Plackerei
drudge
a person who does boring hard work
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Plackerei with English translation
Plackerei usage examples
Sie wollte nicht ihr ganzes Leben in der Plackerei verbringen.
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Plackerei synonyms
What's the difference between Plackerei / Tagelöhner / Arbeitskraft / Schuft / Schreiber / Diener
A hired laborer, often paid by the day or for manual work; refers more to the worker than to the tiring nature of the work itself.
Labor power; a neutral term for a person as a source of work, without the sense of boredom or hardship.
Scoundrel, rogue; an insulting word for a bad person, not for hard boring work.
Writer, scribe, clerk; someone who writes, not someone doing hard boring labor.
Servant; a person who serves or waits on others, usually in a household or formal setting.
Servant, farmhand, laborer; an old-fashioned term for a dependent worker, often in rural settings.
Descriptive phrase: a person who does simple but hard work; very close in meaning, but neutral and non-evaluative.
Laborious work; emphasizes effort and exhaustion, not the person doing it.
Boring work; focuses on monotony and lack of interest rather than on physical hardship.
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How to pronounce Plackerei and what this word means
Plackerei means drudge. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce Plackerei
/ˈplakəˌʁaɪ̯/
Plackerei translation
drudge
Plackerei examples
Der drudige Job machte ihn müde.
Plackerei transcription
/ˈplakəˌʁaɪ̯/
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Plackerei meaning: what does it mean?
eine Person, die langweilige und schwere Arbeit verrichtet
Plackerei pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
Plackerei is pronounced as /ˈplakəˌʁaɪ̯/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
Plackerei definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Der drudige Job machte ihn müde. Translation: Изнурительная работа утомляла его.
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