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Meaning of Exertion | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɪɡˈzɝʃən

Definitions

An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية العمل جهد مجهود
Български усилие
Bosanski muhe opera usili напор
Čeština námaha úsilí
Gaeilge stró
Galego esforzo
עברית מאמץ
Hrvatski muhe opera usili напор
Italiano fatica sforzo
日本語 奮発 尽力
Kurdî opera
Македонски напор
മലയാളം പ്രയത്നം
Nederlands inspanning
Português esforço
Русский усилие
Српски muhe opera usili напор
Svenska ansträngning
Türkçe çaba

Examples

“Again she felt a return of that utter despondency which had fallen upon her after Guido's death: but then she could indulge in it unmolested, and that was something of relief: now she was forced into exertion, that sort of exertion of all the most tiresome, because the least interesting...”
“Liverpool have looked a little jaded from their exertions in recent weeks and there was an air of desperation about their attempts to restore equality in the closing minutes in the face of the experience and game management of opponents who are time-served masters of the Champions League art.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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