schlep

• Substantiv jiddischen Ursprungs, das entweder eine unbeholfene und dumme Person oder eine mühsame, beschwerliche Reise bzw. Anstrengung bezeichnet.

A noun of Yiddish origin referring to either an awkward and stupid person, or a tedious and difficult journey.

1. Awkward or stupid personC1informalamerican

   A person who is clumsy, slow, or foolish.

   Ungeschickter oder dummer Mensch

   • Don't be such a schlep; you can do better than that.
   • He's a bit of a schlep when it comes to organizing things.
   • She called him a schlep after he dropped the groceries.

   Synonymebunglerdoltdopefoolklutzlummoxoafschlemiel

2. Tedious or difficult journeyC1informalamerican

   A long, tiring, and often boring trip or task.

   Mühselige Reise

   • The commute to work is a real schlep every morning.
   • It was a schlep to carry all those boxes up three flights of stairs.
   • We decided to take a taxi to avoid the schlep of public transport.

   Synonymedraggrindhasslehaulordealslogtrektrudge

• Umgangssprachliches Verb für das mühsame Tragen, Ziehen oder Schleppen von etwas Schwerem oder Unhandlichem, oft über eine weite Strecke.

A verb used to indicate the act of carrying, hauling, or dragging something heavy or cumbersome, often with effort or difficulty.

1. To carry or drag with effortB2informalamerican

   To haul, drag, or carry something heavy or cumbersome, often over a distance.

   Schwer schleppen

   • I had to schlep my suitcase up three flights of stairs.
   • He schlepped the heavy boxes from the car to the storage room.
   • She schlepped her books all the way across campus.

   Synonymecarrydraghaulheavehumplugtote

2. To move or travel with difficultyB2informalamerican

   To go somewhere, especially when the journey is long, tiring, or inconvenient.

   Sich schleppen

   • We had to schlep all the way across town to get the part.
   • I don't want to schlep to the store just for milk.
   • They schlepped through the snow to get to the bus stop.

   Synonymeplodslogtoiltraipsetrektrudge

   Antonymecoastcruiseglidesoar