Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To toil, to work.
arbeiten
труди́тьсяtrudítʹsja, рабо́татьrabótatʹ
труди́тисяtrudýtysja
work hard
(transitive)To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).
I think we've all got the idea. There's no need to labour the point.
To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden.
To suffer the pangs of childbirth.
undergo the efforts of childbirth
To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.
Examples
59 sentencesLabour created man.
Праця створила людину. — deniko
ruТруд создал человека. — Balamax
deDie Arbeit hat den Menschen erschaffen. — Balamax
I'm unable to do manual labour.
deIch kann nicht körperlich arbeiten. — Yorwba
After manual labour, you may all go home.
He represented the labour union on the committee.
deEr vertrat die Arbeitergewerkschaft im Komitee. — Trinkschokolade
Perhaps it's necessary that you finish your labour now.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English labouren, from Old French laborer, from Latin laborare (“(intransitiveFrom Middle English labouren, from Old French laborer, from Latin laborare (“(intransitive) to labor, strive, exert oneself, suffer, be in distress, (transitive) to work out, elaborate”), from labor (“labor, toil, work, exertion”); perhaps remotely akin to robur (“strength”). Displaced native English swink (“toil, labor”).
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Forms
labours, labouring, laboured, labouredSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle