overwork

Senso (Inglese)

Verb

1. (transitive) To make (someone or something) work too hard.
2. (intransitive) To work too hard.
3. (transitive) To fill too full of work; to crowd with labour.
4. (transitive) To decorate all over.

Noun

1. (uncountable) A superstructure.
2. (uncountable) Excessive work.

Concetti

superlavoro

surmenage

lavorare troppo

sfruttare

esaurire

sinonimi

strain

overexert

overworking

persist

exploit

harass

laborious

mental strain

overactivity

overcharge

overdo

overfatigue

overload

overstrain

wear

nervous strain

overexert oneself

cause to suffer

overtask

stress

bejewel

exhause

bind

charge

drive

encumbrance

Traduzioni

surmenage

εργάζομαι υπερβολικά

Überarbeitung

Überanstrengung

sich überarbeiten

exceso de trabajo

überstrapazieren

überanstrengen

surmener

استكدد

كتدد

كتد

treball excessiu

استكد

إستكدد

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: overwerken

Affine olandese: overwerken

Ereditato da inglese medio: overwerc

Ereditato da inglese antico: oferweorc

In summary

From Middle English overwerken, possibly from Old English oferwyrċan (“to overwork, overlay”), equivalent to over- + work. Cognate with Dutch overwerken (“to overwork”).