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1 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) trabalho2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) mão-de-obra3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) parto4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Trabalhista2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) trabalhar2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) esforçar-se•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *la.bour[l'eibə] n 1 labor, trabalho, faina, tarefa, mão-de-obra. 2 trabalho de parto. • vt+vi 1 laborar, labutar, trabalhar, lidar. 2 jogar, balouçar (navios). 3 estar em trabalho de parto. 4 avançar com dificuldade. 5 sofrer, afligir-se. 6 fabricar, elaborar. labour of love trabalho feito por prazer. to labour under a delusion estar enganado. -
2 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) trabalho2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) mão-de-obra3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) trabalho de parto4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Partido Trabalhista2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) trabalhar2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) penar•- laboriously - laboriousness - labourer - labour court - labour dispute - labour-saving -
3 conceive
[kən'si:v]1) (to form (an idea etc) in the mind.) conceber2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) imaginar3) ((of a woman) to become pregnant.) conceber•- conceivably* * *con.ceive[kəns'i:v] vt+vi 1 conceber: a) imaginar, idear. b) pensar, ter em mente, fazer idéia de, formar noção. c) ficar grávida ou prenhe, engravidar. d) compreender, entender. I cannot conceive how it came to that / não posso compreender como chegou a isto. e) julgar, crer. 2 exprimir, pôr em palavras. conceived in plain terms formulado claramente. -
4 knock up
1) ((of opponents in a tennis match) to have a short practice before starting on the match (noun knock-up).) treinar2) ((slang) to make a woman pregnant.) -
5 conceive
[kən'si:v]1) (to form (an idea etc) in the mind.) conceber2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) imaginar, compreender3) ((of a woman) to become pregnant.) conceber•- conceivably -
6 knock up
1) ((of opponents in a tennis match) to have a short practice before starting on the match (noun knock-up).) treinar2) ((slang) to make a woman pregnant.)
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