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drudge

UK
/drʌdʒ/
US
/drʌdʒ/

Translations

drudgenoun
drudges
pl
UK
/drʌdʒ/
US
/drʌdʒ/
corvéablePersonne chargée de besognes ingrates ou subalternes.
He felt like a drudge, spending his days doing repetitive tasks in the factory.
Il se sentait comme un corvéable, passant ses journées à faire des tâches répétitives à l’usine.
Additional translations
galérienSens figuré, souvent pour une personne qui accomplit un travail pénible et monotone.
Synonyms
laborer
toiler
hack
grind
peon
serf
slave
worker
drudgeverb
drudged
Past Simple
drudged
Past Participle
drudging
Gerund
UK
/drʌdʒ/
US
/drʌdʒ/
trimerFamilier; travailler durement à des tâches ingrates ou monotones.
She had to drudge through hours of paperwork to meet the deadline.
Elle a dû trimer pendant des heures sur la paperasse pour respecter la date limite.
Additional translations
peinerSens plus neutre; travailler avec difficulté et monotonie.
Synonyms
to plod
to slog
to grind
to work hard
to labor
to toil
drudgeadjective
more drudge
Comp.
most drudge
Super.
Attributive use of the noun to modify another noun (e.g., "drudge work").
ingratSe dit d’un travail pénible, monotone et peu valorisant.
He was assigned the drudge tasks that no one else wanted to do.
On lui a confié les tâches ingrates que personne d’autre ne voulait faire.
Additional translations
pénibleMet l’accent sur le caractère fastidieux et fatigant du travail.
Synonyms
tedious
menial
laborious
toilsome
grueling
burdensome
onerous
grinding
humdrum

Definitions

drudgenoun
A person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work.
He felt like a drudge, spending his days doing repetitive tasks in the factory.
A person who works hard at boring tasks.
Despite being a drudge in the office, she always maintained a positive attitude.
drudgeverb
To do hard, menial, or monotonous work.
She had to drudge through hours of paperwork to meet the deadline.
drudgeadjective
Relating to or characteristic of dull, menial, or tedious work; menial.
He was assigned the drudge tasks that no one else wanted to do.
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