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labour

/ˈleɪ.bɚ/ nom B2

En français : labeur, besogne, travailleurs, ouvriers

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

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The Cock defended himself by saying that he did this for the benefit of men, that they might rise in time for their labours.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 13 · B2
The grasshoppers and sparrows entreated him not to cut down the tree that sheltered them, but to spare it, and they would sing to him and lighten his labours.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 90 · B2
“Beyond the obvious facts that he has at some time done manual labour, that he takes snuff, that he is a Freemason, that he has been in China, and that he has done a considerable amount of writing lately, I can deduce nothing else.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 3 · B2
“How did you know, for example, that I did manual labour.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 4 · B2

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