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1 krebsen
v/i1. (Krebse, Krabben fangen) catch crayfish (Am. auch crawfish) / crabs2. umg. (mühsam kriechen) crawl; fig. (sich abmühen) struggle; die Firma hat schwer zu krebsen the company’s got quite a struggle* * *kreb|sen ['kreːpsn]vi1) (inf = sich abmühen) to struggle; (Umsatz, Industrie) to languishin den Umfragen krebst die Partei bei 6 Prozent — the party is languishing at 6 per cent in the polls
er hat schwer zu krébsen — he really has to struggle, he finds it really hard going
2) (= Krebse fangen) to go crabbing, to catch crabs* * *kreb·sen[ˈkre:psn̩]vi (fam)1. (Krebse fangen) to catch crayfish2. (nicht gut abschneiden) to struggle3. (mühsam leben)▪ [irgendwo] \krebsen to struggle [somewhere]* * *mit etwas zu krebsen haben — find something a real or uphill struggle
* * *krebsen v/i1. (Krebse, Krabben fangen) catch crayfish (US auch crawfish)/crabsdie Firma hat schwer zu krebsen the company’s got quite a struggle* * *mit etwas zu krebsen haben — find something a real or uphill struggle
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2 mühselig
* * *toilsome; laborious; wearisome; troublesome* * *müh|se|lig ['myːzeːlɪɠ]1. adjarduous, toilsome (liter)Ihr Mühseligen und Beladenen (Bibl) — ye that labour (Brit) or labor (US) and are heavy laden
2. advsich mǘhselig ernähren or durchschlagen — to toil for one's living
* * *1) arduously2) (difficult; needing hard work: an arduous task.) arduous3) (difficult: This will be an uphill struggle.) up* * *müh·se·lig[ˈmy:ze:lɪç]* * *1.(geh.) Adjektiv laborious; arduous <journey, life>2.adverbial with [great] difficulty* * *A. adj laborious; Leben, Reise etc: arduous, hard;mühseliges Unterfangen auch uphill task* * *1.(geh.) Adjektiv laborious; arduous <journey, life>2.adverbial with [great] difficulty* * *adj.troublesome adj. adv.laboriously adv. -
3 harter Kampf
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4 mühsam
I Adj. (schwierig) difficult; (anstrengend) strenuous; (ermüdend) tiring; (gezwungen) Gespräch etc.: labo(u)red; Lächeln: forced; mühsame Kleinarbeit painstaking detail workII Adv. with difficulty, after a lot of effort; sich mühsam erheben struggle to one’s feet; mühsam verdientes Geld hard-earned money; mühsam (er) nährt sich das Eichhörnchen hum. it’s uphill all the way, one struggles on little by little* * *uphill (Adv.); laborious (Adj.); arduous (Adj.); with difficulty (Adv.); labored (Adj.); laboured (Adj.); toilsome (Adj.); tiring (Adj.); tiring (Adj.); strenuous (Adj.)* * *müh|sam ['myːzaːm]1. adjAufstieg, Weg, Leben arduous; Aufgabe, Amt auch laboriousein mühsames Geschäft sein — to be a painstaking business
2. advwith difficulty* * *1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) grinding2) (difficult; requiring hard work: Moving house is always a laborious process.) laborious3) laboriously* * *müh·sam[ˈmy:za:m]I. adj arduous, laboriousmit der Zeit wird das Treppensteigen für alte Leute zu \mühsam with time, climbing stairs becomes too strenuous for old people▪ es ist [für jdn] \mühsam, etw zu tun it is difficult [or hard] [for sb] to do sthII. adv laboriouslydas Haus habe ich mir in langen Jahren \mühsam erarbeiten müssen it took years of hard work to be able to afford this house\mühsam verdientes Geld hard-earned money* * *1.Adjektiv laborious2.* * *A. adj (schwierig) difficult; (anstrengend) strenuous; (ermüdend) tiring; (gezwungen) Gespräch etc: labo(u)red; Lächeln: forced;mühsame Kleinarbeit painstaking detail workB. adv with difficulty, after a lot of effort;sich mühsam erheben struggle to one’s feet;mühsam verdientes Geld hard-earned money;mühsam (er)nährt sich das Eichhörnchen hum it’s uphill all the way, one struggles on little by little* * *1.Adjektiv laborious2.adverbial laboriously; (schwierig) with difficulty* * *adj.arduous adj.painful adj.toilsome adj. adv.arduously adv.grindingly adv.toilsomely adv.troublesomely adv.
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