backbreaking

• Qualifie un travail ou une tâche extrêmement exigeant physiquement et épuisant.

Describes work or a task that is extremely physically demanding and exhausting.

1. Extremely strenuousB2informal

   Requiring a great deal of physical effort, often to the point of exhaustion.

   épuisant

   • The farm work was backbreaking, but he never complained.
   • She took on a backbreaking job to support her family.
   • Moving all the furniture upstairs was a backbreaking task.

   Synonymesarduousburdensomecrushingdemandingexhaustinggruelinghardheavylaboriousonerouspunishingstrenuoustaxingtiringtoughwearingwearying

   Antonymeseasyeffortlesslight