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labrar

to till

verb lah-BRAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin laborare, to work.

Also means

to carve

Usage Note

Labrar covers both agricultural tilling (labrar la tierra) and the craft sense of carving or working stone, wood, or metal. The noun labranza means 'farmwork' and labrador/labradora is a farmer or ploughman. Figuratively labrarse un futuro means 'to carve out a future for oneself'.

Examples

"Los campesinos labran la tierra cada primavera."

Natural Translation

The farmworkers till the land every spring.

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