Schlep Meaning in English

word

US

ʃlɛp

shlep

UK

ʃlˈɛp

sh-LEP

परिभाषा

To carry or move something heavy or awkward, often with effort, or to travel somewhere with difficulty.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Informal, sometimes humorous or complaining. Common in American English, borrowed from Yiddish. Used for both carrying heavy objects ('schlep groceries') and tiring journeys ('schlep across town').

• Spanish: arrastrar - cargar (andar cargando algo pesado)
• Portuguese (BR): carregar - arrastar (caminhar com algo pesado)
• Portuguese (PT): carregar - arrastar (andar com algo pesado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 费力搬运 - 拖着
• Chinese (Traditional): 費力搬運 - 拖著
• Hindi: खींच कर ले जाना - भारी चीज़ उठाकर चलना
• Arabic: يحمل بصعوبة - ينقل شيئًا ثقيلاً
• Bengali: বয়ে নেওয়া - টেনে আনা - কষ্ট করে টানা
• Russian: тащить - волочь - переться
• Japanese: 苦労して運ぶ - 面倒くさく持ち運ぶ
• Vietnamese: kéo lê - vác nặng nhọc - di chuyển vất vả
• Korean: 힘들게 나르다 - 고생해서 옮기다
• Turkish: zahmetle taşımak - güçlükle taşımak
• Urdu: کھینچنا - گھسیٹنا - مشکل سے لے جانا
• Indonesian: mengangkut dengan susah payah - membawa dengan berat hati

उदाहरण वाक्य

I had to schlep the boxes upstairs.

basic

She didn't want to schlep her heavy bag all day.

basic

Why do I have to schlep all this stuff?

basic

We had to schlep across town in the rain to get there.

natural

It's a real pain to schlep groceries up five flights.

natural

He always complains when he has to schlep his kids' sports gear.

natural