working earnestly

[ˈwɜːrkɪŋ ˈɜːrnəstli]

verb phrase

trabalhando com afinco

1. To work with sincere and intense effort; to apply oneself diligently to a task with genuine commitment

She has been working earnestly on her thesis for months.

Ela tem trabalhado com afinco em sua tese por meses.

2. To labor seriously and wholeheartedly without pretense or negligence

The team is working earnestly to meet the deadline.

A equipe está trabalhando com seriedade para cumprir o prazo.

NYC Slang

puttin' in work

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

trabalhando com afinco

Most common usage throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

trabalhando com garra

Alternative colloquial expression emphasizing determination

São Paulo

trabalhando com dedicação

Formal and common in business contexts

Portugal

trabalhando com empenho

Preferred form in European Portuguese

put one's nose to the grindstone

burn the midnight oil

work one's fingers to the bone

give it one's all

leave no stone unturned

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