What does effort in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word effort in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use effort in French.

The word effort in French means effort, effort, war effort, effort that pays off, physical effort, make the effort with, make the effort to do, make an effort, the path of least resistance, who takes the line of least resistance, redoubling your efforts, redoubling of your efforts, resistance, effortlessly, endurance test, last-ditch effort, last-ditch attempt. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word effort

effort

nom masculin (mobilisation des forces)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fait un gros effort pour pousser la voiture.
He made a great effort to push the car.

effort

nom masculin (sciences : force) (Physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le ressort a cédé à cause d'un effort trop important.
The spring gave way because the effort was too great.

war effort

nom masculin (contribution civile à la guerre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

effort that pays off

nom masculin (application récompensée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Rien n'est plus gratifiant que des efforts payants !

physical effort

nom masculin (activité de force)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lors d'un effort physique, nos muscles sont grandement sollicités.

make the effort with

locution verbale (consentir, faire plus)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Son frère a fait l'effort du premier pas.

make the effort to do

locution verbale (consentir, faire plus)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Vous ferez l'effort de ranger votre chambre.

make an effort

locution verbale (se forcer à faire [qch])

Le grimpeur fit un effort pour atteindre la corniche.

the path of least resistance

nom féminin (principe visant à s'économiser)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

who takes the line of least resistance

(personne quelque peu fainéante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

redoubling your efforts, redoubling of your efforts

nom masculin (forte augmentation d'application)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un redoublement d'effort sera utile pour finir à temps.

resistance

nom féminin (endurance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

effortlessly

locution adverbiale (facilement)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

endurance test

nom masculin (contrôle de résistance physique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

last-ditch effort, last-ditch attempt

nom masculin (dernier effort fait)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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