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labour

UK ( US labor)
 
 
/ˈleɪbər/ noun

Translation

WORK [U] work, especially the type of work that needs a lot of physical effort
çalışma, ağır iş, zahmet
manual labour 1357
WORKERS [U] people who work
işçiler, emekçiler
cheap/skilled labour 2451
BIRTH [C, U] the stage of pregnancy when a woman has pain in the lower part of her body because the baby is coming out
doğum
to be in labour/go into labour labour pains 459
Labour [group] short for the Labour Party
İşçi Partisi
I voted Labour (= for the Labour party) at the last election. a Labour MP681
a labour of love work that you do because you like it, not because you are paid for it
istek ve şevkle yapılan iş
1436
(Definition of labour noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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