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مَوْضِعٍ
effort
in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary
Italian
Italian
English
English
fatica <pl fatiche> [faˈtika, ke] N f
1. fatica (sforzo):
fatica
effort
fatica
exertion
grande fatica
great effort
fatica fisica
physical effort
senza (fare) fatica
with ease, effortlessly, without effort
che fatica!
what an effort or a struggle!
fare fatica (a fare)
to have difficulty (in doing), to struggle (to do)
hanno fatto fatica a fare
they had a struggle to do or doing
non è una gran fatica per te alzarti mezz'ora prima
it's no great hardship for you to get up half an hour earlier
è (tutta) fatica sprecata
it's a waste of effort or time, it's wasted effort or time
ho fatto una fatica terribile a trovare la casa
I found it terribly hard to find the house
è una fatica fargli fare i compiti
it's hard to make him do his homework
meritare or valere la fatica
to be worth the effort
il coronamento delle proprie -che
the consummation of one's efforts
2. fatica (lavoro, compito faticoso):
fatica
toil
fatica
hard work
la fatica non mi spaventa
I'm not afraid of hard work
sostenere, affrontare le -che
to endure, face hard work
ammazzarsi di fatica
to work oneself to death
uomo di fatica
drudge
3. fatica (fastidio):
risparmiarsi, risparmiare a qn la fatica di fare qc
to save oneself, sb the trouble of doing sth
4. fatica (stanchezza):
fatica
tiredness
fatica
exhaustion
essere morto di or crollare dalla fatica
to be fit to drop, to be dead tired
fatica mentale
mental exhaustion
5. fatica (opera):
fatica
effort
l'ultima fatica di uno scrittore
the last work of a writer
6. fatica TECH:
fatica dei metalli
metal fatigue
sottoporre a fatica metallo
to fatigue
7. fatica:
a fatica (con difficoltà)
with difficulty
a fatica (con difficoltà)
struggingly
a fatica (a malapena) sentire, vedere
hardly
respirare, aprire qc a fatica
to labour to breathe, to open sth
muoversi a fatica
to labour along, to struggle along
conquistato a fatica
hard-bought, hard-earned, hard-won
si procede a fatica
the going is heavy
una fatica di Ercole
a labour of Hercules
vivere del frutto delle proprie -che
to live by the fruit of one's labours
Phrases:
fatica di Sisifo
Sisyphean toil also fig
faticare [fatiˈkare] VB intr aux avere
1. faticare (compiere lavori gravosi):
faticare
to labour Brit
faticare
to labor Am
faticare
to toil
faticare molto in qc
to work hard to do sth
2. faticare (fare fatica):
faticare
to have difficulty
faticare
to struggle
ha faticato a passare l'esame
he found it hard to pass the exam
il ciclista fatica nelle salite
the cyclist struggles on the uphills
English
English
Italian
Italian
fatigued metal
sottoposto a fatica
struggling
che fatica ad affermarsi
struggle back
ritornare a fatica
effortlessly
senza sforzo, senza fatica
hard-won
combattuto, conquistato a fatica
hard-earned position
conquistato a fatica
struggle along
procedere a fatica, arrancare also fig
plough through person: book
leggere con fatica, finire a fatica
plough through person: task
fare a fatica
plough through walker: mud, snow
procedere a fatica su
plough through vehicle: mud, snow
avanzare a fatica in
in the PONS Dictionary
Italian
Italian
English
English
fatica <-che> [fa·ˈti:·ka] N f
1. fatica (sforzo):
fatica
effort
2. fatica (affaticamento):
fatica
exhaustion
3. fatica (pena, difficoltà):
fatica
difficulty
a fatica
with difficulty
fare fatica a fare qc
to have a hard time doing sth
4. fatica (lavori pesanti):
fatica
labor
faticare [fa·ti·ˈka:·re] VB intr
1. faticare (affaticarsi):
faticare
to work hard
faticare dalla mattina alla sera
to work from morning till night
2. faticare (incontrare difficoltà):
faticare
to have trouble
fatica -a
a waste of energy
English
English
Italian
Italian
fatigue
fatica f
fatigue
fatica f
fatigue (uniform)
tuta m da fatica
fatigues
tuta f da fatica
drudge
uomo(donna) di fatica m (f)
roustabout
uomo m di fatica
trudge
trascinarsi a fatica
slog
avanzare a fatica
to slog one's way
farsi strada a fatica
slur
pronunciare a fatica
Presente
iofatico
tufatichi
lui/lei/Leifatica
noifatichiamo
voifaticate
lorofaticano
Imperfetto
iofaticavo
tufaticavi
lui/lei/Leifaticava
noifaticavamo
voifaticavate
lorofaticavano
Passato remoto
iofaticai
tufaticasti
lui/lei/Leifaticò
noifaticammo
voifaticaste
lorofaticarono
Futuro semplice
iofaticherò
tufaticherai
lui/lei/Leifaticherà
noifaticheremo
voifaticherete
lorofaticheranno
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
costare fatica a qu
to be hard for sb
essere morto di fatica
to be dead tired
fare fatica a fare qc
to have a hard time doing sth
fatica -a
a waste of energy
to have a devil of a time doing sth
fare una fatica del diavolo a fare qc
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Maigret, poco a poco, comprenderà il movente, ma faticherà a trovare gli elementi di prova.
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Il giocatore fatica a inserirsi nel contesto della squadra e viene tagliato dopo aver realizzato 12 punti in sei partite.
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Il pilota finlandese, faticherà nella sua rimonta finendo settimo.
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Rita fatica a capire la sua vera identità.
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Tuttavia tale ottimismo svanì presto, quando l'attacco fu meno produttivo del previsto e la difesa iniziò a faticare.
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