lugging

UK
/ˈlʌɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈlʌɡɪŋ/
luggingnoun
Traducciones
transport pénible
The lugging of the heavy suitcase up the stairs left him exhausted.
Le transport pénible de la lourde valise dans les escaliers l’a laissé épuisé.
Definiciones
The act of carrying or dragging something heavy with great effort.
The lugging of the heavy suitcase up the stairs left him exhausted.
lugginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈlʌɡɪŋ/
US
/ˈlʌɡɪŋ/
Used as a participial adjective meaning ‘carrying or dragging something heavy’.
Traducciones
qui porte ou traîne péniblementSe dit d’une personne ou d’un groupe qui transporte quelque chose de lourd avec effort.
The lugging movers strained to fit the sofa through the doorway.
Les déménageurs qui portaient ou traînaient péniblement le canapé peinaient à le faire passer par l’embrasure de la porte.
Definiciones
Engaged in carrying or dragging something heavy with effort.
The lugging movers strained to fit the sofa through the doorway.
lugverb

lugging

ing-form

lugged
Past Simple
lugged
Past Participle
lugging
ing-form
UK
/lʌɡ/
US
/lʌɡ/
Traducciones
traînerPour porter ou déplacer péniblement un objet lourd.
She had to lug the heavy suitcase up the stairs.
Elle a dû traîner la valise lourde dans les escaliers.
avancer péniblementPour un déplacement lent et laborieux, surtout sous une lourde charge.
The old tractor lugged up the steep hill in low gear.
Le vieux tracteur avançait péniblement dans la montée raide, en vitesse réduite.
Definiciones
To carry or drag something heavy or cumbersome with great effort.
She had to lug the heavy suitcase up the stairs.
(intransitive) To move slowly or laboriously, especially when heavily loaded.
The old tractor lugged up the steep hill in low gear.
lugnoun
Definiciones
A projection on an object by which it may be carried or fixed in place.
The pot had a small lug on the side for easy handling.
A heavy or cumbersome object.
The old television was a real lug to move up the stairs.
A person who is clumsy or awkward.
Despite being a bit of a lug, he was endearing and well-liked by his friends.
(chiefly Scottish and Northern English, informal) An ear.
He whispered in her lug so no one else could hear.
A container or box, especially one used for transporting produce such as fruit.
The workers stacked several lugs of peaches in the back of the truck.
lugadjective
Definiciones
Attributive: relating to or designed for lugs or lug nuts.
A lug wrench is essential for changing a flat tire.