exertion

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /əɡˈzɝʃən/

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Noun

exertion (plural exertions)

1. An expenditure of physical or mental effort.

Usage notes

• Adjectives often used with "exertion": physical, mental, etc.

Translations

the action of exerting

• Bulgarian: напрягане (bg) (naprjagane) n, усилие (bg) (usilie) n
• Dutch: inspanning (nl) f
• Finnish: ponnistus
• French: effort (fr) m, dépense (fr) f

• German: Anstrengung (de) f, Kraftanstrengung (de) f
• Portuguese: esforço (pt)
• Russian: усилие (ru) (usílije) n