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Meanings of shlep in English

Spanish
viaje pesado

(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person.

viaje pesado
Portuguese
percorrer
Catalan
recórrer
Spanish
vagar

Walk or tramp about.

percorrer

Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance.

Usage of shlep in English
1
Oh, hey, one question: How the heck did you guys shlep me all the way over here?
Moonburn
2
Well, my consciousness is being raised every time we have to shlep this damned thing up another curb.
The burglar who painted like mondrian
3
I continued to wander, my shoulder growing numb from the sheer weight of having to shlep my bag around.
Pasta Imperfect
4
(He may still buy the odd soup tureen now and again, but you wouldn't want to shlep a load of stolen silver onto a plane.
The burglar who traded ted williams
Frequent collocations
Translations for shlep
Portuguese
percorrer
Catalan
recórrer
Shlep through the time