| Traduções principais |
labor (US),
labour (UK) n | (hard work) (trabalho duro) | labuta, lida, faina sf |
| | Only dedicated labor will make this project successful. |
| | Apenas uma labuta dedicada tornará este projeto bem sucedido. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) n | (childbirth) | parto sm |
| | Megan's labor lasted only two hours before the baby was delivered. |
| | O parto de Megan durou apenas duas horas até o bebê nascer. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) n | uncountable (workers) | força de trabalho sm |
| | The factory will need to hire more labor to fill these orders. |
| | A fábrica precisará contratar mais força de trabalho para atender estes pedidos. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) n | (work) | trabalho sm |
| | | mão-de-obra sf |
| | This project represents several days' labour. |
| | Este projeto representa diversos dias de trabalho. |
labor (US),
labour (UK) vi | (do hard work) (trabalhar duro) | labutar, laborar, lidar v int |
| | Medieval peasants spent their whole lives laboring. |
| | Camponeses medievais passavam suas vidas inteiras labutando. |
labor to do [sth] (US),
labour to do [sth] (UK) v expr | (work to achieve [sth]) | trabalhar vt |
| | All the translators labor to make the dictionary as good as possible. |
| | Todos os tradutores trabalham para tornar o dicionário o melhor possível. |
Formas compostas:
labor | Labour |
be in labor (US),
be in labour (UK) v expr | (be in process of giving birth) | estar em trabalho de parto vt + loc adv |
casual labor (US),
casual labour (UK) n | (work: temporary, occasional) | trabalho temporário, trabalho ocasional loc sm |
child labor (US),
child labour (UK) n | (children: forced working) | trabalho infantil sm |
| | Child labor is still prevalent in some Third World countries. |
day labor (US),
day labour (UK) n | US (work: paid by the day) | trabalho por diária expres |
| | Day labor is a growing part of the informal economy in the United States. |
direct labor (US),
direct labour (UK) n | (production work) | trabalho de produção loc sf |
division of labor (US),
division of labour (UK) n | (delegation of tasks) | divisão de trabalho loc sf |
| | Assembly lines are extreme examples of division of labor. |
emotional labor (US),
emotional labour (UK) n | (meeting social and family demands) | trabalho emocional sm + adj |
emotional labor (US),
emotional labour (UK) n | (hiding feelings for professional reasons) | trabalho emocional sm + adj |
go into labor (US),
go into labour (UK) v expr | (start giving birth) | entrar em trabalho de parto loc v |
labor against [sth] (US),
labour against [sth] (UK) vi + prep | (work to prevent) | trabalhar contra v int + prep |
| | We must continue to labor against this discrimination. |
labor contract (US),
labour contract (UK) n | (employment agreement) | contrato de trabalho loc sm |
| | The teachers are hoping to negotiate a more equitable labor contract this year. |
labor force (US),
labour force (UK) n | (workforce: employable people) | força de trabalho sf |
| | 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) | de mão de obra intensiva loc adj |
| | | de trabalho intensivo loc adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
labor intensive,
labor-intensive (US),
labour intensive,
labour-intensive (UK) adj | (involving much work) | de trabalho intensivo loc adj |
labor law (US),
labour law (UK) n | (law: to protect workers) | lei trabalhista loc sf |
labor market (US),
labour market (UK) n | (available employees) | mercado de trabalho loc sm |
labor pains (US),
labour pains (UK) npl | (childbirth: contractions) | dores do parto |
| | Rosemary suffered severe labour pains as she was giving birth. |
labor relations (US),
labour relations (UK) npl | (worker-employer relationship) | relações trabalhistas |
| | 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) | trabalhar sob v int + prep |
| Nota: 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) | sindicato sm |
| | 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) (figurado, algo que poupa trabalho) | racional adj |
| | | econômico adj |
manual labor (US),
manual labour (UK) n | (work carried out by hand) | trabalho manual sm |
| | 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) | materiais e trabalho expres |
| | 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) | trabalho organizado loc sm |
| | | trabalho sindicalizado loc sm |
| | Economists have long debated the impact of organized labour on workplace productivity. |
slave labor (US),
slave labour (UK) n | (slavery, enforced work) | trabalho escravo loc sm |
| | Many of the greatest monuments were built by slave labor. |
slave labor (US),
slave labour (UK) n | figurative (low-paid work) (figurado, trabalho mal remunerado) | trabalho escravo loc sm |
| | 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) | trabalho suado sm + adj |
wage labor (US),
wage labour (UK) n | (paid work done for an employer) (trabalho pago feito para um patrão) | trabalho pago sm |