| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
labor (US),
labour (UK) n | (hard work) | harte körperliche Arbeit Nf |
| | | Schufterei Nf |
| | | Abrackerei Nf |
| | Only dedicated labor will make this project successful. |
| | Nur harte körperliche Arbeit, wird zum Erfolg dieses Projekts führen. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) n | (childbirth) | Wehen Npl |
| | | Geburtswehen Npl |
| | Megan's labor lasted only two hours before the baby was delivered. |
| | Megan`s Wehen hielten nur zwei Stunden an, bevor das Kind kam. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) n | uncountable (workers) | Arbeiter Npl |
| | The factory will need to hire more labor to fill these orders. |
| | Die Firma muss weitere Arbeiter einstellen, um diese Bestellungen zu bearbeiten. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) n | (work) | Arbeit Nf |
| | This project represents several days' labour. |
| | Dieses Projekt repräsentiert mehrere Tage Arbeit. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) vi | (do hard work) | schuften Vi |
| | | abrackern Vr, sepa |
| | | abmühen, abplagen Vr, sepa |
| | (übertragen) | schwitzen Vi |
| | Medieval peasants spent their whole lives laboring. |
| | Mittelalterliche Bauern schufteten ihr ganzes Leben. |
labor to do [sth] (US),
labour to do [sth] (UK) v expr | (work to achieve [sth]) | an etwas arbeiten Präp + Vi |
| | | für etwas arbeiten Präp + Vi |
| | (informell) | sich für etwas abrackern Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | All the translators labor to make the dictionary as good as possible. |
| | Die Übersetzer arbeiten an dem Wörterbuch. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
labor | laboring |
child labor (US),
child labour (UK) n | (children: forced working) | Kinderarbeit Nf |
| | Child labor is still prevalent in some Third World countries. |
day labor (US),
day labour (UK) n | US (work: paid by the day) | Arbeit für einen Tag Rdw |
| | Day labor is a growing part of the informal economy in the United States. |
direct labor (US),
direct labour (UK) n | (production work) | Fließbandarbeit Nf |
| | | Arbeit in der Produktion, Arbeit in der Herstellung Rdw |
division of labor (US),
division of labour (UK) n | (delegation of tasks) | Aufteilung der Arbeitsschritte Rdw |
| | | Aufteilung der Arbeit Rdw |
| | Assembly lines are extreme examples of division of labor. |
emotional labor (US),
emotional labour (UK) n | (meeting social and family demands) | Emotionsarbeit Nf |
emotional labor (US),
emotional labour (UK) n | (hiding feelings for professional reasons) | Emotionsarbeit Nf |
go into labor (US),
go into labour (UK) v expr | (start giving birth) | die Wehen setzen ein Rdw |
| hard labor n | (physical work done by prisoners) | Zwangsarbeit Nf |
labor against [sth] (US),
labour against [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (work to prevent) | gegen etwas vorgehen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | We must continue to labor against this discrimination. |
labor camp (US),
labour camp (UK) n | (enforced work camp) | Arbeitslager Nn |
| | | Zwangsarbeitslager Nn |
| | The government sent Maisky to a labour camp in Siberia. |
labor contract (US),
labour contract (UK) n | (employment agreement) | Arbeitsvertrag Nm |
| | | Tarifvertrag Nm |
| | The teachers are hoping to negotiate a more equitable labor contract this year. |
labor force (US),
labour force (UK) n | (workforce: employable people) | Arbeitskräfte Npl |
| | | Arbeiterschaft Nf |
| | | erwerbstätige Bevölkerung Adj + Nf |
| | The size of the labor force increases when school closes for the summer. |
labor intensive,
labor-intensive (US),
labour intensive,
labour-intensive (UK) adj | (involving hard work) | nach harter Arbeit verlangen Rdw |
| | | mühsam Adj |
| | | arbeitsintensiv Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
labor intensive,
labor-intensive (US),
labour intensive,
labour-intensive (UK) adj | (involving much work) | arbeitsintensiv Adj |
| | | mühsam Adj |
labor law (US),
labour law (UK) n | (law: to protect workers) | Arbeitsgesetz Nn |
| | | Arbeitsrecht Nn |
labor market (US),
labour market (UK) n | (available employees) | Arbeitsmarkt Nm |
labor pains (US),
labour pains (UK) npl | (childbirth: contractions) | Wehen Npl |
| | Rosemary suffered severe labour pains as she was giving birth. |
labor relations (US),
labour relations (UK) npl | (worker-employer relationship) | Arbeitsverhältnis Nn |
| | | Arbeitnehmer-Arbeitgeber-Verhältnis Rdw |
| | Labor relations are difficult if workers can be fired at any time for cause, or for no reason at all. |
labor under [sth] (US),
labour under [sth] (UK) vi + prep | used in expressions (mistakenly believe) | in dem Irrglauben leben Rdw |
| | | etwas fälschlicherweise glauben Adv + Vt |
| | | fälschlicherweise von etwas ausgehen Rdw |
| Anmerkung: Commonly followed by: the illusion, the misapprehension, a mistaken belief, etc. |
| | The company is labouring under the illusion that it can take shortcuts to get the results it wants. |
labor union (US),
labour union (UK) n | (trade union, syndicate) | Gewerkschaft Nf |
| | The labor unions were created to protect workers from unfair working conditions. |
laborsaving,
labor-saving (US),
labour-saving (UK) adj | (designed to make a job easier) | leichter, einfacher Adj |
| | | vereinfachend, erleichternd V Part Präs |
| | | Arbeit abnehmen Nf + Vt, sepa |
| Labour n as adj | UK (relating to Labour Party) (Anglizismus) | Labour- Präf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Labour-Partei- Präf |
| | He was a true Labour supporter. |
| | Er war ein wahrer Labouranhänger. |
manual labor (US),
manual labour (UK) n | (work carried out by hand) (ugs) | Handarbeit Nf |
| | Although machines are used to produce most goods, repairing them is still done mostly by manual labor. |
materials and labor (US),
materials and labour (UK) npl | (basic costs of a project) | Material- und Fertigungsgemeinkosten Rdw |
| | | Material- und Personalkosten Rdw |
| | The materials and labor involved with the Golden Gate Bridge project were enormous. |
organized labor (US),
organized labour,
organised labour (UK) n | (workers belonging to a union) | Arbeitnehmer, die einer Gewerkschaft angehören Rdw |
| | (informell) | Gewerkschaftsarbeiter Nm |
| | Economists have long debated the impact of organized labour on workplace productivity. |
slave labor (US),
slave labour (UK) n | (slavery, enforced work) | Sklavenarbeit Nf |
| | Many of the greatest monuments were built by slave labor. |
slave labor (US),
slave labour (UK) n | figurative (low-paid work) | Sklavenarbeit Nf |
| | | Arbeit für eine Hungerlohn Rdw |
| | For many, working in a fast food restaurant is slave labor. |
| | It may be slave labor, but at least it's a job. |
sweat labor (US),
sweated labour (UK) n | (hard work for low pay) | Sklavenarbeit Nf |
unskilled labor (US),
unskilled labour (UK) n | (work requiring no training) | Helfertätigkeit Nf |
| | | Hilfsarbeit Nf |
unskilled labor (US),
unskilled labour (UK) n | (workforce doing untrained jobs) | ungelernte Kräfte, ungelernte Arbeitskräfte Adj + Npl |