labeur
/la.bœʁ/
hard work
Le labeur quotidien des agriculteurs est épuisant.
The daily hard work of farmers is exhausting.
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
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