labour
/ˈleɪbə(r)/noun
उच्चारण लेबर
श्रम, मेहनत, मज़दूरी
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as synonym
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[U]
work, especially physical work
श्रम, मेहनत, मज़दूरी
- manual labour
- the dignity of labour
- Building the dam required years of hard labour.
+ 2 more examples
- Gandhiji spoke about the dignity of labour.
- The farmers paid for labour in grain.
Synonyms work toil effort exertion drudgery
Opposite leisure rest idleness relaxation
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[U]
the people who work or are available for work in a country or company
श्रमिक वर्ग, मज़दूर
- a shortage of skilled labour
- cheap labour
- The factory is facing a labour shortage.
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- Skilled labour is in demand in the city.
- The company hires cheap labour from nearby villages.
Synonyms workers workforce employees labourers manpower
Opposite management employers
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[U, C, usually sing.]
the period of time or the process of giving birth to a baby
प्रसव-पीड़ा
- She was in labour for six hours.
- The midwife stayed with her through the long hours of labour.
- She went into labour late at night and was taken to the hospital.
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- Her labour lasted several hours.
- The doctor stayed with her during labour.
Synonyms childbirth delivery birth
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[I]
to do hard physical work
मेहनत करना, मज़दूरी करना
- They laboured in the fields all day.
- The workers laboured under the sun to build the road before the festival.
- The villagers laboured through the summer to dig the canal.
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- He laboured over his maths homework for hours.
- Farmers labour in the fields from morning till night.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
labour (uncountable noun)
Labour means work, especially hard physical work, or workers as a group; it is uncountable in these senses.
'Labour' का अर्थ कार्य, विशेषकर कठिन शारीरिक श्रम, या श्रमिकों का समूह है; इन अर्थों में यह uncountable है।
- The bridge was built by forced labour.
- Cheap labour is available in the region.
in labour (childbirth)
A woman is in labour when the process of giving birth has started; the preposition is in, and there is no article.
जब प्रसव की प्रक्रिया शुरू हो चुकी हो, तब महिला 'in labour' होती है; यहाँ preposition 'in' है और article नहीं आता।
- She was in labour for ten hours.
- He rushed his wife to the hospital when she went into labour.
labour + to-infinitive / labour at sth
As a verb, labour means to work hard; it takes at or over for the task, or to + verb for effort.
Verb के रूप में 'labour' का अर्थ कठिन परिश्रम करना है; काम के लिए 'at' या 'over' और प्रयास के लिए to + verb आता है।
- The farmers laboured in the fields all day.
- He laboured over the essay for hours.
Labour (Party) / Ministry of Labour
With a capital L, Labour refers to the British political party or a government department; in British spelling it is always -our.
बड़े L के साथ 'Labour' ब्रिटेन की राजनीतिक पार्टी या सरकारी विभाग को बताता है; British spelling में यह हमेशा -our होता है।
- The Labour Party won the election.
- The Ministry of Labour has launched a new scheme.
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adjective + labour
manualskilledunskilledchildforcedhard
- Child labour is banned in India for children under fourteen in hazardous work.
labour + noun
forcelawunionmarketshortagedispute
- The labour union called for a strike.
verb + labour
hireexploitdemandemploysupply
- The factory was fined for exploiting labour.
labour + preposition
of loveunderoveratin
- The garden was a labour of love for my grandmother.
“More examples 5
- The government has passed a new law to protect labour.
सरकार ने श्रम की रक्षा के लिए नया कानून पारित किया है।
- The woman went into labour at midnight and reached the hospital in time.
महिला को आधी रात को प्रसव-पीड़ा शुरू हुई और वह समय पर अस्पताल पहुँच गई।
- Heavy manual labour had made his hands rough.
कठिन शारीरिक श्रम ने उसके हाथ खुरदुरे कर दिए थे।
- Labourers were labouring under the hot sun to finish the road.
मज़दूर सड़क पूरी करने के लिए तेज़ धूप में मेहनत कर रहे थे।
- The shortage of skilled labour has slowed the project.
कुशल श्रमिकों की कमी ने परियोजना को धीमा कर दिया है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Many labours work in the brick kiln.
✓ Many labourers work in the brick kiln.
The person is a labourer; labour is the uncountable work or workforce.
व्यक्ति 'labourer' कहलाता है; 'labour' काम या कार्यबल के लिए uncountable शब्द है।
✗ The new labor law was passed in Parliament.
✓ The new labour law was passed in Parliament.
British English spells this word labour; labor is the American spelling.
British English में इसकी spelling 'labour' है; 'labor' अमेरिकी spelling है।
✗ She was in the labour at the hospital.
✓ She was in labour at the hospital.
In labour has no article.
'In labour' में article नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all describe work, but they differ in effort and type.
ये शब्द कार्य का वर्णन करते हैं, पर प्रयास और प्रकार में अंतर है।
Hard physical work, or workers as a group.
कठिन शारीरिक काम, या श्रमिकों का समूह।
- The farm depends on seasonal labour.
Long, tiring and unpleasant work; a literary word.
लंबा, थकाने वाला और अप्रिय काम; साहित्यिक शब्द।
- The farmer's years of toil finally paid off.
Dull, boring work that must be done again and again.
नीरस, उबाऊ काम जो बार-बार करना पड़ता है।
- She escaped the drudgery of housework.
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a labour of love
a hard task that you do because you want to, not because it is necessary
प्रेम से किया गया कठिन काम
- Writing this dictionary is a labour of love.
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labour under sth
(formal) to believe sth that is not true; to suffer because of a problem or difficulty
(गलतफ़हमी) पाले रहना; (किसी कठिनाई) से जूझना
- He was labouring under the illusion that the exam would be easy.
- The hospital is labouring under a shortage of nurses.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
la·bour
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A labour of love.
Idiom 'a labour of love' का अर्थ है ऐसा काम जो पैसे के लिए नहीं, बल्कि प्रेम और लगाव से किया जाए।
Hard labour, forced labour, labour-intensive.
Collocations: hard labour (कठोर श्रम), forced labour (जबरन मज़दूरी), labour-intensive (जिसमें ज़्यादा मज़दूरों की ज़रूरत पड़े)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
1 May is Labour Day; the four Labour Codes (2019 to 2020) combine 29 central labour laws; child labour is banned under Article 24.
1 मई श्रमिक दिवस है; चार श्रम संहिताएँ (2019 से 2020) 29 केंद्रीय श्रम कानूनों को जोड़ती हैं; अनुच्छेद 24 के तहत बाल श्रम प्रतिबंधित है।