hackwork

ˈhækˌwɜrk
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Translation of hackwork from English into Dutch

Noun

1.

literary work

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undistinguished writing produced to meet a demand
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prulwerk
  • He churned out hackwork to pay the bills.Hij produceerde prulwerk om de rekeningen te betalen.
2.

boring job

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repetitive work that does not need creativity
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  • He was tired of doing hackwork every day.Hij was het zat elke dag sleurwerk te doen.
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Synonyms and analogies of hackwork in English

Examples of hackwork in a sentence

  • He was tired of producing hackwork for the magazine.
  • The interns were assigned hackwork over the summer.
  • Freelancers complained their contracts were nothing but hackwork.

hackwork: Examples and translations in context

This is hackwork I can do in my sleep.

Dit is vervalsen dat ik in mijn slaap kan doen.

In contrast to this, the writer who delivers hackwork for his publisher is a productive worker.

De schrijver echter, die fabriekswerk voor zijn boekhandelaar levert, is wel een productief arbeider.

This is hackwork I can do in my sleep.

Dit is vervalsen dat ik in mijn slaap kan doen.

This is hackwork I can do in my sleep.

Dit soort werk doe ik in mijn slaap.

Practically all that has remained of Les Pêcheurs de perles in the collective memory is the beautiful duet Au fond du temple saint, while the view of the libretto as questionable hackwork has kept the opera from the stage.

Van Les Pêcheurs de perles bleef bijna alleen het prachtige duet Au fond du temple saint in het collectieve geheugen bewaard en hield het oordeel over het libretto als slecht maakwerk de opera weg van de scène.

For a living she resorted for some time to hackwork for magazines under the name Nancy Boyd.

Om geld te verdienen schreef zij gedurende enige tijd voor een tijdschrift onder het pseudoniem Nancy Boyd.

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