Meanings
alternative hardwork · alternative hard-work
- uncountableSomething requiring much effort to accomplish, either physical, mental or emotional; labor; toil. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Compact strongly-built engines, with a capacity for hard work, they were, perhaps, not in the front rank of handsome locomotives, yet withal were pleasing to the eye.
1958 July 28, J. P. Wilson, “Scottish Soliloquy”, in Railway Magazine, pages 493, 4951 more example
Capello was keen to use Phil Jones, normally a defender, in central midfield - but it was hard work for the Manchester United teenager and his England colleagues in the first half as Spain predictably dominated possession.
2011 November 12, Phil McNulty, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Finnish kova työ
- kova työsomething requiring lots of effort to do
French labeur, travail acharné
- labeursomething requiring lots of effort to do
- travail acharnésomething requiring lots of effort to do
German harte Arbeit, Schufterei
- harte Arbeitsomething requiring lots of effort to do
- Schuftereisomething requiring lots of effort to do
- Plackereisomething requiring lots of effort to do
- Rackereisomething requiring lots of effort to do
- Schindereisomething requiring lots of effort to do
- Knochenarbeitsomething requiring lots of effort to do
- Knochenjobsomething requiring lots of effort to do
- Schwerarbeitsomething requiring lots of effort to do
- Schwerstarbeitsomething requiring lots of effort to do
Greek μόχθος, κόπος
- μόχθος (móchthos)something requiring lots of effort to do
- κόπος (kópos)something requiring lots of effort to do
Hindi मेहनत
- मेहनत (mehnat)something requiring lots of effort to do
Hungarian kemény/fárasztó/fáradságos/kimerítő munka, robotolás
- kemény/fárasztó/fáradságos/kimerítő munkasomething requiring lots of effort to do
- robotolássomething requiring lots of effort to do
- gürcöléssomething requiring lots of effort to do
- gürizéssomething requiring lots of effort to do
- vesződéssomething requiring lots of effort to do
- küszködéssomething requiring lots of effort to do
- kínlódássomething requiring lots of effort to do
- erőlködéssomething requiring lots of effort to do
- bajlódássomething requiring lots of effort to do
- erőfeszítéssomething requiring lots of effort to do
- vesződségsomething requiring lots of effort to do
- fáradozássomething requiring lots of effort to do
Icelandic erfiðisvinna, erfiði
- erfiðisvinnasomething requiring lots of effort to do
- erfiðisomething requiring lots of effort to do
Indonesian jerih, jerih payah
- jerihsomething requiring lots of effort to do
- jerih payahsomething requiring lots of effort to do
- kerja kerassomething requiring lots of effort to do
Irish luain
- luainsomething requiring lots of effort to do
Italian faticata, operosità
- faticatasomething requiring lots of effort to do
- operositàsomething requiring lots of effort to do
Polish wysiłek, ciężka praca
- wysiłeksomething requiring lots of effort to do
- ciężka pracasomething requiring lots of effort to do
Russian тяжёлая рабо́та, тяжёлый труд
- тяжёлая рабо́та (tjažólaja rabóta)something requiring lots of effort to do
- тяжёлый труд (tjažólyj trud)something requiring lots of effort to do
- труд (trud)something requiring lots of effort to do
Spanish trabajo duro / arduo
- trabajo duro / arduosomething requiring lots of effort to do
Tamil உழைப்பு
- உழைப்பு (uḻaippu)something requiring lots of effort to do
Cite this entry
hard work. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20work
“hard work.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20work. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard work,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard%20work.
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