Oxford Spanish Dictionary
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- The name in Mexico for people who try to enter the US illegally by crossing the Rio Grande that separates Mexico from the USA.
In Spain the term refers to illegal immigrants from Morocco who cross the Straits of Gibraltar to enter Spain. In both countries espaldas mojadas are a source of cheap unskilled labor. See also patera
I. labor, labour Brit [Am ˈleɪbər, Brit ˈleɪbə] N
1.1. labor U (productive work):
1.2. labor U (workers):
2. labor Brit POL:
3.1. labor U or C (effort):
3.2. labor C (task):
II. labor, labour Brit [Am ˈleɪbər, Brit ˈleɪbə] VB trans
III. labor, labour Brit [Am ˈleɪbər, Brit ˈleɪbə] VB intr
1.1. labor (toil):
1.2. labor (work as laborer) only in -ing form:
2. labor (struggle):
I. cheap <cheaper cheapest> [Am tʃip, Brit tʃiːp] ADJ
1.1. cheap (inexpensive):
1.2. cheap (shoddy):
2.1. cheap (vulgar, contemptible):
2.2. cheap (worthless):
u rečniku PONS
cheap [tʃi:p] ADJ
I. labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N
II. labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr
labor [Am ˈleɪbɚ] Am, Aus
labor → labour
I. labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N
II. labour [ˈleɪbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr
cheap [tʃip] ADJ
I. labor [ˈleɪ·bər] N
II. labor [ˈleɪ·bər] VB intr
2. labor (do sth with effort):
3. labor (move):
| I | labor |
|---|---|
| you | labor |
| he/she/it | labors |
| we | labor |
| you | labor |
| they | labor |
| I | labored |
|---|---|
| you | labored |
| he/she/it | labored |
| we | labored |
| you | labored |
| they | labored |
| I | have | labored |
|---|---|---|
| you | have | labored |
| he/she/it | has | labored |
| we | have | labored |
| you | have | labored |
| they | have | labored |
| I | had | labored |
|---|---|---|
| you | had | labored |
| he/she/it | had | labored |
| we | had | labored |
| you | had | labored |
| they | had | labored |
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