la labor

work, task

→ el
phrase Rare #34,709
work, task Often refers to a job, task, or piece of work. In the expression estar por la labor, it means to be willing or up for doing something.
SP: Terminamos la labor antes del almuerzo.
EN: We finished the task before lunch.

Sólo nos llevó quince minutos completar la labor.

It only took us fifteen minutes to complete the task.

Estudiar es la labor del estudiante.

Studying is the student’s job.

La labor de un padre es proteger a su familia.

A father's job is to protect his family.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Le dije que no estabas por la labor.

I told him you weren't up for it.

La labor de tantos años ha resultado inútil.

The work of so many years has been in vain.

— Solaris (1972)

Señorita, voy a pasar a una paciente a la labor.

Miss, I'm going to take a patient to labor.

— Roma (2018)

Sólo nos tomó quince minutos terminar la labor.

It only took us fifteen minutes to finish the job.