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labor
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la labor(
lah
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bohr
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (toil)
a. work
La ONG ha llevado a cabo una labor humanitaria indispensable en África.The NGO has carried out indispensable humanitarian work in Africa.
b. labor (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Solo un 15% de la población se dedica a las labores agrícolas.Only 15% of the population do agricultural labor.
c. labour (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
La labor manual se está encareciendo porque cada vez hay menos oferta y más demanda.Manual labour is becoming more expensive because there's increasingly less offer and more demand.
2. (mission)
a. task
Debemos redefinir la labor de nuestro departamento acorde con los tiempos.We need to redefine our department's task in keeping with the times.
b. job
La labor del jefe de personal consiste en evitar que se produzcan ese tipo de conflictos.The personnel manager's job is to prevent such conflicts from happening.
a. needlework
Cuando el emisario del rey entró en la estancia, la reina puso a un lado su labor.When the king's emissary came into the room, the queen put her needlework aside.
b. sewing
¿Has acabado ya tu labor? - Solo me falta hacer el remate con hilo de otro color.Have you already finished your sewing? - I just have to put on the finishing touch on with a different color thread.
a. knitting
¿Has visto mi labor? - ¿Quieres decir esa bufanda que estás haciendo?Have you seen my knitting? - Do you mean that scarf that you're making?
a. crochet
¿De quién es esa labor? - ¿La de la aguja de ganchillo blanca? Es mía, estoy haciendo una colcha.Whose crochet is that? - The one with the white crochet hook? It's mine. I'm making a bedspread.
a. embroidery
La capa tiene una maravillosa labor en hilo plateado que representa un palacio y la luna.The cape has some wonderful embroidery in silver thread that represents a palace and the moon.
7. (tilling)
a. plowing (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Es indudable que los tractores facilitan mucho la labor.There's no doubt that tractors make plowing a lot easier.
b. ploughing (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Antes la labor se hacía con dos bueyes y un arado.Before ploughing was done with two oxen and a plough.
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