demon for work

English translation: with great energy

18:44 May 15, 2019
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: demon for work
I'm translating material about an artist who was very prolific in may art disciplines.
I feel this expression is slightly too colloquial, but I cannot easily find anything better before the deadline, which is soon.
Krzysztof Kożurno
Poland
Selected answer:with great energy
Explanation:
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/demon
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 17:33
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +1copiously creative
Lisa Jane
4with great energy
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4love (my) work so much it's not like work at all
Yvonne Gallagher
4a work addict/workaholic
David Hollywood
3 -1was a working genius
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
was a working genius


Explanation:
Or: was a genius at work.

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
Mexico
Local time: 17:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  philgoddard: No, it means he or she worked very hard.
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with great energy


Explanation:
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/demon

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 17:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
copiously creative


Explanation:
He/she was a copiously creative artist

this could render the idea less colloquially

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 23:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian

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agree  cmile
2 days 17 hrs
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love (my) work so much it's not like work at all


Explanation:
demon for work is perfectly fine and English natives would know what it means though it depends on the register of your text. So you could rephrase it as I suggest.

It just means that the person speaking is so passionate about their work and loves it so much that it doesn't really feel like they are working (so they can can easily just go on working for hours on end with no problem).

It doesn't necessarily mean they are prolific though!
Just because they might work long hours doesn't mean they are prolific. They could be perfectionist or keep trying out new things or new media etc.

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 22:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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a work addict/workaholic


Explanation:
couple of options that might fit your bill

David Hollywood
Local time: 19:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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