How is the word avancer péniblement translated from French to English

English translation
plod
verb

Marcher lentement et lourdement, au prix d'un grand effort.

Walk slowly and heavily, with great effort.

Examples with “avancer péniblement”

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  • Après la longue randonnée, il a dû avancer péniblement jusqu'en haut de la dernière côte. — After the long hike, he had to plod up the last hill, exhausted.

  • Elle a dû peiner tout l'après-midi sur l'énorme pile de paperasse. — She had to plod through the huge pile of paperwork all afternoon.

  • Nous avons dû avancer péniblement dans la neige profonde jusqu'au portail. — We had to plod through deep snow to reach the gate.

  • Il peine sur le même tableur semaine après semaine. — He plods away at the same spreadsheet week after week.

  • N'avance pas si péniblement — nous allons rater le train. — Don't plod — we'll miss the train.

  • Veux-tu vraiment peiner encore une année là-dessus ? — Do you really want to plod through another year of this?

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