Переводы „back-breaking“ в словаре русско » английский

изнури́тельный (непоси́льный)

back-breaking

непоси́льный

back-breaking

изнури́тельный труд

back-breaking labour

непоси́льная но́ша

back-breaking burden

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английский

This was considered less of a problem in a time of back-breaking toil, famine, and a greater acceptanceeven desirabilityof plumpness; only the poor or sick, and devout ascetics, were thin.

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This will then need to be removed by scarifying or at least, a bit of back-breaking raking.

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