obair — meaning in English

English meaning

• job noun A paid position of regular employment.
• labour noun Hard physical or mental effort put into a task; work.
• work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

obair is used for these senses in English:

• job An economic role for which a person is paid.
• labour (uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
• work Labour, occupation, job.

job — full definition

1. noun A paid position of regular employment.
2. noun A particular task or piece of work to be done.
3. noun Informal for a robbery or heist.
4. noun A corrupt or self-serving act carried out under the appearance of official duty.
5. verb To work irregularly, taking on individual pieces of paid work.

labour — full definition

1. noun Hard physical or mental effort put into a task; work.
2. noun Workers as a group, especially the working class, or a political movement representing them.
3. noun The process of childbirth, including the contractions leading up to it.
4. verb To work hard at something, or to move forward with great effort or difficulty.

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