chore

tʃɔr

Definition

Definition of chore - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

housework

routine task, often domestic and boring

I have to do my chores before dinner.

duty

task

workunpleasant or difficult task

Cleaning the garage is such a chore.

duty

job

task

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chore wars

conflict over household tasks

The couple often engaged in chore wars over who should do the dishes.

chore wheel

rotating schedule for household tasks

We use a chore wheel to divide cleaning duties.

Origin of chore

English, char (turn) + chore (task)

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while we're about it

exp.

extra chore

used to add another task because you are already doing something

grunt work

chore

boring hard work that people do not want to do

take out the trash

household chore

remove garbage from a place

while at it

exp.

extra chore

during the same time as another task, also do this extra task

Examples of chore in a sentence

He finished his chores before going out to play.
Doing taxes is a real chore.
Mowing the lawn feels like a chore.

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French:corvée, tâche pénible, ...
German:Hausarbeit, lästige Pflicht, ...
Italian:faccenda, scocciatura, ...
Spanish:tarea, lata, ...
Portuguese:tarefa, trabalho, ...
Chinese:家务, 苦差事, ...
Japanese:家事, 骨の折れる仕事, ...
Arabic:عمل روتيني, مُهِمّة, ...
Hebrew:מַטָּלָה, ...
Russian:рутина, тяжелая работа, ...
Ukrainian:рутина, нудна робота, ...
Hindi:रोज़मर्रा का काम, कठिन कार्य, ...
Bengali:ঘরের কাজ, কঠিন কাজ, ...
Catalan:quefer, feinada, ...
Czech:domácí práce, otrava, ...
Danish:pligt, besvær, ...
Dutch:klus, vervelende taak, ...
Greek:αγγαρεία, δυσάρεστη εργασία, ...
Hungarian:házimunka, nyűg, ...
Khmer:កិច្ចការផ្ទះ, ការងារលំបាក, ...
Korean:집안일, 귀찮은 일, ...
Persian:کار خانه, کار سخت, ...
Polish:obowiązek, katorga, ...
Portuguese (BR):tarefa, tarefa árdua, ...
Romanian:treabă, corvoadă, ...
Swedish:syssla, göra, ...
Thai:งานบ้าน, งานที่น่าเบื่อ, ...
Turkish:ev işi, angarya, ...
Vietnamese:việc vặt, công việc vặt, ...

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