Sisyphean labour

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Sisyphus

Alternative forms[edit]

Sisyphean labor (US)

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪsɪˈfiːən ˈleɪbə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪsəˈfiːən ˈleɪbɚ/

Noun[edit]

Sisyphean labour (plural Sisyphean labours)

task or tasks that are both laborious and futile

Translations[edit]

arduous and fruitless labour

Danish: sisyfosarbejde n
Russian: сизи́фов труд (ru) m (sizífov trud)
Swedish: sisyfosarbete (sv) n
Ukrainian: сізі́фова пра́ця f (sizífova prácja), сізі́фова робо́та f (sizífova robóta)

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