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laboring with devotion

[ˈleɪbərɪŋ wɪð dɪˈvoʊʃən]
verb phrase
trabalhar com devoção
1. To work diligently and with sincere dedication or commitment to a task or cause
She was laboring with devotion to complete the project on time.
Ela estava trabalhando com devoção para completar o projeto no prazo.
2. To engage in hard work with passionate commitment and earnest effort
The team labored with devotion throughout the night to save the company.
A equipe trabalhou com devoção durante a noite toda para salvar a empresa.
Synonyms
working with dedicationlaboring with zealtoiling with commitmentstriving with passionworking earnestly
Antonyms
working halfheartedlylaboring reluctantlyworking without interesttoiling without commitment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
trabalhar com devoção
Standard usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
trabalhar com dedicação
Slightly more common variation in colloquial speech
São Paulo
trabalhar com empenho e devoção
Often includes 'empenho' (effort) for emphasis
Portugal
trabalhar com devoção
Standard Portuguese usage, same as Brazilian

Related Idioms & Phrases

labor of love
put your heart and soul into something
work with all one's heart
devote oneself to
give one's all
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