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labour /ˡleɪbə(r)/ noun lavoro m;
(workers) manodopera f;
Med doglie fpl;
be in ~ avere le doglie;
L~ Pol partito m laburista attrib Pol laburista intransitive verb lavorare transitive verb ~ the point fig ribadire il concetto

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'labour' found in these entries:

English:

casualize - controlled - hard labour - induction - labor - labour camp - labour exchange - labour force - labour-intensive - labour market - Labour Party - labour relations - labour-saving - labour ward - organized labour

Italian:

doglie - laburista - lavoro - manodopera - mobilità - parto - partoriente - travaglio

labour: WordReference English-Italian Dictionary © 2009

labour		faticare (GB)	lavorare v
labour		(toil) lavoro manuale (GB)	lavoro nm
labour		(labor movement)	movimento dei lavoratori nm
labour		medic.	travaglio nm
labour		(manpower)	braccia nmpl
labour			manodopera nf
labour		BE politica	operaio agg
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
child labour	n	(forcing children to work)	lavoro minorile nm
Child labour is still prevalent in some Third World countries.
Il fenomeno del lavoro minorile si concentra soprattutto nei paesi più poveri.
collective labour agreement	n	(contract between employer and union)	contratto collettivo nm
Union members have voted to go on strike because their employer refuses to honour the collective labour agreement that they signed last month.
Il contratto collettivo di lavoro è spesso abbreviato C.N.L.
day labour			lavoro a giornata
forced-labour camp	n	(concentration camp, work camp)	campo di lavoro nm
The Siberian gulags were forced-labor camps for political dissidents.
I gulag siberiani erano campi di lavoro per dissidenti politici.
hard labour			lavoro forzato
indirect labour			costo del lavoro indiretto
labour against sth			lottare contro
labour camp			campo di lavoro
labour costs			costi del lavoro nmpl
labour force			forza lavoro nf
labour market			mercato del lavoro nm
labour movement			movimento laburista nm
labour pain		med.	doglia nf
labour room			sala travaglio nf
labour strike			sciopero dei lavoratori nm
labour supply			offerta di lavoro nf
manual labour			lavoro manuale
material and labour		economia: spese per materiali e manodopera	materiali e manodopera
seasonal labour			manodopera stagionale nf
shortage of labour			carenza della manodopera nf
unskilled labour			manodopera non qualificata nf
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'labour' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'labour':

a labour of love
abundant labour
Bonded labour
child labour
education and labour
Free Movement of Labour
Human trafficking, drug smuggling, organised prositution, terrorism, child labour
Labour day
labour demand
Labour issues
Labour market
Labour Rate
labour ratio
labour safety
Labour ward
labour-relations legislation
national labour law
The problem of labour stability
thick urban labour markets

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