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slogging

/ˈslɒɡɪŋ/

/ˈslɑːɡɪŋ/

slogging on

sloggingnoun

Translations

labeurTravail pénible et de longue durée.

After months of slogging, the team finally completed the project.

Après des mois de labeur, l'équipe a enfin terminé le projet.

Additional translations

corvéeS'emploie pour une période de travail difficile ou fastidieux.

Definitions

The act of working hard over a long period of time, often in a laborious or tedious manner.

After months of slogging, the team finally completed the project.

A spell or period of difficult, tiring work or effort.

Training for the marathon was real slogging, but crossing the finish line made it worthwhile.

Synonyms

slogginggerund / present participle

/ˈslɒɡɪŋ/

/ˈslɑːɡɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe activities or situations characterised by continuous hard work.

Translations

laborieuxQui demande un effort continu et pénible.

It was a long, slogging climb up the mountain.

C'était une longue montée laborieuse vers la montagne.

Additional translations

pénibleInsiste sur la difficulté et la fatigue ressenties.

Definitions

Characterised by or involving continuous hard, laborious effort.

It was a long, slogging climb up the mountain.

slogverb

slogging

ing-form

slogged

Past Simple

slogged

Past Participle

slogging

ing-form

/slɒɡ/

/slɑːɡ/

Translations

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.

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.

Additional translations

frapper fortSports, surtout au cricket.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

to labor

to trudge

to plod

to grind

to drudge

to toil

to work hard

slognoun

Definitions

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.

slogadjective

Definitions

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.