grovjobb

Swedish

Etymology

grov +‎ jobb

Noun

grovjobb n

  1. synonym of grovarbete (“heavy lifting, rough work”)
  2. (figuratively) heavy lifting, dirty work (arduous or unpleasant work)
    låta någon annan göra grovjobbet
    let someone else do the heavy lifting / dirty work

Usage notes

More common than grovarbete in the figurative sense.

Declension

Declension of grovjobb
nominative genitive
singular indefinite grovjobb grovjobbs
definite grovjobbet grovjobbets
plural indefinite grovjobb grovjobbs
definite grovjobben grovjobbens

References

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