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labeur

toil, hard labour

noun lah-BUHR Rare

Usage Note

Labeur is formal and literary, implying sustained, often exhausting effort — stronger and more elevated than travail. It appears in expressions like un labeur acharné (relentless toil) and in religious or philosophical texts. The related verb labourer means specifically to plough (agricultural land), not to labour in the general English sense — a false-friend trap.

Examples

"Ce projet demande un labeur constant."

Natural Translation

This project demands constant toil.

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