perah tenaga
English translation: slave-driver
| 07:39 Feb 22, 2005 |
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|  Selected response from: Ramona Ali Local time: 22:47 | |||
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| 4 | bekerja keras |
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| 3 | arduous |
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| 3 | slave-driver |
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bekerja keras Explanation: Dia memerah tenaga untuk mencari nafkah. He works hard to earn a living. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 26 mins (2005-02-22 09:06:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry. should\'ve typed \'work hard\' in the suggested answer column. Anyhow, \'memerah tenaga\' does mean \'bekerja keras\'. |
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| The asker has declined this answer Comment: What i meant is ( Majikannya memerah tenaga pekerjanya tanpa timbang rasa ) | ||
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arduous Explanation: "arduous" = "requiring hard work or continuous strenuous effort" It's difficult to transliterate, but you can translate the sentence as "Their employer is unsympathetic, forcing his/her employees to work arduously. Only a suggestion though. |
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16 hrs confidence:
slave-driver Explanation: This is not a direct translation of the term in question, but your sentence can be translated simply as: The employer is a slave-driver. |
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