overwork

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

abusar

explorar abusivamente

trabalhar em excesso

excesso de trabalho

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

surmenage

Überarbeitung

εργάζομαι υπερβολικά

superlavoro

Überanstrengung

surmenage

sich überarbeiten

lavorare troppo

exceso de trabajo

überstrapazieren

überanstrengen

surmener

treball excessiu

استكدد

كتدد

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: overwerken

Cognato com holandês: overwerken

Herdado de inglês médio: overwerc

Herdado de inglês arcaico: 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”).