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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTrudge
/trʌdʒ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.
"We had to trudge through the deep snow to reach the cabin."
- 1
A hard, weary walk.
"It was a long, muddy trudge back to the campsite."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 15th century, 'trudge' likely emerged as an expressive variant of Middle English words related to heavy walking or marching. Its etymological roots are somewhat obscure, but it phonetically and semantically captures the laborious physical effort of moving forward despite immense fatigue, matching the Hindi concept of 'thak-kar-chalna'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trudge" is said worldwide
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marcher péniblement
Transliteration: marcher péniblement
"Il a dû marcher péniblement dans la boue."
stapfen
Transliteration: stapfen
"Wir mussten durch den tiefen Schnee stapfen."
camminare faticosamente
Transliteration: camminare faticosamente
"Abbiamo dovuto camminare faticosamente sotto la pioggia."
caminar con fatiga
Transliteration: caminar con fatiga
"Tuvimos que caminar con fatiga por la arena."
caminhar penosamente
Transliteration: caminhar penosamente
"Eles tiveram que caminhar penosamente pela lama."
थक-हार कर चलना
Transliteration: thak-haar kar chalna
"हमें कीचड़ में थक-हार कर चलना पड़ा।"
艰难地跋涉
Transliteration: jiānnán de báshè
"我们不得不在雪地里艰难地跋涉。"
터덜터덜 걷다
Transliteration: teodeolteodeol geotda
"우리는 눈 속을 터덜터덜 걸어야 했다."
とぼとぼ歩く
Transliteration: tobotobo aruku
"私たちは雪の中をとぼとぼ歩いた。"
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