/sə pli.je ɑ̃ katʁ/FRANSIZCA → TR
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Trabajar duro, trabajar con mucho esfuerzo.
to take pains
çekim: geçmiş dàtosi pena · ortaç dàtosi pena
köken: Literally, “to give oneself punishment”.
Aveva più che mai l'aria del maestro che si da pena per uno scolaro ribelle ma promettente.
to bend over backwards, to move heaven and earth (to make an enormous effort)
çekim: geçmiş fiz das tripas coração · ortaç feito das tripas coração
köken: Literally, “to make a heart out of guts”. Compare Spanish hacer de tripas corazón.
to bend over backwards, to do one's damnedest
köken: Literally, “to stand on one's head”.
to bend over backwards, go to great lengths (to make a great effort; to take extraordinary care)
köken: kéz (“hand”) + -e (“his/her”, possessive suffix) + -t (accusative suffix) + láb (“leg/foot”) + -a (“his/her”, possessive suffix) + -t + tör (“to break”) + -i (“he/she”, personal suffix). Literally, “to break one’s hand [and] leg/foot”, normally understood as plural (“hands, legs/feet”).