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♦ labour, ( USA) labor /ˈleɪbə(r)/A n.1 [cu] lavoro; fatica; impresa: manual labour, lavoro manuale; lost labour, fatica sprecata; (mitol.) the labours of Hercules, le fatiche d'Ercole; the fruits of one's labours, il frutto delle proprie fatiche2 [u] (econ.) lavoro; manodopera; lavoratori: labour and capital, il lavoro e il capitale; skilled labour, manodopera specializzata; unskilled labour, manodopera non specializzata; organized labour, manodopera sindacalizzata; DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- If it's just the tuning it'll just cost you labour, se è solo una messa a punto ti costerà solo la manodopera3 [u] – (polit.) Labour, il partito laburista; i laburisti (collett.): Labour won the 2001 election, i laburisti vinsero le elezioni del 2001B a. attr.● labour camp, campo di lavoro □ labour costs, costo del lavoro; oneri salariali □ Labour Day, festa del lavoro (o dei lavoratori) NOTE DI CULTURA: Labor Day: in USA e in Canada si celebra il primo lunedì di settembre □ labour dispute, controversia (o vertenza) sindacale □ (stor.) labour exchange, ufficio di collocamento □ labour force, forza lavoro; popolazione attiva □ (econ.) labour-intensive, ad alta intensità di lavoro: The service sectors are labour-intensive, il terziario è un settore ad alta intensità di lavoro □ labour law, diritto del lavoro □ labour laws, legislazione del lavoro □ a labour leader, un dirigente sindacale, un sindacalista □ (econ.) labour market, mercato del lavoro □ labour pains, le doglie □ the labour question, la questione operaia □ labour relations, relazioni industriali; rapporti fra i sindacati e i datori di lavoro □ labour-saving, che fa risparmiare lavoro: labour-saving machines, macchine che fanno risparmiare lavoro □ labour shortage, scarsità di manodopera □ the labour situation, il clima sindacale □ labour strife, conflittualità nelle aziende □ ( USA) labor union, sindacato □ ( USA) labor unionism, sindacalismo; movimento sindacale □ (econ.) labour unrest, vertenzialità; conflittualità sindacale.(to) labour, ( USA) (to) labor /ˈleɪbə(r)/A v. i.1 lavorare; operare3 avanzare faticosamente; arrancare: The old car laboured up the slope, la vecchia automobile arrancava su per la salita6 (naut.) rollare pesantementeB v. t.1 elaborare; ribadire; tirare per le lunghe; insistere su: to labour the point, tirare per le lunghe un argomento; dilungarsi senza necessità su un punto; I promise I will not labour the point, prometto che non insisterò su questo punto● to labour under a delusion, essere vittima di un'illusione; ingannarsi □ to labour under a false impression, avere un'impressione errata. -
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1. nouna. ( = hard work) travail m• this biography is clearly a labour of love il est évident que cette biographie a été écrite avec amourb. ( = workers) main-d'œuvre f• Minister/Ministry of Labourc. ( = political party) Labour le parti travaillisted. (in childbirth) travail m2. adjective• Labour [leader, party] travailliste• to labour under the misapprehension that... s'imaginer que...5. compounds[dispute, trouble] ouvrier━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━La fête du Travail aux États-Unis et au Canada est fixée au premier lundi de septembre. Instituée par le Congrès en 1894 après avoir été réclamée par les mouvements ouvriers pendant douze ans, elle a perdu une grande partie de son caractère politique pour devenir un jour férié assez ordinaire et l'occasion de partir pour un long week-end avant la rentrée des classes.* * *1.GB, labor US ['leɪbə(r)] noun3) Medicine accouchement m2.to go into ou begin labour — commencer à avoir des contractions
noun modifier Industry [ costs] de la main-d'œuvre; [ dispute, relations] ouvriers-patronat inv; [ market] du travail; [ shortage] de main-d'œuvre; [ leader] syndical3.1) (work, try hard) travailler (dur) (at à; on sur; to do pour faire)2) ( have difficulties) peiner ( to do à faire)to labour up — monter avec peine or péniblement
to be labouring under the illusion ou misapprehension that — s'imaginer que
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1. nouna. ( = hard work) travail m• this biography is clearly a labour of love il est évident que cette biographie a été écrite avec amourb. ( = workers) main-d'œuvre f• Minister/Ministry of Labourc. ( = political party) Labour le parti travaillisted. (in childbirth) travail m2. adjective• Labour [leader, party] travailliste• to labour under the misapprehension that... s'imaginer que...5. compounds[dispute, trouble] ouvrier━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━La fête du Travail aux États-Unis et au Canada est fixée au premier lundi de septembre. Instituée par le Congrès en 1894 après avoir été réclamée par les mouvements ouvriers pendant douze ans, elle a perdu une grande partie de son caractère politique pour devenir un jour férié assez ordinaire et l'occasion de partir pour un long week-end avant la rentrée des classes.* * *['leɪbə(r)] 1.proper noun GB (+ v pl) le parti travailliste2.adjective GB [supporter, view, manifesto] du parti travailliste; [MP, vote] travailliste -
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A adj ( all contexts) intensif/-ive ; an intensive course in French un cours intensif or accéléré de français.B - intensive (dans composés) energy-intensive à forte consommation en énergie ; technology-intensive à fort niveau technologique. ⇒ capital-intensive industry, labour-intensive. -
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- intensive [ɪn'tensɪv]qui utilise beaucoup de...;∎ labour-intensive qui nécessitent une main-d'œuvre importante;∎ capital-intensive qui mobilise beaucoup de capitaux;∎ energy-intensive (appliance, industry) grand consommateur d'énergie -
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adjective2) (Ling.) verstärkend; intensivierend3) (concentrated, directed to a single point or area) intensiv; heftig [Beschuss]; gezielt [Entwicklung]4) (Econ.) intensiv [Landwirtschaft]5) in comb.capital-intensive/labour-intensive — kapital-/arbeitsintensiv
* * *[-siv]adjective (very great; showing or having great care etc: The police began an intensive search for the murderer; The hospital has just opened a new intensive care unit.) intensiv* * *in·ten·sive[ɪnˈten(t)sɪv]adj intensiv, stark\intensive analysis gründliche Analyse\intensive bombardment heftiger Beschuss\intensive course Intensivkurs mto come under \intensive fire unter heftigen Beschuss geraten\intensive study gründliche [o intensive] Studie* * *[In'tensɪv]adjintensiv, Intensiv-* * *intensive [ınˈtensıv]A adj (adv intensively)1. intensiv:a) stark, heftigb) gründlich, erschöpfend (Forschung etc):intensive course Intensiv-, Schnellkurs m3. sich verstärkend4. MEDa) stark wirkendhe is in intensive care, he is in ( oder at) the intensive care unit er liegt auf der Intensivstation;he spent three weeks in intensive care er lag drei Wochen auf der Intensivstation5. a) WIRTSCH intensiv, ertragssteigernd:intensive cultivation of land intensive Bodenbewirtschaftung* * *adjective1) (vigorous, thorough) intensiv; Intensiv[kurs]2) (Ling.) verstärkend; intensivierend3) (concentrated, directed to a single point or area) intensiv; heftig [Beschuss]; gezielt [Entwicklung]4) (Econ.) intensiv [Landwirtschaft]5) in comb.capital-intensive/labour-intensive — kapital-/arbeitsintensiv
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{leibə}
I. 1. труд, работа, усилия, тежка работа
free LABOUR труд на свободни хора (не на роби), ам. труд на хора, които не са членове на професионални съюзи
LABOURs of Hercules, Herculean LABOURs Херкулесови подвизи, прен. много тежки задачи
LABOUR of love работа, извършена с любов без оглед на печалба
2. pi усилия, мъки, тегло, теглило
LABOUR in vain, lost LABOUR капразни усилия
his LABOURs are over той завърши земния си път, отърва се
3. труд (за разлика от капитал), работническа класа, работна ръка
LABOUR английската Лейбъристка партия, лейбъристите
4. родилни мъки, раждане
to be in LABOUR раждам
woman in LABOUR родилка
5. attr трудов, работнически
LABOUR code кодекс на труда
LABOUR Day ам. ден на труда
LABOUR intensive трудоемък
LABOUR troubles/unrest конфликти между работници и работодатели, работнически вълнения/стачки
II. 1. трудя се, мъча се (over), полагам усилия, старая се, стремя се
to LABOUR for breath трудно дишам
2. движа се/напредвам бавно/с усилие
to LABOUR along едва се движа/кретам
wheels LABOURing in the sand колела, които едва се движат/са затънали в пясъка
3. затруднен/спънат съм, жертва съм (under на)
to LABOUR under a burden изнемогвам под тежестта на товар
to LABOUR under great difflcnities боря се с големи трудности
to LABOUR under a disadvantage в много неизгодно положение съм
to LABOUR under a delusion/a misapprehension жертва съм на заблуждение, заблуждавам се
4. мор. люшкам се/клатя се силно (за кораб)
5. разработвам подробно
I will not LABOUR the point няма да се впускам в подробности
to LABOUR the obvious говоря подробно за очевидни неща
6. раждам, изпитвам родилни мъки
7. ост. обработвам (земЛ)* * *{leibъ} n 1. труд, работа; усилия; тежка работа; free labour 1) тру(2) г 1. трудя се, мъча се (over); полагам усилия, старая с* * *обработвам; обременявам; мъча се;* * *1. attr трудов, работнически 2. free labour труд на свободни хора (не на роби), ам. труд на хора, които не са членове на професионални съюзи 3. his labours are over той завърши земния си път, отърва се 4. i will not labour the point няма да се впускам в подробности 5. i. труд, работа, усилия, тежка работа 6. ii. трудя се, мъча се (over), полагам усилия, старая се, стремя се 7. labour code кодекс на труда 8. labour day ам. ден на труда 9. labour in vain, lost labour капразни усилия 10. labour intensive трудоемък 11. labour of love работа, извършена с любов без оглед на печалба 12. labour troubles/unrest конфликти между работници и работодатели, работнически вълнения/стачки 13. labour английската Лейбъристка партия, лейбъристите 14. labours of hercules, herculean labours Херкулесови подвизи, прен. много тежки задачи 15. pi усилия, мъки, тегло, теглило 16. to be in labour раждам 17. to labour along едва се движа/кретам 18. to labour for breath трудно дишам 19. to labour the obvious говоря подробно за очевидни неща 20. to labour under a burden изнемогвам под тежестта на товар 21. to labour under a delusion/a misapprehension жертва съм на заблуждение, заблуждавам се 22. to labour under a disadvantage в много неизгодно положение съм 23. to labour under great difflcnities боря се с големи трудности 24. wheels labouring in the sand колела, които едва се движат/са затънали в пясъка 25. woman in labour родилка 26. движа се/напредвам бавно/с усилие 27. затруднен/спънат съм, жертва съм (under на) 28. мор. люшкам се/клатя се силно (за кораб) 29. ост. обработвам (земЛ) 30. раждам, изпитвам родилни мъки 31. разработвам подробно 32. родилни мъки, раждане 33. труд (за разлика от капитал), работническа класа, работна ръка* * *labour[´leibə] I. n 1. труд, работа; усилия, задача; forced \labour принудителен труд; free \labour труд на свободни хора (не на роби); ам. труд на хора, които не са членове на професионални съюзи; wage \labour наемен труд; shift \labour работа на смени; hard \labour каторжна работа; manual \labour физически труд; \labour in vain, lost \labour напразни усилия; a labour of Sisyphus сизифовски труд; a \labour of Hercules, Herculean \labour(s) Херкулесов труд; \labour of love работа, извършена заради самото удоволствие от извършването ѝ; division of \labour разпределение на труда; to have o.'s \labour for o.'s pains трудя се напразно (залудо); 2. pl усилия, мъки, тегло, теглило; his \labours are over той свърши земния си път, отърва се; 3. труд (за разлика от капитал); работна ръка, работническа класа; manual \labour работна ръка; skilled \labour квалифициран труд; 4. родилни мъки, раждане; woman in \labour родилка; she is in \labour дошло ѝ е времето да роди, ще ражда; 5. attr трудов, работнически; \labour relations взаимоотношенията между ръководството и работниците; \labour code кодекс на труда; L. Day ам. денят на труда (първият понеделник през септември); \labour exchange трудова борса; \labour legislation трудово законодателство; \labour theory of value трудова теория на стойността; \labour process theory теория за взаимоотношенията в процеса на труда; \labour' s share of national income дял на труда в националния доход; 6. (L.) работничеството като политическа сила, работническа партия; attr на работническата партия; лейбъристки; the L. Party Лейбъристката партия; L. member ( of Parliament) лейбъристки депутат; II. v 1. трудя се, мъча се, трепя се, залягам, полагам усилия, старая се, стремя се ( for); to \labour at, over трудя се над; to \labour for breath дишам трудно; to \labour after money ламтя за пари; 2. движа се, напредвам бавно, с мъка, с усилие, едва-едва кретам (и с along); car \labouring in the sand кола, която едва-едва се движи (е затънала) в пясъка; 3. спъван (затруднен, обезпокоен) съм; страдам, жертва съм ( under); to \labour under great difficulties боря се с големи трудности; to \labour under a disadvantage в неизгодно положение съм; to \labour under an illusion ( a delusion) жертва съм на заблуждение, заблуждавам се; 4. работя, функционирам трудно (за машина); 5. клатя се, мятам се тежко (за кораб); 6. изпитвам родилни мъки (и \labour with child); 7. обработвам, разработвам, доизкусурявам, усъвършенствам; впускам се в подробности; I will not \labour the point няма да се впускам в подробности, няма да се разпростирам; 8. ост. обработвам земя. -
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[ɪnˈtensɪv]highly labour intensive с большой трудоемкостью intensive интенсивный, напряженный intensive интенсивный intensive напряженный intensive усиленный labour intensive требующий больших трудозатрат labour intensive трудоемкий -
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n1. праця2. робітники; робітничий клас3. ("L.") "Лейбор" (інформаційний бюлетень британського конгресу тред-юніонів)- cheap labour дешева робоча сила- forced labour примусова праця- free labour вільна праця- manual labour фізична праця- mental labour розумова праця- organized labour організований робітничий рух- skilled labour кваліфіковані робітники- surplus labour політ. ек. додаткова праця- unskilled labour некваліфіковані робітники- labour attache аташе з питань праці- labour camp амер.- labour code кодекс законів про працю- labour contract трудовий договір- labour legislation трудове законодавство- labour union профспілка- labour intensive трудоінтенсивний- intensity of labour інтенсивність праці- productivity of labour продуктивність праці- L. Day День праці (зазвич. 1 травня; в США відзначають в перший понеділок вересня)- L. leader- L. Party Лейбористська партія- labour relations стосунки між робітниками та підприємцями (США)- "L. Weekly" "Лейбор уіклі" (що тижнева газета; орган Лейбористської партії, Велика Британія) -
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прил.эк. трудоемкий, трудозатратный ( требующий больших затрат труда)labour-consuming crop — трудоемкая [трудозатратная\] культура
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[-ɪn'ten(t)sɪv]суф.передаёт значение "ёмкий, требующий интенсивности"labour-intensive — требующий трудовых ( а не финансовых) затрат
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1.['leɪbə(r)] (Brit.)noun1) (task) Arbeit, diesomething is/they did it as a labour of love — etwas geschieht/sie taten es aus Liebe zur Sache
2) (exertion) Mühe, die3) (work) Arbeit, diecost of labour — Arbeitskosten Pl.
4) (body of workers) Arbeiterschaft, die5)Labour — (Polit.) die Labour Party
6) (childbirth) Wehen Pl.be in labour — in den Wehen liegen
2. intransitive verbgo into labour — die Wehen bekommen. See also academic.ru/38655/intensive">intensive 5)
3)3. transitive verblabour under a delusion — sich einer Täuschung (Dat.) hingeben
(elaborate needlessly)there's no need to labour the point — du brauchst dich nicht lange darüber zu verbreiten
* * *['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.) die Arbeit3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) die Wehen (pl.)2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeiten2) (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.) sich (ab)mühen•- laborious- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *La·bour[ˈleɪbəʳ]to vote \Labour Labour wählen\Labour candidate Labourkandidat(in) m(f)* * *(US) ['leɪbə(r)]1. nafter much labour the job was at last completed — nach langen Mühen war die Arbeit endlich vollendet
2) (= task) Aufgabe fit was a labour of love — ich/er etc tat es aus Liebe zur Sache
this biography is clearly a labour of love —
the labours of Hercules — die Arbeiten pl des Herkules
3)See:→ hard labour4) (= persons) Arbeiter pl, Arbeitskräfte pl5) (Brit POL)this district is Labour — dies ist ein Labourbezirk
to be in labour — in den Wehen liegen, die Wehen haben
2. vtpoint, subject auswalzen, breittreten (inf)I won't labour the point — ich will nicht darauf herumreiten
3. vithey laboured hard to get the house finished on time — sie gaben sich die größte Mühe, das Haus rechtzeitig fertigzustellen
to labour under a misapprehension — sich einer Illusion (dat) hingeben
2) (= move etc with effort or difficulty) sich quälenthe engine is labouring — der Motor hört sich gequält an; (in wrong gear) der Motor läuft untertourig
to labour up a hill — sich einen Hügel hinaufquälen, mühsam den Berg hochkriechen
his breathing became laboured — er begann, schwer zu atmen
* * *Lab. abk2. Labrador* * *1.['leɪbə(r)] (Brit.)noun1) (task) Arbeit, diesomething is/they did it as a labour of love — etwas geschieht/sie taten es aus Liebe zur Sache
2) (exertion) Mühe, die3) (work) Arbeit, diecost of labour — Arbeitskosten Pl.
4) (body of workers) Arbeiterschaft, die5)Labour — (Polit.) die Labour Party
6) (childbirth) Wehen Pl.2. intransitive verbgo into labour — die Wehen bekommen. See also intensive 5)
1) (work hard) hart arbeiten (at, on an + Dat.); (slave away) sich abmühen (at, over mit)3)3. transitive verblabour under a delusion — sich einer Täuschung (Dat.) hingeben
* * *(UK) n.Arbeit -en f. -
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1.['leɪbə(r)] (Brit.)noun1) (task) Arbeit, diesomething is/they did it as a labour of love — etwas geschieht/sie taten es aus Liebe zur Sache
2) (exertion) Mühe, die3) (work) Arbeit, diecost of labour — Arbeitskosten Pl.
4) (body of workers) Arbeiterschaft, die5)Labour — (Polit.) die Labour Party
6) (childbirth) Wehen Pl.be in labour — in den Wehen liegen
2. intransitive verbgo into labour — die Wehen bekommen. See also academic.ru/38655/intensive">intensive 5)
3)3. transitive verblabour under a delusion — sich einer Täuschung (Dat.) hingeben
(elaborate needlessly)there's no need to labour the point — du brauchst dich nicht lange darüber zu verbreiten
* * *['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.) die Arbeit3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) die Wehen (pl.)2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeiten2) (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.) sich (ab)mühen•- laborious- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *La·bour[ˈleɪbəʳ]to vote \Labour Labour wählen\Labour candidate Labourkandidat(in) m(f)* * *(US) ['leɪbə(r)]1. nafter much labour the job was at last completed — nach langen Mühen war die Arbeit endlich vollendet
2) (= task) Aufgabe fit was a labour of love — ich/er etc tat es aus Liebe zur Sache
this biography is clearly a labour of love —
the labours of Hercules — die Arbeiten pl des Herkules
3)See:→ hard labour4) (= persons) Arbeiter pl, Arbeitskräfte pl5) (Brit POL)this district is Labour — dies ist ein Labourbezirk
to be in labour — in den Wehen liegen, die Wehen haben
2. vtpoint, subject auswalzen, breittreten (inf)I won't labour the point — ich will nicht darauf herumreiten
3. vithey laboured hard to get the house finished on time — sie gaben sich die größte Mühe, das Haus rechtzeitig fertigzustellen
to labour under a misapprehension — sich einer Illusion (dat) hingeben
2) (= move etc with effort or difficulty) sich quälenthe engine is labouring — der Motor hört sich gequält an; (in wrong gear) der Motor läuft untertourig
to labour up a hill — sich einen Hügel hinaufquälen, mühsam den Berg hochkriechen
his breathing became laboured — er begann, schwer zu atmen
* * *A s1. (schwere) Arbeit:a labor of love eine gern oder unentgeltlich getane Arbeit, ein Liebesdienst; → hard labo(u)r, Herculean 1, Hercules2. Mühe f, Plage f, Anstrengung f:lost labor vergebliche Mühe3. WIRTSCHa) Arbeiter(klasse) pl(f), Arbeiterschaft fb) Arbeiter pl, Arbeitskräfte pl:cheap labor billige Arbeitskräfte;5. MED Wehen pl:be in labor in den Wehen liegen6. Schlingern n, Stampfen n (eines Schiffs)B v/i1. (schwer) arbeiten (at an dat), sich bemühen ( for sth um etwas), sich anstrengen oder abmühen ( to do zu tun)labor through sich durch Schlamm etc, a. ein Buch etc kämpfen;labor up the hill sich den Berg hinaufquälen3. stampfen, schlingern (Schiff)4. (under)a) zu leiden haben (unter dat), zu kämpfen haben (mit), kranken (an dat):labor under difficulties mit Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen haben5. MED in den Wehen liegenC v/t1. ausführlich oder umständlich behandeln, bis ins Einzelne ausarbeiten oder ausführen, breitwalzen:labor a point auf einer Sache herumreiten umg2. obs oder poet den Boden bestellen, bebauenD adj1. Arbeits…:a) Arbeitskosten,b) Lohnkosten2. Arbeiter…:labor leader Arbeiterführer(in) ( → D 3, D 4);labor movement Arbeiterbewegung f ( → D 4);labor demand Nachfrage f nach Arbeitskräftenlabor leader führende Person in der Labour Party (Großbritanniens etc)( → D 2, D 4)labor leader Gewerkschaftsführer(in) ( → D 2, D 3);labor movement Gewerkschaftsbewegung f ( → D 2)* * *1.['leɪbə(r)] (Brit.)noun1) (task) Arbeit, diesomething is/they did it as a labour of love — etwas geschieht/sie taten es aus Liebe zur Sache
2) (exertion) Mühe, die3) (work) Arbeit, diecost of labour — Arbeitskosten Pl.
4) (body of workers) Arbeiterschaft, die5)Labour — (Polit.) die Labour Party
6) (childbirth) Wehen Pl.2. intransitive verbgo into labour — die Wehen bekommen. See also intensive 5)
1) (work hard) hart arbeiten (at, on an + Dat.); (slave away) sich abmühen (at, over mit)3)3. transitive verblabour under a delusion — sich einer Täuschung (Dat.) hingeben
* * *(UK) n.Arbeit -en f.
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labour-intensive — adj BrE labor intensive AmE an industry or type of work that is labour intensive needs a lot of workers →↑capital intensive ▪ labour intensive farming methods … Dictionary of contemporary English
labour-intensive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ needing a large workforce or a large amount of work in relation to output … English terms dictionary
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labour-intensive — BrE labor intensive AmE adjective an industry or type of work that is labour intensive needs a lot of workers: labour intensive farming methods see also: capital intensive … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
labour-intensive — ADJ GRADED Labour intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital intensive. Construction remains a relatively labour intensive industry … English dictionary
labour-intensive — adj. Labour intensive/labor intensive is used with these nouns: ↑industry, ↑manufacturing, ↑work … Collocations dictionary
labour-intensive — UK / US adjective business a labour intensive industry or process needs a lot of people to do the work … English dictionary
labour-intensive industry — ➔ industry … Financial and business terms
labour-intensive — /ˈleɪbər ɪnˌtɛnsɪv / (say laybuhr in.tensiv) adjective of or relating to an industry which, while not needing a very large capital investment in plant, etc., requires a comparatively large labour force (opposed to capital intensive). Also, labor… …
labour intensive — Denoting a company or industry in which direct labour costs are more important than capital expenditure. Compare: capital intensive … Accounting dictionary