hard work

French translation: le dur travail

10:25 Oct 2, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
English term or phrase: hard work
The plots inevitably involved the reformation of the hero and served to demonstrate the theme of virtue and hard work leading to prosperity
marie greenslade
French translation:le dur travail
Explanation:
"pour démontrer que la vertu et le dur travail mènent à la prospérité"

je ne voie pas d'inconvenient ici à utiliser une traduction littérale qui me semble correspondre tres bien pour hard work

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JH Trads
United States
Local time: 09:31
Grading comment
merci!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1le dur travail
JH Trads
4 +1dur labeur
Steph Ryser
4efforts considérables
Giselle Chaumien
4travail acharné/travail ardu
Helen D. Elliot (X)
4penible labeur. penible travail, sueeur de son front
yacine
4rude travail
Abu Amaal (X)


  

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efforts considérables


Explanation:
...démontrer / mettre en évidence le ... ainsi que les efforts considérables ayant abouti à la prospérité...

voir suivant le contexte global
Bonne chance !


    modeste exp�rience...
Giselle Chaumien
Germany
Local time: 15:31
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 162
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
le dur travail


Explanation:
"pour démontrer que la vertu et le dur travail mènent à la prospérité"

je ne voie pas d'inconvenient ici à utiliser une traduction littérale qui me semble correspondre tres bien pour hard work



JH Trads
United States
Local time: 09:31
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1109
Grading comment
merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Simon Charass
52 mins
  -> thanks Simon
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
travail acharné/travail ardu


Explanation:
no explanation

Helen D. Elliot (X)
Canada
Local time: 09:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 77
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dur labeur


Explanation:
une autre solution plus litteraire...

Steph Ryser
Local time: 14:31
PRO pts in pair: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julia Gal: yes, and nicely complements the use of 'virtue' just before!
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
penible labeur. penible travail, sueeur de son front


Explanation:
une autre solution
Yacine


yacine
Local time: 15:31
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 157
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rude travail


Explanation:
common phrase

Abu Amaal (X)
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PRO pts in pair: 7
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