Laborieux (en. Laborious)

/la.bɔ.ʁjø/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
adjective
Which requires a lot of effort.
A laborious project that took months to complete.
Un projet laborieux qui a pris des mois à réaliser.
Which is painful, difficult.
He found the research work laborious.
Il a trouvé le travail de recherche laborieux.
Which is done slowly and with difficulty.
The path was laborious and fraught with difficulties.
Le chemin était laborieux et semé d'embûches.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'laboriosus', meaning 'requiring work'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

laborious work
A task that requires a lot of effort.
travail laborieux
laborious day
A day filled with arduous tasks.
jour laborieux
laborious effort
An effort that demands an enormous amount of work.
effort laborieux

Related Words

labor
A physically or mentally demanding job.
labeur
work
The activity that involves effort to produce something.
travail
industrial
Related to industry, hard work.
industriel

Slang Meanings

Crazy job
This project is a real crazy job, it is so laborious.
Ce projet est un vrai boulot de fou, il est tellement laborieux.
Nightmare
This file is a nightmare to handle, it's so laborious.
C'est une galère ce dossier laborieux à traiter.