What does esforçado in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word esforçado in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use esforçado in Portuguese.

The word esforçado in Portuguese means diligent, courageous; industrious, estrênuo, batalhado, trabalhador, bala dura, esforçado mas medíocre, estudo esforçado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word esforçado

diligent, courageous; industrious

estrênuo

adjective (requiring strength) (BRA)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Don't start right away with strenuous exercise after your illness.

batalhado

adjective (achieved through great struggle) (alcançado com grande esforço)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Os ativistas estavam celebrando sua suada vitória.
The campaigners were celebrating their hard-fought victory.

trabalhador

adjective (diligent) (diligente)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Os trabalhadores temporários empregados para ajudarem na colheira são realmente muito trabalhadores.
The seasonal workers employed to help with the harvest are very hardworking indeed.

bala dura

noun (US (boiled sweets)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
My grandmother always kept a dish of hard candies on her coffee table.

esforçado mas medíocre

adjective (figurative, pejorative (person: hardworking but mediocre)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
Audrey ficou impaciente com sua colega de trabalho esforçada mas medíocre.
Audrey grew impatient with her plodding colleague.

estudo esforçado

intransitive verb (UK, informal (study intensively) (que estuda intensivamente)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Judy has been swotting every day this week.

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