labour
(also USlabor
) 1 noun workforceoibrithe mpl4 lucht oibre lucht saothair they hire labour through agencies fostaíonn siad oibrithe trí ghníomhaireachtaíthere's a labour shortage tá easpa oibrithe annlabour costs are spiralling tá costas oibrithe ag dul i méid go mórskilled labour is hard to find tá sé deacair lucht saothair oilte a fháilthe company uses child labour bíonn an comhlacht ag dúshaothrú páistímigrant labour lucht oibre ón iasacht 2 noun IND physical workobair fem2 saothar masc1 I paid him for his labour d'íoc mé é as a chuid saothairTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun MED childbirthtinneas clainne íona mpl luí seoil a woman in labour bean i dtinneas clainne, bean i dtinneas linbh, bean atá ag tabhairt linbh ar an saolwhen you're in labour nuair a bhíonn tú i dtinneas clainne, nuair a bhíonn tú ag tabhairt linbh ar an saolshe went into labour tháinig tinneas linbh uirthian easy labour breith éascalabour ward barda breithe, barda luí seoil 4 verb do manual work INTRANSITIVEoibrigh verb saothraigh verb the men are labouring in the fields tá na fir ag saothrú sna garraithe 5 verb put in effort INTRANSITIVEdua a chaitheamh lestreachail le PhrV she laboured away at the garden for years bhí sí ag streachailt leis an ngairdín ar feadh na mbliantathere's no need to labour over it ní gá dua a chaitheamh leishe laboured to get good marks d'oibrigh sé go crua chun marcanna maithe a fháil 6 verb struggle, progress slowly INTRANSITIVEshe wasn't strong and was soon labouring ní raibh sí láidir agus bhí sé ag teacht crua uirthi roimh i bhfadthe film begins to labour at this point moillíonn luas an scannáin ag an bpointe seothe cyclist laboured uphill chuaigh an rothaí i gcoinne an aird le dua