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labour

labour

Meaning of labour

English

the process of giving birth to a baby

Русский

Процесс появления ребёнка на свет.

labor

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈleɪbə/
American English — labor
/ˈleɪbɚ/

labour with Russian translation

Сочетания со словом labour

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

23 сочетания

Начало родов

Beginning labor
signs of labor
признаки начала родов

They talked to the midwife about the signs of labor.

Они поговорили с акушеркой о признаках начала родов.

early labor
начальная стадия родов

He stayed beside her during early labor.

Он оставался рядом с ней на начальной стадии родов.

  • go into laborначать рожать
  • be in laborрожать
  • the onset of laborначало родов
  • active laborактивная стадия родов
  • false laborложные схватки

Течение и продолжительность родов

Course and duration of labor
spontaneous labor
самопроизвольные роды

Doctors prefer to wait for spontaneous labor if the baby is healthy.

Если с ребёнком всё в порядке, врачи предпочитают дождаться самопроизвольных родов.

prolonged labor
затяжные роды

After a prolonged labor, she was exhausted.

После затяжных родов она была измотана.

  • a short laborкороткие роды
  • a difficult laborтрудные роды
  • a first laborпервые роды
  • the stages of laborстадии родов
  • preterm laborпреждевременные роды

Помощь и подготовка

Care and preparation
induce labor
вызвать роды

The doctor discussed whether to induce labor.

Врач обсудил, стоит ли вызывать роды.

a labor room
родовая палата

The labor room had enough space for a support person.

В родовой палате было достаточно места для сопровождающего.

  • labor contractionsродовые схватки
  • labor painsродовые боли
  • support someone in laborподдерживать кого-то во время родов
  • monitor laborнаблюдать за течением родов
  • a labor nurseмедсестра родильного отделения
  • pain relief during laborобезболивание во время родов
  • before labor beginsдо начала родов

labour usage examples

🇬🇧UK

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She went into labour at midnight.

Роды у неё начались в полночь.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The labour lasted ten hours.

Роды длились десять часов.

🇺🇸US

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

She went into labor at midnight.

Роды у неё начались в полночь.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The labor lasted ten hours.

Роды длились десять часов.

labour synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between labour / labor / childbirth / delivery

L
🇬🇧English
labor

The process of giving birth

rare word

ENHer labor started two weeks early.

C
🇬🇧English
childbirth

Giving birth in general

often

ENShe was afraid of childbirth.

D
🇬🇧English
delivery

Medical: the birth of a baby

often

ENThe doctor helped with the delivery.

Advanced: broader words (1)
B
🇬🇧English
birth

The event; labor is the process

very often

ENThe birth of their son changed everything.

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labour meaning: what does it mean?

the process of giving birth to a baby

labour pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

labour is pronounced as /ˈleɪbə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

labour definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Роды у неё начались в полночь. Translation: She went into labour at midnight.

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