 3, 3, 44:lumina,
Verg. A. 11, 818; Prop. 1, 10, 7; 2, 5, 17.—Transf.1.To glide away, glide along, slip or haste away: labitur uncta carina: volat super impetus undas, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 379 Vahl.); so id. ap. Isid. Orig. 19, 1 (Ann. v. 476 Vahl.); cf.:2.labitur uncta vadis abies,
Verg. A. 8, 91; Cic. Ac. 1, 8, 31:sidera, quae vaga et mutabili ratione labuntur,
id. Univ. 10.—Esp., of a transition in discourse, to pass:a dispositione ad elocutionis praecepta labor,
Quint. 7, 10, 17.—To slip away, escape:II.lapsus custodiā,
Tac. A. 5, 10; 11, 31:e manibus custodientium lapsus,
Curt. 3, 13, 3; Prop. 1, 11, 5; Amm. 26, 3, 3.—Trop.A.In gen., to come or go gently or insensibly, to glide, glide or pass away:B.ilico res foras labitur,
Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 21:brevitate et celeritate syllabarum labi putat verba proclivius,
Cic. Or. 57; 56:sed labor longius, ad propositum revertor,
id. Div. 2, 37, 79; id. Leg. 1, 19, 52:labitur occulte fallitque volubilis aetas,
Ov. Am. 1, 8, 49:labi somnum sensit in artus,
id. M. 11, 631:nostro illius labatur pectore vultus,
Verg. E. 1, 64.—In partic.1.Of speech, to die away, be lost, not be heard (very rare):2.ne adjectae voces laberentur atque errarent,
Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 114; cf. Sil. 7, 745.—Of time, to glide, pass away, elapse:3.eheu fugaces labuntur anni,
Hor. C. 2, 14, 2:anni tacite labentis origo,
Ov. F. 1, 65:labentia tempora,
id. Tr. 3, 11; id. F. 6, 771; id. Tr. 4, 10, 27:aetas labitur,
Tib. 1, 8, 48; cf.: labente officio, when the attendance or service is ended, Juv. 6, 203.—Pregn., to sink, incline, begin to fall, go to ruin, perish: quantis opibus, quibus de rebus lapsa fortuna accidat, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 19, 44 (Trag. v. 396 Vahl.); cf.:4.cetera nasci, occidere, fluere, labi,
Cic. Or. 3, 10:labentem et prope cadentem rem publicam fulcire,
id. Phil. 2, 21, 51:equitem Romanum labentem excepit, fulsit, sustinuit,
id. Rab. Post. 16, 43; id. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 18, 2:sustinuit labentem aciem Antonius,
Tac. H. 3, 23:vidi labentes acies,
Prop. 4 (5), 2, 53:eo citius lapsa res est,
Liv. 3, 33: mores lapsi sunt, id. praef.; Tac. A. 6, 50:fides lapsa,
Ov. H. 2, 102:labentur opes,
will be lost, Tib. 1, 6, 53:res,
Lucr. 4, 1117:hereditas lapsa est,
Dig. 4, 4, 11, § 5.—To slip or fall away from a thing, to lose it: hac spe lapsus, deceived or disappointed in this hope, Caes. B. G. 5, 55, 3:5.hoc munere,
Sil. 7, 740:facultatibus,
to lose one's property, become poor, Dig. 27, 8, 2, § 11; 26, 7, 9, § 1:mente,
to lose one's senses, go mad, Cels. 5, 26, 13; Suet. Aug. 48; cf.:lapsae mentis error,
Val. Max. 5, 3, 2.—Hence, lapsus, a, um, ruined, unfortunate, Prop. 1, 1, 25. —To fall into or upon, to come or turn to:6.labor eo, ut assentiar Epicuro,
Cic. Ac. 2, 45, 139; id. Att. 4, 5, 2:ad opinionem,
id. Ac. 2, 45, 138:in adulationem,
Tac. A. 4, 6:in gaudia,
Val. Fl. 6, 662:in vitium,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 94.—To fall into error, to be mistaken, to err, mistake, commit a fault:7.labi, errare, nescire, decipi et malum et turpe ducimus,
Cic. Off. 1, 6, 18:in aliqua re labi et cadere,
id. Brut. 49, 185:in minimis tenuissimisque rebus,
id. de Or. 1, 37, 169; id. Fam. 2, 7, 1:lapsus est per errorem suum,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 8:consilio,... casu,
id. Agr. 2, 3, 6:propter inprudentiam,
Caes. B. G. 5, 3:in officio,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 12:in verbo,
Ov. Am. 2, 8, 7:ne verbo quidem labi,
Plin. Ep. 2, 3:it vera ratione,
Lucr. 2, 176.—Esp., to fall away from the true faith, to become apostate (eccl. Lat.):2.lapsorum fratrum petulantia,
Cypr. Ep. 30, 1 al.lăbor (old form lăbos, like arbos, honos, etc., Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 35; id. Truc. 2, 6, 40; Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 6; Varr. ap. Non. 487, 13; Cat. 55, 13; Sall. C. 7, 5; id. J. 100, 4; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 13), ōris, m. [Sanscr. root rabh, to grasp, ā-rabh, to undertake; Gr. alph- in êlphon, earned, alphêma, wages; Germ. Arbeit], labor, toil, exertion (cf.: contentio, opera).I.Lit.:B.ut ingenium est omnium Hominum a labore proclive ad libidinem,
Ter. And. 1, 1, 51:haud existimans quanto labore partum,
id. Phorm. 1, 1, 12:interest aliquid inter laborem et dolorem: sunt finitima omnino, sed tamen differt aliquid. Labor est functio quaedam vel animi vel corporis, gravioris operis et muneris: dolor autem motus asper in corpore alienus a sensibus,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 15, 35:corporis,
id. Cael. 17, 39:res est magni laboris,
id. de Or. 1, 33, 150:laborem sibi sumere et alteri imponere,
id. Mur. 18, 38:sumptum et laborem insumere in rem aliquam,
id. Inv. 2, 38, 113; cf. id. Verr. 2, 3, 98, § 227:multum operae laborisque consumere,
id. de Or. 1, 55, 234:laborem sustinere,
id. Att. 1, 17, 6:exantlare,
id. Ac. 2, 34, 108:suscipere,
id. Opt. Gen. Or. 5, 13:subire,
id. Att. 3, 15, 7:capere,
id. Rosc. Com. 16, 49:labores magnos excipere,
id. Brut. 69, 243:se in magnis laboribus exercere,
id. Arch. 11, 28:summi laboris esse,
capable of great exertion, Caes. B. G. 4, 2, 2:laborem levare alicui,
Cic. Or. 34, 120:detrahere,
id. Fam. 3, 6, 5:ex labore se reficere,
Caes. B. G. 3, 5; 5, 11:victus suppeditabatur sine labore,
Cic. Sest. 48, 103:non est quod existumes, ullam esse sine labore virtutem,
Sen. Vit. Beat. 25, 5; Suet. Ner. 52; Quint. 2, 12, 12; cf.:nullo labore,
Cic. Dom. 34, 91; id. Sest. 40, 87; id. Tusc. 2, 22, 51:quantum meruit labor,
Juv. 7, 216:reddere sua dona labori,
id. 16, 57:numerenter labores,
be valued, id. 9, 42.—In partic.1.Pregn., drudgery, hardship, fatigue, distress, trouble, pain, suffering (mostly poet. and late Lat.; syn. aerumna): decet id pati animo aequo;2.si id facietis, levior labos erit,
Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 2:propter meum caput labores homini evenisse optumo,
id. ib. 5, 1, 25:cum labore magno et misere vivere,
id. Aul. prol. 14; id. Ps. 2, 4, 2:hoc evenit in labore atque in dolore,
id. ib. 2, 3, 20:vel in labore meo vel in honore,
Cic. Fam. 15, 18:Iliacos audire labores,
Verg. A. 4, 78:mox et frumentis labor additus, ut mala culmos Esset rubigo,
id. G. 1, 150:belli labores,
id. A. 11, 126; cf. id. ib. 2, 619;12, 727: labor militiae,
Juv. 16, 52:castrorum labores,
id. 14, 198:Lucinae labores,
Verg. G. 4, 340:cor de labore pectus tundit,
Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 63:hoc medicamentum sine magno labore cadere cogit haemorrhoidas,
Scrib. 227:litterarius, = opus,
Aug. Conf. 9, 2;id. cont. Jul. 6, 21: meos labores legere,
id. de Don. Pers. 68.—Of sickness: valetudo crescit, accrescit labor. Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 4:sulphurosi fontes labores nervorum reficiunt,
Vitr. 8, 3, 4.—Of danger:maximus autem earum (apium) labor est initio veris,
Col. 9, 13, 2.—Prov.:jucundi acti labores,
Cic. Fin. 2, 32, 105:suavis laborum est praeteritorum memoria,
id. ib. —Poet.a.Labores solis, eclipses of the sun, Verg. A. 1, 742 Forbig. ad loc.; so,b.defectus solis varios lunaeque labores,
id. G. 1, 478; Sil. 14, 378. —Of plants:3.hunc laborem perferre,
i. e. growth, Verg. G. 2, 343.—Personified: Lăbos, toil, in the lower world, Verg. A. 6, 277.—II.Meton., of the products of labor.a.Work, workmanship of an artist ( poet.):b.operum,
Verg. A. 1, 455:hic labor ille domūs,
id. ib. 6, 27:nec non Polycleti multus ubique labor,
Juv. 8, 104. —Of cultivated plants, crops, etc.:c.ruit arduus aether et pluvia ingenti sata laeta boumque labores Diluit,
Verg. G. 1, 325; cf.:haec cum sint hominumque boumque labores,
id. ib. 1, 118: Juppiter Grandine dilapidans hominumque boumque labores, Col. poët. 10, 330; Verg. A. 2, 284; 306.—Labores uteri, i. e. children, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 193. -
9 Labor
n; -s, -s und -e laboratory; umg. lab* * *das Laborlab; laboratory* * *La|bor [la'boːɐ]nt -s, -s or -elaboratory, lab (inf)* * *(a place especially in a hospital where medicines are given out.) dispensary* * *La·bor<-s, -s o -e>[laˈbo:ɐ̯]nt laboratory, lab* * *das; Labors, Labors, auch: Labore laboratory* * ** * *das; Labors, Labors, auch: Labore laboratory* * *-s n.laboratory n. -
10 labor
-
11 Labor
Business: L -
12 labor
Business: L -
13 Labor
n <tech.allg> (z.B. Chemie-, Prüf-, Foto-, Sprachlabor) ■ labn < phot> ■ darkroom; photo laboratory; photo lab -
14 labor
-
15 Labor
La·bor <-s, -s o -e> [laʼbo:ɐ̭] ntlaboratory, lab -
16 labor
• chore• needlessly• needlework• needs assessment• ploy• tartly• task• task accomplishment activities• work -
17 labor
-
18 labor
job [n], work [n] -
19 Labor
nt PHYS laboratory -
20 Labor
nAbwasserbehandlung, Architektur & Tragwerksplanung, Elektroinstallationen, Heizung, Be- & Entlüftung, Klimatisierung, Infrastruktur & Entwurf laboratory
См. также в других словарях:
Labor — Labor … Deutsch Wörterbuch
labor — (Del lat. labor, ōris). 1. f. Acción y efecto de trabajar. 2. Adorno tejido o hecho a mano, en la tela, o ejecutado de otro modo en otras cosas. U. m. en pl.) 3. Obra de coser, bordar, etc. 4. Labranza, en especial la de las tierras que se… … Diccionario de la lengua española
LABOR — et exercitium, torpentem in nobis excitat ealorem, eoque et spiritus reddit vegetos et alacres: atque, ut ventilatio paleas e tririco et spicas inanes flatu dispellit. ita exercitatio quoque fugat noxios e corpore humores. Quâ similitudine hoc… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
labor — sustantivo femenino 1. Trabajo o actividad de una persona: Estaba muy ocupado con su labor. Ha hecho una labor excelente en la organización. Desarrolla su labor por las noches. Cuidar a estos niños es una labor callada. 2. (preferentemente en… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
labor — I (exertion) noun discipline, effort, endeavor, energy, enterprise, industry, mental toil, pains, strain, strife II (work) noun advocation, assignment, calling, craft, duty, employ, employment, job, line of business, line of work, occupation,… … Law dictionary
labor — (Brit. labour) ► NOUN 1) work, especially hard physical work. 2) workers collectively. 3) (Labor) the Labor Party. 4) the process of childbirth. ► VERB 1) work hard … English terms dictionary
Labor — La bor (l[=a] b[ e]r), n. [OE. labour, OF. labour, laber, labur, F. labeur, L. labor; cf. Gr. lamba nein to take, Skr. labh to get, seize.] [Written also {labour}.] 1. Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when fatiguing, irksome, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
labor — labor, no estar por la labor expr. no estar dispuesto a hacer algo. ❙ «Si no estás por la labor de sudar, siempre te queda el jacuzzi...» Juanma Iturriaga, Con chandal y a lo loco. ❙ «Necesito alas, ánimos, una inteligencia cómplice a mi lado, y… … Diccionario del Argot "El Sohez"
labor — [lā′bər] n. [OFr < L, labor, orig., hardship, pain, prob. < base of labi, to slip, totter: see LAP1] 1. physical or mental exertion; work; toil 2. a specific task; piece of work 3. a) all wage earning workers as a group: distinguished from… … English World dictionary
Labor — La bor, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Labored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Laboring}.] [OE. labouren, F. labourer, L. laborare. See {Labor}, n.] [Written also {labour}.] 1. To exert muscular strength; to exert one s strength with painful effort, particularly in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
labor — [n1] work, undertaking activity, chore, daily grind, diligence, drudgery, effort, employment, endeavor, energy, exercise, exertion, grind*, gruntwork*, industry, job, moonlight*, operation, pains*, pull, push, strain, stress, struggle, sweat,… … New thesaurus