- back-breaking
- [ʹbæk͵breıkıŋ] a
изнурительный, требующий огромного напряжения сил, непосильный; каторжный (о работе)
it's a back-breaking task - на этом деле и шею недолго сломать
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
back-breaking
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back-breaking — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of manual labour) physically demanding … English terms dictionary
back-breaking — ▶ adjective GRUELLING, arduous, strenuous, onerous, punishing, crushing, demanding, exacting, taxing, exhausting, draining; informal killing; Brit. informal knackering; archaic toilsome. Opposites … Useful english dictionary
back-breaking — ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Back breaking work involves a lot of hard physical effort. Many months of back breaking work still face them. (in AM and sometimes in BRIT, use backbreaking) … English dictionary
back-breaking — adj. Back breaking is used with these nouns: ↑labour, ↑toil, ↑work … Collocations dictionary
back-breaking — adjective (especially of manual labour) physically demanding … English new terms dictionary
arduous backbreaking back-breaking grueling gruelling hard heavy laborious labourious punishing slavish strenuous toilsome — effortful effortful adj. 1. requiring great physical effort. Opposite of {effortless}. [Narrower terms: {arduous, backbreaking, back breaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, punishing, slavish, strenuous, toilsome};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
back — n., adv., v., & adj. n. 1 a the rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips. b the corresponding upper surface of an animal s body. c the spine (fell and broke his back). d the keel of a ship. 2 a any surface regarded as… … Useful english dictionary
back-breaker — 1. Task requiring exceptional strength or endurance. Person setting such task. 2. back breaking Very arduous … A concise dictionary of English slang
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