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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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['leɪbə(r)] 1.nome proprio + verbo pl. partito m. laburista2.aggettivo [supporter, view, manifesto] del partito laburista, laburista; [MP, vote] laburista* * *['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.) lavoro2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) manodopera3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) travaglio4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) partito laburista, laburisti2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) lavorare2) (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.) avanzare faticosamente, arrancare•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
- labour-saving* * *['leɪbə(r)] 1.nome proprio + verbo pl. partito m. laburista2.aggettivo [supporter, view, manifesto] del partito laburista, laburista; [MP, vote] laburista -
3 labour ***** la·bour
1. n1) (toil, task) lavorohard labour Law — lavori forzati
2) (workforce) manodopera3) Med doglie fpl, travaglio (del parto)2. vt(point) insistere su3. vito labour at — (with effort) lavorare sodo or duro a, (with difficulty) faticare a fare, (engine, motor) essere sotto sforzo
to labour under a delusion/misapprehension — essere vittima di un'illusione/di un malinteso
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4 Labour La·bour
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5 labour-saving
['leɪbəˌseɪvɪŋ]aggettivo [equipment, feature, system] che fa risparmiare lavoro* * *adjective (intended to lessen work: washing-machines and other labour-saving devices.) (che fa risparmiare lavoro)* * *che fa risparmiare fatica or lavoro* * *['leɪbəˌseɪvɪŋ]aggettivo [equipment, feature, system] che fa risparmiare lavoro -
6 labour-intensive
[ˌleɪbərɪn'tensɪv]aggettivo ind.to be labour-intensive — [method, process] richiedere un alto impiego di manodopera
* * ** * *[ˌleɪbərɪn'tensɪv]aggettivo ind.to be labour-intensive — [method, process] richiedere un alto impiego di manodopera
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7 labour camp
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8 labour cost
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9 labour dispute
noun (a disagreement between management and workers about working conditions, pay etc.) controversia/vertenza sindacale* * * -
10 labour exchange
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11 labour force
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12 labour market
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13 labour pains
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14 labour relations
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15 labour unrest
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16 labour court
noun (a court of law for settling disputes between management and workers.) tribunale del lavoro -
17 Labour Day
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18 labour law
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19 Labour Party
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20 labour ward
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