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1 labour
n. labourpartiet, politiskst parti* * *['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.) arbete2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) arbetskraft, arbetare3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) förlossningsarbete, värkar4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) Labour2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) arbeta []2) (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.) arbeta sig fram•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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2 manual
adj. manuell; hand-; utförd med händerna--------n. handbok, instruktionsbok; användbar bok; manual (på orgel)* * *['mænjuəl] 1. adjective1) (of the hand or hands: manual skills/labour.) manuell, med händerna, hand-2) (working with the hands: a manual worker.) manuell, kropps-3) (worked or operated by the hand: a car with a manual gearbox.) manuell2. noun1) (a handbook eg of technical information about a machine etc: an instruction manual.) handbok, instruktionsbok2) (a keyboard of an organ etc.) manual•- manually -
3 working class
arbetarklassen* * *(the section of society who work with their hands, doing manual labour.) arbetarklass
См. также в других словарях:
manual labour — manual labor manual labor, manual labour manual labour . Labor done with the hands. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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manual labour — noun Physical work done by hand (or using basic implements) instead of by machines … Wiktionary
Labour and Labour Legislation — • Labour is work done by mind or body either partly or wholly for the purpose of producing utilities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Labour and Labour Legislation Labour and Labour Legislation … Catholic encyclopedia
labour — la‧bour [ˈleɪbə ǁ ər] , labor noun [uncountable] 1. work involving a lot of physical or mental effort: • The garage charges £65 an hour for labour. • those involved in repetitive, unskilled manual labour (= work that involves using your … Financial and business terms
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manual labor — manual labor, manual labour manual labour . Labor done with the hands. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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