Today’s Parola del giorno is the noun la sfacchinata, which means hard work, slog, or grind.
It describes an activity that is difficult and taxing!
See the noun used below:
Di solito non mi piace andare al mare nel weekend, ma i miei amici mi hanno convinto ad andarci. Dopo tre ore di traffico siamo arrivati accaldati e sudati — una sfacchinata terribile!
I don’t usually like to go to the beach on the weekends, but my friends convinced me to go. After three hours of traffic, we arrived overheated and sweaty — a terrible slog!