trabalho monótono/pessoa que faz trabalho monótono; trabalhar arduamente em tarefas entediantes
1. (noun) A person who does hard, menial, or tedious work
She felt like a drudge, spending hours on repetitive tasks.
Ela se sentia como uma escrava do trabalho, passando horas em tarefas repetitivas.
2. (noun) Hard, menial, or tedious work itself
The daily drudge of housekeeping was exhausting.
O trabalho monótono diário das tarefas domésticas era exaustivo.
3. (verb) To do hard or tedious work persistently
He drudged away at his desk for hours.
Ele trabalhou arduamente em sua mesa por horas.
4. (verb) To engage in labor without enthusiasm or spirit
Students drudge through boring textbooks.
Os alunos trabalham com dificuldade através de livros entediantes.
In American English, 'drudge' is commonly used to describe monotonous job tasks and workers in service industries. In Brazilian Portuguese, the concept is expressed through words like 'trabalho monótono' or colloquially 'batente' (grind/hustle), which carries connotations of exhausting, repetitive labor. The word reflects attitudes toward blue-collar and service work in both cultures.
NYC Slang
grind; hustle (when referring to persistent work); also used in 'drudge work' meaning tedious jobs
Related Idioms & Phrases
drudge work - tedious, menial labor
drudgery - the state or condition of being a drudge
drudge away - to work persistently at unpleasant tasks
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