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slog

UK
/slɒg/
US
/slɑg/
slog on

Translations

slognoun
slogs
pl
UK
/slɒg/
US
/slɑg/
marche pénibleMarche longue et fatigante.
The hike turned into a slog through the muddy fields.
La randonnée s’est transformée en marche pénible à travers les champs boueux.
corvéeTravail long et fatigant.
Completing the project was a real slog, but the results were worth it.
Achever le projet a été une vraie corvée, mais le résultat en valait la peine.
Additional translations
coup puissantSports, notamment au cricket ou au baseball.
Synonyms
struggle
grind
drudgery
toil
labor
slogverb
slogged
Past Simple
slogged
Past Participle
slogging
Gerund
UK
/slɒɡ/
US
/slɑːɡ/
marcher péniblementAvancer avec difficulté ou effort.
We had to slog through the mud to reach the campsite.
Nous avons dû marcher péniblement dans la boue pour atteindre le campement.
trimerTravail pénible et prolongé.
She had to slog through the paperwork to get the project approved.
Elle a dû trimer sur toute la paperasse pour faire approuver le projet.
Additional translations
frapper fortSports, surtout au cricket.
Synonyms
to grind
to plod
to trudge
to toil
to labor
to work hard
to drudge
slogadjective
more slog
Comp.
most slog
Super.
UK
/slɒɡ/
US
/slɑːɡ/
Used attributively in sports contexts (e.g., "slog overs") to describe situations involving heavy hitting or strenuous effort
de frappeSurtout au cricket, pour une phase marquée par des coups puissants.
The team stepped up the scoring rate during the slog phase of the innings.
L’équipe a accéléré le rythme des points pendant la phase de frappe de l’innings.

Definitions

slognoun
A long, tiring walk or march.
The hike turned into a slog through the muddy fields.
A period of difficult or tiring work or effort.
Completing the project was a real slog, but the results were worth it.
A hard, forceful hit or blow, especially in sports such as cricket or baseball.
He took a big slog at the ball and sent it flying over the boundary.
slogverb
To work hard over a period of time, often with little progress or reward.
She had to slog through the paperwork to get the project approved.
To walk or move with difficulty or effort.
We had to slog through the mud to reach the campsite.
To hit (a ball) hard and without finesse, often in an attempt to score quickly.
The batsman slogged the last delivery for six.
slogadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a phase or activity marked by hard, heavy hitting or strenuous effort (especially in limited-overs cricket).
The team stepped up the scoring rate during the slog phase of the innings.
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