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labouring

/ˈleɪbərɪŋ/ /ˈleɪbərɪŋɡ/

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verb

Travailler, peiner

To toil, to work.

Examples :

"The construction workers were labouring under the hot sun to finish the building on time. "

Les ouvriers du bâtiment travaillaient sous le soleil brûlant pour finir le bâtiment à temps.

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verb

Développer, insister sur

To belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc).

Examples :

"The teacher was labouring the importance of good study habits, repeating the same advice in different ways. "

Le professeur insistait sur l'importance de bonnes habitudes d'étude, répétant les mêmes conseils de différentes manières.

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verb

Peiner, travailler péniblement

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.

Examples :

"Sentence: "After a long day of construction, the worker was labouring under the weight of his heavy tools." "

Après une longue journée de construction, le travailleur peinait sous le poids de ses lourds outils.

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verb

Accoucher

To suffer the pangs of childbirth.

Examples :

"The midwife told John that Mary was labouring well and the baby would arrive soon. "

La sage-femme a dit à John que Marie accouchait bien et que le bébé arriverait bientôt.

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verb

Gîter, tanguer

To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea.

Examples :

"The small fishing boat was labouring heavily in the storm, tossed back and forth by the huge waves. "

Le petit bateau de pêche tanguait lourdement dans la tempête, ballotté d'avant en arrière par les énormes vagues.

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noun

Travail, labeur, effort

The act of one who labours; toil; work done.

Examples :

"The farmer's labouring in the fields brought in a bountiful harvest. "

Le travail du fermier dans les champs a permis d'obtenir une récolte abondante.

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