labor
/ˈleɪ.bɚ/ sustantivo A2En español: campesinos, trabajadores, parto, paritorio
- An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
- That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that which demands effort.
- Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
- A political party or force aiming or claiming to represent the interests of labour.
- The act or process of a mother giving birth. · Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition
- The time period during which a mother gives birth.
- The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results in the straining of timbers and rigging.
- A traditional unit of area in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to 177.1 acres or 71.67 ha.
Plural labors
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My labor is all in vain, for I find that the corridor looks into a courtyard filled with soldiers.”
Whole days have I passed in these Titanic efforts, considering my labor well repaid if, by night-time I had contrived to carry away a square inch of this hard-bound cement, changed by ages into a substance unyielding as the stones themselves; then to conceal the mass of earth and rubbish I dug up, I was compelled to break through a staircase, and throw the fruits of my labor into the hollow part of it; but the well is now so completely choked up, that I scarcely think it would be possible to add another handful of dust without leading to discovery.
They found no treasure, but the vines repaid their labor by an extraordinary and superabundant crop.
## The Mountain in Labor
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