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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHandlangerarbeit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈhantˌlaŋɐˌʔaʁbaɪt
"Niedrige Handlangerarbeiten gehören zu seinem täglichen Geschäft."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A piece of work or job that is considered low-status, unexciting, and typically requires little skill or training.
"Sorting through hundreds of old invoices felt like a tedious menial task." - 2
Routine physical labor associated with domestic or basic maintenance duties.
"He spent his entire morning attending to various menial tasks around the office."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The adjective 'menial' derives from Middle English 'meyne', referring to a household staff or retinue, stemming via Old French from the Late Latin 'mansionalis', relating to a household. Over centuries, the association with domestic service shifted to denote work requiring little skill, prestige, or intellectual effort, which eventually combined with the noun 'task', derived from Old Provençal and medieval Latin 'tassa', meaning an assessment or imposed labor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Menial task" is said worldwide
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tâche subalterne
Transliteration: tash sy.bal.tɛʁn
"Il est payé pour faire des tâches subalternes au bureau."
Handlangerarbeit
Transliteration: ˈhantˌlaŋɐˌʔaʁbaɪt
"Niedrige Handlangerarbeiten gehören zu seinem täglichen Geschäft."
mansione umile
Transliteration: manˈsjo.ne ˈu.mi.le
"Considerava quella mansione umile al di sotto delle sue capacità."
tarea menial
Transliteration: taˈɾea meˈnjal
"Los nuevos empleados suelen empezar haciendo alguna tarea menial."
tarefa braçal
Transliteration: taˈɾefa bɾaˈsaw
"Ele passou o dia inteiro realizando tarefas braçais."
छोटा-मोठा काम
Transliteration: chhota-motha kaam
"उन्हें कार्यालय में केवल छोटे-मोटे काम करने पड़ते हैं।"
杂务
Transliteration: zá wù
"实习生大部分时间都在处理各种杂务。"
허드렛일
Transliteration: heodeuret-il
"그는 회사에서 주로 허드렛일을 도맡아 했다."
雑用
Transliteration: zatsuyō
"新人スタッフはまず雑用から覚える必要がある。"
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