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How to Say "to toil" in Spanish

The Spanish word forto toilis remarB2 level.

English → SpanishB2

remar

verbB2
working hard against difficulties
A person leaning forward and pushing a very large, heavy boulder up a steep green hill.

Examples

Llevamos meses remando para sacar adelante este proyecto.

We've been toiling for months to move this project forward.

A veces parece que estoy remando solo en esta oficina.

Sometimes it feels like I'm the only one working hard in this office.

Figurative Actions

Just like in English we say 'it's an uphill battle,' Spanish uses 'remar' (rowing) to show that life can feel like hard physical work.

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