anstrengen

Related words

• anstrengend

  tiring, exhausting

• überanstrengen

  Overstrain

• zackern

  "To slog" means to work hard and diligently, to put in a lot of effort.

• Blut und Wasser schwitzen

  'To sweat blood' means to work very hard or make great effort, often under stress or difficulty.

• totarbeiten

  To work oneself to death means to exhaust oneself physically and mentally through excessive work, to the point where health is severely endangered or death occurs.

• abmühen

  to struggle, to toil

• überspannen

  Overstrain

• anspannen

  To tense

• faul

  lazy

• vorig

  previous

• strapaziös

  Strenuous

• pubertär

  Pubertal

• erschöpfend

  Exhausting

• nervenaufreibend

  Nerve-wracking means something is very stressful and hard on the nerves.

• elfstündig

  eleven-hour

• Steigung

  Incline, slope

• Tiefschnee

  Deep snow

• Ritte

  Ride

• Knochenmühle

  Grind, drudgery

• Nachtwache

  The night watch is the time when someone stays awake during the night to perform a task, often in the medical or security field.

• Schinderei

  Drudgery

• Rosskur

  Drastic treatment

• Arbeitssuche

  Job search refers to the process of finding a new job.

• Dreckarbeit

  Dirty work

• stremmen

  To hurry

• spannen

  to tighten

• ringen

  Wrestle, struggle

• framen

  to toil

• die Hände in den Schoß legen

  To sit idly by

• reinhängen

  To buckle down

• Himmel und Hölle in Bewegung setzen

  to move heaven and earth

• abregen

  To calm down means to relax or become less agitated, often after an exciting or stressful situation.

• reinhauen

  To dig in, to work hard

• abrackern

  To slave away

• mühen

  to strive, to exert oneself

• eine Schippe drauflegen

  To step it up

• mörderisch

  Murderous None

• mühsam

  Tedious

• belastend

  Burdensome

• mühevoll

  Arduous

• kräftezehrend

  Exhausting, strenuous

• neunstündig

  Nine-hour None

• vierstündig

  Four-hourly means that something lasts for four hours or takes place every four hours.

• fünfzehnstündig

  Fifteen-hour

• zweiundzwanzigstündig

  Twenty-two-hour means that something lasts 22 hours or extends over 22 hours. None

• zehnstündig

  Ten-hour means that something lasts ten hours or extends over a period of ten hours.

• Strapaze

  strain, exertion, hardship

• Umzug

  Move

• Müßiggang

  Idleness refers to a state of inactivity, laziness, or doing nothing.

Example sentences with “anstrengen”

1. Du musst dich mehr anstrengen. (You must exert yourself more.)

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