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menial

/ˈmiː.ni.əl/

Translations

menialnoun

menials

/ˈmiːniəl/

/ˈminiəl/

domestiquePersonne de maison; emploi surtout soutenu ou littéraire.

The menial was tasked with cleaning the floors and taking out the trash.

Le domestique était chargé de nettoyer les sols et de sortir les poubelles.

Additional translations

manœuvrePour une personne affectée à des travaux pénibles et peu qualifiés; emploi plutôt rare selon le contexte.

Synonyms

menial worker

menialadjective

more menial

Comp.

most menial

Super.

/ˈmiː.ni.əl/

ingratSe dit d’un travail pénible, peu valorisant ou sans intérêt.

She was tired of doing menial tasks that offered no challenge or opportunity for growth.

Elle était fatiguée de faire des tâches ingrates qui n’offraient ni défi ni possibilité d’évolution.

Additional translations

subalterneDans un registre plus général ou administratif, pour un travail ou un rôle de rang inférieur.

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Definitions

menialnoun

A person who does boring or unpleasant work for little money.

The menial was tasked with cleaning the floors and taking out the trash.

A domestic servant or worker engaged in menial labor.

The kitchen was staffed by a handful of menials.

menialadjective

Relating to work that is considered lowly, degrading, or unskilled.

She was tired of doing menial tasks that offered no challenge or opportunity for growth.

Of, relating to, or appropriate for domestic servants or service.

In the mansion she was relegated to menial household duties.