Translations for „donkey work“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

donkey work N no pl Brit inf

1. donkey work (hard work):

donkey work

czarna robota f

2. donkey work (boring work):

donkey work

robota f głupiego

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English

The maximum life expectancy of a coal mining donkey is 12 to 13 years, compared to around 20 years for a donkey working outside.

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They also sometimes do the donkey work, like fetching water and food for the leader.

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But you also need the ones that will do all the donkey work.

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The members are foot soldiers, there to do the donkey work, but not really to be trusted and certainly not the key to solving difficult problems.

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The answer is yes - but only if you're prepared to put up with a bit of donkey work.

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To be a member of either party today means little more than to volunteer to do donkey work for it on election day.

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But this obstacle could soon be removed, by allowing computers to do most of the donkey work.

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I can't say it was exciting, exactly -- at least not for those of us doing the donkey work -- but you knew you were making a difference.

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The donkey work, so to speak, is carried out by 70 volunteers, of whom roughly 50 are medical staff on fortnight-long flying visits.

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It wasn't a very open game for us back rowers, but we had to do the donkey work.

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