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labor intenso

[lɐ'bor ĩ'tẽsu]
noun phrasemasculinepl: labores intensos
intensive labor / hard work / strenuous work
1. Work that requires significant physical or mental effort and concentration
The construction project required intensive labor to meet the deadline.
O projeto de construção exigiu labor intenso para cumprir o prazo.
2. Employment or tasks that are demanding and exhausting
She was exhausted after days of intensive labor in the field.
Ela estava exausta após dias de labor intenso no campo.
NYC Slang
grinding / hard graft
Synonyms
trabalho árduotrabalho pesadoesforço intensolabutatrabalho exaustivo
Antonyms
labor ligerotrabajo fácilociosidaddescanso

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
trabalho intenso / labor intenso
Both terms are used; 'trabalho intenso' is more common in everyday speech
Rio de Janeiro
labuta pesada
Colloquial term often used in Rio slang
São Paulo
trabalho pesado / labor intenso
Both formal and colloquial usage
Portugal
trabalho intenso / labor intenso
More formal; 'trabalho duro' also commonly used

Related Idioms & Phrases

a labor intenso corresponde mayor ganancia
el sudor de tu labor intenso
labor intenso sin descanso
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