Translating sentences at Tatoeba sometimes seems like Sisyphean labor.
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Sisyphean
//ˌsɪsəˈfiːən//
Synonyms for "sisyphean" (4 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 10 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- сизифов adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
- сизифов adj (relating to Sisyphus)
Czech
1 entries- sisyfovský adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
Finnish
3 entries- Sisyfoon adj (relating to Sisyphus)
- sisyfolainen adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
- sisyfolainen adj (relating to Sisyphus)
French
2 entries- sisyphien adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
- sisyphéen adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
German
1 entries- sisypheisch adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
Hungarian
2 entries- sziszifuszi adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
- sziszifuszi adj (relating to Sisyphus)
Polish
2 entries- syzyfowy adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
- syzyfowy adj (relating to Sisyphus)
Romanian
2 entries- sisifian adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
- sisific adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
Russian
1 entries- сизи́фов adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
Ukrainian
2 entries- сізі́фів adj (incessant or incessantly recurring, but futile)
- сізі́фів adj (relating to Sisyphus)
Sample sentences
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I've had enough of this sisyphean task.
Source: tatoeba (13601928)
Sisyphean task
Source: wiktionary
Sisyphean labors
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