labeur
/la.bœʁ/noun★Intermediate💡 hard work
formal
Hard, exhausting work, often physical labor.
Après des années de labeur, il a enfin réussi.
After years of hard work, he finally succeeded.
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Often used in a literary or formal context to emphasize the difficulty of work.
Collocations
années de labeuryears of hard workfruit du labeurfruit of one's labor
Related Phrases
💡Pro Tip
Formal vs. Informal
Use 'labeur' in formal or literary contexts; for everyday speech, 'travail' is more common.
📖Word Origin
From Old French 'labour' (labor), from Latin 'labor' (work, toil).
📝Usage Notes
Often used in formal or literary contexts to describe arduous work, particularly physical labor. Can also refer to mental or intellectual effort in a poetic sense.
Word Breakdown
lab-
work
root-eur
agent or result
suffixDictionnaire Français-Anglais