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hard work en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Something requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)
   • Compact strongly-built engines, with a capacity for hard work, they were, perhaps, not in the front rank of handsome locomotives, yet withal were pleasing to the eye. 1958 July 14, J. P. Wilson, “Scottish Soliloquy”, in Railway Magazine, pages 493, 495:
   • Capello was keen to use Phil Jones, normally a defender, in central midfield - but it was hard work for the Manchester United teenager and his England colleagues in the first half as Spain predictably dominated possession. 2011 November 12, Phil McNulty, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport:

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Relateds

hard labor · work hard

Translations (47)

sh тру̑д (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu bajlódás (something requiring lots of effort to do) · de Knochenjob (something requiring lots of effort to do) · es trabajo duro / arduo (something requiring lots of effort to do) · el κόπος (something requiring lots of effort to do) · sh trȗd (something requiring lots of effort to do) · ru тяжёлый труд (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hi मेहनत (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu vesződség (something requiring lots of effort to do) · de Knochenarbeit (something requiring lots of effort to do) · fi kova työ (something requiring lots of effort to do) · de Plackerei (something requiring lots of effort to do) · el μόχθος (something requiring lots of effort to do) · ru труд (something requiring lots of effort to do) · id jerih payah (something requiring lots of effort to do) · it faticata (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu küszködés (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu fáradozás (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu kínlódás (something requiring lots of effort to do) · it operosità (something requiring lots of effort to do) · ta உழைப்பு (something requiring lots of effort to do) · is erfiðisvinna (something requiring lots of effort to do) · dlm fataica (something requiring lots of effort to do) · sa श्रम (something requiring lots of effort to do) · de Schwerstarbeit (something requiring lots of effort to do) · de Rackerei (something requiring lots of effort to do) · de Schwerarbeit (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu robotolás (something requiring lots of effort to do) · id kerja keras (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu strapa (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu vesződés (something requiring lots of effort to do) · ru тяжёлая рабо́та (something requiring lots of effort to do) · fr travail acharné (something requiring lots of effort to do) · fr labeur (something requiring lots of effort to do) · de harte Arbeit (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu gürizés (something requiring lots of effort to do) · ga luain (something requiring lots of effort to do) · pl wysiłek (something requiring lots of effort to do) · is erfiði (something requiring lots of effort to do) · pl ciężka praca (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu erőlködés (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu gürcölés (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu erőfeszítés (something requiring lots of effort to do) · id jerih (something requiring lots of effort to do) · hu kemény/fárasztó/fáradságos/kimerítő munka (something requiring lots of effort to do) · de Schinderei (something requiring lots of effort to do) · de Schufterei (something requiring lots of effort to do)