Labor in english
Work
pronunciation: wɜrk part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: wɜrk part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
labor = work ; task ; effort.
Example: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.Example: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.Example: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.more:
» ardua labor = hard work .
Example: Published scientific papers were exclusively results of personal engagement and hard work in the free time.» continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants [Expresión que parece haber sido utilizada por el poeta romano Lucano nacido Córdoba por primera vez y luego atribuida a Newton y otros] .
Example: The article is entitled 'Standing on the shoulders of giants: from Boole to Shannon to Taube: the origins and development of computerized information from the mid-19th century to the present'.» desempeñar la labor encomendada = discharge + Posesivo + responsibility .
Example: To discharge this responsibility requires mastery of a wide range and a large number of sources.» entorpecer la labor judicial = pervert + the course of justice .
Example: Perjury and perverting the course of justice are serious offences because they struck at justice itself.» labor de ayuda humanitaria = relief effort .
Example: The government has announced it is stepping up relief efforts for the devastating floods that hit the northwest.» labor de detective = sleuthing .
Example: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.» labor de rescate = rescue effort .
Example: Rescue efforts in Haiti are said to be going slowly after Tuesday's earthquake left tens of thousands dead.» labor detectivesca = sleuthing .
Example: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.» labor editorial = editorship .
Example: Notes may relate to any of the previous elements of the description, i.e. title, authorship, edition, editorship, publisher area, physical description area or series area.» labores de croché a mano = hand-crochet work .
Example: Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw.» labores de ganchillo a mano = hand-crochet work .
Example: Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw.» labores de rescate = rescue work .
Example: After the disastrous earthquake in Armenia in December 1988, many international teams assisted in the rescue work in response to an official request from the Soviet authorities.» labores domésticas = housework .
Example: Five options of help with housework are investigated: domestic help, take-out meals, the microwave, the dishwasher, & the dryer.» merecer que se reconozca la labor realizada = deserve + credit .
Example: I think special libraries deserve a great deal of credit in this area, and their innovations have not been acknowledged widely enough.» obstaculizar la labor judicial = pervert + the course of justice .
Example: Perjury and perverting the course of justice are serious offences because they struck at justice itself.» realizar una buena labor = produce + the goods .
Example: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.» realizar una labor detenidamente = work + Posesivo + way through .
Example: Read the sections on summarization and work your way through the questions again.» realizar una labor muy importante = maintain + a high profile .
Example: The library maintains a high profile as a clearinghouse for current information on community organizations, issues, and services.