effort

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
2. An endeavor.
3. A force acting on a body in the direction of its motion.

Verb

1. (intransitive, uncommon) To make an effort.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To strengthen, fortify or stimulate

Concepts

effort

peine

tentative

travail

requête

essai

difficulté

labeur

emploi

démarche

mission

entreprise

exploit

fatigue

haut fait

huile de coude

lutte

machin

mal

mouvement

occupation

office

ordre de multiplicité

ouvrage

poussée

tâche

besogne

expérience scientifique

expériment

moyens

réalisation

capacités

facultés

effort-terrain

travail dur

expérimentons

attentons

essayons

projetons

acte

groupe de projet

action

bidule

campagne

cause

commencement

corvée

courage

début

dépense

Synonymes

exertion

endeavour

attempt

endeavor

labour

labor

struggle

trouble

work

try

strain

toil

diligence

energy

activity

pains

industry

campaign

perseverance

application

feat

crusade

strength

pain

working

movement

drive

hard work

trial

striving

cause

exploit

achievement

business

operation

performance

initiative

job

deed

travail

ability

enterprise

task

elbow grease

difficulty

project

skill

accomplishment

action

doing

Traductions

esfuerzo

sforzo

Anstrengung

Mühe

inspanning

Bemühung

fatica

esforço

προσπάθεια

poging

Leistung

Versuch

opera

afán

moeite

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɛfət/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle French effort, from Old French esfort, deverbal of esforcier (“to force, exert”), from Vulgar Latin *exfortiō, from Latin ex + fortis (“strong”).
Compare typologically Bulgarian усилие (usilie), Czech úsilí, Polish wysiłek, Russian уси́лие (usílije) (< Proto-Slavic *sila).