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A n1 gen ( work) travail m, labeur m liter ; the fruits of one's labours les fruits de son travail or son labeur ; to rest from one's labours se reposer de son travail ; the division of labour la division du travail ; to withdraw one's labour se mettre en grève ; a withdrawal of labour une grève f ;2 Ind ( workforce) gen main-d'œuvre f ; ( in contrast to management) ouvriers mpl ; material and labour fournitures et main-d'œuvre ; skilled/unskilled labour main-d'œuvre f qualifiée/non qualifiée ;3 Med accouchement m, travail m spec ; her labour lasted 16 hours son accouchement a duré 16 heures ; an easy/difficult labour un accouchement facile/difficile ; to be in labour être en train d'accoucher ; to go into ou begin labour commencer à avoir des contractions ; labour pains douleurs fpl de l'accouchement.B modif [costs] de la main-d'œuvre ; [dispute, relations] ouvriers-patronat inv ; [market] du travail ; [shortage] de main-d'œuvre ; [leader] syndical.C vi1 (work, try hard) travailler (dur) (at à ; on sur ; to do pour faire) ;2 ( have difficulties) peiner (to do à faire) ; he was labouring to breathe il peinait à respirer, il respirait péniblement ; to labour up/down/along monter/descendre/avancer avec peine or péniblement ;3 Aut [engine] peiner ;4 to labour under être victime de [delusion, illusion, misapprehension] ; he's labouring under the illusion that he's going to be offered the post il se fait l'illusion or il s'imagine qu'on va lui offrir la place.a labour of love une tâche demandant beaucoup de passion ; a labour of Hercules un travail de Romain or de titan ; to labour the point insister lourdement. -
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labour [ˊleɪbə]1. n1) труд; рабо́та; зада́ние; уси́лие;forced labour принуди́тельный труд
2) рабо́чий класс3) родовы́е му́ки; ро́ды;to be in labour му́читься ро́дами, рожа́ть
4) attr. трудово́й; рабо́чий;labour force рабо́чая си́ла
;labour hours рабо́чее вре́мя
;labour code ко́декс зако́нов о труде́
;labour contract трудово́й догово́р
;labour dispute трудово́й конфли́кт
;labour input коли́чество затра́ченного труда́
;labour legislation трудово́е законода́тельство
5) attr. лейбори́стский;а) лейбори́стский ли́дер;б) руководи́тель тред-юнио́на6) attr.:labour pains родовы́е схва́тки
;labour ward роди́льная пала́та
а) безвозме́здный или бескоры́стный труд;б) люби́мое де́ло;lost labour тще́тные, бесполе́зные уси́лия
2. v1) труди́ться, рабо́тать2) прилага́ть уси́лия, добива́ться (for);to labour for breath дыша́ть с трудо́м
;to labour for peace добива́ться ми́ра
;he laboured to understand what they were talking about он прилага́л уси́лия, что́бы поня́ть, о чём они́ говори́ли
3) кропотли́во разраба́тывать, вдава́ться в ме́лочи;to labour the point рассма́тривать вопро́с, вника́я во все дета́ли
4) подвига́ться вперёд ме́дленно, с трудо́м (обыкн. labour along, labour through)5) мор. испы́тывать ка́чку6) уст., поэт. обраба́тывать зе́млю7) уст. му́читься ро́дами◊labour under быть в затрудне́нии, трево́ге; страда́ть (от чего-л.);
to labour under a delusion ( или a mistake) находи́ться в заблужде́нии
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LABOUR OVER (AT), FORLabour over и labour at означают 'работать, трудиться над чем-л.': to labour over a problem и to labour at a problem. Labour for имеет значение 'добиваться чего-л., прилагая усилия': to labour for the happiness of mankind.Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > labour
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125 the division of labour
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126 labour under the delusion/illusion that
labour under the delusion/illusion thatEnglish-Dutch dictionary > labour under the delusion/illusion that
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127 labour force on the site
labour force on the site Baustellenbesetzung fEnglish-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > labour force on the site
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128 the reverse of the coin
оборотная сторона медали [этим. фр. le revers de la médaille]Yes, he always voted Labour, but what was the good? Soon's [= as] they got into Parliament they were just like the other blokes. What he reckoned was that there'd have to be a big change one of these days... The reverse of the medal. (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part I, ch. 11) — Вот он всегда голосовал за лейбористов, а что толку! Стоит им только попасть в парламент, они оказываются не лучше других. И лично он полагает, что все идет к тому, что скоро произойдут большие перемены... Увидит кой-кто оборотную сторону медали.
No doubt a life devoted to pleasure must sometimes show the reverse side of the medal... (N. Mitford, ‘Madame de Pompadour’, ch. VIII) — Несомненно, что жизнь, полная удовольствий, имеет свою оборотную сторону...
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