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laborieux

laborious

adjective lah-boh-RYUH Rare

Also means

hardworking

Usage Note

Laborieux has two distinct registers: applied to a task, it means tedious and requiring great effort; applied to a person, it means diligent and hardworking (now somewhat dated). The feminine is laborieuse. Les classes laborieuses historically referred to the working classes.

Examples

"La rédaction de ce rapport est laborieuse."

Natural Translation

Writing this report is laborious.

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