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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
Synonyms
Examples for "traipse"
Examples for "traipse"
1
Now we've just got to traipse all the way back up again.
Radio NZ
2
She couldn't traipse off from the clinic for an entire weekend, anyway.
Snow melts in spring
3
What to eat as you traipse around town visiting assorted noble venues?
The Irish Times
4
Next time, give me advance warning before you traipse off on your own.
Brisingr
5
She watched them traipse down the stairs, must be about six of them.
Boston noir

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