What does "menudo trabajo" mean?
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My professor wrote this in reference to some work I did (I transcribe witch trials from 16-17th century Spain) and I have no idea what it means!
TIA.
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updated Nov 7, 2013
posted by RERN
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Three options, the way I see it (wait for a native speaker):
- "a menudo trabajo/trabajan/trabajen/trabajas/etc..." means "I/they/you/etc. often work"
- Since "menudo" can mean "trivial" (as in: "detalle menudo" or "trivial detail"), "trabajo menudo" may mean "trivial job/work"
- I came across a saying on this website which reads: "¡menudo trabajo que (me) costó!" ? "we had the devil of a job or the devil's own job to find it". Using this expression as a basis for our guess, perhaps "menudo trabajo" may also mean "a devil of a job".
updated Nov 7, 2013
edited by AlyssaLTerry
posted by AlyssaLTerry
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Alyssa is semi correct. 
Her number one is not applicable.
The other two are. Without anymore context I have the hunch it means "great job" as in arduous etc.
updated Nov 7, 2013
posted by chileno
