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labour

labour

Meaning of labour

English

work, especially physical work

Русский

работа, особенно тяжёлая физическая

labor

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈleɪbə/
American English — labor
/ˈleɪbɚ/

labour with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом labour

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

9 сочетаний

Физическая работа

Physical work
manual labor
ручной труд

I earned extra money doing manual labor during vacation.

Я подрабатывал ручным трудом во время каникул.

hard labor
каторжные работы

The judge sentenced the prisoner to hard labor.

Судья приговорил заключённого к каторжным работам.

  • physical laborфизический труд

Рабочие руки

Workers
cheap labor
дешёвая рабочая сила

We refused to compete by relying on cheap labor.

Мы отказались конкурировать за счёт дешёвой рабочей силы.

skilled labor
квалифицированные кадры

Our factory struggles to find skilled labor locally.

Нашей фабрике трудно найти квалифицированные кадры поблизости.

  • the labor forceрабочая сила

Рынок труда и права

Job market and rights
the labor market
рынок труда

I returned to the labor market after raising my children.

Я вернулась на рынок труда после воспитания детей.

a labor union
профсоюз

She joined a labor union after discussing it with coworkers.

Она вступила в профсоюз после обсуждения с коллегами.

  • labor costsзатраты на оплату труда

labour usage examples

🇬🇧UK

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

They paid him for his labour.

Ему заплатили за его труд.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Manual labour can be tiring.

Физический труд может быть утомительным.

🇺🇸US

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

They paid him for his labor.

Ему заплатили за его труд.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Manual labor can be tiring.

Физический труд может быть утомительным.

labour synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between labour, labor, work, effort, and toil

L
🇬🇧English
labor

Main word: work, especially hard physical work.

very often

ENThe price includes parts and labor.

W
🇬🇧English
work

The general word; labor stresses physical effort.

very often

ENI have a lot of work this week.

Advanced: broader words

E
🇬🇧English
effort

The energy used to do something.

very often

ENIt took a lot of effort to move the piano.

T
🇬🇧English
toil

Literary: long, exhausting work.

very rare word

ENYears of toil in the fields made him strong.

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labour meaning: what does it mean?

work, especially physical work

labour pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

labour is pronounced as /ˈleɪbə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

labour definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Ему заплатили за его труд. Translation: They paid him for his labour.

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