French Conversation · Level 189
15 words
French word
trimer
Pronunciation
IPA/tʁime/
Meaning
- verbwork hard
Example
Elle trime pour préparer les examens.
She is working hard as she prepares for the exams.
More examples
Nous trimons pour payer le loyer.
We toil to pay the rent.
Core concept
Someone labors steadily under pressure, putting in hard physical or mental work for a goal.
Common phrases
trimer toute la journée
toil all day
trimer pour payer le loyer
toil to pay the rent
Similar words
travailler: Work to earn wages or produce results.
bosser: Work hard.
galérer: Struggle through ongoing difficulties.
Definition in French
Fournir un effort prolongé et pénible pour mener à bien un travail ou une tâche, mot familier exprimant la peine soutenue.
Word origin
Trimer is a nineteenth-century colloquial French verb whose precise origin is uncertain, but its established meaning is to work strenuously.
Usage tips
- Trimer commonly takes pour followed by an infinitive, as in trimer pour réussir, meaning to work hard in order to succeed.
Opposites
- se reposerrestverb