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0 pointscontravariant3y ago0 comments

Kind of interesting to note that 'work' (as in physical energy) and 'labour' use the same word in German.

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bombcar3y ago

Labor is just labora- latin for work.

whatch3y ago

As in Russian (and I guess in Ukrainian).

drran3y ago

In Ukrainian: work - робота, labour - праця.

samber3y ago

in french too

alangibson3y ago

Yea, but power is Kraft.

_Microft3y ago

German "Kraft"[0] as physical term means "force" in English, while "power" translates as "Leistung"[1].

[0] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft

[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leistung_(Physik)

alangibson3y ago

Honestly they get mixed up just like in English.

Kraftwerk for power plant, Kraftstoff for fuel. But then you have elektrische Leistung for electrical power.

selimthegrim3y ago

He is probably thinking in sense of “Atomkraft”

inciampati3y ago

And English.

clarification: those words are 100% exact synonyms. (Native speaker, of American at least.)

torotonnato3y ago

In Italian too (lavoro)

kwhitefoot3y ago

And in English.

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bombcar3y ago

Labor is just labora- latin for work.

whatch3y ago

As in Russian (and I guess in Ukrainian).

drran3y ago

In Ukrainian: work - робота, labour - праця.

samber3y ago

in french too

alangibson3y ago

Yea, but power is Kraft.

_Microft3y ago

German "Kraft"[0] as physical term means "force" in English, while "power" translates as "Leistung"[1].

[0] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraft

[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leistung_(Physik)

alangibson3y ago

Honestly they get mixed up just like in English.

Kraftwerk for power plant, Kraftstoff for fuel. But then you have elektrische Leistung for electrical power.

selimthegrim3y ago

He is probably thinking in sense of “Atomkraft”

inciampati3y ago

And English.

clarification: those words are 100% exact synonyms. (Native speaker, of American at least.)

torotonnato3y ago

In Italian too (lavoro)

kwhitefoot3y ago

And in English.

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