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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