IdiomDaily Life
French
FrenchUn travail de Titan
Meaning: An undertaking of enormous scale.
Literally: A Titan's labor
Example: “Numériser toutes les archives de la ville est un travail de Titan.” — Digitizing all the city's archives is a Herculean task.
English equivalent: A Herculean task
Equivalents in other languages
English: a Herculean task
Origin: The Titans were the generation of gods before the Olympians, associated with raw scale rather than skill. The phrase measures effort, not artistry — unlike un travail de bénédictin, which measures patience.
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