soldier on

sol·dier

 (sōl′jər)

n.

1. One who serves in an army.

2. An enlisted person or a noncommissioned officer.

3. An active, loyal, or militant follower of an organization.

4.

a. A nonreproductive ant or termite that has a large head and powerful jaws.

b. One of a group of honeybees that swarm in defense of a hive.

intr.v. sol·diered, sol·dier·ing, sol·diers

1. To be or serve as a soldier.

2. To make a show of working in order to escape punishment.

Phrasal Verb:

soldier on

To continue to do something, especially when it is difficult or tedious; persevere: "As Russia decayed, these Siberians soldiered on, finding ways to live and enjoy life" (Jeffrey Tayler).

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[Middle English soudier, mercenary, from Anglo-Norman soudeour, soldeier and Old French soudoior, soudier, both from Old French sol, soud, sou, from Late Latin solidum, soldum, pay, from solidus, solidus; see solidus.]

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sol′dier·ship′ n.

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soldier on

vb

(intr, adverb) to persist in one's efforts in spite of difficulties, pressure, etc

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Translations

يَسْتَمِر رَغْم الصُّعوبات

vytrvat

fortsætte ufortrødent

durchhalten

rendíthetetlenül tovább dolgozik

halda ótrauîur áfram

çalışmayı sürdürmek

坚持下去

w>soldier on

vi → unermüdlich weitermachen; two of them soldiered on to the top → zwei kämpften sich bis zum Gipfel vor

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soldier

(ˈsəuldʒə) noun

a member (usually male) of an army, often one who is not an officer. The boy wants to be a soldier when he grows up. soldaat جُنْدي войник soldado voják der Soldat soldat στρατιώτηςsoldado sõdur سرباز sotilas soldatחייל सैनिक vojnika, ratnik katona prajurit hermaður soldato 軍人 군인 kareivis kareivis; karavīrs askar soldaatsoldatżołnierz سپاهى، عسكر ، پوځى soldado soldat солдат vojak vojak vojnik soldat ทหาร asker 士兵 солдат; рядовий فوج کا جوان، سپاہی người lính 士兵

soldier on

to keep going despite difficulties etc. There have been several power-cuts in the office, but we are trying to soldier on (despite them). aanhou يَسْتَمِر رَغْم الصُّعوبات упорствам въпреки трудностите tocar o barco para a frente vytrvat durchhalten fortsætte ufortrødent συνεχίζω αποφασιστικά παρά τις δυσκολίες seguir adelante raskusi trotsima پايداري كردن jatkaa sitkeästi persévérer לִדבוֹק בַּמשִימָה दृढ़ता पूर्वक करते रहना “gurati” dalje, ne popuštati rendíthetetlenül tovább dolgozik bekerja terus halda ótrauður áfram (tenere duro) がんばる (어려움에도 불구하고) 계속하다 eiti pirmyn (neatlaidīgi) turpināt meneruskan volhouden holde stand/ut iść naprzód سپاهى كيدل tocar o barco para a frente a persevera не сдаваться vydržať vztrajati nastaviti uprkos poteškoćama kämpa på, hålla stånd มุ่งมั่นทำต่อไป çalışmayı sürdürmek 堅持下去 не відступати; не здаватися سخت محنت کرنا، جان لڑانا tiếp tục công việc bất chấp những khó khăn 坚持下去

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