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Translate labour from English to Dutch

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labour:
- arbeid; job; karwei
- werken; arbeiden
Wiktionary:
- labour → arbeid, werk
- labour → geploeter, zwoeg, werk, arbeid, verlossen, bevallen, emplooi, karwei, prestatie, arbeiden, werken

English

Detailed Translations for labour from English to Dutch

labour:

labour [the ~] noun, British

the labour (chore; task; workpiece; working; duties; work; labor)
de arbeid; de job; de karwei
- arbeid [de ~ (m)] noun
- job [de ~ (m)] noun
- karwei [de ~] noun

to labour verb, British

to labour (labor; work; do)
werken; arbeiden
- werken verb (werk, werkt, werkte, werkten, gewerkt)
- arbeiden verb (arbeid, arbeidt, arbeidde, arbeidden, gearbeid)

Translation Matrix for labour:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
arbeid	chore; duties; labor; labour; task; work; working; workpiece	activity; bustle; diligence; industry; job; work; zeal
job	chore; duties; labor; labour; task; work; working; workpiece	function; installment; instalment; job; position; post
karwei	chore; duties; labor; labour; task; work; working; workpiece
werken		action; functioning; operation; working
-	childbed; confinement; labor; labor movement; lying-in; parturiency; project; proletariat; task; toil; trade union movement; travail; undertaking; working class
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
arbeiden	do; labor; labour; work
werken	do; labor; labour; work	operate; proceed; work
-	dig; drive; drudge; fag; grind; labor; moil; push; toil; travail; tug
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	labor; occupation

Synonyms for "labour":

labor; working class; proletariat; class; social class; socio-economic class
parturiency; confinement; lying-in; travail; childbed; parturition; birth; giving birth; birthing
Labour Party; Labour; Labor Party; party; political party
toil; work
labor; toil; fag; travail; grind; drudge; dig; moil; work; do work
tug; push; drive; fight; struggle; push on
experience; receive; have; get; undergo

Related Definitions for "labour":

productive work (especially physical work done for wages)¹
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages¹
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child¹
undergo the efforts of childbirth¹
strive and make an effort to reach a goal¹
work hard¹

Wiktionary Translations for labour:

labour

noun

energie die door een krachtbron geleverd wordt bij verplaatsing van een voorwerp
- arbeid → work; labour
dat wat gedaan moet worden
- werk → work; labour; toil

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• labour	→ geploeter; zwoeg	↔ Maloche — besonders mittelwestdeutsch, salopp: körperlich harte, schwere Arbeit
• labour	→ werk	↔ Werk — die Tätigkeit des arbeiten an einer (umfangreichen) Sache
• labour	→ werk; arbeid	↔ Arbeit — selbstgewählte, bewusste, schöpferische Handlung
• labour	→ verlossen; bevallen	↔ accoucher — mettre au monde un enfant.
• labour	→ arbeid; emplooi; werk; karwei; prestatie	↔ ouvrage — Travail : Action de travailler, ce qui est produit par l’ouvrier ou résultat d’un travail (Sens général)
• labour	→ arbeiden; werken	↔ travailler — Fournir un travail

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