slog

slog
slog [{{t}}slɒg] (pt & pp slogged, cont slogging) {{}}familiar{{}}
1 noun
(a) (hard task) boulot m pénible; (effort) (gros) effort m;
it was a real slog to finish in time on a dû bosser comme des malades pour finir à temps;
what a slog! quelle corvée! ;
it was a slog teaching them history leur enseigner l'histoire n'était pas une mince affaire ;
this book is a hard slog ce livre est vraiment dur à lire ;
it's been a long hard slog for her to get where she is elle en a bavé pour arriver là où elle est;
it was quite a slog getting up that hill on en a bavé pour monter cette côte
(b) {{}}British{{}} (hit) grand coup m;
he gave the ball an almighty slog il a frappé la balle de toutes ses forces
2 intransitive verb
(a) (work hard) trimer, bosser;
she slogged on until ten o'clock elle est restée bosser jusqu'à dix heures;
do we really have to slog through all this paperwork? est-ce qu'il est indispensable de se farcir toute cette paperasse?
(b) (walk, go) avancer péniblement ;
he slogged (along) through the snow il avançait péniblement dans la neige;
we slogged slowly up the hill nous avons gravi la côte à pas lents
3 transitive verb
(a) (move)
we slogged our way through the snow nous nous sommes péniblement frayé un chemin dans la neige ;
he slogged his way through the text il a déchiffré le texte avec grande difficulté
(b) {{}}British{{}} (hit → ball) donner un grand coup dans ; (→ person) cogner sur ;
to slog it out (fight) se tabasser; (argue) s'enguirlander
slog along intransitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} (keep walking) marcher d'un pas lourd ou péniblement
slog away intransitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} (keep working, trying) trimer
slog away at inseparable transitive verb {{}}familiar{{}}
(a) (work hard at)
to slog away (at sth) travailler comme un dingue (à qch);
she spent all weekend slogging away at that report elle a passé tout le week-end à trimer sur ce rapport
(b) (keep hitting) continuer à frapper
slog on intransitive verb {{}}familiar{{}}
(a) = slog along
(b) (keep working) continuer à trimer;
I think I'll slog on a little longer je pense que je vais continuer à bosser encore un peu

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