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plodpast tense, past participle - plodded; verb1) (to walk heavily and slowly: The elderly man plodded down the street.) andar con paso pesado2) (to work slowly but thoroughly: They plodded on with the work.) trabajar con esmeroplod vb caminar pesadamentetr[plɒd]1 (walk slowly) andar con paso lento, andar con paso pesado2 (work steadily) hacer laboriosamente1) trudge: caminar pesadamente y lentamente2) drudge: trabajar laboriosamentev.• trabajar laboriosamente v.plɑːd, plɒda) ( walk) caminar lenta y pesadamenteb) ( work)she's still plodding away at her thesis — sigue lidiando or batallando con la tesis
[plɒd]how's work going? - oh, plodding along — ¿qué tal el trabajo? - ahí va, tirando or (AmL exc CS) jalando
1. N1)2)2.VT3. VI1) (lit) andar con paso pesadoto plod along or on — ir andando con paso lento
keep plodding! — ¡ánimo!, ¡no os dejéis desanimar!
2) (fig) (at work etc)* * *[plɑːd, plɒd]a) ( walk) caminar lenta y pesadamenteb) ( work)she's still plodding away at her thesis — sigue lidiando or batallando con la tesis
how's work going? - oh, plodding along — ¿qué tal el trabajo? - ahí va, tirando or (AmL exc CS) jalando
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