labour

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
2. (countable, uncountable) That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
3. (uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
4. (uncountable) A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
5. (countable, uncountable) The act of a mother giving birth.
6. (countable, uncountable) The time period during which a mother gives birth.
7. (countable, uncountable) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
8. (countable, historical, uncountable) A traditional unit of area in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to 177.1 acres or 71.67 ha.
9. (countable, uncommon, uncountable) A group of moles.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To toil, to work.
2. (transitive) To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
3. To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
4. To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
5. To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.

Concepten

werk

arbeid

werken

arbeiden

karwei

bevallen

ter wereld brengen

taak

moeite

inspanning

prestatie

emplooi

verlossen

🆓

werkwijze

zich inspannen

zwoegen

zich moeite geven

werkmethode

projekt

zielskwelling

zwoeg

arbeiders

bereidingswijze

bevalling

geploeter

krachtsinspanning

methode

onderneming

procédé

procedure

project

uitwerken

Synoniemen

labor

work

toil

effort

labor

task

travail

job

work hard

exertion

trouble

operation

business

strive

struggle

moil

service

employment

labour force

drudge

hard work

grind

pains

manpower

working class

working

push

achievement

fag

objective

endeavor

human resources

handling

proletariat

dig

deliver

ado

take pains

trade

activity

confinement

striving

chore

function

childbed

feat

parturition

pitch

endeavour

lying-in

Vertalingen

travail

Arbeit

lavoro

trabajo

trabalho

εργασία

travailler

Mühe

labeur

accouchement

Auftrag

fatica

esfuerzo

Anstrengung

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈleɪ.bə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: labor

Overgenomen van Middelengels: labouren

In summary

From Middle English labor, labour, labur, from Old French labor (modern labeur) and its etymon, Latin labor.