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1 hard-earned
adjective (earned by hard work or with difficulty: I deserve every penny of my hard-earned wages.) αποκτημένος με κόπο -
2 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) δουλειά, εργασία2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) δουλειά3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) δουλειά4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) έργο (τέχνης, μουσικής κλπ)5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) δουλειά, προϊόν εργασίας6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) δουλειά2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) δουλεύω, εργάζομαι / βάζω (κάποιον) να δουλεύει2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) δουλεύω, έχω δουλειά3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) δουλεύω, λειτουργώ / χειρίζομαι4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) πετυχαίνω5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) γίνομαι με τη χρήση7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) δουλεύω, επεξεργάζομαι, κατεργάζομαι•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) μηχανισμός2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) πράξεις•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
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3 donkey-work
noun (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) -
4 slog
[sloɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - slogged; verb1) (to hit hard (usually without aiming carefully): She slogged him with her handbag.) βαράω2) (to make one's way with difficulty: We slogged on up the hill.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία3) (to work very hard: She has been slogging all week at the shop.) δουλεύω σκληρά2. noun1) ((a period of) hard work: months of hard slog.) σκληρή δουλειά2) (a hard blow: He gave the ball a slog.) δυνατό χτύπημα -
5 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) σκληρή εργασία2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) εργατικό δυναμικό, εργάτες3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) τοκετός, πόνοι γέννας4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) το Εργατικό Κόμμα2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) εργάζομαι σκληρά, αγκομαχώ2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) δυσκολεύομαι, πασχίζω•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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6 fruit
[fru:t] 1. noun1) (the part of a plant that produces the seed, especially when eaten as food: The fruit of the vine is the grape.) καρπός,φρούτο2) (a result; something gained as a result of hard work etc: the fruit of his hard work.) καρπός,αποτέλεσμα2. verb(to produce fruit: This tree fruits early.) καρποφορώ- fruitful- fruition
- fruitless
- fruitlessly
- fruity -
7 toil
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8 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) προσπάθεια2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) προσπάθεια3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) προσπάθεια•- effortlessly -
9 lazy
['leizi](too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) τεμπέλης- lazily- laziness
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10 accent
1. ['æksənt] noun1) ((a mark used to show) the stress on a syllable: The accent is on the second syllable.) τόνος, τονισμός2) (a mark used to show the pronunciation of a letter in certain languages: Put an accent on the e in début.) τόνος (σημείο στίξης)3) (emphasis: The accent must be on hard work.) έμφαση4) (a special way of pronouncing words in a particular area etc: an American accent.) προφορά2. [ək'sent] verb(to pronounce with stress or emphasis: The second syllable is accented.) τονίζω -
11 application
[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) αίτηση2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) προσπάθεια3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) αλοιφή -
12 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) εκτιμώ2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) εκτιμώ3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) αντιλαμβάνομαι4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) παίρνω αξία•- appreciably
- appreciation
- appreciative
- appreciatively -
13 arduous
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14 averse
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15 backbreaking
adjective ((of a task etc) very difficult or requiring very hard work: Digging the garden is a backbreaking job.) εξαντλητικός -
16 be a tribute to
(to be the (praiseworthy) result of: The success of the scheme is a tribute to his hard work.) είμαι θετική απόρροια -
17 be used to (something)
['ju:stu] (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.) -
18 be used to (something)
['ju:stu] (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.) -
19 by dint of
(by means of: He succeeded by dint of sheer hard work.) χάρη σε -
20 due to
(brought about by: His success was due to hard work.) οφειλόμενος
См. также в других словарях:
hard´work´ing|ly — hard work|ing «HAHRD WUR kihng», adjective. working hard; showing steady effort: »a hard working businessman. SYNONYM(S): diligent, industrious. –hard´work´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
hard-work|ing — «HAHRD WUR kihng», adjective. working hard; showing steady effort: »a hard working businessman. SYNONYM(S): diligent, industrious. –hard´work´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
hard work — index effort, industry (activity) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
hard work — noun Something requiring lots of effort to do, either physical, mentally or emotionally; labor; toil. See Also: hard labor, work hard … Wiktionary
hard work — difficult work, labor that requires a lot of effort … English contemporary dictionary
too much like hard work — An activity or task that requires too much effort is too much like hard work. It s so hot today, there s no way I m going to do any cooking. That s too much like hard work! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make hard work of something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
make hard work of doing something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
make hard work of — (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
too much like hard work — too much like hard ˈwork idiom needing too much effort • I can t be bothered making a hot meal it s too much like hard work. Main entry: ↑hardidiom … Useful english dictionary
make hard work of something — make hard ˈwork of sth idiom to use more time or energy on a task than is necessary Main entry: ↑hardidiom … Useful english dictionary
