Meaning of picar pedra | Babel Free
Definitions
to grind, to chip away (to make a lengthy and laborious effort)
Examples
“Mira, el 2010 la cosa estava molt xunga. Si volíem fer teatre havíem de picar pedra.”
Look, in 2010 this was very difficult. If we wanted to do theatre, we had to make a big effort.
“Amb l'esforç que costa poder agafar una bona seguida! I quan la tens, que difícil que és mantindre-la. Però què hi farem, tocarà continuar picant pedra. Ara, hi ha una cosa que tinc clara: a picar pedra no em guanyarà ningú.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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