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"Labour" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Apr 27, 2023 (see all)

труд

[ trut ]

Noun , masculine

labo(u)r, work; trouble

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Morphemic analysis

труд

root: труд

Etymology

It goes back to the old Russian word "трудъ" (zeal, care, suffering).

Examples of "Labour" in Russian

Подде́рживать разгово́р не составля́ло большо́го труда́: мой собесе́дник говори́л за двои́х.

pad-dyér-zhee-vat' raz-ga-vór nye sas-tav-lyá-la bal'-shó-va tru-dá: moî sa-bee-syéd-neek ga-va-réel za dva-éeh

Keeping up the conversation was not difficult: my interlocutor was talking for the two of us.

Lit.: Keeping up the conversation did not constitute a big labour: my interlocutor was talking for the two of us.

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Э́та до́лжность предусма́тривает почасову́ю опла́ту труда́, а та́кже прожива́ние и пита́ние.

é-ta dólzh-nast' pree-dus-mát-ree-va-eet pa-chee-sa-vú-yu ap-lá-tu tru-dá, a ták-zhe pra-zhee-vá-nee-ye ee pee-tá-nee-ye

This position provides hourly wage, as well as accommodation and meals.

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Declension of the word труд

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative Nom.	труд	труды́
Genitive Gen.	труда́	трудо́в
Dative Dat.	труду́	труда́м
Accusative Acc.	труд	труды́
Instrumental Inst.	трудо́м	труда́ми
Prepositional Prep.	труде́	труда́х

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Same stem words

трудоёмкий [tru-da-yóm-keeî] Adjective

labour-intensive, laborious

трудолюби́вый [tru-da-lyu-bée-vyî] Adjective

industrious, diligent, hard-working, assiduous

сотру́дничество [sat-rúd-nee-cheest-va] Noun , neuter

collaboration, cooperation

сотру́дник [sat-rúd-neek] Noun , masculine , feminine - "сотру́дница"

employee, official; colleague

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Additional examples

На уро́ках труда́ ма́льчиков учи́ли де́лать табуре́тку.
na u-ró-kah tru-dá mál'-chee-kaf u-chée-lee dyé-lat' ta-bu-ryét-ku
In the shop classes (manual training), the boys were taught to make a stool.
Ры́нок труда́ сего́дня предлага́ет соиска́телям ма́ссу вака́нсий.
rý-nak tru-dá see-vód-nya preed-la-gá-eet sa-ees-ká-tee-lyam más-su va-kán-seeî
The labor market today offers a lot of vacancies to job seekers.
Он с трудо́м уде́рживал в рука́х извора́чивающегося кота́.
on s tru-dóm u-dyér-zhee-val v ru-káh eez-va-rá-chee-va-yu-schee-va-sya ka-tá
He barely held the wriggling cat in his hands.
Ста́рая замо́чная сква́жина проржаве́ла, и ключ удало́сь проверну́ть с трудо́м.
stá-ra-ya za-móch-na-ya skvá-zhee-na prar-zha-vyé-la, ee klyuch u-da-lós' pra-veer-nút' s tru-dóm
The old keyhole was rusted and the key was hard to turn.
Лю́ди бы́ли погружены́ в свои́ забо́ты и бы́стро выки́дывали уви́денное из головы́, не дава́я себе́ труда́ заду́маться над э́тим.
lyú-dee bý-lee pa-gru-zhee-ný f sva-ée za-bó-ty ee býst-ra vy-kée-dy-va-lee u-vée-deen-na-ye eez ga-la-vý, ne da-vá-ya see-byé tru-dá za-dú-ma-tsa nat é-teem
People were immersed in their worries and quickly threw what they saw out of their heads, not giving themselves the trouble to think about it.
С кры́ши небоскрёба тротуа́ры мо́жно различи́ть с больши́м трудо́м.
s krý-shee nee-ba-skryó-ba tra-tu-a-ry mózh-na raz-lee-chéet' s bal'-shéem tu-dóm
It is very difficult to distinguish sidewalks from the roof of a skyscraper.
Она́ с трудо́м сдержа́ла не́рвный смешо́к.
a-ná s tru-dóm sdeer-zhá-la nyérv-nyî smee-shók
She suppressed a nervous laugh with difficulty.