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1 labours of Hercules
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2 Hércules
m.Hercules.* * *1 figurado Hercules* * *SM1) (Mit) Hercules2) [de circo] strong man* * *= Hercules.Ex. Hercules was the Roman name for the greatest hero of Greek mythology -- Heracles.* * *= Hercules.Ex: Hercules was the Roman name for the greatest hero of Greek mythology -- Heracles.
* * *Herculeslos trabajos de Hércules the labors of Hercules* * *Hércules nMitol Hercules;las Columnas de Hércules [el estrecho de Gibraltar] the Pillars of Hercules;los trabajos de Hércules the labours of Hercules -
3 labour
{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. -
4 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.) trabajo2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) obreros, mano de obra3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) parto, dolores de parto4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Partido Laborista
2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) trabajar duro2) (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.) avanzar penosamente, funcionar con dificultad•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving
labour1 n1. trabajo2. mano de obralabour is very expensive nowadays hoy en día, la mano de obra es muy caralabour2 vb trabajar mucho1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL los laboristas nombre masculino plural, el Partido Laboristaadj.• de trabajo adj.• laboral adj.n.• faena s.f.• labor s.f.• mano de obra s.f.• parto s.m.• tarea s.f.• trabajo s.m.v.• trabajar v.
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Cultural note:
El Partido Laborista es uno de los tres principales partidos políticos de Gran Bretaña. Accedió por primera vez al poder en 1924 con el objetivo de representar los intereses de los trabajadores y sindicatos. En las últimas décadas ha abandonado su postura de izquierda en puntos tales como la propiedad pública de la industria y los servicios y hoy en día sus líderes prefieren denominarlo New Labour= labor (US) ['leɪbǝʳ]1. N1) (=work, toil) trabajom•
the [division] of labour — la división del trabajo•
[hard] labour — (Jur)trabajos mplforzados•
[Ministry] of Labour — Ministeriomde Trabajo•
to [withdraw] one's labour — ponerse en huelga; manual2) (=effort)(usu pl) trabajom, esfuerzom•
he is starting to see the [fruits] of his labours — está empezando a ver los frutos de su trabajo {or} sus esfuerzos3) (=task) trabajom, tareaf•
a labour of [love] — un trabajo realizado con amor, una tarea realizada con amor•
the labours of [Hercules] — los trabajos de Hércules4) (Ind)(=workers) obreros mpl; (=workforce) manofde obra•
[capital] and labour — la empresa y los obreros•
women were used as a source of [cheap] labour — se utilizaba a las mujeres como mano de obra barata; child; skilled5)•[Labour] — (Brit)(Pol)el Partido Laborista, los laboristas
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to [vote] Labour — votar a los laboristas6) (=birth) partom•
to [be in] labour — estar de parto•
to [go into] labour — ponerse de parto2.VT [+ point]insistir en•
I think that's labouring the [point] a bit — creo que eso es insistir demasiado en ese punto3. VI1) (=work) trabajar•
to labour [at] sth — trabajar en algo•
the labouring [classes] — las clases trabajadoras•
a labouring [job] — un trabajo de peón•
to labour [to] do sth — esforzarse {or} afanarse por hacer algo2) (=struggle)[engine]sonar forzadoto labour up a hill — [person, vehicle]subir una cuesta con esfuerzo {or} dificultad
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you seem to be labouring under a [misapprehension] — me parece que te estás equivocandoto labour under the misapprehension {or} illusion that — engañarse pensando que, creerse que
4.CPDlabour campN — campamentomde trabajos forzados
labour chargesNPL — gastos mplde mano de obra
labour costsNPL — costo msingde la mano de obra
Labour DayN — Díamdel Trabajo, Díamde los Trabajadores
labour disputeN — conflictomlaboral
(formerly) Bolsafde TrabajoLabour ExchangeN — (Brit)
labour forceN — (=numbers, people) manofde obra
labour lawN — (as study) derechomlaboral
labour marketN — mercadomlaboral, mercadomdel trabajo
labour movementN — movimientomobrero
labour painsNPL — (=birth) dolores mplde parto
Labour PartyN — PartidomLaborista
labour relationsNPL — relaciones fpllaborales
labour supplyN — ofertafde mano de obra
labour unrestN — agitaciónfsocial
labour wardN — salafde partos
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Cultural note:
El Partido Laborista es uno de los tres principales partidos políticos de Gran Bretaña. Accedió por primera vez al poder en 1924 con el objetivo de representar los intereses de los trabajadores y sindicatos. En las últimas décadas ha abandonado su postura de izquierda en puntos tales como la propiedad pública de la industria y los servicios y hoy en día sus líderes prefieren denominarlo New Labour -
5 travail
1. masculine nouna. ( = activité) le travail work• avoir du travail/beaucoup de travail to have some work/a lot of work to do• horaire/vêtements de travail work schedule/clothes• conditions/méthodes/groupe/déjeuner de travail working conditions/methods/group/lunch• à travail égal, salaire égal equal pay for equal work• améliorer la communication, c'est tout un travail ! improving communications is quite a task!• c'est un travail de spécialiste (difficile à faire) it's a job for a specialist ; (bien fait) it's the work of a specialist• travaux de recherche/de construction research/building work• « pendant les travaux, le magasin restera ouvert » "business as usual during alterations"• « attention ! travaux ! » "caution! work in progress!" ; (sur la route) "roadworks ahead!" (Brit) "roadwork ahead!" (US)• avoir un travail intéressant/lucratif to have an interesting/a highly paid job• travail d'équipe or en équipe team workd. ( = façonnage) [de bois, cuir, fer] working2. compounds► un travail de fourmi a long, painstaking job* * *
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pl - aux tʀavaj, o nom masculin1) ( contraire de repos) work2) (tâche faite, à faire) job; (ensemble des tâches, besogne) work [U]j'ai un travail fou — I'm up to my eyes in work, I've got a lot of work on
3) ( fait d'exercer un emploi) work; ( emploi rémunéré) work [U], job; ( lieu) work4) Économie, Sociologie (activité, population active) labour [BrE] [U]division du travail — division of labour [BrE]
5) ( résultat d'un fonctionnement) (de machine, d'organe) work [U]6) ( ouvrage érudit) work ( sur on)7) ( façonnage)le travail de — working with ou in [métal, bois, pierre]
apprendre le travail du bois/métal — to learn woodwork/metalwork
8) (technique, exécution) workmanship9) Physique work10) ( action) (d'eau, érosion) action (de of); fig (d'imagination, inconscient) workings (pl) (de of)11) ( altération) ( de vin) fermentation, working; ( de bois) warping12) Médecine ( pendant un accouchement) labour [BrE]
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travaux nom masculin pluriel1) ( en chantier) work [U]; ( sur une route) roadworks GB, roadwork [U] UStravaux de construction — construction work [U]
‘fermé pour travaux’ — ( sur une devanture) ‘closed for repairs ou alterations’
‘attention, travaux’ — gén ‘caution, work in progress’; ( sur une route) ‘caution, road under repair’
2) (recherche, études) work [U] ( sur on)3) ( débats) deliberationsles travaux agricoles/de la ferme — agricultural/farm work [U]
travaux de couture — needlework [U]
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *tʀavaj, o travaux pl1. nm1) (= activité, effort) workJ'ai beaucoup de travail. — I've got a lot of work.
C'est un travail épuisant. — It's exhausting work.
se mettre au travail — to start work, to get down to work
outils de travail — working tools, work tools
2) (= tâche spécifique) jobDonne-lui un travail facile. — Give him an easy job.
3) (= emploi, gagne-pain) job, work no plIl a un travail intéressant. — He's got an interesting job.
Il est sans travail depuis un an. — He has been out of work for a year.
4) (= lieu) workAu travail, je m'entends bien avec mes collègues. — I get on well with my colleagues at work.
5) ÉCONOMIE (= ressource, facteur) labour Grande-Bretagne labor USAla législation du travail — labour law, labour legislation
6) MÉDECINE (de l'accouchement) labour Grande-Bretagne labor USA7) (= façonnage)2. travaux nmpl(= chantier) (de réparation, agricoles) work, (sur route) roadworks, [construction] building work, building* * *I.A nm1 ( contraire de repos) work; le travail intellectuel intellectual work; le travail scolaire schoolwork; ça demande des mois de travail it requires months of work; se mettre au travail to get down to work, to start work; être en plein travail to be busy working;2 (tâche faite, à faire) job; (ensemble des tâches, besogne) work ¢; faire un travail to do a job; distribuer le travail to allocate jobs; ce n'est pas mon travail it's not my job; c'est un travail de professionnel ( à faire) it's a job for a professional; ( bien fait) it's a very professional job; c'est un travail d'homme it's man's work; commencer un travail to start a job; mener un travail de recherche to do research work; avoir du travail to have work to do; j'ai un travail fou I'm up to my eyes in work, I've got a lot of work on; les enfants, ça donne du travail, les enfants, c'est du travail children make a lot of work; les gros travaux the heavy work; s'occuper à de petits travaux to do little jobs; faire quelques travaux de jardinage to do a few gardening jobs; (félicitations) c'est du beau travail! aussi iron you've done a great job on that; qu'est-ce que c'est que ce travail? what do you call this?; et voilà le travail! that's that done!;3 ( fait d'exercer un emploi) work; ( emploi rémunéré) work ¢, job; ( lieu) work; ne me téléphone pas à mon travail don't call me at work; chercher du/un travail to look for work/a job; bien content d'avoir du/un travail glad to be in work/to have a job; être sans travail to be out of work; donner du travail à qn ( employer) to give sb a job; reprendre le travail to go back to work; cesser le travail to stop work; aller au travail to go to work; être au travail to be at work; que fais-tu comme travail? what do you do?, what's your job?; il ne fait que son travail he's only doing his job; le travail en usine/de bureau factory/office ou clerical work; le travail temporaire/à mi-temps temporary/part-time work; un travail à mi-temps a part-time job; le travail en équipe team work; le travail en équipes shiftwork; le travail de nuit nightwork; il a un travail de nuit he works nights; le travail indépendant freelance work, self-employment; conditions/semaine de travail working conditions/week; vivre de son travail to work for one's living; ⇒ salaire;4 Écon, Sociol (activité, population active) labourGB ¢; le capital et le travail capital and labourGB; organisation/division du travail organization/division of labourGB; force de travail workforce; entrer dans le monde du travail to enter the world of work; la psychologie du travail industrial psychology;5 ( résultat d'un fonctionnement) (de machine, d'organe) work ¢; le travail du cœur the work done by the heart; le travail musculaire muscular effort, the work done by the muscles;6 ( ouvrage érudit) work (sur on); publier un travail sur la Renaissance to publish a work on the Renaissance;7 ( façonnage) le travail de working with ou in [métal, bois, pierre]; le travail de l'ivoire est difficile working with ou in ivory is difficult; apprendre le travail du bois/métal to learn woodwork/metalwork;8 (technique, exécution) workmanship; un travail superbe a superb piece of workmanship; un coffret d'un beau travail a beautifully made box; une dentelle d'un travail délicat a delicate piece of lacework;10 ( action) (d'eau, érosion) action (de of); fig (d'imagination, inconscient) workings (pl) (de of); le travail du temps the work of time;12 Méd ( pendant accouchement) labourGB; entrer/être en travail to go into/be in labourGB; salle de travail labourGB ward.B travaux nmpl1 ( en chantier) work (sg); ( sur une route) roadworks GB, roadwork ¢ US; travaux de construction/réfection/soutènement construction/renovation/retaining work ¢; travaux de terrassement earthworks; travaux d'aménagement ( de bâtiment) alterations (de to), improvements (de to); ( d'un site) redevelopment ¢ (de of); ( d'une route) roadworks (de on); faire faire des travaux dans sa maison to have work done in one's house; nous sommes en plein travaux we're in the middle of having some work done; ‘fermé pour travaux’ ( sur une devanture) ‘closed for repairs ou alterations’; ‘attention, travaux’ gén ‘caution, work in progress’; ( sur une route) ‘caution, road under repair’;2 (recherche, études) work ¢ (sur on); publier le résultat de ses travaux to publish the results of one's work;3 ( débats) (d'assemblée, de commission) deliberations;4 ( opérations de même nature) les travaux agricoles/de la ferme agricultural/farm work; travaux de couture needlework.travail à la chaîne assembly-line work; travail clandestin work for which no earnings are declared; travail à domicile working at or from home; travail des enfants child labourGB; travail d'intérêt général Jur community service; travail manuel manual work; travail au noir○ gén work for which no earnings are declared; ( exercice d'un second emploi non déclaré) moonlighting; travail aux pièces piece work; travail posté shift work; travail de Romain Herculean task; travail de titan = travail de Romain; travaux d'aiguille needlework ¢; travaux des champs agricultural ou farm work ¢; travaux de dame fancywork ¢; travaux dirigés, TD Univ practical (sg); travaux forcés Jur hard labourGB (sg); fig slave labourGB ¢; travaux manuels Scol handicrafts; travaux ménagers housework ¢; travaux pratiques, TP Scol, Univ practical work ¢; ( en laboratoire) lab work ¢; travaux préparatoires Jur ( pour un texte de loi) preliminary documents; travaux publics, TP ( travail) civil engineering ¢; ( ouvrages) civil engineering works, public works; travaux routiers roadworks GB, roadwork ¢ US.II.I( pluriel travaux) [travaj, o] nom masculinA.[ACTION]1. [occupation]le travail de jour/nuit day/night workje finis le travail à cinq heures I stop ou finish work at fiveun travail de longue haleine a long-term work ou projectle travail posté ou par roulement shift workle travail manuel manual work ou laboura. [occasionnel] undeclared casual work, moonlightingb. [comme pratique généralisée] black economya. [généralement] temporary workb. [dans un bureau] temping2. [tâches imposées] work3. [tâche déterminée] jobfaire un travail de recherche/traduction to do a piece of research/a translationc'est un travail de bagnard ou forçat it's back-breaking work ou a back-breaking jobc'est un travail de Romain ou de Titan it's a colossal job4. [efforts] (hard) workil a encore du travail s'il veut devenir champion he's still got a lot of work to do if he wants to be champion5. [exécution] workon lui a confié les peintures et elle a fait du bon/mauvais travail she was responsible for doing the painting and she made a good/bad job of itje ne retrouve pas une seule disquette, qu'est-ce que c'est que ce travail? I can't find a single floppy disc, what's going on here?6. [façonnage] workingelle est attirée par le travail du bois/de la soie she's interested in working with wood/with silk[responsabilité] jobchercher du ou un travail to be job-hunting, to be looking for a jobsans travail unemployed, jobless, out of work8. [dans le système capitaliste] labour9. [contrainte exercée - par la chaleur, l'érosion] action10. PHYSIOLOGIE [accouchement] labourle travail n'est pas commencé/est commencé the patient has not yet gone/has gone into labour[activité] workréduire le travail du cœur/des reins to lighten the strain on the heart/on the kidneysB.[RÉSULTAT, EFFET]1. [écrit] piece2. [transformation - généralement] work[modification interne - dans le bois] warping ; [ - dans le fromage] maturing ; [ - dans le vin] workingtravaux nom masculin pluriel‘fermé pendant les travaux’ ‘closed for ou during alterations’‘attention, travaux’ ‘caution, work in progress’travaux domestiques ou ménagers houseworka. [généralement] arts and craftsa. [généralement] practical workb. [en laboratoire] lab work2. [d'une commission] work————————au travail locution adverbialese mettre au travail to get down ou to set to workallez, au travail! come on, get to work!————————de travail locution adjectivale1. [horaire, séance] working[vêtement, camarade, permis] work (modificateur)2. [d'accouchement - période] labour (modificateur) ; [ - salle] labour (modificateur), delivery (modificateur)————————du travail locution adjectivale[accident, sociologie, législation] industrial————————en travail adverbeentrer en travail to go into ou to start labourII -
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f (pl -che) ( sforzo) effort( stanchezza) fatiguea fatica with a great deal of effortfaccio fatica a crederci I find it hard to believe* * *fatica s.f.1 ( sforzo) effort, exertion, strain: fatica fisica, mentale, mental, physical exertion; sopportare la fatica, to take (o stand) the strain; fa fatica a parlare, it's an effort for him to talk // che fatica!, what an effort!; è fatica sprecata, it is a wasted effort2 ( stanchezza) weariness, fatigue, exhaustion: organismo resistente alla fatica, tough constitution; cascare dalla fatica, to drop with fatigue (o to be exhausted) // morto di fatica, dog-tired (o dead beat)3 ( lavoro faticoso) labour; toil, fatigue, hard work: mi è costata una fatica enorme finire entro la scadenza, it was really hard work meeting the deadline; le fatiche della guerra, the toils (o hardships) of war // alleviare la fatica a qlcu., to lighten s.o.'s work (o load) // vive col frutto delle sue fatiche, he lives by the fruit of his labours // le fatiche di Ercole, the labours of Hercules // abito da fatica, working clothes; (mil.) uniforme da fatica, fatigue dress // cavallo da fatica, work horse // uomo di fatica, man who does the heavy work4 ( difficoltà) difficulty; trouble: a fatica, with difficulty; feci molta fatica a capirlo, I had a lot of difficulty in understanding him (o I could hardly understand him) // avanzare a fatica, to toil (o struggle) along // parlare, respirare a fatica, to talk, to breathe with difficulty* * *1) (sforzo) effort, exertionsenza (fare) fatica — with ease, effortlessly, without effort
che fatica! — what an effort o a struggle!
è (tutta) fatica sprecata — it's a waste of effort o time, it's wasted effort o time
2) (lavoro faticoso) toil, hard work3) (fastidio)risparmiarsi la fatica di fare qcs. — to save oneself the trouble of doing sth
4) (stanchezza) tiredness, exhaustionessere morto di o crollare dalla fatica — to be fit to drop, to be dead tired
5) (opera)6) tecn. fatigue7) a fatica (con difficoltà) with difficulty; (a malapena) [sentire, vedere] hardly••* * *faticapl. - che /fa'tika, ke/sostantivo f.1 (sforzo) effort, exertion; senza (fare) fatica with ease, effortlessly, without effort; che fatica! what an effort o a struggle! fare fatica (a fare) to have difficulty (in doing); è (tutta) fatica sprecata it's a waste of effort o time, it's wasted effort o time; è una fatica fargli fare i compiti it's hard to make him do his homework; il coronamento delle proprie -che the consummation of one's efforts2 (lavoro faticoso) toil, hard work; la fatica non mi spaventa I'm not afraid of hard work; uomo di fatica drudge3 (fastidio) risparmiarsi la fatica di fare qcs. to save oneself the trouble of doing sth.4 (stanchezza) tiredness, exhaustion; essere morto di o crollare dalla fatica to be fit to drop, to be dead tired5 (opera) l'ultima fatica di uno scrittore the last work of a writer6 tecn. fatigue7 a fatica (con difficoltà) with difficulty; (a malapena) [sentire, vedere] hardly; respirare a fatica to labour to breatheuna fatica di Ercole a labour of Hercules. -
7 Ercole
Ercole no.pr.m. (mit.) Hercules: le dodici fatiche di Ercole, the twelve labours of Hercules // colonne d'Ercole, Pillars of Hercules // una fatica d'Ercole, (fig.) a Herculean task* * *['ɛrkole] 1.nome proprio maschile mitol. Hercules2.sostantivo maschile fig. Hercules* * *Ercole/'εrkole/I n.pr.m.mitol. Herculesfig. Hercules. -
8 labour
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. -
9 Hercule
ɛʀkylnom propre Herculesles travaux d'Hercule — Mythologie the Labours of Hercules
c'est un travail d'Hercule — fig it's a Herculean task
* * *ɛʀkyl nm1) MYTHOLOGIE Hercules2) (= forain) strongman* * *[ɛrkyl] nom propre -
10 hercule
ɛʀkylnom propre Herculesles travaux d'Hercule — Mythologie the Labours of Hercules
c'est un travail d'Hercule — fig it's a Herculean task
* * *ɛʀkyl nm1) MYTHOLOGIE Hercules2) (= forain) strongman* * *[ɛrkyl] nom masculin1. [homme fort] Hercules2. LOISIRS -
11 ♦ labour
♦ 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. -
12 Labour
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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['leɪbə] 1. сущ.; брит.; амер. labor1) трудmanual / physical labour — физический труд
sweated / sweatshop labour — тяжёлая работа
Slave labour has been outlawed. — Рабство было запрещено.
skilled labour — работа, требующая (высокой) квалификации; квалифицированная рабочая сила
- labour capacityunskilled labour — работа, не требующая специальной квалификации; неквалифицированная рабочая сила
- hard labour
- labour code
- labour contract
- labour dispute
- labour input
- labour legislationSyn:2) работа, заданиеlabours of Hercules, Herculean labours — подвиги Геракла
to do / perform labour — выполнять работу
labour of love — любимое дело; бескорыстный труд ( ради любимого дела)
lost labour — тщетные, бесполезные усилия
Syn:3) рабочий класс, рабочая сила, рабочие4) ( Labour) Лейбористская партия5) родовые муки, родыto be in labour — мучиться родами, родить
prolonged / protracted labour — затяжные роды
advanced / premature / preterm labour — преждевременные роды
She was in labour for five hours. — Она рожала пять часов.
Syn:6) затруднённость, чрезмерное усилие2. прил.; брит.; амер. laborThe engine works with labour. — Двигатель работает с трудом.
1) трудовой, рабочий3. гл.; брит.; амер. labor1) трудиться, работать (обычно тяжело, усердно)Don't labour at / over your writing, try to make it seem easy and natural. — Не слишком корпи над своими текстами, старайся, чтобы они легко читались и были понятными.
Syn:2) прилагать усилия, бороться (за что-л.), добиваться (чего-л.)to labour for peace — добиваться мира, бороться за мир
Syn:3) кропотливо разрабатывать, вникать в детали, мелочиto labour a point / question — рассматривать вопрос, вникая во все детали
4) редк. продвигаться вперёд медленно, с трудомThe truck laboured up the hill. — Грузовик с трудом взбирался вверх по склону.
5) ( labour under) быть в затруднении, мучитьсяThe firm has been labouring under difficulties for the past year. — В последний год фирма испытывает большие затруднения.
6) уст. рожать, мучиться родамиSyn:8) уст.; поэт. обрабатывать землю••to labour under a delusion — обманываться, обольщаться
to labour under a misconception / misapprehension / misunderstanding — находиться в заблуждении, ошибаться
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14 labor
/'leibə/ Cách viết khác: (labor) /'leibə/ * danh từ - lao động =manual labour+ lao động chân tay - công việc, công việc nặng nhọc =labour of great difficulty+ một công việc rất khó khăn =the labours of Hercules; Herculian labours+ những công việc đòi hỏi phải có sức khoẻ phi thường - tầng lớp lao động, nhân công =labour and capital+ lao động và tư bản; thợ và chủ =shortage of labour+ tình trạng thiếu nhân công - đau đẻ =a woman in labour+ người đàn bà đau đẻ !lost labour - những cố gắng vô ích, những nỗ lực uổng công * nội động từ - gắng công, nỗ lực, dốc sức =to labour for the happiness of mankind+ nỗ lực vì hạnh phúc của loài người =to labour at a task+ dốc sức hoàn thành nhiệm vụ - di chuyển chậm chạp, di chuyển khó khăn; lắc lư tròng trành trên biển động - (+ under) bị giày vò, quằn quại, chịu đau đớn; là nạn nhân của =to labour under a disease+ bị bệnh tật giày vò =to labour under a delusion+ bị một ảo tưởng ám ảnh - đau khổ * ngoại động từ - dày công trau dồi; chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng; bàn bạc chi tiết =to labour a point+ bàn bạc chi tiết một vấn đề -
15 labour
/'leibə/ Cách viết khác: (labor) /'leibə/ * danh từ - lao động =manual labour+ lao động chân tay - công việc, công việc nặng nhọc =labour of great difficulty+ một công việc rất khó khăn =the labours of Hercules; Herculian labours+ những công việc đòi hỏi phải có sức khoẻ phi thường - tầng lớp lao động, nhân công =labour and capital+ lao động và tư bản; thợ và chủ =shortage of labour+ tình trạng thiếu nhân công - đau đẻ =a woman in labour+ người đàn bà đau đẻ !lost labour - những cố gắng vô ích, những nỗ lực uổng công * nội động từ - gắng công, nỗ lực, dốc sức =to labour for the happiness of mankind+ nỗ lực vì hạnh phúc của loài người =to labour at a task+ dốc sức hoàn thành nhiệm vụ - di chuyển chậm chạp, di chuyển khó khăn; lắc lư tròng trành trên biển động - (+ under) bị giày vò, quằn quại, chịu đau đớn; là nạn nhân của =to labour under a disease+ bị bệnh tật giày vò =to labour under a delusion+ bị một ảo tưởng ám ảnh - đau khổ * ngoại động từ - dày công trau dồi; chuẩn bị kỹ lưỡng; bàn bạc chi tiết =to labour a point+ bàn bạc chi tiết một vấn đề -
16 ÞRAUT
I) (pl. -ir), f. hard strugggle, great exertion, labour, hard task (ek mun láta þik vinna til ráðahags þessa þrautir nökkurar);þola þrautir, to suffer hardshps;gera þraut til e-s, to try hard;berjast til þrautar, to fight to the end.* * *f. a struggle, great exertion, labour, hard task; þú sel manninn fram, ok lát mik eigi þurfa þraut til, Ld. 44; leggit á mik nokkura yfirbót eða þraut, Fms. i. 119; svá mikla þraut at leiða mikit lið í orrostuna aptr, x. 371; þola þrautir, Al. 92, Sks. 23 new Ed.; göra þraut til e-s, to try hard: ok mun ek nú eigi optarr þraut til göra, Lv. 69: in legends (such as that of Hercules) the labour or ‘task’ to be performed is called þraut, Bret. 22, 24; nú mun ek göra sem fornir menn, at ek mun láta þik vinna til ráða-hags þessa þrautir nökkurar, Eb. 132; leggja þraut fyrir e-n; thus, e. g. the twelve labours of Hercules are ‘þrautir.’II. with prepp.; í þraut, in or with a desperate struggle, in the end, finally; ódrjúgr í allar þrautir, opp. to ‘í fyrstunni,’ Fms. viii. 134; öruggr í allri þraut, i. 305; hann gékk undan þeim í þraut, Eb. 320; at vísa djöflum til þrautar við mik, Fms. i. 305; eigi munu vér sigrask á þeim til þrautar, Fær. 75; berjask til þrautar, to fight to the end, Fas. ii. 535. Hkr. iii. 90, Fms. vi. 256. þrautar-laust, n. adj. without a struggle, easily, Fms. ii. 268, vi. 160. -
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(Amer.) see academic.ru/41300/labour">labour* * *La·bor[ˈleɪbəʳ, AM -ɚ]n POL* * *(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)* * *(Amer.) see labour* * *(US) n.Arbeit -en f. -
18 Геракл
м. миф.Heracles [-iːz]; Hercules [-iːz] (тж. перен.: о сильном мужчине)по́двиги Гера́кла — labours of Hercules
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19 travaux d'Hercule
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20 fatica sf
[fa'tika] fatica (-che)1) (sforzo fisico) hard work, toildivisa di fatica Mil — fatigues pl
fare fatica a fare qc — to have a job doing sth, find it difficult to do sth
accusare o sentire fatica — to feel tired
risparmiarsi la fatica di fare qc — to save o.s. the bother o effort of doing sth
2)a fatica — with difficulty3) (di metalli) fatigue
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