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Plackerei

drudge

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Meaning of Plackerei

a person who does boring hard work

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German/ˈplakəˌʁaɪ̯/
drudge
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What's the difference between Plackerei / Tagelöhner / Arbeitskraft / Schuft / Schreiber / Diener

🇩🇪German
Plackerei

drudge — a person who does boring hard work

C1Rarely
T
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Tagelöhner

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.

B2Often

Als Tagelöhner verdiente er nur wenig Geld.

В качестве подённого рабочего он зарабатывал очень мало денег.

A
🇩🇪German
Arbeitskraft

Labor power; a neutral term for a person as a source of work, without the sense of boredom or hardship.

B2Very Often

Für dieses Projekt brauchen wir zusätzliche Arbeitskraft.

Для этого проекта нам нужна дополнительная рабочая сила.

S
🇩🇪German
Schuft

Scoundrel, rogue; an insulting word for a bad person, not for hard boring work.

B2Often

Der Schuft hat alle belogen.

Этот негодяй всех обманул.

S
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Schreiber

Writer, scribe, clerk; someone who writes, not someone doing hard boring labor.

B2Often

Der Schreiber fertigte das Protokoll an.

Писарь составил протокол.

D
🇩🇪German
Diener

Servant; a person who serves or waits on others, usually in a household or formal setting.

B2Often

Der Diener brachte dem Gast das Essen.

Слуга принес гостю еду.

K
🇩🇪German
Knecht

Servant, farmhand, laborer; an old-fashioned term for a dependent worker, often in rural settings.

B2Often

Der Knecht arbeitete den ganzen Tag auf dem Hof.

Батрак работал весь день на ферме.

J
🇩🇪German
jemand, der einfache schwere Arbeit verrichtet

Descriptive phrase: a person who does simple but hard work; very close in meaning, but neutral and non-evaluative.

C1Very Often

Er war auf der Baustelle jemand, der einfache schwere Arbeit verrichtete.

Он был на стройке человеком, который выполнял простую тяжёлую работу.

M
🇩🇪German
mühsame Arbeit

Laborious work; emphasizes effort and exhaustion, not the person doing it.

B2Very Often

Das Sortieren der Akten war mühsame Arbeit.

Сортировка документов была утомительной работой.

L
🇩🇪German
langweilige Arbeit

Boring work; focuses on monotony and lack of interest rather than on physical hardship.

B2Very Often

Die Dateneingabe war für ihn langweilige Arbeit.

Ввод данных был для него скучной работой.

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Plackerei translation: drudge. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

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/ˈplakəˌʁaɪ̯/

Plackerei translation

drudge

Plackerei transcription

/ˈplakəˌʁaɪ̯/

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eine Person, die langweilige und schwere Arbeit verrichtet

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