verb🔗ShareTravailler, peinerTo toil, to work."The student laboured long hours over her history project, determined to get a good grade. "L'étudiante a travaillé de longues heures sur son projet d'histoire, déterminée à obtenir une bonne note.workjobactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDévelopper longuement, insister surTo belabour, to emphasise or expand upon (a point in a debate, etc)."The lawyer laboured the point about the defendant's alibi, repeating it several times to ensure the jury understood its importance. "L'avocat a longuement développé le point concernant l'alibi de l'accusé, le répétant plusieurs fois pour s'assurer que le jury comprenait son importance.languagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePeiner, travailler avec difficulté, être accabléTo be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's work under conditions which make it especially hard or wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under a burden."The student laboured through the difficult math problems, struggling with each step. "L'étudiant peinait sur les problèmes de mathématiques difficiles, luttant à chaque étape.conditiondiseasephysiologybodyactionsufferingworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAccoucherTo suffer the pangs of childbirth."The expectant mother laboured through the night, finally giving birth to a healthy baby boy. "La future maman a accouché toute la nuit, donnant finalement naissance à un petit garçon en bonne santé.medicinephysiologybodysexhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGîter fortementTo pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent sea."The small fishing boat laboured in the rough sea, struggling against the waves. "Le petit bateau de pêche gîtait fortement dans la mer agitée, luttant contre les vagues.nauticalsailingweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗SharePénible, laborieuxExpressive of strenuous effort."At the end of the marathon, her laboured breathing told us she was exhausted."À la fin du marathon, sa respiration pénible nous a dit qu'elle était épuisée.qualityconditioncharacterworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareAffecté, forcéOf writing or speech or similar, stilted or not natural due to too much effort being used in the production."The student's essay felt laboured, as if he had spent too much time trying to use fancy words instead of expressing his ideas naturally. "La dissertation de l'étudiant semblait forcée, comme s'il avait passé trop de temps à essayer d'utiliser des mots compliqués au lieu d'exprimer naturellement ses idées.writingstylelanguageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading