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laboratoire

laboratory

noun lah-boh-rah-TWAHR Less Common

Usage Note

Laboratoire is commonly shortened to labo in everyday speech. It covers scientific labs, pharmaceutical companies (un laboratoire pharmaceutique), and language labs (un laboratoire de langues). The shortened form labo photo used to refer to a photo-processing shop.

Examples

"Elle travaille dans un laboratoire de chimie."

Natural Translation

She works in a chemistry laboratory.

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