labeur

/la.bœʁ/
nounIntermediate💡 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.

💡

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

fruit du labeurphrase
fruit of one's labor

💡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
suffix
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