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hackwork

 
Dictionary: hack·work   (hăk'wûrk') pronunciation
n.
  1. Commissioned work, such as writing or acting, done usually by formula and in conformance with commercial standards.
  2. Tedious, monotonous, or uninteresting work of any kind.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: professional work done according to formula


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - litterært slavearbejde

Nederlands (Dutch)
broodschrijverij

Français (French)
n. - écriture alimentaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - künstlerische Auftragsarbeit, die einem vorgegebenen Schema folgt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χαμαλοδουλειά, (κουραστική) ρουτίνα

Italiano (Italian)
lavoro pesante e/o noioso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - trabalho (m) literário contratado a terceiros

Русский (Russian)
тяжелая работа, литературная поденщина

Español (Spanish)
n. - trabajo comercializado, trabajo rutinario poco original

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - beställningsarbete (neds.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
粗劣文学作品

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 粗劣文學作品

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 남의 밑에서 하는 고된 일, 재탕한 듯한 작품

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 下請けの仕事

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أثر أدبي أو فني ألخ تجاري الطابع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עבודה משעממת, כתבנות‬


 
 
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