drudgery

ˈdrʌdʒəri
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Translation of drudgery into German

Noun

tedious work

exhausting and monotonous work that is unpleasant
Schinderei fPlackerei fMühsal
  • The factory job was pure drudgery.Die Arbeit in der Fabrik war reine Schinderei.
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Examples of drudgery in a sentence

  • The internship involved a lot of office drudgery.

Translations of "drudgery" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
diePlackereinf.

His daily drudgery in the factory left him exhausted and unmotivated.

Die tägliche Plackerei in der Fabrik ließ ihn erschöpft und unmotiviert zurück.

dieSchindereinf.

Once at the falls, we are compensated for this drudgery.

An den Wasserfällen angekommen werden wir für diese Schinderei entschädigt.

dieSchuftereinf.

Life is not drudgery, so don't be a drudge.

Das Leben ist keine Schufterei, sei also kein Placker.

dieMühsalnf.

The edges and tips the daily drudgery disappear into the background.

Die Kanten und Spitzen der täglichen Mühsal verschwinden in den Hintergrund.

dieFronnf.

Whoever can't find any positive content in work and only experiences it as drudgery struggles directly against work.

Wer in der Arbeit keinerlei positiven Inhalt entdecken kann, sie nur als Fron erlebt, kämpft direkt gegen die Arbeit.

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Other translations for drudgery:

  • Fronarbeitnf.
  • Malochenf.
  • Frondienstnm.
  • Strapazenf.
  • Mühseligkeitn.

drudgery: Examples and translations in context

Even with drudgery surrounding him, he maintained a positive attitude.

Selbst umgeben von Plackerei behielt er eine positive Einstellung bei.

She discovered that collaborating made the drudgery of tasks much more enjoyable.

Sie stellte fest, dass die Zusammenarbeit die Plackerei der Aufgaben viel angenehmer machte.

Hard physical labour, many hours of drudgery for only a few pesos.

Harte körperliche Arbeit, viele Stunden Plackerei - und das für wenige Pesos.

The reason for undergoing such drudgery is the magnificent landscape.

Der Grund, sich auf diese Plackerei einzulassen, ist die grandiose Landschaft.

And religion ennobles the commonplace drudgery of daily living.

Und die Religion adelt die gewöhnliche Plackerei des täglichen Lebens.

Using computers as a teaching aid can save teachers much drudgery.

Computereinsatz als Unterrichtshilfe kann dem Lehrer viel Plackerei ersparen.

The work I formerly enjoyed is now drudgery.

Die Arbeit, die ich früher genoss, ist jetzt eine Plackerei.

Likewise, spiritual ablutions should not become dusty drudgery.

Ebenso sollten geistige Waschungen nicht zu staubiger Plackerei werden.

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