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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.labour BE, labor AE / ˈleɪbə(r)/
  1. n.
    1. (work) lavoro m. (manuale);
      to withdraw one’s ~ astenersi dal lavoro
    1. ind. (workforce) manodopera f.;
      (in contrast to management) classe f. operaia, lavoratori m.pl.
    1. med. doglie f.pl., travaglio m. del parto;
      to go into o begin ~ cominciare ad avere le contrazioni;
      ~ pains dolori del travaglio
  1. modif. [costs] della manodopera;
    [dispute, relations] fra i lavoratori e i datori di lavoro;
    [market] del lavoro;
    [shortage] di manodopera;
    [leader] sindacale
locuzioni idiomatiche a ~ of love un lavoro fatto per passione.
2. labour BE, labor AE / ˈleɪbə(r)/ intr.
  1. (work, try hard) lavorare sodo, faticare (at a; on su)
  1. (have difficulties) affaticarsi, sforzarsi (to do a fare);
    to ~ up salire a fatica
  1. to ~ under essere vittima di [delusion, misapprehension];
    he’s ~ing under the illusion that… si sta illudendo che…
locuzioni idiomatiche to ~ the point insistere su un punto.


Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
Labour / ˈleɪbə(r)/
  1. n.pr. + verbo pl. partito m. laburista
  1. agg. [supporter, view, manifesto] del partito laburista, laburista;
    [MP, vote] laburista;
    to vote ~ votare laburista.


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labour: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

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
labourmanodopera nf
labour BE politicaoperaio agg
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labour: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
child labourn (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 agreementn (contract between employer and union)contratto collettivo nm
Union members have voted to go on strike because their employer refuses to honor the collective labour agreement that they signed last month.
Il contratto collettivo di lavoro è spesso abbreviato C.N.L.
day labourlavoro a giornata
forced-labour campn (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 labourlavoro forzato
indirect labour, US: indirect laborn UK (work which is incidental to production)manodopera indiretta nf
labour against sthv (work hard to prevent or stop sth)combattere vtr
 lottare contro
We must continue to labour against this discrimination.
labour campn (enforced work camp)campo di lavoro nm
The whole family was sent to the labour camp during the war.
La mia famiglia fu mandata in un campo di lavoro durante la guerra.
labour cost, US: labor costn UK (amount paid to workers)costo del lavoro
labour costsnpl (costs of paying employees)costo del lavoro nm
The company tried to reduce labour costs by employing unskilled staff.
Gli imprenditori si lamentano sempre per il costo del lavoro.
labour forcen (workforce: everyone who can be employed)forza lavoro nf
Full employment of the labour force is good for the country's economy.
L'impiego dell'intera forza lavoro è alla base di una buona economia in ogni paese.
labour intensive, labour-intensive, US: labor intensive, labor-intensiveadj UK (involving hard work)ad alta intensità di lavoro
Nota: hyphen used when term is an adjective before a noun
labour intensive, labour-intensive, US: labor intensive, labor-intensiveadj UK (involving much work )che richiede molta manodopera
labour marketmercato del lavoro nm
labour movementn (workers uniting to improve their conditions)sindacato, movimento sindacale nm
The labour movement promoted strikes throughout Europe.
labour pain med.doglia nf
labour policy, US: labor policyn UK (regulations governing employment)politica del lavoro
labour rights, US: labor rightsnpl UK (workers' entitlements)diritti dei lavoratori
labour roomn (delivery suite where babies are born)sala travaglio nf
He was asked to wait outside the labour room while his wife was giving birth.
Mia sorella è stata in sala travaglio per 12 ore prima di essere portata in sala parto.
labour striken (work stoppage)sciopero dei lavoratori, sciopero nm
Production at the car factory was brought to a standstill by the labour strike.
labour supplyofferta di lavoro nf
manual labourn (work carried out by hand)lavoro manuale nm
Although machines are used to produce most goods, repairing them is still done mostly by manual labour.
Sebbene le macchine siano capaci di produrre la maggior parte dei beni, le riparazioni necessitano di lavoro manuale.
material and labournpl (basic costs of a project)costo manodopera e materiali nm
The material and labour involved with the Golden Gate Bridge project was enormous.
seasonal labourmanodopera stagionale nf
shortage of labourcarenza della manodopera nf
unskilled labourmanodopera non qualificata nf
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