English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "arbeid" (ook gespel as "moer") is soos volg:(byvoeglike naamwoord)Met groot moeite en moeite gedoen ; wat baie inspanning of deursettingsvermoë vereis.Toon duidelike tekens van inspanning of spanning; gebrek aan natuurlikheid of vlotheid.(werkwoord)Hard of straww gewerk.Gesukkel of gewerk om iets te bereik.Voorbeeldsinne:Sy het 'n moeisame poging aangewend om die swaar boks op te lig.Sy toespraak was moeisaam, en hy het uitgekom van asem.Die skrywer se prosa het moeisaam en ongemaklik voorgekom.Hulle het ure lank gewerk om die beskadigde toerusting te herstel.Hy het deur die moeilike wiskundeprobleem gewerk, maar het dit uiteindelik opgelos.

Synonyms

  1. labored
  2. heavy

Sentence Examples

  1. With laboured breaths, she opened her eyes to look at him.
  2. Catherine sat on the edge of the bed in the rapidly chilling room and watched Jack as he laboured with flint and steel.
  3. His progress was laboured, but he showed no sign of discomfort or pain as he approached.
  4. Sitting on the bed, she brushed her fingers against the smooth, silky material and let out a laboured sigh.
  5. The time and distance seemed endless, and my knees trembled and my breath came laboured as I toiled up the endless steps to the abbey.
  6. He looks drawn, thinner, and his upright gait is laboured.
  7. He watched as she flirted conspicuously with their host, touching his arm and laughing at his laboured attempts at humour.