to toil, to slave away
Sehr hart, körperlich anstrengend oder mühsam arbeiten.
To work very hard or perform strenuous physical labor.
☞ Colloquial; often associated with heavy manual labor.
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In der Fabrik malochte er den ganzen Tag.— He toiled all day in the factory.
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Wir müssen hart malochen, um die Miete zu zahlen.— We have to slave away to pay the rent.