hell week

hɛl wiːk

Definition

Definition of hell week - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

stress

period of extreme stress or difficulty

Final exams turned into a hell week for the students.

crunch time

trial period

training

Rare

week of intense physical or mental training

Rare

The football team dreaded hell week before the season started.

boot camp

initiation

Rare

week of initiation rites for new members

Rare

During hell week, new recruits barely slept.

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Expressions with hell

hell raising

causing trouble for fun or excitement

The teenagers were known for their hell raising at parties.

living hell

state or place of extreme suffering or torment

After the accident, his life became a living hell.

catch hell

receive severe criticism or punishment

He will catch hell for missing the meeting.

flipping hell

intj.

shows anger or irritation at someone or something

Flipping hell, why won't this work!

it was hell

exp.

it was extremely painful, hard, or unpleasant

The recovery after surgery was hell.

that was hell

exp.

that experience was extremely painful, hard, or awful

After the stormy flight, that was hell.

Expressions with week

a week on Sunday

the Sunday after the coming Sunday

The party is a week on Sunday.

flavor of the week

something popular for a short time

That band is just the flavor of the week.

monster of the week

recurring villain in episodic fiction

The show features a new monster of the week in each episode.

week in and week out

adv.

happening every week without fail

She visits her grandmother week in and week out.

week in, week out

adv.

every week without exception

She visits her grandmother week in, week out.

day of the week

any one of the seven days in a week

Monday is the first day of the week.

each week

adv.

happening every week without exception

She visits her grandmother each week.

every week

adv.

occurs weekly without missing a week

The team meets every week for updates.

last week

adv.

in the previous seven days

She started her new job last week.

next week

adv.

during the week following this one

We will start the project next week.

Examples of hell week in a sentence

Tax season is a hell week for accountants.
Hell week pushed the recruits to their limits.
Surviving hell week was a badge of honor.
Hell week tested their endurance and commitment.
Surviving hell week was a badge of honor for the pledges.

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French:semaine infernale, semaine d'enfer, ...
German:Höllenwoche, Einführungswoche, ...
Italian:settimana infernale, settimana di allenamento intenso, ...
Spanish:semana infernal, semana de entrenamiento intenso, ...
Portuguese:semana infernal, semana de treino intenso, ...
Chinese:地狱周, 魔鬼训练周, ...
Japanese:地獄の週, 過酷な訓練週, ...
Arabic:أُسْبُوع الجَحِيم, أُسْبوع جَحيم, ...
Hebrew:שָׁבוּעַ הַגֵּיהִינוֹם, שְׁבוּעַ גֵּיהִינוֹם, ...
Russian:адская неделя, неделя интенсивных тренировок, ...
Ukrainian:пекельний тиждень, тиждень пекла, ...
Hindi:तनावपूर्ण सप्ताह, नरक सप्ताह, ...
Bengali:দুর্বিষহ সপ্তাহ, নরক সপ্তাহ, ...
Catalan:setmana infernal, ...
Czech:pekelný týden, extrémně náročný týden výcviku, ...
Danish:helvedesuge, helvede uge, ...
Dutch:helweek, intensieve trainingsweek, ...
Greek:περίοδος ακραίου στρες, εβδομάδα της κόλασης, ...
Hungarian:hajtós hét, pokolhét, ...
Khmer:សប្តាហ៍ដ៏លំបាក, សប្តាហ៍ហ្វឹកហាត់ដ៏តឹងរ៉ឹងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:지옥 주간, 혹독한 훈련 주간, ...
Persian:هفته جهنمی, هفته تمرینات سخت, ...
Polish:tydzień piekła, intensywny tydzień treningowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):semana infernal, semana de treino intenso, ...
Romanian:săptămâna iadului, săptămână de antrenament intens, ...
Swedish:helvetesvecka, intensiv träningsvecka, ...
Thai:สัปดาห์นรก, สัปดาห์ฝึกหนัก, ...
Turkish:cehennem haftası, yoğun antrenman haftası, ...
Vietnamese:tuần căng thẳng, tuần địa ngục, ...

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Definition of hell week - Reverso English Dictionary

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