mühsam

I Adj. (schwierig) difficult; (anstrengend) strenuous; (ermüdend) tiring; (gezwungen) Gespräch etc.: labo(u)red; Lächeln: forced; mühsame Kleinarbeit painstaking detail work

II 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

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uphill (Adv.); laborious (Adj.); arduous (Adj.); with difficulty (Adv.); labored (Adj.); laboured (Adj.); toilsome (Adj.); tiring (Adj.); tiring (Adj.); strenuous (Adj.)

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müh|sam ['myːzaːm]

1. adj

Aufstieg, Weg, Leben arduous; Aufgabe, Amt auch laborious

ein mühsames Geschäft sein — to be a painstaking business

2. adv

with difficulty

nur mühsam vorwärtskommen — to make painfully slow progress

mühsam verdientes Geld — hard-earned money

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1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) grinding

2) (difficult; requiring hard work: Moving house is always a laborious process.) laborious

3) laboriously

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müh·sam

[ˈmy:za:m]

I. adj arduous, laborious

mit 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 sth

II. adv laboriously

das 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

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1.

Adjektiv laborious

ein mühsames Lächeln — a forced smile

2.

adverbial laboriously; (schwierig) with difficulty

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mühsam

A. adj (schwierig) difficult; (anstrengend) strenuous; (ermüdend) tiring; (gezwungen) Gespräch etc: labo(u)red; Lächeln: forced;

mühsame Kleinarbeit painstaking detail work

B. 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

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1.

Adjektiv laborious

ein mühsames Lächeln — a forced smile

2.

adverbial laboriously; (schwierig) with difficulty

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adj.

arduous adj.

painful adj.

toilsome adj. adv.

arduously adv.

grindingly adv.

toilsomely adv.

troublesomely adv.