Thread: Plodder

Does anyone know what that word means in Spanish?

It comes from a sentence that speaks about someone who learns with effeor, then a plodder, then average mental and brilliant exceptional. I can't seem to find it in the dictionary. Thanks a lot.
Merryl

The translation of "plodder" into Spanish is:

"el que trabaja asidua y laboriosamente", i.e. someone who works diligently, a hard-working person.

Hope this helps.

Nira

No estoy de acuerdo con la respuesta de Nira. La definición en inglés hace énfasis en avance lento, no en ser laborioso.
plod [plod]
intransitive verb (past and past participle plod·ded, present participle plod·ding, 3rd person present singular plods)
1. walk heavily: to walk with a slow heavy tread 2. work slowly but steadily: to work slowly but steadily, especially on something uninteresting or laborious

Estoy de acuerdo con Hugocar... lento pero perseverante, esa es la idea. Fijate en la segunda definición. Suerte!

From the FREE online Dictionary:
PLOD:
v. plod·ded, plod·ding, plods
v.intr. 1. To move or walk heavily or laboriously; trudge: "donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle round a gin" D.H. Lawrence.
2. To work or act perseveringly or monotonously; drudge: plodding through a mountain of paperwork.

v.tr. To trudge along or over.

n. 1. The act of moving or walking heavily and slowly.
2. The sound made by a heavy step.

[Perhaps imitative.]
plodder n.
plodding·ly adv.

Thanks everyone. Because of the sentence and the form that I'm trying to translate and also because of where the word 'Plodder' is being used, I believe it is referring to someone who is intently trying to accomplish something but slowly. Thanks again. This really helps.

Man, I'm so glad I found this site. This is my first time using a forum like this, my husband who use them frequently suggested I join because I was having such a hard time translating this document (almost pulling my hair out!). I'm so glad I was the little wife who listend! This is awesome. Thanks a million for everyone's help.