trimer
Meanings
Verb
1. to slave away (to work very hard) (colloquial)
2. to walk for a long time; to tramp (dated)
Examples7
J’ai trimé toute la journée.
I have been slaving away all day.
Tom n'arrêtait pas de trimer.
Tom kept plugging away.
On a trimé toute la nuit pour terminer le projet.
We slogged all night to finish the project.
J'ai trimé en cuisine tout l'après-midi.
I've been toiling away in the kitchen all afternoon.
J'ai beau trimé
No matter how hard I try / Try as I might
Ils triment depuis quinze heures sans relâche.
They've been toiling for fifteen hours without a break.