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1 do its work

сделать своё дело

There was a short pause; the brandy and water had done its work... (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. III) — Наступила короткая пауза. Грог сделал свое дело...

Large English-Russian phrasebook > do its work
2 Church Army (A Church of England evangelical body founded in 1882. It began its work among the poor of London on somewhat similar lines to those of the Salvation Army)

Религия: Армия Церкви

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Church Army (A Church of England evangelical body founded in 1882. It began its work among the poor of London on somewhat similar lines to those of the Salvation Army)
3 brandy has done its work

Макаров: коньяк сделал свое дело

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > brandy has done its work
4 hindering a citizen of the Russian Federation from exercising his/her electoral rights or an election commission from carrying out its work

Общая лексика: воспрепятствование осуществлению гражданином Российской Федерации своих избирательных прав либо работе изби

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hindering a citizen of the Russian Federation from exercising his/her electoral rights or an election commission from carrying out its work
5 stand up to its work

Железнодорожный термин: выдерживать полную нагрузку

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > stand up to its work
6 the brandy has done its work

Макаров: коньяк сделал свое дело

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the brandy has done its work
7 stand up to its work

выдерживать полную нагрузку

Англо-русский железнодорожный словарь > stand up to its work
8 work

work

A n

1 ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur) ; to be at work on sth être en train de travailler à qch ; to watch sb at work regarder qn (en train de) travailler ; to go to ou set to ou get to work se mettre au travail ; to go to ou set to ou get to work on sth se mettre à travailler à or faire qch ; to set to work doing se mettre à faire ; to put a lot of work into travailler [essay, speech] ; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations] ; to put a lot of work into doing passer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put ou set sb to work faire travailler qn ; we put him to work doing nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire ; it was hard work doing ça a été dur de faire ; to be hard at work travailler consciencieusement ; your essay needs more work tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction ; there's still a lot of work to be done il reste encore beaucoup à faire ; I've got work to do j'ai du travail à faire ; to make short ou light work of sth expédier qch ; to make short work of sb envoyer promener qn ; it's all in a day's work c'est une question d'habitude ; ‘good ou nice work’ ( on written work) ‘bon travail’ ; ( orally) ‘c'est bien!’ ; it's hot/thirsty work ça donne chaud/soif ;

2 ( occupation) travail m ; to be in work avoir du travail or un emploi ; to look for work chercher du travail ; day/night work travail de jour/nuit ; place of work lieu m de travail ; to start ou begin work ( daily) commencer le travail ; ( for the first time) commencer à travailler ; to stop work ( at the end of the day) terminer son travail ; ( on retirement) cesser de travailler ; to be off work ( on vacation) être en congé ; to be off work with flu être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe ; to be out of work être au chômage ; nice work if you can get it ○ ! c'est une bonne planque ○ ! ;

3 ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m ; ( factory) usine f ; to go to work aller au travail ; don't phone me at work ne me téléphone pas à mon travail ; there's a canteen at work il y a une cantine à mon travail ;

4 (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur) ;

5 ( papers) to take one's work home lit emporter du travail chez soi ; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille ; spread your work out on the table étale tes papiers sur la table ;

6 (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m ; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de) ; ( study) ouvrage m (by de ; on sur) ; an exhibition of work by young artists une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes ; he sells his work to tourists il vend ses créations aux touristes ; is this all your own work? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul? ; to mark students' work noter les devoirs des étudiants ; his work isn't up to standard son travail n'a pas le niveau requis ; the research was the work of a team la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe ; a work of genius une œuvre de génie ; a work of fiction une œuvre de fiction ; a work of reference un ouvrage de référence ; this attack is the work of professionals l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels ; I hope you're pleased with your work! iron j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron ; the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert ;

7 Phys travail m ;

8 ( research) recherches fpl (on sur) ; there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus ;

9 ( effect) to go to work [drug, detergent] agir ; the weedkiller has done its work l'herbicide a été efficace.

B works npl

1 ( factory) usine f ; works canteen cantine f de l'usine ;

2 ( building work) travaux mpl ; public works travaux publics ;

3 ○ ( everything) the (full ou whole) works toute la panoplie ○.

C modif [clothes, shoes] de travail ; [phone number] au travail.

D vtr

1 ( drive) to work sb hard surmener qn ;

2 ( labour) to work shifts travailler en équipes (de travail posté) ; to work days/nights travailler de jour/de nuit ; to work one's passage Naut travailler pour payer son voyage ; to work one's way through university travailler pour payer ses études ; to work one's way through a book/document lire un livre/document ; to work a 40 hour week faire la semaine de 40 heures ;

3 ( operate) se servir de [computer, equipment, lathe] ;

4 ( exploit commercially) exploiter [oil-field, land, mine, seam] ;

5 ( have as one's territory) [representative] couvrir [region] ; beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare ;

6 ( consume) to work one's way through ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity] ; to work one's way through two whole cakes manger deux gâteaux entiers ;

7 ( bring about) to work wonders/miracles lit, fig faire des merveilles/miracles ; the landscape started to work its magic on me la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet ;

8 ( use to one's advantage) to work the system profiter du système ; can you work it for me to get tickets? peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets? ; how did you manage to work it? comment as-tu pu arranger ça? ; I've worked things so that… j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que… (+ subj) ;

9 ( fashion) travailler [clay, dough, gold, iron] ; to work sth to a soft consistency travailler qch pour le rendre malléable ; to work gold into jewellery travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux ;

10 ( embroider) broder [design] (into sur) ; to be worked in blue silk être brodé à la soie bleue ;

11 ( manoeuvre) to work sth into introduire qch dans [slot, hole] ; to work a lever up and down actionner un levier ;

12 ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles, biceps] ;

13 ( move) to work one's way through se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; to work one's way along avancer le long de [ledge, sill] ; to work one's hands free se libérer les mains ; to work the rope loose desserrer la corde ; it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose il s'est desserré peu à peu ; to work its way into passer dans [bloodstream, system, food, chain] ; start at the top and work your way down commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas.

E vi

1 ( engage in activity) travailler (doing à faire) ; to work at the hospital/the factory travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine ; to work at home travailler à domicile ; to work as a midwife/teacher travailler comme sage-femme/professeur ; to work for sb travailler pour qn ; to work for Grant and Company travailler pour la Société Grant ; to work in advertising/publishing travailler dans la publicité/l'édition ; to work with young people travailler avec les jeunes ; to work for a living gagner sa vie ; to work in oils/watercolours [artist] travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle ;

2 ( strive) lutter (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to work against corruption lutter contre la corruption ; to work towards se diriger vers [solution] ; s'acheminer vers [compromise] ; négocier [agreement] ;

3 ( function) [equipment, machine] fonctionner, marcher ; [institution, system, heart, brain] fonctionner ; to work on electricity/on gas marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz ; to work off the mains marcher sur le secteur ; the washing machine isn't working la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas ;

4 (act, operate) it doesn't ou things don't work like that ça ne marche pas comme ça ; to work on the assumption that présumer que ; to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage tourner à l'avantage de qn ; to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage jouer en la défaveur de qn ;

5 ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet ; [detergent, drug] agir (against contre ; on sur) ; [spell] agir ; [plan, plot] réussir ; [argument, hypothesis] tenir debout ; flattery won't work with me la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi ; the adaptation really works l'adaptation est vraiment réussie ; I didn't think the novel would work as a film je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman ;

6 ( move) [face, features] se contracter.

F v refl

1 ( labour) to work oneself too hard se surmener ; to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche ;

2 ( rouse) to work oneself into a rage se mettre en colère ; to work oneself into a frenzy ( with anger) se mettre en rage ; ( with hysteria) devenir hystérique.

Idioms

to work one's way up gravir tous les échelons ; to work one's way up the company faire son chemin dans l'entreprise.

Phrasal verbs

■ work around:

▶ work around to [sth] aborder [subject] ; it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say il lui a fallu un temps fou pour exprimer ce qu'il avait à dire ; to work the conversation around to sth faire tourner la conversation autour de qch ; to work around to telling sb sth parvenir à dire qch à qn.

■ work in:

▶ work in [sth], work [sth] in

1 ( incorporate) glisser [joke, reference] ; mentionner [fact, name] ;

2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].

■ work off:

▶ work [sth] off, work off [sth]

1 ( remove) retirer [lid] ; to work a ring off one's finger ôter une bague avec difficulté ;

2 ( repay) travailler pour rembourser [loan, debt] ;

3 ( get rid of) se débarrasser de [excess weight] ; dépenser [excess energy] ; passer [anger, frustration].

■ work on:

▶ work on continuer à travailler ;

▶ work on [sb] travailler ○ ;

▶ work on [sth] travailler à [book, report] ; travailler sur [project] ; s'occuper de [case, problem] ; chercher [cure, solution] ; examiner [idea, theory] ; I'm working on a way of doing je cherche une façon de faire ; ‘have you found a solution?’-‘I'm working on it’ ‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’-‘j'y réfléchis’ ; he's working on his French il travaille son français ; we've got no clues to work on nous n'avons aucun indice.

■ work out:

▶ work out

1 ( exercise) s'entraîner ;

2 ( go according to plan) [plan, marriage] marcher ; I hope things work out for them j'espère que ça marchera pour eux ;

3 ( add up) to work out at GB ou to US [total, share] s'élever à [amount, proportion] ;

▶ work out [sth], work [sth] out

1 ( calculate) calculer [answer, average, total] ;

2 ( solve) trouver [answer, reason, culprit] ; résoudre [riddle, problem] ; comprendre [clue] ; to work out why/when/where comprendre pourquoi/quand/où ; to work out what sth means comprendre qch ;

3 ( devise) concevoir [plan, scheme] ; trouver [route] ;

4 Admin to work out one's notice faire son mois de préavis ;

5 ( exhaust) épuiser [mine, soil] ;

▶ work [sb] out comprendre ; I can't work her out je ne la comprendrai jamais.

■ work over ○:

▶ work [sb] over passer [qn] à tabac ○.

■ work to:

▶ work to [sth] s'astreindre à [budget] ; to work to deadlines travailler avec des objectifs ; to work to tight deadlines avoir des délais très serrés.

■ work up:

▶ work up [sth] développer [interest] ; accroître [support] ; to work up the courage to do trouver le courage de faire ; to work up some enthusiasm for s'enthousiasmer pour ; to work up an appetite s'ouvrir l'appétit ;

▶ work up to [sth] se préparer à [announcement, confession, confrontation] ; the music is working up to a climax la musique va crescendo pour finir en apothéose ;

▶ work up [sb], work [sb] up

1 ( excite) exciter [child, crowd] ; to work sb up into a frenzy rendre qn énervé ; to work sb up into a rage mettre qn en colère ;

2 ( annoy) énerver ; to get worked up s'énerver ; to work oneself up s'énerver ; to work oneself up into a state se mettre dans tous ses états ; to get oneself all worked up over ou about se mettre dans tous ses états au sujet de.

Big English-French dictionary > work
9 work

work [wɜ:k]

travail ⇒ 1 (a)-(e), 1 (g) œuvre ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (f) besogne ⇒ 1 (b) emploi ⇒ 1 (c) ouvrage ⇒ 1 (f) recherches ⇒ 1 (g) travailler ⇒ 2A (a)-(e), 3A (b), 3A (c), 3A (e), 3C (a) fonctionner ⇒ 2B (a) marcher ⇒ 2B (a), 2B (b) réussir ⇒ 2B (b) agir ⇒ 2B (c), 2B (d) faire travailler ⇒ 3A (a) faire marcher ⇒ 3B (a) façonner ⇒ 3C (a) mécanisme ⇒ 4 1 (a) travaux ⇒ 4 1 (b) usine ⇒ 4 2 (a)

1 noun

(a) (effort, activity) travail m, œuvre f;

∎ computers take some of the work out of filing les ordinateurs facilitent le classement;

∎ this report needs more work il y a encore du travail à faire sur ce rapport, ce rapport demande plus de travail;

∎ she's done a lot of work for charity elle a beaucoup travaillé pour des associations caritatives;

∎ it will take a lot of work to make a team out of them ça va être un drôle de travail de faire d'eux une équipe;

∎ keep up the good work! continuez comme ça!;

∎ nice or good work! c'est du bon travail!, bravo!;

∎ that's fine work or a fine piece of work c'est du beau travail;

∎ your work has been useful vous avez fait du travail utile;

∎ work on the tunnel is to start in March (existing tunnel) les travaux sur le tunnel doivent commencer en mars; (new tunnel) la construction du tunnel doit commencer en mars;

∎ work in progress Administration travail en cours; Accountancy travaux mpl en cours, inventaire m de production; (sign) travaux en cours;

∎ she put a lot of work into that book elle a beaucoup travaillé sur ce livre;

∎ to make work for sb compliquer la vie à qn;

∎ to start work, to set to work se mettre au travail;

∎ she set or she went to work on the contract elle a commencé à travailler sur le contrat;

∎ he set to work undermining their confidence il a entrepris de saper leur confiance;

∎ I set him to work (on) painting the kitchen je lui ai donné la cuisine à peindre;

∎ they put him to work in the kitchen ils l'ont mis au travail dans la cuisine;

∎ let's get (down) to work! (mettons-nous) au travail!;

∎ proverb all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy beaucoup de travail et peu de loisirs ne réussissent à personne

(b) (duty, task) travail m, besogne f;

∎ I've got loads of work to do j'ai énormément de travail à faire;

∎ she gave us too much work elle nous a donné trop de travail;

∎ he's trying to get some work done il essaie de travailler un peu;

∎ they do their work well ils travaillent bien, ils font du bon travail;

∎ it's hard work c'est du travail, ce n'est pas facile;

∎ it's thirsty work ça donne soif;

∎ to make short or light work of sth expédier qch;

∎ figurative to make short work of sb ne faire qu'une bouchée de qn;

∎ familiar it's nice work if you can get it! c'est une bonne planque, encore faut-il la trouver!

(c) (paid employment) travail m, emploi m;

∎ what (kind of) work do you do? qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?, quel travail faites-vous?;

∎ I do translation work je suis traducteur, je fais des traductions;

∎ to find work trouver du travail;

∎ to look for work chercher du travail ou un emploi;

∎ to be in work travailler, avoir un emploi;

∎ to be out of work être au chômage ou sans travail ou sans emploi;

∎ he had a week off work (holiday) il a pris une semaine de vacances; (illness) il n'est pas allé au travail pendant une semaine;

∎ to take time off work prendre des congés;

∎ she's off work today elle ne travaille pas aujourd'hui;

∎ to do a full day's work faire une journée entière de travail;

∎ people out of work (gen) les chômeurs mpl; Administration & Economics les inactifs mpl

(d) (place of employment) travail m; Administration lieu m de travail;

∎ I go to work by bus je vais au travail en bus;

∎ I'm late for work je suis en retard pour le travail;

∎ he's a friend from work c'est un collègue;

∎ where is your (place of) work? où travaillez-vous?, quel est votre lieu de travail?;

∎ on her way home from work en rentrant du travail

(e) (papers, material etc being worked on) travail m;

∎ to take work home prendre du travail à la maison;

∎ her work was all over the table son travail était étalé sur la table

(f) (creation, artefact etc) œuvre f; (on smaller scale) ouvrage m; Sewing ouvrage m;

∎ it's all my own work j'ai tout fait moi-même;

∎ it's an interesting piece of work (gen) c'est un travail intéressant; Art, Literature & Music c'est une œuvre intéressante;

∎ very detailed/delicate work (embroidery, carving etc) ouvrage très détaillé/délicat;

∎ these formations are the work of the wind ces formations sont l'œuvre du vent;

∎ the silversmith sells much of his work to hotels l'orfèvre vend une grande partie de ce qu'il fait ou de son travail à des hôtels;

∎ the complete works of Shakespeare les œuvres complètes ou l'œuvre de Shakespeare;

∎ a new work on Portugal un nouvel ouvrage sur le Portugal;

∎ a work of art une œuvre d'art;

∎ works of fiction des ouvrages de fiction

(g) (research) travail m, recherches fpl;

∎ there hasn't been a lot of work done on the subject peu de travail a été fait ou peu de recherches ont été faites sur le sujet

(h) (deed) œuvre f, acte m;

∎ good works bonnes œuvres fpl;

∎ each man will be judged by his works chaque homme sera jugé selon ses œuvres;

∎ charitable works actes mpl de charité, actes mpl charitables;

∎ the murder is the work of a madman le meurtre est l'œuvre d'un fou

(i) (effect) effet m;

∎ wait until the medicine has done its work attendez que le médicament ait agi ou ait produit son effet

(j) Physics travail m

2 intransitive verb

A.

(a) (exert effort on a specific task, activity etc) travailler;

∎ we worked for hours cleaning the house nous avons passé des heures à faire le ménage;

∎ they worked in the garden ils ont fait du jardinage;

∎ we work hard nous travaillons dur;

∎ she's working on a novel just now elle travaille à un roman en ce moment;

∎ a detective is working on this case un détective est sur cette affaire;

∎ he works at or on keeping himself fit il fait de l'exercice pour garder la forme;

∎ we have to work to a deadline nous devons respecter des délais dans notre travail;

∎ we have to work to a budget nous devons travailler avec un certain budget;

∎ I've worked with the handicapped before j'ai déjà travaillé avec les handicapés;

∎ I work with the Spanish on that project je travaille (en collaboration) avec les Espagnols sur ce projet

(b) (be employed) travailler;

∎ he works as a teacher il a un poste d'enseignant;

∎ I work in advertising je travaille dans la publicité;

∎ who do you work for? chez qui est-ce que vous travaillez?;

∎ she works in or for a bank elle travaille dans ou pour une banque;

∎ I work a forty-hour week je travaille quarante heures par semaine, je fais une semaine de quarante heures;

∎ to work for a living travailler pour gagner sa vie;

∎ Industry to work to rule faire la grève du zèle

(c) (strive for a specific goal or aim)

∎ to work for a good cause travailler pour une bonne cause;

∎ they're working for better international relations ils s'efforcent d'améliorer les relations internationales

(d) (study) travailler, étudier;

∎ you're going to have to work if you want to pass the exam il va falloir que tu travailles ou que tu étudies si tu veux avoir ton examen

(e) (use a specified substance) travailler;

∎ this sculptor works in or with copper ce sculpteur travaille avec le cuivre;

∎ she has always worked in or with watercolours elle a toujours travaillé avec de la peinture à l'eau

B.

(a) (function, operate → machine, brain, system) fonctionner, marcher;

∎ the lift doesn't work at night l'ascenseur ne marche pas la nuit;

∎ the lift never works l'ascenseur est toujours en panne;

∎ the radio works off batteries la radio fonctionne avec des piles;

∎ a pump worked by hand une pompe actionnée à la main ou manuellement;

∎ they soon got or had it working ils sont vite parvenus à le faire fonctionner;

∎ she sat still, her brain or her mind working furiously elle était assise immobile, le cerveau en ébullition;

∎ figurative everything worked smoothly tout s'est déroulé comme prévu;

∎ your idea just won't work ton idée ne peut pas marcher;

∎ this relationship isn't working cette relation ne marche pas;

∎ that argument works both ways ce raisonnement est à double tranchant;

∎ how does the law work exactly? comment la loi fonctionne-t-elle exactement?

(b) (produce results, succeed) marcher, réussir;

∎ it worked brilliantly ça a très bien marché;

∎ their scheme didn't work leur complot a échoué;

∎ that/flattery won't work with me ça/la flatterie ne prend pas avec moi

(c) (drug, medicine) agir, produire ou faire son effet

(d) (act) agir;

∎ the acid works as a catalyst l'acide agit comme ou sert de catalyseur;

∎ events have worked against us/in our favour les événements ont agi contre nous/en notre faveur;

∎ I'm working on the assumption that they'll sign the contract je pars du principe qu'ils signeront le contrat

C.

(a) (reach a condition or state gradually)

∎ to work loose se desserrer;

∎ to work free se libérer;

∎ the nail worked through the sole of my shoe le clou est passé à travers la semelle de ma chaussure

(b) (face, mouth) se contracter, se crisper

(c) (ferment) fermenter

3 transitive verb

A.

(a) (worker, employee, horse) faire travailler;

∎ the boss works his staff hard le patron exige beaucoup de travail de ses employés;

∎ you work yourself too hard tu te surmènes;

∎ to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche;

∎ to work one's fingers to the bone s'user au travail

(b) (pay for with labour or service)

∎ they worked their passage to India ils ont payé leur passage en Inde en travaillant;

∎ I worked my way through college j'ai travaillé pour payer mes études à l'université

(c) (carry on activity in)

∎ he works the southern sales area il travaille pour le service commercial de la région sud;

∎ the pollster worked both sides of the street le sondeur a enquêté des deux côtés de la rue;

∎ figurative the candidate worked the crowd le candidat s'efforçait de soulever l'enthousiasme de la foule;

∎ a real-estate agent who works the phones un agent immobilier qui fait de la prospection par téléphone;

∎ she works the bars (prostitute) elle travaille dans les bars

(d) (achieve, accomplish)

∎ the new policy will work major changes la nouvelle politique opérera ou entraînera des changements importants;

∎ the story worked its magic or its charm on the public l'histoire a enchanté le public;

∎ to work a spell on sb jeter un sort à qn;

∎ to work miracles faire ou accomplir des miracles;

∎ to work wonders faire merveille;

∎ she has worked wonders with the children elle a fait des merveilles avec les enfants

(e) (make use of, exploit → land) travailler, cultiver; (→ mine, quarry) exploiter, faire valoir

B.

(a) (operate) faire marcher, faire fonctionner;

∎ this switch works the furnace ce bouton actionne ou commande la chaudière;

∎ he knows how to work the drill il sait se servir de la perceuse

(b) (manoeuvre)

∎ I worked the handle up and down j'ai remué la poignée de haut en bas;

∎ to work one's hands free parvenir à dégager ses mains;

∎ she worked the ropes loose elle a réussi à desserrer les cordes petit à petit

(c) (by slow progression)

∎ I worked my way along the ledge j'ai longé la saillie avec précaution;

∎ he worked his way down/up the cliff il a descendu/monté la falaise lentement;

∎ the beggar worked his way towards us le mendiant s'est approché de nous;

∎ they worked their way through the list ils ont traité chaque élément de la liste tour à tour;

∎ he's worked his way through the whole grant il a épuisé toute la subvention;

∎ a band of rain working its way across the country un front de pluie qui traverse le pays;

∎ they have worked themselves into a corner ils se sont mis dans une impasse

(d) familiar (contrive) s'arranger;

∎ she managed to work a few days off elle s'est arrangée ou s'est débrouillée pour avoir quelques jours de congé;

∎ I worked it or worked things so that she's never alone j'ai fait en sorte qu'elle ou je me suis arrangé pour qu'elle ne soit jamais seule

C.

(a) (shape → leather, metal, stone) travailler, façonner; (→ clay, dough) travailler, pétrir; (→ object, sculpture) façonner; Sewing (design, initials) broder;

∎ she worked the silver into earrings elle a travaillé l'argent pour en faire des boucles d'oreilles;

∎ she worked a figure out of the wood elle a sculpté une silhouette dans le bois;

∎ the flowers are worked in silk les fleurs sont brodées en soie;

∎ work the putty into the right consistency travaillez le mastic pour lui donner la consistance voulue

(b) (rub)

∎ gently work the cream into your hands massez-vous les mains pour faire pénétrer la crème;

∎ work the dye into the surface of the leather faites pénétrer la teinture dans le cuir

(c) (excite, provoke)

∎ the orator worked the audience into a frenzy l'orateur a enflammé ou a galvanisé le public;

∎ she worked herself into a rage elle s'est mise dans une colère noire

4 works

1 plural noun

(a) (mechanism) mécanisme m, rouages mpl; (of clock) mouvement m;

∎ familiar to foul up or to gum up the works tout foutre en l'air

(b) Building industry travaux mpl; (installation) installations fpl;

∎ road works travaux mpl; (sign) travaux;

∎ Minister/Ministry of Works ministre m/ministère m des Travaux publics

2 noun

(a) Industry (factory) usine f;

∎ a printing works une imprimerie;

∎ a gas works une usine à gaz;

∎ price ex works prix m sortie usine

(b) familiar (everything)

∎ the (whole) works tout le bataclan ou le tralala;

∎ they had eggs, bacon, toast, the works ils mangeaient des œufs, du bacon, du pain grillé, tout, quoi!;

∎ American to shoot the works jouer le grand jeu;

∎ American we shot the works on the project nous avons mis le paquet sur le projet;

∎ to give sb the works (special treatment) dérouler le tapis rouge pour qn; (beating) passer qn à tabac

5 at work

1 adjective

(a) (person)

∎ to be at work on sth/(on) doing sth travailler (à) qch/à faire qch;

∎ he's at work on a new book il travaille à un nouveau livre;

∎ they're hard at work painting the house ils sont en plein travail, ils repeignent la maison

(b) (having an effect)

∎ there are several factors at work here il y a plusieurs facteurs qui entrent en jeu ou qui jouent ici;

∎ there are evil forces at work des forces mauvaises sont en action

2 adverb

(at place of work)

∎ she's at work (gen) elle est au travail; (office) elle est au bureau; (factory) elle est à l'usine;

∎ I'll phone you at work je t'appellerai au travail;

∎ we met at work on s'est connus au travail

►► work area (in school, home) coin m de travail; Computing zone f de travail;

works band fanfare m (d'une entreprise);

work camp (prison) camp m de travail; (voluntary) chantier m de travail;

American work coat blouse f;

works committee, works council comité m d'entreprise;

work ethic = exaltation des valeurs liées au travail;

work experience stage m (en entreprise);

∎ the course includes two months' work experience le programme comprend un stage en entreprise de deux mois;

American work farm = camp de travail forcé où les détenus travaillent la terre;

Computing work file fichier m de travail;

work flow déroulement m des opérations;

work group groupe m de travail;

works manager directeur(trice) m,f d'usine;

work party (of soldiers) escouade f; (of prisoners) groupe m de travail;

work permit permis m de travail;

Computing work sheet feuille f de travail;

work space (at home) coin-travail m; (in office) & Computing espace m de travail;

∎ I need more work space j'ai besoin de plus d'espace pour travailler;

work surface surface f de travail;

American work week semaine f de travail

➲ work away intransitive verb

travailler;

∎ while he worked away at fixing the furnace tandis qu'il travaillait à réparer la chaudière;

∎ we worked away all evening nous avons passé la soirée à travailler

➲ work down intransitive verb

glisser;

∎ her socks had worked down around her ankles ses chaussettes étaient tombées sur ses chevilles

➲ work in separable transitive verb

(a) (incorporate) incorporer;

∎ work the ointment in thoroughly faites bien pénétrer la pommade;

∎ Cookery work the butter into the flour incorporez le beurre à la farine

(b) (insert) faire entrer ou introduire petit à petit;

∎ he worked in a few sly remarks about the boss il a réussi à glisser quelques réflexions sournoises sur le patron;

∎ I'll try and work the translation in some time this week (into schedule) j'essayerai de (trouver le temps de) faire la traduction dans le courant de la semaine

➲ work off separable transitive verb

(a) (dispose of → fat, weight) se débarrasser de, éliminer; (→ anxiety, frustration) passer, assouvir;

∎ I worked off my excess energy chopping wood j'ai dépensé mon trop-plein d'énergie en cassant du bois;

∎ he worked off his tensions by running il s'est défoulé en faisant du jogging;

∎ to work off one's anger on sb passer sa colère sur qn

(b) (debt, obligation)

∎ it took him three months to work off his debt il a dû travailler trois mois pour rembourser son emprunt

➲ work on

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) essayer de convaincre;

∎ we've been working on him but he still won't go nous avons essayé de le persuader mais il ne veut toujours pas y aller;

∎ I'll work on her je vais m'occuper d'elle

(b) (task, problem)

∎ the police are working on who stole the jewels la police s'efforce de retrouver celui qui a volé les bijoux;

∎ he's been working on his breaststroke/emotional problems il a travaillé sa brasse/essayé de résoudre ses problèmes sentimentaux;

∎ have you got any ideas? - I'm working on it as-tu des idées? - je cherche

(c) (use as basis)

∎ have you any data to work on? avez-vous des données sur lesquelles vous fonder?

2 intransitive verb

(continue to work) continuer à travailler

➲ work out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (discharge fully) acquitter en travaillant;

∎ to work out one's notice faire son préavis

(b) (calculate → cost, distance, sum) calculer; (→ answer, total) trouver;

∎ I work it out at £22 d'après mes calculs, ça fait 22 livres

(c) (solve → calculation, problem) résoudre; (→ puzzle) faire, résoudre; (→ code) déchiffrer;

∎ have they worked out their differences? est-ce qu'ils ont réglé ou résolu leurs différends?;

∎ I'm sure we can work this thing out (your problem) je suis sûr que nous pouvons arranger ça; (our argument) je suis sûr que nous finirons par nous mettre d'accord;

∎ things will work themselves out les choses s'arrangeront toutes seules ou d'elles-mêmes

(d) (formulate → idea, plan) élaborer, combiner; (→ agreement, details) mettre au point;

∎ to work out a solution trouver une solution;

∎ have you worked out yet when it's due to start? est-ce que tu sais quand ça doit commencer?;

∎ she had it all worked out elle avait tout planifié;

∎ we worked out an easier route nous avons trouvé un itinéraire plus facile

(e) (figure out) arriver à comprendre;

∎ I finally worked out why he was acting so strangely j'ai enfin découvert ou compris pourquoi il se comportait si bizarrement;

∎ the dog had worked out how to open the door le chien avait compris comment ouvrir la porte;

∎ I can't work her out je n'arrive pas à la comprendre;

∎ I can't work their relationship out leurs rapports me dépassent

(f) (mine, well) épuiser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (happen) se passer;

∎ it depends on how things work out ça dépend de la façon dont les choses se passent;

∎ the trip worked out as planned le voyage s'est déroulé comme prévu;

∎ I wonder how it will all work out je me demande comment tout cela va s'arranger;

∎ it all worked out for the best tout a fini par s'arranger pour le mieux;

∎ but it didn't work out that way mais il en a été tout autrement;

∎ it worked out badly for them les choses ont mal tourné pour eux

(b) (have a good result → job, plan) réussir; (→ problem, puzzle) se résoudre;

∎ she worked out fine as personnel director elle s'est bien débrouillée comme directeur du personnel;

∎ are things working out for you OK? est-ce que ça se passe bien pour toi?;

∎ did the new job work out? ça a marché pour le nouveau boulot?;

∎ it didn't work out between them les choses ont plutôt mal tourné entre eux;

∎ their project didn't work out leur projet est tombé à l'eau

(c) (amount to)

∎ how much does it all work out at? ça fait combien en tout?;

∎ the average price for an apartment works out to or at $5,000 per square metre le prix moyen d'un appartement s'élève ou revient à 5000 dollars le mètre carré;

∎ that works out at three hours a week ça fait trois heures par semaine;

∎ electric heating works out expensive le chauffage électrique revient cher

(d) (exercise) faire de l'exercice; (professional athlete) s'entraîner

➲ work over separable transitive verb

(a) American (revise) revoir, réviser

(b) familiar (beat up) tabasser, passer à tabac

➲ work round

1 intransitive verb

(a) (turn) tourner;

∎ the wind worked round to the north le vent a tourné au nord petit à petit

(b) figurative (in conversation)

∎ he finally worked round to the subject of housing il a fini par aborder le sujet du logement;

∎ what's she working round to? où veut-elle en venir?

2 separable transitive verb

∎ (bring round) I worked the conversation round to my salary j'ai amené la conversation sur la question de mon salaire

➲ work through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert) faire passer à travers

(b) (progress through)

∎ we worked our way through the crowd nous nous sommes frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ he worked his way through the book il a lu le livre du début à la fin;

∎ figurative I worked the problem through j'ai étudié le problème sous tous ses aspects

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (continue to work)

∎ she worked through lunch elle a travaillé pendant l'heure du déjeuner

(b) (resolve)

∎ he worked through his emotional problems il a réussi à assumer ses problèmes affectifs

➲ work up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (stir up, rouse) exciter, provoquer;

∎ he worked up the crowd il a excité la foule;

∎ he worked the crowd up into a frenzy il a rendu la foule frénétique;

∎ he works himself up or he gets himself worked up over nothing il s'énerve pour rien;

∎ she had worked herself up into a dreadful rage elle s'était mise dans une rage terrible

(b) (develop) développer;

∎ I want to work these ideas up into an article je veux développer ces idées pour en faire un article;

∎ to work up an appetite se mettre en appétit;

∎ we worked up a sweat/a thirst playing tennis jouer au tennis nous a donné chaud/soif;

∎ I can't work up any enthusiasm for this work je n'arrive pas à avoir le moindre enthousiasme pour ce travail;

∎ he tried to work up an interest in the cause il a essayé de s'intéresser à la cause

(c) (idiom)

∎ to work one's way up faire son chemin;

∎ she worked her way up from secretary to managing director elle a commencé comme secrétaire et elle a fait son chemin jusqu'au poste de P-DG;

∎ I worked my way up from nothing je suis parti de rien

2 intransitive verb

(a) (clothing) remonter

(b) (build up)

∎ the film was working up to a climax le film approchait de son point culminant;

∎ things were working up to a crisis une crise se préparait, on était au bord d'une crise;

∎ she's working up to what she wanted to ask elle en vient à ce qu'elle voulait demander;

∎ what are you working up to? où veux-tu en venir?

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10 work

{wə:k}
I. 1. работа, труд
to be at WORK на работа съм, работя, в действие съм
forces at WORK действуващи/движещи сили
there is some secret influence at WORK тук действува/има някакво скрито влияние
to be kept hard at WORK имам много работа
he is hard at WORK writing той усилено пишe
to get/set to WORK заемам се/залавям се за/започвам работа
to set someone to WORK карам някого да работи, намирам му работа
I don't know how to set/go about my WORK не зная как да започна/подхвана работата си
out of WORK безработен
in regular WORK на редовна/постоянна работа
in and out WORK непостоянна работа
thirsty/dry WORK уморителна работа (която me кара да ожaдняваш)
warm WORK напрeгната/опасна работа, ожесточено сражение
a WORK of time дълга/продължителна работа
to make hard WORK of something правя нещо да изглежда птрудно, отколкото е
to make good WORK of something добре се справям с нещо
to make short WORK of something свършвам бързо/виждам бързо сметка на нещо
day's WORK (едно) дневна/всекидневна работа
it's all in the day's WORK това е нещо обикновено/всекидневно
you did a good day's WORK when you bought that house добра работа свърши/добре направи, като купи тази къща
2. работа, ръкоделие, бродерия, плетиво
3. работа, труд, съчинение, произведение, творба, творчество
the WORKs of събраните съчинения/произведения/трудове на
a WORK of art произведение на изкуството
a WORK of genius гениално произведение
4. дело, деяние
good WORKs добри дела/постъпки
dirty WORKs подлости, низости, мръсни дела
5. физ. работа
6. въздействие, ефект
the drug has done its WORK лекарството подействува
7. pl строежи
public WORKs обществени строежи
8. pl укрепления
9. pl механизъм (на часовник и пр.)
to give someone the WORKs прен. давам/казвам на някого всичко, убивам някого
10. рl обик. с гл. в sing фабрика, завод
11. шег. вътрешни органи, стомах
12. ост. мина
13. изработен по някакъв начин предмет/ (част от) украса на предмет (от дърво, метал, камък и пр.)
bright WORK полирани метални части
14. ост. изработка
II. 1. работя, занимавам се (at, on с, над, върху)
to WORK against time работя ускорено, мъча се да свърша навреме
2. изработвам
ушивам, бродирам (in c-за материала)
3. работя/функционирам правилно, действувам, движа се, вървя (за механизъм и пр.)
4. въздействувам, постигам/давам резултат, успявам (за средство, план и пр.)
it won't WORK! това няма да го бъде/да стане
5. кипя, ферментирам
6. движа се, проправям си път (обик. с наречие)
7. движа (се), свивам (се), гърча (се)
his features were WORKing convulsively лицето му се свиваше конвулсивно
he WORKed his jaws той движеше челюстите си
8. карам да работи
to WORK oneself to death съсипвам се/изтрепвам се от работа
to WORK one's men too hard карам хората си да работят прeкалено много, преуморявам ги
9. ръководя, управлявам, контролирам, стопанисвам (машина, къща и пр.)
10. експлоатирам (мина и пр.), обработвам (земя и пр.), върша определена работа (агитация и пр.) в даден район
11. смятам, пресмятам, решавам (задача)
12. меся, омесвам, кова, изковавам, мачкам
13. преработвам
оформям (into в)
14. вмъквам, вмествам (пасаж и пр.) (into в)
15. донасям, докарвам, причинявам, създавам
to WORK someone's ruin погубвам/съсипвам някого
16. правя, върша, извършвам (чудеса и пр.)
I'll WORK it (if I can) sl. всякак ще го направя/постигна (стига да мога)
17. получавам срещу/откупвам с работа
to WORK one's passage on a ship отработвам си билета/пътуването с кораб
to WORK one's way through college работя, за да се издържам в университета
18. придвижвам се, докарвам се (до някакво положение, състояние)
the rain had WORKed through the roof дъждът постепенно беше проникнал през покрива
the nut WORKed itself loose гайката се разхлаби от само себе си
to WORK oneself into a rage постепенно се докарвам до състояние на ярост, навивам се
work away работя без прекъсване, продължавам да работя
work down смъквам се/свличам се постепенно (за чорапи и пр.)
to WORK one's way down слизам/смъквам се внимателно/предпазливо, намалявам, оформям (чрез дялане и пр.)
work in вмъквам, вмествам (се), съгласувам (се), комбинирам (се), съвпадам, прониквам (за прах и пр.)

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{wъ:k} n 1. работа; труд; to be at work на работа съм; работя; в де(2) {wъ:k} v (pt, рр и wrought {rъ:t}) 1. работя, занимавам се

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функционирам; съчинение; труд; творба; трудов; творение; служа; произведение; работен; работа; работя;

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1. 1 вмъквам, вмествам (пасаж и пр.) (into в) 2. 1 донасям, докарвам, причинявам, създавам 3. 1 изработен по някакъв начин предмет/ (част от) украса на предмет (от дърво, метал, камък и пр.) 4. 1 меся, омесвам, кова, изковавам, мачкам 5. 1 ост. изработка 6. 1 ост. мина 7. 1 получавам срещу/откупвам с работа 8. 1 правя, върша, извършвам (чудеса и пр.) 9. 1 преработвам 10. 1 придвижвам се, докарвам се (до някакво положение, състояние) 11. 1 смятам, пресмятам, решавам (задача) 12. 1 шег. вътрешни органи, стомах 13. a work of art произведение на изкуството 14. a work of genius гениално произведение 15. a work of time дълга/продължителна работа 16. bright work полирани метални части 17. day's work (едно) дневна/всекидневна работа 18. dirty works подлости, низости, мръсни дела 19. forces at work действуващи/движещи сили 20. good works добри дела/постъпки 21. he is hard at work writing той усилено пишe 22. he worked his jaws той движеше челюстите си 23. his features were working convulsively лицето му се свиваше конвулсивно 24. i don't know how to set/go about my work не зная как да започна/подхвана работата си 25. i'll work it (if i can) sl. всякак ще го направя/постигна (стига да мога) 26. i. работа, труд 27. ii. работя, занимавам се (at, on с, над, върху) 28. in and out work непостоянна работа 29. in regular work на редовна/постоянна работа 30. it won't work! това няма да го бъде/да стане 31. it's all in the day's work това е нещо обикновено/всекидневно 32. out of work безработен 33. pl механизъм (на часовник и пр.) 34. pl строежи 35. pl укрепления 36. public works обществени строежи 37. the drug has done its work лекарството подействува 38. the nut worked itself loose гайката се разхлаби от само себе си 39. the rain had worked through the roof дъждът постепенно беше проникнал през покрива 40. the works of събраните съчинения/произведения/трудове на 41. there is some secret influence at work тук действува/има някакво скрито влияние 42. thirsty/dry work уморителна работа (която me кара да ожaдняваш) 43. to be at work на работа съм, работя, в действие съм 44. to be kept hard at work имам много работа 45. to get/set to work заемам се/залавям се за/започвам работа 46. to give someone the works прен. давам/казвам на някого всичко, убивам някого 47. to make good work of something добре се справям с нещо 48. to make hard work of something правя нещо да изглежда птрудно, отколкото е 49. to make short work of something свършвам бързо/виждам бързо сметка на нещо 50. to set someone to work карам някого да работи, намирам му работа 51. to work against time работя ускорено, мъча се да свърша навреме 52. to work one's men too hard карам хората си да работят прeкалено много, преуморявам ги 53. to work one's passage on a ship отработвам си билета/пътуването с кораб 54. to work one's way down слизам/смъквам се внимателно/предпазливо, намалявам, оформям (чрез дялане и пр.) 55. to work one's way through college работя, за да се издържам в университета 56. to work oneself into a rage постепенно се докарвам до състояние на ярост, навивам се 57. to work oneself to death съсипвам се/изтрепвам се от работа 58. to work someone's ruin погубвам/съсипвам някого 59. warm work напрeгната/опасна работа, ожесточено сражение 60. work away работя без прекъсване, продължавам да работя 61. work down смъквам се/свличам се постепенно (за чорапи и пр.) 62. work in вмъквам, вмествам (се), съгласувам (се), комбинирам (се), съвпадам, прониквам (за прах и пр.) 63. you did a good day's work when you bought that house добра работа свърши/добре направи, като купи тази къща 64. въздействие, ефект 65. въздействувам, постигам/давам резултат, успявам (за средство, план и пр.) 66. движа (се), свивам (се), гърча (се) 67. движа се, проправям си път (обик. с наречие) 68. дело, деяние 69. експлоатирам (мина и пр.), обработвам (земя и пр.), върша определена работа (агитация и пр.) в даден район 70. изработвам 71. карам да работи 72. кипя, ферментирам 73. оформям (into в) 74. рl обик. с гл. в sing фабрика, завод 75. работа, ръкоделие, бродерия, плетиво 76. работа, труд, съчинение, произведение, творба, творчество 77. работя/функционирам правилно, действувам, движа се, вървя (за механизъм и пр.) 78. ръководя, управлявам, контролирам, стопанисвам (машина, къща и пр.) 79. ушивам, бродирам (in c-за материала) 80. физ. работа
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work[wə:k] I. v ( worked, ост. wrought[rɔ:t]) 1. работя; занимавам се (on, at върху, над, с); to \work against time старая се да свърша работа в определен срок; to \work o.'s arse ( butt, tail) off sl съдирам се (скъсвам се) от работа; 2. работя, функционирам, действам; вървя, движа се (за механизъм и пр.); 3. (въз)действам, подействам; постигам (давам) резултат, успявам (за средство, план и пр.); it won't \work! това няма да стане; няма да тръгне (напр. за двигател)! 4. изработвам; ушивам, избродирам (in с; за материала); 5. движа се, проправям си ( път) (обикн. с наречия); we \worked ( our way) south through the forest ние си проправяхме път на юг през гората; 6. ферментирам, кипя; 7. движа (се), свивам (се), гърча (се); her mouth was \working in her sleep устата ѝ се движеше в съня ѝ; 8. карам да работи; he \works his men hard той яко пришпорва работниците си; 9. управлявам, карам (машина и пр.); to \work a lathe работя на струг; 10. експлоатирам ( мина); обработвам ( земя); върша определена работа (в даден район; напр. агитация); he \worked the clubs developing his comedy act той гастролираше из клубовете, доразвивайки комедийния си номер; 11. решавам ( задача); смятам; 12. меся, омесвам; мачкам; 13. преработвам ( into); 14. вмъквам ( into) (за пасаж и пр.); 15. донасям, докарвам, причинявам, създавам; to \work s.o.'s ruin докарвам някого до разорение, съсипвам някого; 16. правя, върша (чудеса и пр.); ост. правя ( впечатление); 17. получавам срещу работа; to \work o.'s passage on a ship плащам си билета на кораб с работа; to \work o.'s way through college работя, за да се издържам сам в университета; 18. докарвам до някакво състояние; to \work o.s. to death, to \work o.'s fingers to the bone съсипвам се (изтрепвам се) от работа; the rope \worked ( itself) loose въжето се отпусна (разхлаби); to \work s.o. into a frenzy довеждам някого до ярост; вбесявам някого; 19. sl изработвам; изигравам; изпързалвам; II. n 1. работа; труд; to be in ( out of) \work на работа съм (безработен съм); factory at \work действаща фабрика; the same trend is at \work in politics в политиката се наблюдава (действа) същата тенденция; we are kept hard at \work имаме много работа; he was hard at \work writing той усилено пишеше; to set to \work заемам се (залавям се) за работа; a piece of \work, разг. a job of \work работа, задача; a nice piece of \work he's done there добра работа е свършил (често ирон.); to make short ( light) \work of свършвам набързо, виждам сметката на; to have o.'s \work cut out (to do s.th.) много ми е трудна задачата, не ми е лесно (да направя нещо); а day's \work (едно)дневна работа, всекидневна работа; it's all in the day's \work това е нещо обикновено (всекидневно); you did a good day's \work when you bought the house добре направихте, че купихте тази къща; thirsty ( dry) \work работа, която те кара да ожадняваш; collar ( spade, uphill) \work тежка (черна) работа; rush \work бърза (спешна, напрегната) работа; warm \work напрегната или опасна работа; ожесточено сражение; 2. работа, ръкоделие; бродерия; плетиво; 3. работа, съчинение, произведение; творба; творение; творчество; the \works of събраните съчинения (произведения) на; a \work of art произведение на изкуството; a \work of genius гениално произведение; 4. дело; деяние (и библ.); good \works добри дела; dirty \work подлост, низост, мръсотия; 5. физ. работа; 6. въздействие, ефект; the drug has done its \work лекарството подейства; 7. pl строежи; clerk of the \works инспектор по строежите; public \works обществени сгради; 8. pl воен. укрепления; 9. pl механизъм (на часовник и пр.); съоръжения, инсталация; 10. pl ( често = sing) фабрика, завод; steel \works стоманолеярна; 11. разг., шег. вътрешни органи; вътрешности; стомах; 12. ост. мина; 13. (в съчет.) изделие; needle\work бродерия; шевица; fancy \work бродерия; silver \work сребърни изделия; bright\work полирани части; 14. ост. изработка; • the ( whole) \works и всичко останало (при изброяване); a nasty piece of \work разг. гадняр, копеле; to be in the \works ам. в процес на подготовка, предстоящ (да бъде пуснат в експлоатация); to throw a spanner in the \works слагам прът в колелата, спъвам; осуетявам ( планове); to give s.o. the \works ам. разг. 1) подлагам (някого) на пълната серия от процедури (напр. за козметик, фризьор и пр.); 2) отнасям се грубо с някого; експлоатирам някого; to gum up the \works обърквам цялата работа; 15. attr работен; (предназначен) за работа; \work clothes работно облекло; a \work permit разрешително за работа.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > work
11 work

1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. Arbeit, die

at work — (engaged in working) bei der Arbeit; (fig.): (operating) am Werk (see also academic.ru/23063/e">e)

be at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten; (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) wirken

set to work — [Person:] sich an die Arbeit machen

set somebody to work — jemanden an die Arbeit schicken

all work and no play — immer nur arbeiten

have one's work cut out — viel zu tun haben; sich ranhalten müssen (ugs.)

2) (thing made or achieved) Werk, das

a good day's work — eine gute Tagesleistung

do a good day's work — ein tüchtiges Stück Arbeit hinter sich bringen

is that all your own work? — hast du das alles selbst gemacht?

work of art — Kunstwerk, das

3) (book, piece of music) Werk, das

a work of reference/literature/art — ein Nachschlagewerk/literarisches Werk/Kunstwerk

4) in pl. (of author or composer) Werke

5) (employment) Arbeit, die

out of work — arbeitslos; ohne Arbeit

be in work — eine Stelle haben

go out to work — arbeiten gehen

at work — (place of employment) auf der Arbeit (see also a)

from work — von der Arbeit

6) in pl., usu. constr. as sing. (factory) Werk, das

7) in pl. (Mil.) Werke; Befestigungen

8) in pl. (operations of building etc.) Arbeiten

9) in pl. (machine's operative parts) Werk, das

10) in pl. (coll.): (all that can be included)

the [whole/full] works — der ganze Kram (ugs.)

give somebody the works — (fig.) (give somebody the best possible treatment) jemandem richtig verwöhnen (ugs.); (give somebody the worst possible treatment) jemanden fertig machen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) arbeiten

work to rule — Dienst nach Vorschrift machen

work for a cause — etc. für eine Sache usw. arbeiten

work against something — (impede) einer Sache (Dat.) entgegenstehen

2) (function effectively) funktionieren; [Charme:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

make the washing machine/television work — die Waschmaschine/den Fernsehapparat in Ordnung bringen

3) [Rad, Getriebe, Kette:] laufen

4) (be craftsman)

work in a material — mit od. (fachspr.) in einem Material arbeiten

5) [Faktoren, Einflüsse:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

work against — arbeiten gegen; see also work on

6) (make its/one's way) sich schieben

work loose — sich lockern

work round to a question — (fig.) sich zu einer Frage vorarbeiten
3. transitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; fahren [Schiff]; betätigen [Bremse]

worked by electricity — elektrisch betrieben

2) (get labour from) arbeiten lassen

3) (get material from) ausbeuten [Steinbruch, Grube]

4) (operate in or on) [Vertreter:] bereisen

5) (control) steuern

6) (effect) bewirken [Änderung]; wirken [Wunder]

work it or things so that... — (coll.) es deichseln, dass... (ugs.)

7) (cause to go gradually) führen

work one's way up/into something — sich hocharbeiten/in etwas (Akk.) hineinarbeiten

8) (get gradually) bringen

work oneself into a position — sich in eine Position hocharbeiten

9) (knead, stir)

work something into something — etwas zu etwas verarbeiten; (mix in) etwas unter etwas (Akk.) rühren

10) (gradually excite)

work oneself into a state/a rage — sich aufregen/in einen Wutanfall hineinsteigern

11) (make by needlework etc.) arbeiten; aufsticken [Muster] (on auf + Akk.)

12) (purchase, obtain with labour) abarbeiten; (fig.)

work one's keep — für sein Geld etwas leisten

she worked her way through college — sie hat sich (Dat.) ihr Studium selbst verdient; see also passage 6)

Phrasal Verbs:

- work away

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work through

- work towards

- work up

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[wə:k] 1. noun
1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) die Arbeit

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) die Arbeit

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) die Arbeit

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) das Werk

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) die Arbeit

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) die Arbeit
2. verb
1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) arbeiten

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeiten

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funktionieren

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) klappen

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) sich arbeiten

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) sich arbeiten

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeiten

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- -work
- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural
1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) das Werk

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) das Werk

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- work-basket
- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders
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work

[wɜ:k, AM wɜ:rk]

I. NOUN

1. no pl (useful activity) Arbeit f; ( fig)

to be at \work am Werk sein

forces of destruction are at \work here hier sind zerstörerische Kräfte am Werk

various factors are at \work in this situation in dieser Situation spielen verschiedene Faktoren eine Rolle

good \work! gute Arbeit!

there's a lot of \work to be done yet es gibt noch viel zu tun

the garden needs a lot of \work im Garten muss [so] einiges gemacht werden

\work on the tunnel has been suspended die Arbeiten am Tunnel wurden vorübergehend eingestellt

did you manage to get a bit of \work done? konntest du ein bisschen arbeiten?

construction/repair \work Bau-/Reparaturarbeiten pl

research \work Forschungsarbeit f

it's hard \work doing sth (strenuous) es ist anstrengend, etw zu tun; (difficult) es ist schwierig, etw zu tun

to be at \work doing sth [gerade] damit beschäftigt sein, etw zu tun

to get [or go] [or set] to \work sich akk an die Arbeit machen

to get [or go] [or set] to \work on sth sich akk an etw akk machen

to make \work for sb jdm Arbeit machen

to make \work for oneself sich dat unnötige Arbeit machen

to put [or set] sb to \work doing sth jdn [damit] beauftragen, etw zu tun

2. no pl (employment) Arbeit f

what sort of \work do you have experience in? über welche Berufserfahrung verfügen Sie?

she's got \work as a translator sie hat Arbeit [o eine Stelle] als Übersetzerin gefunden

to look for \work auf Arbeitssuche sein

he's looking for \work as a system analyst er sucht Arbeit [o eine Stelle] als Systemanalytiker

to be in \work Arbeit [o eine Stelle] haben

to be out of \work arbeitslos sein

3. no pl (place of employment) Arbeit f, Arbeitsplatz m

to be late for \work zu spät zur Arbeit kommen

to have to stay late at \work lange arbeiten müssen

to be at \work bei der Arbeit sein

to be off \work frei haben; (without permission) fehlen

to be off \work sick sich akk krankgemeldet haben

to commute to \work pendeln

to get to \work by car/on the train mit dem Auto/mit dem Zug zur Arbeit fahren

to go/travel to \work zur Arbeit gehen/fahren

to be injured at \work einen Arbeitsunfall haben

to ring sb from \work jdn von der Arbeit [aus] anrufen

4. (construction, repairs)

▪ \works pl Arbeiten pl

building/road \works Bau-/Straßenarbeiten pl

5. no pl (result, product) Arbeit f; (act) Werk nt

this is the \work of professional thieves das ist das Werk professioneller Diebe

good \works REL gute Werke

6. ART, LIT, MUS Werk nt

‘The Complete W\works of William Shakespeare’ ‚Shakespeares gesammelte Werke‘

\works of art Kunstwerke pl

\work in bronze Bronzearbeiten pl

\work in leather aus Leder gefertigte Arbeiten

sb's early/later \work jds Früh-/Spätwerk nt

to show one's \work in a gallery seine Arbeiten in einer Galerie ausstellen

7. (factory)

▪ \works + sing/pl vb Werk nt, Fabrik f

steel \works Stahlwerk nt

8. (working parts)

▪ \works pl of a clock Uhrwerk nt; of a machine Getriebe nt

9. ( fam: everything)

▪ the \works pl das ganze Drum und Dran kein pl fam

two large pizzas with the \works, please! esp AM zwei große Pizzen mit allem bitte!

10. no pl PHYS Arbeit f

11. MIL

▪ \works pl Befestigungen pl

12.

▶ to be a [real] piece of \work ( fam) ganz schön nervig sein fam

▶ to have one's \work cut out ( fam) sich akk mächtig reinknien müssen fam

▶ to get [or go] [or set] to \work on sb ( fam) jdn bearbeiten fam

▶ to give sb the \works ( dated sl) jdn [ordentlich] in die Mangel nehmen fam

II. NOUN MODIFIER

1. (climate, report, week) Arbeits-

\work clothes Arbeitskleidung f

\work speed Arbeitstempo nt

2.

▪ \works (canteen, inspection) Werks-

\works premises Werksgelände nt

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1. (do a job) arbeiten

where do you \work? wo arbeiten Sie?

to \work as an accountant als Buchhalter arbeiten

to \work a twelve-hour day/a forty-hour week zwölf Stunden am Tag/vierzig Stunden in der Woche arbeiten

to \work from home zu Hause [o von zu Hause aus] arbeiten

to \work at the hospital/abroad im Krankenhaus/im Ausland arbeiten

to \work like a slave [or AM, AUS dog] ( fam) wie ein Tier schuften fam

to \work like a Trojan BRIT wie ein Pferd arbeiten fam

to \work hard hart arbeiten

to \work together zusammenarbeiten

▪ to \work with sb mit jdm zusammenarbeiten

2. (be busy, active) arbeiten

we're \working to prevent it happening again wir bemühen uns [o arbeiten daran], so etwas in Zukunft zu verhindern

to \work towards a degree in biology einen Hochschulabschluss in Biologie anstreben

▪ to \work at/on sth an etw dat arbeiten

we're \working on it wir arbeiten daran

to \work at a problem an einem Problem arbeiten

to \work hard at doing sth hart daran arbeiten, etw zu tun

▪ to \work for/towards sth auf etw akk hinwirken [o hinarbeiten

3. (have an effect) sich auswirken

to \work both ways sich sowohl positiv als auch negativ auswirken

▪ to \work in sb's favour sich zu jds Gunsten auswirken

▪ to \work against sb/sth sich negativ für jdn/auf etw akk auswirken

4. (function) funktionieren; generator, motor laufen

my cell phone doesn't \work mein Handy geht nicht

the boiler seems to be \working okay der Boiler scheint in Ordnung zu sein

I can't get this washing machine to \work ich kriege die Waschmaschine irgendwie nicht zum Laufen

to \work off batteries batteriebetrieben sein

to \work off the mains BRIT mit Netzstrom arbeiten

to \work off wind power mit Windenergie arbeiten

5. (be successful) funktionieren, klappen fam; plan, tactics aufgehen

to \work in practice [auch] in der Praxis funktionieren

6. MED medicine, pill wirken

7. (be based)

to \work on the assumption/idea that... von der Annahme/Vorstellung ausgehen, dass...

8. (move)

to \work free/loose sich lösen/lockern

▪ to \work down clothes runterrutschen fam

to \work windward NAUT gegen den Wind segeln

9. ( liter: change expression) arbeiten; (contort) sich verzerren

10. NAUT

to \work windward [hart] am Wind segeln

11.

▶ to \work like a charm [or like magic] Wunder bewirken

▶ to \work till you drop ( fam) bis zum Umfallen arbeiten

▶ to \work on sb jdn bearbeiten fam

IV. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (make work)

to \work oneself to death ( fam) sich akk zu Tode arbeiten [o fam schinden]

to \work sb/oneself hard jdm/sich viel abverlangen

2. (operate)

▪ to \work sth machine etw bedienen; piece of equipment etw betätigen

to be \worked by electricity/steam elektrisch/dampfgetrieben sein

to be \worked by wind power durch Windenergie angetrieben werden

3. (move)

▪ to \work sth out of sth etw aus etw dat herausbekommen

to \work one's way through an article/a book sich akk durch einen Artikel/ein Buch durcharbeiten

to \work one's way through a crowd/out of a crowded room sich dat einen Weg durch die Menge/aus einem überfüllten Zimmer bahnen

to \work one's way down a list eine Liste durchgehen

to \work one's way up sich akk hocharbeiten

he's \worked his way up through the firm er hat sich in der Firma hochgearbeitet

to \work sth free/loose etw losbekommen/lockern

sth \works itself free/loose etw löst/lockert sich akk

to \work sth [backwards and forwards] etw [hin- und her]bewegen

▪ sth \works itself out of sth etw löst sich aus etw dat

4. (bring about)

▪ to \work sth etw bewirken

I don't know how she \worked it! ich weiß nicht, wie sie das geschafft hat!

to \work oneself into a more positive frame of mind sich dat eine positivere Lebenseinstellung erarbeiten

to \work a cure eine Heilung herbeiführen

to \work a miracle ein Wunder vollbringen

to \work miracles [or wonders] [wahre] Wunder vollbringen

5. (get)

to \work oneself into a frenzy [or rage] in Rage geraten fam

to \work sb into a frenzy [or rage] jdn in Rage bringen fam

to \work oneself into a state sich akk aufregen

to \work sb into a state of jealousy jdn eifersüchtig machen

6. (shape)

▪ to \work sth etw bearbeiten

to \work clay Ton formen

7. (mix, rub)

▪ to \work sth into sth etw in etw akk einarbeiten; food etw mit etw dat vermengen; (incorporate) etw in etw akk einbauen [o einfügen]

to \work the ingredients together die Zutaten [miteinander] vermengen

to \work sth into the skin (rub) die Haut mit etw dat einreiben; (massage) etw in die Haut einmassieren

8. (embroider)

▪ to \work sth etw [auf]sticken

to \work a monogram on sth etw mit einem Monogramm besticken, ein Monogramm auf etw akk sticken

9. (cultivate)

to \work the land das Land bewirtschaften; (exploit)

to \work a mine/quarry eine Mine/einen Steinbruch ausbeuten

10. (cover)

to \work the inner city [area]/the East Side für die Innenstadt/die East Side zuständig sein

11. (pay for by working)

to \work one's passage sich dat seine Überfahrt durch Arbeit auf dem Schiff verdienen

to \work one's way through university sich dat sein Studium finanzieren

12.

▶ to \work one's fingers to the bone [for sb] ( fam) sich dat [für jdn] den Rücken krumm arbeiten fam

▶ to \work a treat BRIT ( fam) prima funktionieren fam

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[wɜːk]
1. n

1) (= toil, labour, task) Arbeit f

have you got any work for me? — haben Sie was für mich zu tun?

he doesn't like work — er arbeitet nicht gern

that's a good piece of work — das ist gute Arbeit

is this all your own work? — haben Sie das alles selbst gemacht?

closed for work on the roof — wegen (Reparatur)arbeiten am Dach geschlossen

when work begins on the new bridge — wenn die Arbeiten an der neuen Brücke anfangen

to be at work (on sth) ( — an etw dat ) arbeiten

there are forces at work which... — es sind Kräfte am Werk, die...

it's the work of the devil — das ist Teufelswerk or ein Machwerk des Teufels

to do a good day's work — ein schönes Stück Arbeit leisten

nice or good work! — gut or super (inf) gemacht!

we've a lot of work to do before this choir can give a concert — wir haben noch viel zu tun, ehe dieser Chor ein Konzert geben kann

you need to do some more work on your accent/your technique — Sie müssen noch an Ihrem Akzent/an Ihrer Technik arbeiten

to get or set to work on sth — sich an etw (acc) machen

I've been trying to get some work done — ich habe versucht zu arbeiten

to put a lot of work into sth — eine Menge Arbeit in etw (acc) stecken

it's in the works (inf) — es ist in der Mache (inf)

to get on with one's work — sich (wieder) an die Arbeit machen

to make short or quick work of sb/sth — mit jdm/etw kurzen Prozess machen

to make work for sb — jdm Arbeit machen

time/the medicine had done its work — die Zeit/Arznei hatte ihr Werk vollbracht/ihre Wirkung getan

the work of a moment — eine Angelegenheit von Sekunden

it was hard work for the old car to get up the hill — das alte Auto hatte beim Anstieg schwer zu schaffen

2) (= employment, job) Arbeit f

to be (out) at work — arbeiten sein

to go out to work — arbeiten gehen

to be out of work — arbeitslos sein

to be in work — eine Stelle haben

he travels to work by car — er fährt mit dem Auto zur Arbeit

do you live close to your work? — hast du es weit zur Arbeit?

how long does it take you to get to work? — wie lange brauchst du, um zu deiner Arbeitsstelle zu kommen?

at work — an der Arbeitsstelle, am Arbeitsplatz

what is your work? — was tun Sie (beruflich)?

to put or throw sb out of work — jdn arbeitslos machen

to be off work — (am Arbeitsplatz) fehlen

3) (= product) Arbeit f; (ART, LITER) Werk nt

a work of art — ein Kunstwerk nt

a work of reference — ein Nachschlagewerk nt

a work of literature — ein literarisches Werk

a fine piece of work — eine schöne Arbeit

good works — gute Werke pl

a chance for artists to show their work — eine Gelegenheit für Künstler, ihre Arbeiten or Werke zu zeigen

4) pl (MIL) Befestigungen pl

5) pl (MECH) Getriebe, Innere(s) nt; (of watch, clock) Uhrwerk nt

6) sing or pl (Brit: factory) Betrieb m, Fabrik f

gas/steel works — Gas-/Stahlwerk nt

works gate — Fabrik- or Werkstor nt

works outing — Betriebsausflug m

7) (inf)pl alles Drum und Dran

we had fantastic food, wine, brandy, the works — es gab tolles Essen, Wein, Kognak, alle Schikanen (inf)

he was giving his opponent the works — er machte seinen Gegner nach allen Regeln der Kunst fertig (inf)

2. vi

1) person arbeiten (at an +dat)

to work toward(s)/for sth — auf etw (acc) hin/für etw arbeiten

to work for better conditions etc — sich für bessere Bedingungen etc einsetzen

to work against a reform — gegen eine Reform kämpfen

or favor (US) — diese Faktoren, die gegen uns/zu unseren Gunsten arbeiten

2) (= function, operate) funktionieren; (plan) funktionieren, klappen (inf); (medicine, spell) wirken; (= be successful) klappen (inf)

it won't work — das klappt nicht

"not working" (lift etc) — "außer Betrieb"

to get sth working — etw in Gang bringen

it works by or on electricity — es läuft auf Strom

it works both ways — es trifft auch andersherum zu

but this arrangement will have to work both ways — aber diese Abmachung muss für beide Seiten gelten

3) (yeast) arbeiten, treiben

4) (mouth, face) zucken; (jaws) mahlen

5)

(= move gradually) to work loose — sich lockern

to work along — sich entlangarbeiten

to work round (wind, object) — sich langsam drehen (to nach)

he worked (a)round to asking her — er hat sich aufgerafft, sie zu fragen

OK, I'm working (a)round to it — okay, das mache ich schon noch

3. vt

1) (= make work) staff, employees, students arbeiten lassen, herannehmen (inf), schinden (pej)

to work oneself/sb hard — sich/jdn nicht schonen

he works himself too hard — er übernimmt sich

to work oneself to death — sich zu Tode arbeiten

2) (= operate) machine bedienen; lever, brake betätigen

to work sth by electricity/hand — etw elektrisch/mit Hand betreiben

can we work that trick again? — können wir den Trick noch einmal anbringen or anwenden?

3) (= bring about) change, cure bewirken, herbeiführen

to work mischief — Unheil anrichten

to work it ( so that...) (inf) — es so deichseln(, dass...) (inf)

to work one's passage — seine Überfahrt abarbeiten

you don't have to work your notice — Sie brauchen Ihre Kündigungsfrist nicht einzuhalten

See:

→ work up

4) (SEW) arbeiten; design etc sticken

5) (= shape) wood, metal bearbeiten; dough, clay also kneten, bearbeiten

he worked the clay into a human shape — er formte den Ton zu einer menschlichen Gestalt

work the flour in gradually/the ingredients together — mischen Sie das Mehl allmählich unter/die Zutaten (zusammen)

6) (= exploit) mine ausbeuten, abbauen; land bearbeiten; smallholding bewirtschaften; (salesman) area bereisen

7) muscles trainieren

8)

(= move gradually) to work one's hands free — seine Hände freibekommen

to work sth loose — etw losbekommen

to work one's way through a book — sich durch ein Buch arbeiten

to work one's way to the top — sich nach oben arbeiten or kämpfen

to work one's way up from nothing — sich von ganz unten hocharbeiten

to work one's way through college — sein Studium selbst or durch eigene Arbeit finanzieren

he worked his way across the rock face/through the tunnel — er überquerte die Felswand/kroch durch den Tunnel

to work oneself into sb's confidence — sich in jds Vertrauen (acc) einschleichen

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work [wɜːk; US wɜrk]

A s

1. allg Arbeit f:

a) Beschäftigung f, Tätigkeit f

b) Aufgabe f

c) Hand-, Nadelarbeit f, Stickerei f, Näherei f

d) Leistung f

e) Erzeugnis n:

work done geleistete Arbeit;

a beautiful piece of work eine schöne Arbeit;

work in hand WIRTSCH Auftragsbestand m;

work in process ( oder progress) WIRTSCH US Halbfabrikate pl;

at work

a) bei der Arbeit,

b) am Arbeitsplatz,

c) in Tätigkeit, in Betrieb (Maschine etc);

be at work on arbeiten an (dat);

do work arbeiten;

I’ve got some work to do ich muss arbeiten;

do the work of three (men) für drei arbeiten;

be in (out of) work (keine) Arbeit haben;

(put) out of work arbeitslos (machen);

set to work an die Arbeit gehen, sich an die Arbeit machen;

take some work home Arbeit mit nach Hause nehmen;

have one’s work cut out (for one) zu tun haben, schwer zu schaffen haben;

make work Arbeit verursachen;

make light work of spielend fertig werden mit;

make sad work of arg wirtschaften oder hausen mit;

make short work of kurzen Prozess oder nicht viel Federlesen(s) machen mit umg

2. PHYS Arbeit f:

convert heat into work

3. auch koll (künstlerisches etc) Werk:

the works of Bach;

work of art Kunstwerk; → fiction 2, reference A 8

4. Werk n (Tat und Resultat):

this is your work!;

it was the work of a moment

5. pl

a) ARCH Anlagen pl, (besonders öffentliche) Bauten pl

b) Baustelle f (an einer Autobahn etc)

c) MIL (Festungs)Werk n, Befestigungen pl

6. pl (oft als sg konstruiert) Werk n, Fabrik (-anlage) f, Betrieb m:

works climate (council, outing, etc) Betriebsklima n (-rat m, -ausflug m etc);

works manager Werksdirektor m, Betriebsleiter m

7. pl TECH (Räder-, Trieb)Werk n, Getriebe n:

works of a watch Uhrwerk; → spanner 1

8. Werk-, Arbeitsstück n, ( besonders Nadel)Arbeit f

9. REL (gutes) Werk

10. the works pl umg alles, der ganze Krempel:

the whole works went over board;

give sb the works umg jemanden fertigmachen;

shoot the works (Kartenspiel) aufs Ganze gehen (a. fig); → gum² B 4

B v/i prät und pperf worked, besonders obs oder poet wrought [rɔːt]

1. (at, on) arbeiten (an dat), sich beschäftigen (mit):

work at a social reform an einer Sozialreform arbeiten;

worked ( oder wrought) in leather in Leder gearbeitet;

work to rule WIRTSCH Br Dienst nach Vorschrift tun;

make one’s money work sein Geld arbeiten lassen

2. arbeiten, Arbeit haben, beschäftigt sein

3. fig arbeiten, kämpfen ( beide:

against gegen;

for für eine Sache):

work toward(s) hinarbeiten auf (akk)

4. TECH

a) funktionieren, gehen (beide auch fig)

b) in Betrieb oder Gang sein:

our stove works well unser Ofen funktioniert gut;

your method won’t work mit Ihrer Methode werden Sie es nicht schaffen;

get sth to work etwas reparieren

5. fig klappen, gehen, gelingen, sich machen lassen

6. (prät oft wrought) wirken, sich auswirken (on, with auf akk, bei):

the poison began to work das Gift begann zu wirken

7. work on jemanden bearbeiten, sich jemanden vornehmen (beide umg)

8. sich gut etc bearbeiten lassen

9. sich (hindurch-, hoch- etc) arbeiten:

work into eindringen in (akk);

work loose sich losarbeiten, sich lockern;

her tights worked down die Strumpfhose rutschte ihr herunter

10. in (heftiger) Bewegung sein, arbeiten, zucken ( alle:

with vor dat; Gesichtszüge etc), mahlen ( with vor Erregung etc; Kiefer)

11. SCHIFF (besonders gegen den Wind) segeln, fahren

12. gären, arbeiten (beide auch fig: Gedanke etc)

13. (hand)arbeiten, stricken, nähen

C v/t

1. arbeiten an (dat)

2. verarbeiten:

a) TECH bearbeiten

b) einen Teig kneten

c) (ver)formen, gestalten ( beide:

into zu):

work cotton into cloth Baumwolle zu Tuch verarbeiten

3. eine Maschine etc bedienen, ein Fahrzeug führen, lenken

4. (an-, be)treiben:

worked by electricity elektrisch betrieben

5. AGR den Boden bearbeiten, bestellen

6. einen Betrieb leiten, eine Fabrik etc betreiben, ein Gut bewirtschaften

7. Bergbau: eine Grube abbauen, ausbeuten

8. WIRTSCH (geschäftlich) bereisen oder bearbeiten:

my partner works the Liverpool district

9. jemanden, Tiere (tüchtig) arbeiten lassen, (zur Arbeit) antreiben

10. fig jemanden bearbeiten umg, jemandem zusetzen ( beide:

for wegen):

he worked his teacher for a better mark

11. a) work one’s way sich (hindurch- etc) arbeiten

b) erarbeiten, verdienen: → passage¹ 5

12. MATH lösen, ausarbeiten, errechnen

13. erregen, reizen, (in einen Zustand) versetzen oder bringen:

work o.s. into a rage sich in eine Wut hineinsteigern

14. bewegen, arbeiten mit:

he worked his jaws seine Kiefer mahlten

15. fig (prät oft wrought) hervorbringen, -rufen, zeitigen, Veränderungen etc bewirken, Wunder wirken oder tun, führen zu, verursachen:

work hardship on sb für jemanden eine Härte bedeuten

16. (prät oft wrought) fertigbringen, zustande bringen

17. work into

a) eine Arbeit etc einschieben in (akk),

b) Passagen etc einarbeiten oder -flechten oder -fügen in (akk)

18. sl etwas herausschlagen

19. US sl jemanden bescheißen

20. herstellen, machen, besonders stricken, nähen

21. zur Gärung bringen

22. → work over 2

w. abk

1. weight

2. wide

3. width

4. wife

5. with

6. PHYS work

wk abk

1. week Wo.

2. work

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1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. Arbeit, die

at work — (engaged in working) bei der Arbeit; (fig.): (operating) am Werk (see also e)

be at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) arbeiten; (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) wirken

set to work — [Person:] sich an die Arbeit machen

set somebody to work — jemanden an die Arbeit schicken

all work and no play — immer nur arbeiten

have one's work cut out — viel zu tun haben; sich ranhalten müssen (ugs.)

2) (thing made or achieved) Werk, das

a good day's work — eine gute Tagesleistung

do a good day's work — ein tüchtiges Stück Arbeit hinter sich bringen

is that all your own work? — hast du das alles selbst gemacht?

work of art — Kunstwerk, das

3) (book, piece of music) Werk, das

a work of reference/literature/art — ein Nachschlagewerk/literarisches Werk/Kunstwerk

4) in pl. (of author or composer) Werke

5) (employment) Arbeit, die

out of work — arbeitslos; ohne Arbeit

be in work — eine Stelle haben

go out to work — arbeiten gehen

at work — (place of employment) auf der Arbeit (see also a)

from work — von der Arbeit

6) in pl., usu. constr. as sing. (factory) Werk, das

7) in pl. (Mil.) Werke; Befestigungen

8) in pl. (operations of building etc.) Arbeiten

9) in pl. (machine's operative parts) Werk, das

10) in pl. (coll.): (all that can be included)

the [whole/full] works — der ganze Kram (ugs.)

give somebody the works — (fig.) (give somebody the best possible treatment) jemandem richtig verwöhnen (ugs.); (give somebody the worst possible treatment) jemanden fertig machen (salopp)
2. intransitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) arbeiten

work to rule — Dienst nach Vorschrift machen

work for a cause — etc. für eine Sache usw. arbeiten

work against something — (impede) einer Sache (Dat.) entgegenstehen

2) (function effectively) funktionieren; [Charme:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

make the washing machine/television work — die Waschmaschine/den Fernsehapparat in Ordnung bringen

3) [Rad, Getriebe, Kette:] laufen

4) (be craftsman)

work in a material — mit od. (fachspr.) in einem Material arbeiten

5) [Faktoren, Einflüsse:] wirken (on auf + Akk.)

work against — arbeiten gegen; see also work on

6) (make its/one's way) sich schieben

work loose — sich lockern

work round to a question — (fig.) sich zu einer Frage vorarbeiten
3. transitive verb,
worked or (arch./literary) wrought

1) (operate) bedienen [Maschine]; fahren [Schiff]; betätigen [Bremse]

worked by electricity — elektrisch betrieben

2) (get labour from) arbeiten lassen

3) (get material from) ausbeuten [Steinbruch, Grube]

4) (operate in or on) [Vertreter:] bereisen

5) (control) steuern

6) (effect) bewirken [Änderung]; wirken [Wunder]

work it or things so that... — (coll.) es deichseln, dass... (ugs.)

7) (cause to go gradually) führen

work one's way up/into something — sich hocharbeiten/in etwas (Akk.) hineinarbeiten

8) (get gradually) bringen

work oneself into a position — sich in eine Position hocharbeiten

9) (knead, stir)

work something into something — etwas zu etwas verarbeiten; (mix in) etwas unter etwas (Akk.) rühren

10) (gradually excite)

work oneself into a state/a rage — sich aufregen/in einen Wutanfall hineinsteigern

11) (make by needlework etc.) arbeiten; aufsticken [Muster] (on auf + Akk.)

12) (purchase, obtain with labour) abarbeiten; (fig.)

work one's keep — für sein Geld etwas leisten

she worked her way through college — sie hat sich (Dat.) ihr Studium selbst verdient; see also passage 6)

Phrasal Verbs:

- work away

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work through

- work towards

- work up

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(hard) for expr.

erarbeiten v.

sich etwas erarbeiten ausdr. v.

arbeiten v.

funktionieren v. n.

Arbeit -en f.

Werk -e n.

English-german dictionary > work
12 work

wə:k
1. noun
1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabajo

2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabajo

3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabajo

4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra

5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabajo

6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabajo

2. verb
1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) trabajar

2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabajar, tener empleo

3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funcionar

4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar resultados

5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresar, desarrollar

6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) volverse

7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) trabajar, fabricar

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- - work
- workable
- worker
- works
3. noun plural
1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.)

2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) mecanismo

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- work-basket
- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders

work¹ n

1. trabajo

I have a lot of work tengo mucho trabajo

he was late for work llegó tarde al trabajo

a man's doing some work on the roof un hombre está reparando el tejado

2. obra

it's all my own work todo es obra de mi propia mano

at work en el trabajo

in work con trabajo / que tiene trabajo

out of work sin trabajo / parado

to get to work / to set to work ponerse a trabajar

work² vb

1. trabajar

I work in a shop trabajo en una tienda

I've been working all day he estado trabajando todo el día

2. funcionar

the lift doesn't work el ascensor no funciona

how do you work this machine? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?

work

tr[wɜːk]

noun

1 (gen) trabajo

I've got a lot of work to do tengo mucho trabajo que hacer

he put a lot of hard work into that project trabajó mucho en ese proyecto, puso mucho esfuerzo en ese proyecto

they often take work home to do muchas veces se llevan trabajo a casa

2 (employment) empleo, trabajo

she's at work está en el trabajo

what sort of work do you do? ¿qué clase de trabajo haces?, ¿a qué te dedicas?

don't be late for work no llegues tarde al trabajo

what time do you leave work? ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?

she's a friend from work es una compañera de trabajo

I've got the day off work tengo el día libre

3 (building work, roadworks) obras nombre femenino plural

work on the new road will commence in July se comenzarán las obras de la nueva carretera en julio

4 (product, results) trabajo, obra

it's all my own work es obra de mi propia mano

they sell their work in the market venden sus trabajos en el mercado

this is an excellent piece of work esto es un trabajo excelente

this is the work of vandals esto es cosa de vándalos

5 (literary etc) obra

transitive verb

1 (person) hacer trabajar

she works them too hard les hace trabajar demasiado

2 (machine) manejar; (mechanism) accionar

do you know how to work the video? ¿sabes cómo hacer funcionar el vídeo?

it's worked by electricity funciona con electricidad

3 (mine, oil well) explotar; (land, fields) trabajar, cultivar

4 (produce) hacer

it works miracles hace milagros

5 (wood, metal, clay) trabajar; (dough) amasar

6 (make by work or effort) trabajar

he worked his way up in the company ascendió en la empresa por su trabajo

she worked her way through university hizo la carrera trabajando

I worked my way to the front me abrí camino hacia adelante

7 familiar (arrange) arreglar

he worked it so that he got off with just a fine se las arregló para escapar sólo con una multa

8 (move gradually)

he worked the key into the frozen lock metió poco a poco la llave en la cerradura helada

work the fat into the flour vaya mezclando la mantequilla con la harina

intransitive verb

1 (gen) trabajar

she works for an insurance company trabaja en una compañía de seguros

he worked as a waiter trabajaba de camarero

I'm working on a new book estoy trabajando en un nuevo libro

she works hard at her homework trabaja mucho en sus deberes, pone mucho esfuerzo en sus deberes

he's working for his exams está estudiando para los exámenes

they were working away at the design estaban ocupados con el diseño

2 (machine, system) funcionar

the lift's not working el ascensor no funciona

how does this machine work? ¿cómo funciona esta máquina?

3 (medicine, cleaner) surtir efecto, tener efecto; (plan) tener éxito, salir bien, funcionar, resultar

your plan won't work tu plan no saldrá bien

the special effects work well los efectos especiales resultan bien

4 (move)

her dress had worked up su vestido se había subido

they eventually worked round to my way of thinking finalmente coincidieron con mi parecer

plural noun works

1 (factory) fábrica f sing

1 (parts) mecanismo m sing

1 familiar (everything) todo, todo el tinglado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's all in a/the day's work todo forma parte del trabajo, es el pan nuestro de cada día

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy hay que divertirse de vez en cuando

it works both ways es una arma de doble filo

keep up the good work! ¡que siga así!

the forces at work los elementos en juego

to be in work tener trabajo, tener un empleo

to be out of work estar en el paro, estar sin trabajo, estar parado,-a

to get down/set to work ponerse a trabajar, poner manos a la obra

to get worked up exaltarse, excitarse, ponerse nervioso,-a

to give somebody the (full) works tratar a alguien a lo grande

to have one's work cut out to do something costarle a uno mucho trabajo hacer algo

to make light/short work of something despachar algo deprisa

to work like a Trojan trabajar como un negro

to work loose soltarse, aflojarse

to work one's fingers to the bone dejarse los codos trabajando

to work oneself to death matarse trabajando

to work to rule hacer huelga de celo

public works obras nombre femenino plural públicas

work basket costurero, cesto de labor

work camp campamento de trabajo

work experience experiencia laboral

work of art obra de arte

work permit permiso de trabajo

work station SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL estación nombre femenino de trabajo, terminal nombre masculino de trabajo

work surface encimera

work ['wərk] v, worked ['wərkt] or wrought ['rɔt] ; working vt

1) operate: trabajar, operar

to work a machine: operar una máquina

2) : lograr, conseguir (algo) con esfuerzo

to work one's way up: lograr subir por sus propios esfuerzos

3) effect: efectuar, llevar a cabo, obrar (milagros)

4) make, shape: elaborar, fabricar, formar

a beautifully wrought vase: un florero bellamente elaborado

5)

to work up : estimular, excitar

don't get worked up: no te agites

work vi

1) labor: trabajar

to work full-time: trabajar a tiempo completo

2) function: funcionar, servir

work adj

: laboral

work n

1) labor: trabajo m, labor f

2) employment: trabajo m, empleo m

3) task: tarea f, faena f

4) deed: obra f, labor f

works of charity: obras de caridad

5) : obra f (de arte o literatura)

6) workmanship

7) works npl

factory: fábrica f

8) works npl

mechanism: mecanismo m

work

v.

• andar v.

• elaborar v.

• funcionar v.

• hacer funcionar v.

• hacer trabajar v.

• laborear v.

• labrar v.

• marchar v.

• obrar v.

• trabajar v.

adj.

• laborable adj.

n.

• chamba s.f.

• fábrica s.f.

• labor s.f.

• mecanismo s.m.

• obra s.f.

• sobrehueso s.m.

• trabajar s.m.

• trabajo s.m.

wɜːrk, wɜːk
I

noun

1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo m

it was a lot of work — dio mucho trabajo

the building work is still going on — todavía están en obras

work has already started on the film — ya han empezado a filmar or rodar

she's got a lot of work to do to catch up — va a tener que trabajar mucho para ponerse al día

the house needs a lot of work done o (BrE) doing to it — la casa necesita muchos arreglos

she put a lot of work into it — puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello

to set to work — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra

keep up the good work — sigue (or sigan etc) así!

it's hard work digging — cavar es muy duro

that was quick work! — qué rapidez!

I've done a good day's work — he aprovechado bien el día

it's all in a day's work — es el pan nuestro de cada día

to have one's work cut out: she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo; to make short work of something: Pete made short work of the ironing Pete planchó todo rapidísimo; you made short work of that pizza! te has despachado pronto la pizza!; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento

2) u ( employment) trabajo m

she does a lot of work for the government — trabaja mucho para el gobierno

to look for/find work — buscar*/encontrar* trabajo

to go to work — ir* a trabajar or al trabajo

they both go out to work — (BrE) los dos trabajan (afuera)

I start/finish work at seven — entro a trabajar or al trabajo/salgo del trabajo a las siete

3) (in phrases)

at work: he's at work está en el trabajo, está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc); they were hard at work estaban muy ocupados trabajando; other forces were at work intervenían otros factores, había otros factores en juego; men at work obras, hombres trabajando; in work (BrE): those in work quienes tienen trabajo; off work: she was off work for a month after the accident después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar; he took a day off work se tomó un día libre; out of work: the closures will put 1,200 people out of work los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas; to be out of work estar* sin trabajo or desocupado or desempleado or (Chi tb) cesante, estar* parado or en el paro (Esp); (before n) out-of-work — desocupado, desempleado, parado (Esp), cesante (Chi)

4)

a) c (product, single item) obra f

a work of art — una obra de arte

b) u ( output) trabajo m

a piece of work — un trabajo

an exhibition of recent work by Sam Pym — una exposición de obras recientes de Sam Pym

it was the work of a professional — era obra de un profesional; see also works

II
1.

intransitive verb

1) \<\<person\>\> trabajar

I work as a receptionist — trabajo de recepcionista

he works nights — trabaja de noche

to get working — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra

to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

we work a 40-hour week — nuestra semana laboral es de 40 horas

to work AT something: you have to work at your service tiene que practicar el servicio; a relationship is something you have to work at una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo; she was working away at her accounts estaba ocupada con su contabilidad; to work FOR somebody trabajar para alguien; to work for oneself trabajar por cuenta propia; to work FOR something: fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla; he's working for his finals está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales; to work IN something: to work in marble trabajar el mármol or con mármol; to work in oils pintar al óleo, trabajar con óleos; to work ON something: he's working on his car está arreglando el coche; scientists are working on a cure los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura; she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it (hum) todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan; we're working on the assumption that... partimos del supuesto de que...; the police had very little to work on la policía tenía muy pocas pistas; to work UNDER somebody — trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien

2)

a) (operate, function) \<\<machine/system\>\> funcionar; \<\<drug/person\>\> actuar*

to work against/in favor of somebody/something — obrar en contra/a favor de alguien/algo

it works both ways: you have to make an effort too, you know: it works both ways — tú también tienes que hacer el esfuerzo, ¿sabes? funciona igual or (esp AmL) parejo para los dos

b) ( have required effect) \<\<drug/plan/method\>\> surtir efecto

her idea didn't work — su idea no resultó

try it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte

the play doesn't work on TV — la obra no se presta para televisión

these colors just don't work together — estos colores no pegan or no combinan

3) (slip, travel) (+ adv compl)

the oil has to work through the engine — el aceite tiene que circular por el motor

his socks had worked down to his ankles — se le habían caído los calcetines; see also free I 1) c), loose I 1) b)

2.

vt

1)

a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajar

to work oneself to death — matarse trabajando

b) ( exploit) \<\<land/soil\>\> trabajar, labrar; \<\<mine\>\> explotar

c) \<\<nightclubs/casinos\>\> trabajar en

d) ( pay for by working)

he worked his passage to Australia — se costeó el pasaje a Australia trabajando en el barco

2) ( cause to operate)

do you know how to work the machine? — ¿sabes manejar la máquina?

this lever works the sprinkler system — esta palanca acciona el sistema de riego

the pump is worked by hand — la bomba funciona manualmente

3)

a) (move gradually, manipulate) (+ adv compl)

work the brush into the corners — mete bien el cepillo en los rincones

I'll try to work that quote into the article — trataré de meter esa cita en el artículo

to work one's way: we worked our way toward the exit nos abrimos camino hacia la salida; I worked my way through volume three logré terminar el tercer volumen; she worked her way to the top of her profession — trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión

b) (shape, fashion) \<\<clay/metal\>\> trabajar; \<\<dough\>\> sobar, amasar

work the flour into the mixture — vaya añadiendo la harina a la mezcla

4)

a) (past & past p worked or wrought) ( bring about) \<\<miracle\>\> hacer*; see also wrought I

b) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglar

she worked it so that I didn't have to pay — se las arregló or se las ingenió para que yo no tuviera que pagar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- work off

- work out

- work over

- work up

- work up to

[wɜːk]
1. N

1) (=activity) trabajo m; (=effort) esfuerzo m

work in progress — trabajo en proceso

• to be at work on sth — estar trabajando sobre algo

there are forces at work — hay fuerzas en movimiento

• work has begun on the new dam — se han comenzado las obras del nuevo embalse

work has begun on the new project — ha comenzado el trabajo en el nuevo proyecto

• it's all in a day's work — es pan de cada día

• to do one's work — hacer su trabajo

he did some good work at head office — hizo un buen trabajo en la oficina central

the medicine had done its work — la medicina había surtido efecto

• to get some work done — hacer algo (de trabajo)

• to get on with one's work — seguir trabajando

• good work! — (=well done) ¡buen trabajo!

• it's hard work — es mucho trabajo, cuesta (trabajo)

he's hard work * — es una persona difícil

• a piece of work — un trabajo

• she's put a lot of work into it — le ha puesto grandes esfuerzos

• to make quick work of sth/sb — despachar algo/a algn con rapidez

• to set to work — ponerse a trabajar

to set sb to work — poner a algn a trabajar

• to make short work of sth/sb — despachar algo/a algn con rapidez

• to start work — ponerse a trabajar

to have one's work cut out —

I have my work cut out as it is — ya tengo trabajo hasta por encima de las cejas

I had my work cut out to stop it — me costó detenerlo

you'll have your work cut out trying to stop him — te costará muchísimo trabajo impedirle
nasty 1., 4)
2) (=employment, place of employment) trabajo m

"work wanted" — (US) "demandas de empleo"

• to be at work — estar trabajando

accidents at work — accidentes mpl laborales

• to go to work — ir a trabajar

• to go out to work — (=have a job) tener un trabajo

• to be in work — tener trabajo

• she's looking for work — está buscando trabajo

• it's nice work if you can get it — es muy agradable para los que tienen esa suerte

• I'm off work for a week — tengo una semana de permiso

a day off work — un día libre

to take time off work — tomarse tiempo libre

• to be out of work — estar desempleado or parado or en paro

• to put sb out of work — dejar a algn sin trabajo

• on her way to work — camino del trabajo

3) (=product, deed) obra f; (=efforts) trabajo

the works of God — las obras de Dios

this is the work of a professional/madman — esto es trabajo de un profesional/loco

what do you think of his work? — ¿qué te parece su trabajo?

the dictator and all his works — el dictador y todo lo suyo

• good works — obras fpl de caridad

• his life's work — el trabajo al que ha dedicado su vida

4) (Art, Literat etc) obra f

the works of Dickens — las obras de Dickens

• a work of art — una obra de arte

• a literary work — una obra literaria

• a work of reference — un libro de consulta

5) works [of machine, clock etc] mecanismo msing

- bung or gum up the works
spanner
6) works (Mil) obras fpl, fortificaciones fpl

road works — obras

Ministry of Works — Ministerio m de Obras Públicas

2. VI

1) (gen) trabajar; (=be in a job) tener trabajo

to work to achieve sth — dirigir todos sus esfuerzos a lograr algo

• he is working at his German — está dándole al alemán

• to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

• she works in a bakery — trabaja en una panadería

he works in education/publishing — trabaja en la enseñanza/el campo editorial

he prefers to work in wood/oils — prefiere trabajar la madera/con óleos

• to work to rule — (Ind) estar en huelga de celo

• to work towards sth — trabajar or realizar esfuerzos para conseguir algo

- work like a slave or Trojan etc

2) (=function) [machine, car] funcionar

the heating isn't working — la calefacción no funciona

it won't work — no funciona

not working — no funciona

my brain doesn't seem to be working today — hum mi cerebro no funciona hoy como es debido

• it may work against us — podría sernos desfavorable

• this can work both ways — esto puede ser un arma de doble filo

• this may work in our favour — puede que esto nos venga bien

• to get sth working — hacer funcionar algo

• it works off the mains — funciona con la electricidad de la red

• my plan worked perfectly — mi plan funcionó a la perfección

3) (=be effective) [plan] salir, marchar; [drug, medicine, spell] surtir efecto, ser eficaz; [yeast] fermentar

how long does it take to work? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace falta para que empiece a surtir efecto?

the scheme won't work — el proyecto no es práctico, esto no será factible

it won't work, I tell you! — ¡te digo que no se puede (hacer)!

4) [mouth, face, jaws] moverse, torcerse

5) (=move gradually)

she worked methodically down the list — repasó metódicamente la lista

• to work loose — desprenderse

• to work round to a question — preparar el terreno para preguntar algo

eventually he worked round to the price — por fin llegó a mencionar el precio

what are you working round to? — ¿adónde va a parar todo esto?, ¿qué propósito tiene todo esto?

3. VT

1) (=make work) hacer trabajar

he works his staff too hard — hace trabajar demasiado al personal

to work o.s. to death — matarse trabajando

2) (=operate)

can you work it? — ¿sabes manejarlo?

it is worked by electricity — funciona con electricidad

3) (=achieve) [+ change] producir, motivar; [+ cure] hacer, efectuar; [+ miracle] hacer

he has managed to work his promotion * — ha conseguido asegurarse el ascenso

they worked it so that she could come * — lo arreglaron para que viniera
wonder 1., 2)
4) (Sew) coser; (Knitting) [+ row] hacer

worked with blue thread — bordado de hilo azul

5) (=shape) [+ dough, clay] trabajar; [+ stone, marble] tallar, grabar

worked flint — piedra f tallada

work the butter and sugar together — amasar el azúcar y la mantequilla juntos

6) (=exploit) [+ mine] explotar; [+ land] cultivar

this land has not been worked for many years — estas tierras hace mucho tiempo que no se cultivan

he works the eastern part of the province — trabaja en la parte este de la provincia

7) (=manoeuvre)

he gradually worked the rope through the hole — poco a poco fue metiendo la cuerda por el agujero

to work one's hands free — lograr soltar las manos

he worked the lever up and down — movió la palanca hacia arriba y hacia abajo

• to work o.s. into a rage — ponerse furioso, enfurecerse

he worked the crowd (up) into a frenzy — exaltó los ánimos de la multitud

• the screw had worked itself loose — el tornillo se había soltado solo

• to work one's way along — ir avanzando poco a poco

to work one's way up a cliff — escalar poco a poco or a duras penas un precipicio

to work one's way up to the top of a company — llegar a la dirección de una compañía por sus propios esfuerzos

he worked his way up in the firm — ascendió en la compañía mediante sus propios esfuerzos

8) (=finance)

• to work one's passage on a ship — costearse un viaje trabajando

• to work one's way through college — costearse los estudios universitarios trabajando

4.

CPD

work area N — área f de trabajo

work camp N — campamento m laboral

work ethic N — ética f del trabajo

work experience N — experiencia f laboral

work file N — fichero m de trabajo

work force N — (=labourers) mano f de obra; (=personnel) plantilla f

work in progress N — trabajo m en proceso

work permit N — permiso m de trabajo

work prospects NPL — [of student] perspectivas fpl de trabajo

work study N — práctica f estudiantil

work surface N — = worktop

work therapy N — laborterapia f, terapia f laboral

work week N — (US) semana f laboral

- work away

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work over

- work through

- work up

- work up to

* * *
[wɜːrk, wɜːk]
I

noun

1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo m

it was a lot of work — dio mucho trabajo

the building work is still going on — todavía están en obras

work has already started on the film — ya han empezado a filmar or rodar

she's got a lot of work to do to catch up — va a tener que trabajar mucho para ponerse al día

the house needs a lot of work done o (BrE) doing to it — la casa necesita muchos arreglos

she put a lot of work into it — puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello

to set to work — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra

keep up the good work — sigue (or sigan etc) así!

it's hard work digging — cavar es muy duro

that was quick work! — qué rapidez!

I've done a good day's work — he aprovechado bien el día

it's all in a day's work — es el pan nuestro de cada día

to have one's work cut out: she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo; to make short work of something: Pete made short work of the ironing Pete planchó todo rapidísimo; you made short work of that pizza! te has despachado pronto la pizza!; all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento

2) u ( employment) trabajo m

she does a lot of work for the government — trabaja mucho para el gobierno

to look for/find work — buscar*/encontrar* trabajo

to go to work — ir* a trabajar or al trabajo

they both go out to work — (BrE) los dos trabajan (afuera)

I start/finish work at seven — entro a trabajar or al trabajo/salgo del trabajo a las siete

3) (in phrases)

at work: he's at work está en el trabajo, está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc); they were hard at work estaban muy ocupados trabajando; other forces were at work intervenían otros factores, había otros factores en juego; men at work obras, hombres trabajando; in work (BrE): those in work quienes tienen trabajo; off work: she was off work for a month after the accident después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar; he took a day off work se tomó un día libre; out of work: the closures will put 1,200 people out of work los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas; to be out of work estar* sin trabajo or desocupado or desempleado or (Chi tb) cesante, estar* parado or en el paro (Esp); (before n) out-of-work — desocupado, desempleado, parado (Esp), cesante (Chi)

4)

a) c (product, single item) obra f

a work of art — una obra de arte

b) u ( output) trabajo m

a piece of work — un trabajo

an exhibition of recent work by Sam Pym — una exposición de obras recientes de Sam Pym

it was the work of a professional — era obra de un profesional; see also works

II
1.

intransitive verb

1) \<\<person\>\> trabajar

I work as a receptionist — trabajo de recepcionista

he works nights — trabaja de noche

to get working — ponerse* a trabajar, poner* manos a la obra

to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

we work a 40-hour week — nuestra semana laboral es de 40 horas

to work AT something: you have to work at your service tiene que practicar el servicio; a relationship is something you have to work at una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo; she was working away at her accounts estaba ocupada con su contabilidad; to work FOR somebody trabajar para alguien; to work for oneself trabajar por cuenta propia; to work FOR something: fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla; he's working for his finals está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales; to work IN something: to work in marble trabajar el mármol or con mármol; to work in oils pintar al óleo, trabajar con óleos; to work ON something: he's working on his car está arreglando el coche; scientists are working on a cure los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura; she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it (hum) todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan; we're working on the assumption that... partimos del supuesto de que...; the police had very little to work on la policía tenía muy pocas pistas; to work UNDER somebody — trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien

2)

a) (operate, function) \<\<machine/system\>\> funcionar; \<\<drug/person\>\> actuar*

to work against/in favor of somebody/something — obrar en contra/a favor de alguien/algo

it works both ways: you have to make an effort too, you know: it works both ways — tú también tienes que hacer el esfuerzo, ¿sabes? funciona igual or (esp AmL) parejo para los dos

b) ( have required effect) \<\<drug/plan/method\>\> surtir efecto

her idea didn't work — su idea no resultó

try it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte

the play doesn't work on TV — la obra no se presta para televisión

these colors just don't work together — estos colores no pegan or no combinan

3) (slip, travel) (+ adv compl)

the oil has to work through the engine — el aceite tiene que circular por el motor

his socks had worked down to his ankles — se le habían caído los calcetines; see also free I 1) c), loose I 1) b)

2.

vt

1)

a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajar

to work oneself to death — matarse trabajando

b) ( exploit) \<\<land/soil\>\> trabajar, labrar; \<\<mine\>\> explotar

c) \<\<nightclubs/casinos\>\> trabajar en

d) ( pay for by working)

he worked his passage to Australia — se costeó el pasaje a Australia trabajando en el barco

2) ( cause to operate)

do you know how to work the machine? — ¿sabes manejar la máquina?

this lever works the sprinkler system — esta palanca acciona el sistema de riego

the pump is worked by hand — la bomba funciona manualmente

3)

a) (move gradually, manipulate) (+ adv compl)

work the brush into the corners — mete bien el cepillo en los rincones

I'll try to work that quote into the article — trataré de meter esa cita en el artículo

to work one's way: we worked our way toward the exit nos abrimos camino hacia la salida; I worked my way through volume three logré terminar el tercer volumen; she worked her way to the top of her profession — trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión

b) (shape, fashion) \<\<clay/metal\>\> trabajar; \<\<dough\>\> sobar, amasar

work the flour into the mixture — vaya añadiendo la harina a la mezcla

4)

a) (past & past p worked or wrought) ( bring about) \<\<miracle\>\> hacer*; see also wrought I

b) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglar

she worked it so that I didn't have to pay — se las arregló or se las ingenió para que yo no tuviera que pagar

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Phrasal Verbs:

- work off

- work out

- work over

- work up

- work up to

English-spanish dictionary > work
13 work

1. n

1) робота, праця; труд; справа, діло

easy (hard) work — легка (важка) праця

piece work — відрядна праця

right to work — право на працю

to be at work upon smth. — бути зайнятим чимсь; працювати над чимсь

factory at work — діючий завод

to be fond of one's work — любити свою справу (свою працю)

he is not fond of work — він не любить працювати

to do no work — не працювати; нічого не робити

to get (to set) to work — розпочати працювати; взятися за діло

to go (to set) about (to) one's work — приступати до праці; братися за діло

I have some work to do in the garden — мені потрібно дещо зробити в саду

I have work to do — мені ніколи; я зайнятий

a job of work — виробниче завдання

a work of time — довгочасна праця

the work of a moment — хвилинна справа

what a beautiful piece of work! — яка чудова річ!

2) місце роботи; посада; заняття

at work — на роботі

in work — зайнятий; що має місце роботи

out of work — безробітний

to throw smb. out of work — звільнити когось з роботи

what time do you get to (your) work in the morning? — коли ви вранці приходите на роботу?

his work is selling — він працює продавцем

3) дія; вчинок

bloody work — злодіяння; кровопролиття

dirty work — підлота, брудна справа

wild work — дикий вчинок

this is the work of an enemy — це справа рук ворога

4) pl вчинки; діяння

good works — добрі діяння

work of mercy — добродійність

a person of good works — добродійник, благодійник

the works of the devil — підступи диявола

mighty works — чудеса

5) виріб; вироби; продукція

bad (faulty) work — брак

work in process — напівфабрикат

6) твір, витвір, творіння; праця

a learned (a historical) work — наукова (історична) праця

a work of art — твір мистецтва

collected works — зібрання творів

selected works — вибрані твори

the work of God — рел., поет. боже творіння (про людину)

the works of God — поет. світ божий

7) рукоділля; шитво; вишивка, вишивання

fancy work — художня вишивка

plain work — шиття

8) обробка

hot work — тех. гаряча обробка

9) біда; лихо, нещастя; турбота; біль

10) бродіння; піна при бродінні

work capacity — працездатність

work clothes — робочий одяг; спецодяг

work farm — виправно-трудова колонія (для неповнолітніх)

work force — робоча сила; робітники, працівники

work gang — робоча бригада; робітнича команда; амер., зал. колійна бригада

work hardening — тех. механічне зміцнення

work horse — робочий кінь

work load — тех. корисне навантаження; обсяг роботи; завантаження

work sheet — аркуш обліку роботи; завдання (шкільне); військ., розм. робочий документ штабу, робочий бланк

work simplification — раціоналізація методів праці

work task — робоче завдання

health work — санітарія і гігієна; санітарне обслуговування; дозиметрія

to make a piece of work about smth. — перебільшувати труднощі чогось

to make short work of smb. — умить розправитися з кимсь

2. v

1) працювати, робити, трудитися

to work at a question — опрацьовувати питання

2) служити, мати роботу (місце, посаду)

he is working for a farmer — він працює у фермера

3) примушувати працювати

to work smb. (oneself) to death — загнати когось (себе) в могилу непосильною працею

4) діяти, працювати; бути справним, не мати пошкоджень

his heart is working badly — у нього погано працює серце

the lift will not work — ліфт не працює

5) приводити в рух (в дію)

to work a ship — керувати кораблем

to work a typewriter — друкувати на машинці

6) рухатися, бути в русі; ворушитися

7) відпрацьовувати, відробляти; платити працею

8) розм. використовувати

to work one's connections — використовувати свої зв'язки

9) розм. добиватися (домагатися) обманом; вимагати, виманювати

10) займатися рукоділлям; шити; вишивати; в'язати

she is working a sweater — вона в'яже светр

3. v (past і p.p. тж wrought)

1) діяти, справляти вплив (on, upon)

the medicine did not work — ліки не допомогли (не подіяли)

2) обробляти; розробляти; піддавати (ся) обробці

to work the soil — обробляти землю

to work butter — колотити масло

3) викликати, завдавати; спричиняти

4) творити, створювати

5) бродити (про напій); викликати бродіння; турбувати

6) вираховувати (суму); розв'язувати, вирішувати

to work a problem in algebra — розв'язувати алгебраїчну задачу

work against (smb., smth.) — боротися проти (когось, чогось)

work around — військ. обходити, робити обхід

work away — продовжувати (наполегливо) працювати

work down — поступово спускатися (про панчоху тощо); зрізати; зношувати; сточувати

work in — уставляти, утискати; проникати, пролізати; узгоджуватися

work off — позбутися, звільнитися; збути, розпродати; зганяти (зло)

work on — див. work away

work out — вирахувати, обчислити; розробити (план); скласти (документ); виснажувати; добиватися, домагатися; вийти, удатися; розм. закінчитися

it worked out very well for me — усе закінчилося для мене дуже добре

work over — переробляти; розм. взяти у стоси (в роботу); побити (когось)

work round — повернути (ся); обігнути

work up — обробляти; оздоблювати; збуджувати, розпалювати; провокувати; добиватися; завойовувати; наближатися; доходити; лізти вгору

to work one's will — домагатися свого

to work it — розм. досягти мети

to work to rule — проводити італійський страйк; працювати сповільненим темпом з додержанням правил (норм)

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I n
1) робота, труд; справа; діяльність

work clothes — робочий одяг; спецодяг

right to work — право на труд

to set /to get/ to work (on) — розпочати справу, почати працювати

to set /to go/ about one's work — приступати до роботи

he does not go about his work in the right way — він не з того кінця береться за справу

to set smb to work — засадити кого-н. за роботу, змусити кого-н. працювати

I have work to do — я зайнятий, мені немає коли

at work — зайнятий на роботі, на постійній

to be at work upon smth — бути зайнятим чим-н.; працювати над чим-н.; діючий, функціонуючий; в дії, в ході ( про машину)

factory at work — діючий завод ( тобто не законсервований)

loom at work — увімкнений /працюючий/ ткацький верстат; що впливає

the forces at work — діючі /рухомі/ сили

in work — в процесі виготовлення

three films are in work now — на даний момент готується три фільма; що має роботу ( про працівник)

out of work — безробітний

to set a machine to work — увімкнути верстат

the work of a moment — миттєва справа

a work of time — робота, що вимагає великих затрат часу

a piece of work — завдання

to set smb; a piece of work — дати кому-н. завдання; виконана робота; місце роботи; заняття; посада

at work — на роботі

what time do you get to (your) work — є коли ви приходите на роботує

my work is in medicine — я працює в області медицини /я медик по професії/

2) вид діяльності

agricultural work — сільськогосподарські роботи

construction work — будівельні роботи

field work — польові роботи

3) результат праці; виріб; продукт

bad /faulty/ work — брак; витвір, творіння; праця, твір

a work of art — витвір мистецтва

works of Shakespeare [of Beethoven, of Michelangelo] — витвори /творіння/ Шекспіра [Бетховена, Мікельанджело]

a learned [a historical] work — наукова [історична]праця

work of genius — геніальна праця

collected /complete/ works — ( повне) зібрання творів

selected works — вибрані твори

the work of God — peл., пoeт., боже створіння ( про людину)

the works of God — пoeт. світ божий

4) дія, вчинок

dirty work — брудна справа; низький вчинок; pl справи, діяння

works of mercy — благочинність

good works — добрі справи

a person of good works — благочинник; peл. Благочестиві діяння

the works of the devil — підступи диявола

mighty works — чудеса

5) результат впливу, зусиль

the broken window must be the work of the boys — розбите вікно - це справа рук хлопців

the brandy has done its work — коньяк зробив свою справу

it's clever camera work — це розумна робота кінооператора

6) рукоділля; шиття; вишивання; в'язання

fancy work — художня вишивка

crochet work — в'язання крючком

open work — прорізна гладь, рішильє; ажурна строчка, мережка

plain work — шиття

7) обробка

hot work — тex. гаряча обробка; предмет обробки; оброблювана заготовка; оброблювана деталь

8) фiз. робота

unit of work — одиниця роботи

9) дiaл. біль

10) cпeц. піна при бродінні; бродіння

11) cл. краплена кість

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to have one's work cut out for one — мати перед собою складну задачу

ail in the day's work — це все нормально

not dry /thirsty/ work — не брудна робота

to make short /quick/ work of smth — швидко покінчити з чим-н.

to make short /quick/ work of smb — за два заходи покінчити з ким-н. /спекатися кого-н./;

to make a piece of work about smth — перебільшувати складнощі чого-н.

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — див. play; n
II v
(worked [-t]; wrought)

1) працювати, трудитися

to work like a horse /like a navvy, like a slave/ work — працювати як віл

to work at smth — займатися чим-н.; працювати над чим-н.; вивчати що-н.

we have no data to work on — ми не можемо працювати, оскільки у нас немає вихідних даних; працювати по найму; служити

they work for a farmer — вони працюють у фермера

2) змушувати працювати

to work smb [oneself] to death — звести кого-н. [себе] в могилу непосильною працею

to work one's fingers to the bone — замучити себе роботою

she works her servants too hard — вона зовсім заганяла прислугу

3) діяти, працювати; бути справним

the pump will not work — насос не працює

his heart is working badly — у нього погано працює серце

4) приводити в рух або в дію

to work a ship — управляти судном

to work a typewriter — друкувати на машинці

machinery worked by electricity — машини, що приводяться в рух електричним струмом

5) рухатися, бути в русі; ворушитися

conscience was work ing within him — в ньому заворушилася /прокинулася/ совість

her mouth worked — у неї тремтіли губи

6) (past, p. p. wrought; on, upon) діяти, мати вплив

to work on smb 's sympathies — намагатися викликати чиє-н. співчуття

the medicine did not work — ліки не подіяли

it worked like a charm — це магічно подіяло

7) (past, p. p. wrought) оброблювати; розроблювати

to work farmland — оброблювати землю

to work a quarry — розроблювати кар'єр

to work dough — місити тісто

to work butter — взбивати масло

to work a constituency — оброблювати виборців

to work smb to one's way of thinking — схиляти кого-н. на свою сторону; нав'язувати кому-н. свої переконання

this salesman works the North Wales district — цей комівояжер обїжджає район Північного Уельса; піддаватися обробці, впливу

butter works more easily in this weather — в таку погоду масло взбивається легше

8) ( work out) відпрацьовувати, платити працею

to work one's passage — відпрацювати проїзд (на пароплаві в якості матрос; cл. не ухилятися від роботи;)

9) використовувати

to work one's connections — використовувати свої зв'язки

to work one's charm to get one's way — використовувати власну чарівність, щоб домогтися свого

10) добиватися облудним шляхом; вимагати, виманювати

he worked the management for a ticket — он ухитрився отримати білет у адміністрації; влаштовувати

I'll work it If I can — я намагатимуся це влаштувати

11) займатися рукоділлям; шити; вишивати; в'язати

to work a design on linen — вишивати візерунок на полотні

12) (past, p.; p. wrought) викликати, спричиняти (часто що-н. неочікуване або неприємне)

to work mischief — сіяти розбрат

to work harm — заподіяти шкоду; завдати шкоди

to work the ruin of smb — погубити кого-н.

the storm worked /wrought great ruin — ураган спричинив велику розруху

the frost worked havoc with the crop — мороз погубив врожай; творити, створювати

to work wonders /miracles/ — творити чудеса

we must work our own happiness — ми самі повинні бути творцями свого щастя

13) бродити ( про напої); викликати бродіння ( про дріжжі); хвилювати

14) (work out, work up) вичисляти ( суму); вирішувати ( задачу)

to work a problem in algebra — вирішувати алгебраїчну задачу

15)

to work against smb; smth — боротися проти кого-н., чого-н.

he has always worked against reform — він завжди був проти проведення реформ

time is working against them — час працює проти них

to work for smth — боротися за що-н.; сприяти чому-н.; докладати зусилля до чого-н.

to work for peace — боротися за мир

to work for the public good — трудитися на благо суспільства

all things worked for our good — всі обставини сприяли нам

16)

to work (one's way) to /through, etc. smth — пробиратися, проникати куди-н. через що-н.

to work one's way upwards — повільно вилазити на гору

to work one's way down — виконувати повільний, обережний спуск з гори

to work up to a climax — наближатися до розв'язки

he worked his way up to the presidency — он пробився на пост голови

the heavier particles work to the bottom — важкі частинки повільно осідають на дно

17) (past, p. p. wrought)

to work smb into a state, to work oneself into a state. to work oneself into a rage — довести себе до божевілля

he worked himself into a position of leadership — він домігся керівної посади

18)

to work smth out of smth — із складнощами витягувати що-н. звідки-н.

to work the key out of the hole — з трудом витягнути ключ із замкової щілини

to work smth into smth — з трудом втиснути що-н. куди-н.

to work one's foot into a boot — з трудом всунути ногу в черевик

19)

to work ( smb; smth) + прикметник — поступово або з трудом приводити (кого-н., що-н.) в який-н. стан

to work one's hands free — вивільнити руки

to work smb free — звільнити кого-н.

to work smth tight — поступово затягувати що-н.

to work (oneself) + прикметник — поступово або з трудом приходити в який-н. стан

to work oneself free — з трудом вивільнитися ( про зв'язану людину)

to work tight — поступово затягуватися

the knot has worked loose — вузол розв'язався

20)

to work out at smth — складати яке-н. число, виражатися в якій-н. цифрі

the cost worked out at $ 5 a head — витрати склали 5 доларів на особу

to work one's will — домагатися свого

to work one's will upon smb — нав'язувати кому-н. свою волю; розправлятися з ким-н. на свій розсуд

it won't work — це не вийде; номер не пройде

to work it — cл. досягнути мети

to work up to the curtain — миcт. грати "під завісу"

to work to rule — проводити італійську забастовку ( виконувати роботу по всім правилам з метою уповільнити її темп)

English-Ukrainian dictionary > work
14 work

1. [wɜ:k] n
1. 1) работа, труд; дело; деятельность

difficult work - трудная работа

work horse - рабочая лошадь

work clothes - рабочая одежда; спецодежда

right to work - право на труд

to do no work - ничего не делать; не трудиться

to set /to get/ to work (on) - приняться за дело, начать работать

to set /to go/ about one's work - приступать к работе, приниматься за дело

he does not go about his work in the right way - он не с того конца берётся за дело

to set smb. to work - засадить кого-л. за работу, заставить кого-л. работать; дать кому-л. дело /занятие/

he is not fond of work - он не любит трудиться

he is fond of his work - он любит своё дело

I have work to do - я занят, мне некогда

I have some work to do in the garden - мне нужно кое-что сделать в саду

at work - а) занятый на работе, особ. на постоянной; to be at work upon smth. - быть занятым чем-л.; работать над чем-л.; б) действующий, функционирующий; в действии, в ходу (о машине и т. п.); factory at work - действующий завод (т. е. не законсервированный); loom at work - включённый /работающий/ ткацкий станок; в) оказывающий действие, воздействующий; the forces at work - действующие /движущие/ силы

in work - а) в процессе изготовления; three films are in work now - в настоящее время готовятся три фильма; б) имеющий работу ( о рабочем)

out of work - безработный

to set a machine to work - включить станок

the work of a moment - минутное дело

a work of time - работа, требующая большой затраты времени

a piece of work - а) задание; to set smb. a piece of work - дать кому-л. задание; б) выполненная работа; a nice piece of work he has done here! - вот это отличная работа!, как хорошо он выполнил работу!

2) место работы; занятие; должность

at work - на работе

father's at work now - отец сейчас на работе

what time do you get to (your) work? - когда вы приходите на работу?

he is looking for work - он ищет работу

my work is in medicine - я работаю в области медицины /я по профессии медик/

2. вид деятельности

agricultural work - сельскохозяйственные работы

construction work - строительные работы

field work - полевые работы

managerial work - управленческая работа

3. 1) результат труда; изделие, продукт

bad /faulty/ work - брак

the villagers sell their work to the tourists - жители деревни продают свои изделия туристам

2) произведение, творение, создание; труд, сочинение

a work of art - произведение искусства

works of Shakespeare [of Beethoven, of Michelangelo] - произведения /творения/ Шекспира [Бетховена, Микельанджело]

a learned [a historical] work - научный [исторический] труд

work of genius - гениальный труд

collected /complete/ works - (полное) собрание сочинений

selected works - избранные произведения

the work of God - рел., поэт. божье создание ( о человеке)

the works of God - поэт. мир божий

4. 1) действие, поступок

dirty work - грязное дело; низкий поступок

you did a good day's work when you bought that house - вы сделали хорошее дело, купив этот дом

2) pl дела, деяния

works of mercy - благотворительность

good works - а) добрые дела; a person of good works - благотворитель; б) рел. благочестивые деяния

the works of the devil - козни дьявола

mighty works - чудеса

to reward /to render to/ smb. according to his work(s) - библ., поэт. воздать кому-л. по делам его

5. результат воздействия, усилий

the broken window must be the work of the boys - разбитое окно - это дело рук мальчишек

the brandy has done its work - коньяк сделал своё дело

it's clever camera work - это умная работа кинооператора

6. рукоделие; шитьё; вышивание; вязание

fancy work - художественная вышивка

crochet work - вязание крючком

open work - а) прорезная гладь, ришелье; б) ажурная строчка, мережка

plain work - шитьё

she took her work out into the garden - она вышла с рукоделием в сад

7. 1) обработка

hot work - тех. горячая обработка

2) предмет обработки; обрабатываемая заготовка; обрабатываемая деталь

8. физ. работа

unit of work - единица работы

9. диал. боль

10. спец. пена при брожении; брожение

11. сл. краплёная кость

♢ to have one's work cut out for one - иметь перед собой трудную задачу; ≅ придётся потрудиться; хлопот не оберёшься

all in the day's work - это всё в порядке вещей; это всё нормально

not dry /thirsty/ work - ≅ непыльная работёнка

to make short /quick/ work of smth. - быстро разделаться с чем-л.

to make short /quick/ work of smb. - в два счёта расправиться с кем-л. /отделаться от кого-л./

to make a piece of work about smth. - раздувать /преувеличивать/ трудность чего-л.; делать из чего-л. целое дело /-ую историю/

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy см. play I а
2. [wɜ:k] v (worked [-{wɜ:k}t]; wrought)
I

1. 1) работать, трудиться

to work like a horse /like a navvy, like a slave/ - ≅ работать как вол

to work at smth. - заниматься чем-л.; работать над чем-л.; изучать что-л.

to work at a question - разрабатывать вопрос

we have no data to work on - мы не можем работать, так как у нас нет исходных данных

2) работать по найму; служить

he isn't working now - он сейчас не работает ( безработный или на пенсии)

he works in a factory - он работает на заводе /на фабрике/

they work for a farmer - они работают у фермера

2. заставлять работать

to work smb. [oneself] to death - свести кого-л. [себя] в могилу непосильным трудом

to work one's fingers to the bone - измучить себя работой

she works her servants too hard - она совсем загоняла прислугу

3. действовать, работать; быть в исправности

the pump will not work - насос не работает

the handle works freely - ручка поворачивается свободно

his heart is working badly - у него плохо работает сердце

4. приводить в движение или в действие

to work a ship - управлять судном

to work a typewriter - печатать на машинке

machinery worked by electricity - машины, приводимые в движение электричеством

he worked his jaws - у него задвигались желваки на скулах

5. двигаться, быть в движении; шевелиться

waves worked to and fro - волны метались

conscience was working within him - в нём зашевелилась /проснулась/ совесть

his face worked with emotion - его лицо подёргивалось от волнения

her mouth worked - у неё дрожали губы

6. (past и p. p. тж. wrought; on, upon) действовать, оказывать воздействие

to work on smb.'s sympathies - стараться вызвать чьё-л. сочувствие

the medicine did not work - лекарство не подействовало /не возымело действия/

it worked like a charm - разг. это оказало магическое действие

7. (past и p. p. тж. wrought)

1) обрабатывать; разрабатывать

to work farmland - обрабатывать землю

to work a quarry - разрабатывать карьер

to work dough - месить тесто

to work butter - сбивать масло

to work a constituency - обрабатывать избирателей

to work smb. to one's way of thinking - склонять кого-л. на свою сторону; внушать кому-л. свои убеждения

this salesman works the North Wales district - этот коммивояжёр объезжает район Северного Уэльса

2) поддаваться обработке, воздействию

butter works more easily in this weather - в такую погоду масло сбивается легче

8. (тж. work out) отрабатывать, платить трудом

to work one's passage - а) отработать проезд (на пароходе в качестве матроса и т. п.); б) сл. не отлынивать от работы; тянуть лямку вместе со всеми

9. разг. использовать

to work one's connections - использовать свои связи

to work one's charm to get one's way - использовать личное обаяние, чтобы добиться своего

10. разг.

1) добиваться обманным путём; вымогать, выманивать

he worked the management for a ticket - он ухитрился получить билет у администрации

2) устраивать

I'll work it if I can - я постараюсь это устроить

11. заниматься рукоделием; шить; вышивать; вязать

to work a design on linen - вышивать узор на полотне

she is working a sweater - она вяжет свитер

II А

1. (past и p. p. тж. wrought)

1) вызывать, причинять (часто что-л. неожиданное или неприятное)

to work mischief - сеять раздор

to work harm - принести /причинить/ вред; нанести ущерб; наделать бед

to work the ruin of smb. - погубить кого-л.

the storm worked /wrought/ great ruin - ураган произвёл большие разрушения

time has worked /wrought/ many changes - время принесло много перемен

the frost worked havoc with the crop - мороз погубил урожай

2) творить, создавать

to work wonders /miracles/ - творить /делать/ чудеса

we must work our own happiness - мы сами должны быть творцами своего счастья

2. 1) бродить ( о напитках)

2) вызывать брожение (о дрожжах и т. п.)

3) будоражить

3. (тж. work out, work up) вычислять ( сумму); решать (задачу и т. п.)

to work a problem in algebra - решать алгебраическую задачу

II Б

1. 1) to work against smb., smth. бороться против кого-л., чего-л.

to work against poverty - бороться с нищетой

he has always worked against reform - он всегда противился проведению реформ

time is working against them - время работает против них

2) to work for smth. бороться за что-л.; содействовать чему-л.; прилагать усилия для чего-л.

to work for peace - бороться за мир

to work for the public good - трудиться на благо общества

all things worked for our good - все обстоятельства благоприятствовали нам

2. to work ( one's way) to /through, etc/ smth. пробираться, проникать куда-л. через что-л.

to work one's way upwards - медленно взбираться на гору и т. п.

to work one's way down - производить медленный и осторожный спуск с горы и т. п.

to work up to a climax - приближаться к развязке

he worked his way to the front of the crowd - он протиснулся вперёд через толпу

he worked his way up to the presidency - он пробился на пост председателя

the heavier particles work to the bottom - тяжёлые частицы медленно оседают на дно

her elbow has worked through her sleeve - у неё рукав протёрся на локте

3. (past и p. p. часто wrought) to work smb. into á state, to work oneself into á state:

to work oneself into a rage - довести себя до исступления

he worked himself into a position of leadership - он добился руководящего положения

4. 1) to work smth. out of smth. с трудом извлекать что-л. откуда-л.

to work the key out of the hole - с трудом вынуть ключ из замочной скважины

2) to work smth. into smth. с трудом втиснуть что-л. куда-л.

to work one's foot into a boot - с трудом всунуть ногу в ботинок

5. 1) to work (smb., smth.) + прилагательное постепенно или с трудом приводить (кого-л., что-л.) в какое-л. состояние

to work one's hands free - высвободить руки

to work smb. free - освобождать кого-л.

to work smth. tight - постепенно затягивать что-л.

2) to work ( oneself) + прилагательное постепенно или с трудом приходить в какое-л. состояние

to work oneself free - с трудом освободиться ( о связанном человеке)

to work tight - постепенно затягиваться

the knot has worked loose - узел развязался

6. to work out at smth. составлять какое-л. число, выражаться в какой-л. цифре

the cost worked out at $5 a head - издержки составили 5 долларов на человека

♢

to work one's will - добиваться своего

to work one's will upon smb. - навязывать кому-л. свою волю; расправляться с кем-л. по своему усмотрению

it won't work - это не выйдет; ≅ номер не пройдёт

I don't think your plan will work - я не думаю, что ваш план осуществим

to work it - сл. достигнуть цели

to work up to the curtain - театр. играть «под занавес»

to work to rule - проводить итальянскую забастовку ( выполнять работу по всем правилам с целью замедлить её темп)

НБАРС > work
15 work

I n
1) робота, труд; справа; діяльність

work clothes — робочий одяг; спецодяг

right to work — право на труд

to set /to get/ to work (on) — розпочати справу, почати працювати

to set /to go/ about one's work — приступати до роботи

he does not go about his work in the right way — він не з того кінця береться за справу

to set smb to work — засадити кого-н. за роботу, змусити кого-н. працювати

I have work to do — я зайнятий, мені немає коли

at work — зайнятий на роботі, на постійній

to be at work upon smth — бути зайнятим чим-н.; працювати над чим-н.; діючий, функціонуючий; в дії, в ході ( про машину)

factory at work — діючий завод ( тобто не законсервований)

loom at work — увімкнений /працюючий/ ткацький верстат; що впливає

the forces at work — діючі /рухомі/ сили

in work — в процесі виготовлення

three films are in work now — на даний момент готується три фільма; що має роботу ( про працівник)

out of work — безробітний

to set a machine to work — увімкнути верстат

the work of a moment — миттєва справа

a work of time — робота, що вимагає великих затрат часу

a piece of work — завдання

to set smb; a piece of work — дати кому-н. завдання; виконана робота; місце роботи; заняття; посада

at work — на роботі

what time do you get to (your) work — є коли ви приходите на роботує

my work is in medicine — я працює в області медицини /я медик по професії/

2) вид діяльності

agricultural work — сільськогосподарські роботи

construction work — будівельні роботи

field work — польові роботи

3) результат праці; виріб; продукт

bad /faulty/ work — брак; витвір, творіння; праця, твір

a work of art — витвір мистецтва

works of Shakespeare [of Beethoven, of Michelangelo] — витвори /творіння/ Шекспіра [Бетховена, Мікельанджело]

a learned [a historical] work — наукова [історична]праця

work of genius — геніальна праця

collected /complete/ works — ( повне) зібрання творів

selected works — вибрані твори

the work of God — peл., пoeт., боже створіння ( про людину)

the works of God — пoeт. світ божий

4) дія, вчинок

dirty work — брудна справа; низький вчинок; pl справи, діяння

works of mercy — благочинність

good works — добрі справи

a person of good works — благочинник; peл. Благочестиві діяння

the works of the devil — підступи диявола

mighty works — чудеса

5) результат впливу, зусиль

the broken window must be the work of the boys — розбите вікно - це справа рук хлопців

the brandy has done its work — коньяк зробив свою справу

it's clever camera work — це розумна робота кінооператора

6) рукоділля; шиття; вишивання; в'язання

fancy work — художня вишивка

crochet work — в'язання крючком

open work — прорізна гладь, рішильє; ажурна строчка, мережка

plain work — шиття

7) обробка

hot work — тex. гаряча обробка; предмет обробки; оброблювана заготовка; оброблювана деталь

8) фiз. робота

unit of work — одиниця роботи

9) дiaл. біль

10) cпeц. піна при бродінні; бродіння

11) cл. краплена кість

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to have one's work cut out for one — мати перед собою складну задачу

ail in the day's work — це все нормально

not dry /thirsty/ work — не брудна робота

to make short /quick/ work of smth — швидко покінчити з чим-н.

to make short /quick/ work of smb — за два заходи покінчити з ким-н. /спекатися кого-н./;

to make a piece of work about smth — перебільшувати складнощі чого-н.

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy — див. play; n
II v
(worked [-t]; wrought)

1) працювати, трудитися

to work like a horse /like a navvy, like a slave/ work — працювати як віл

to work at smth — займатися чим-н.; працювати над чим-н.; вивчати що-н.

we have no data to work on — ми не можемо працювати, оскільки у нас немає вихідних даних; працювати по найму; служити

they work for a farmer — вони працюють у фермера

2) змушувати працювати

to work smb [oneself] to death — звести кого-н. [себе] в могилу непосильною працею

to work one's fingers to the bone — замучити себе роботою

she works her servants too hard — вона зовсім заганяла прислугу

3) діяти, працювати; бути справним

the pump will not work — насос не працює

his heart is working badly — у нього погано працює серце

4) приводити в рух або в дію

to work a ship — управляти судном

to work a typewriter — друкувати на машинці

machinery worked by electricity — машини, що приводяться в рух електричним струмом

5) рухатися, бути в русі; ворушитися

conscience was work ing within him — в ньому заворушилася /прокинулася/ совість

her mouth worked — у неї тремтіли губи

6) (past, p. p. wrought; on, upon) діяти, мати вплив

to work on smb 's sympathies — намагатися викликати чиє-н. співчуття

the medicine did not work — ліки не подіяли

it worked like a charm — це магічно подіяло

7) (past, p. p. wrought) оброблювати; розроблювати

to work farmland — оброблювати землю

to work a quarry — розроблювати кар'єр

to work dough — місити тісто

to work butter — взбивати масло

to work a constituency — оброблювати виборців

to work smb to one's way of thinking — схиляти кого-н. на свою сторону; нав'язувати кому-н. свої переконання

this salesman works the North Wales district — цей комівояжер обїжджає район Північного Уельса; піддаватися обробці, впливу

butter works more easily in this weather — в таку погоду масло взбивається легше

8) ( work out) відпрацьовувати, платити працею

to work one's passage — відпрацювати проїзд (на пароплаві в якості матрос; cл. не ухилятися від роботи;)

9) використовувати

to work one's connections — використовувати свої зв'язки

to work one's charm to get one's way — використовувати власну чарівність, щоб домогтися свого

10) добиватися облудним шляхом; вимагати, виманювати

he worked the management for a ticket — он ухитрився отримати білет у адміністрації; влаштовувати

I'll work it If I can — я намагатимуся це влаштувати

11) займатися рукоділлям; шити; вишивати; в'язати

to work a design on linen — вишивати візерунок на полотні

12) (past, p.; p. wrought) викликати, спричиняти (часто що-н. неочікуване або неприємне)

to work mischief — сіяти розбрат

to work harm — заподіяти шкоду; завдати шкоди

to work the ruin of smb — погубити кого-н.

the storm worked /wrought great ruin — ураган спричинив велику розруху

the frost worked havoc with the crop — мороз погубив врожай; творити, створювати

to work wonders /miracles/ — творити чудеса

we must work our own happiness — ми самі повинні бути творцями свого щастя

13) бродити ( про напої); викликати бродіння ( про дріжжі); хвилювати

14) (work out, work up) вичисляти ( суму); вирішувати ( задачу)

to work a problem in algebra — вирішувати алгебраїчну задачу

15)

to work against smb; smth — боротися проти кого-н., чого-н.

he has always worked against reform — він завжди був проти проведення реформ

time is working against them — час працює проти них

to work for smth — боротися за що-н.; сприяти чому-н.; докладати зусилля до чого-н.

to work for peace — боротися за мир

to work for the public good — трудитися на благо суспільства

all things worked for our good — всі обставини сприяли нам

16)

to work (one's way) to /through, etc. smth — пробиратися, проникати куди-н. через що-н.

to work one's way upwards — повільно вилазити на гору

to work one's way down — виконувати повільний, обережний спуск з гори

to work up to a climax — наближатися до розв'язки

he worked his way up to the presidency — он пробився на пост голови

the heavier particles work to the bottom — важкі частинки повільно осідають на дно

17) (past, p. p. wrought)

to work smb into a state, to work oneself into a state. to work oneself into a rage — довести себе до божевілля

he worked himself into a position of leadership — він домігся керівної посади

18)

to work smth out of smth — із складнощами витягувати що-н. звідки-н.

to work the key out of the hole — з трудом витягнути ключ із замкової щілини

to work smth into smth — з трудом втиснути що-н. куди-н.

to work one's foot into a boot — з трудом всунути ногу в черевик

19)

to work ( smb; smth) + прикметник — поступово або з трудом приводити (кого-н., що-н.) в який-н. стан

to work one's hands free — вивільнити руки

to work smb free — звільнити кого-н.

to work smth tight — поступово затягувати що-н.

to work (oneself) + прикметник — поступово або з трудом приходити в який-н. стан

to work oneself free — з трудом вивільнитися ( про зв'язану людину)

to work tight — поступово затягуватися

the knot has worked loose — вузол розв'язався

20)

to work out at smth — складати яке-н. число, виражатися в якій-н. цифрі

the cost worked out at $ 5 a head — витрати склали 5 доларів на особу

to work one's will — домагатися свого

to work one's will upon smb — нав'язувати кому-н. свою волю; розправлятися з ким-н. на свій розсуд

it won't work — це не вийде; номер не пройде

to work it — cл. досягнути мети

to work up to the curtain — миcт. грати "під завісу"

to work to rule — проводити італійську забастовку ( виконувати роботу по всім правилам з метою уповільнити її темп)

English-Ukrainian dictionary > work
16 work

- all in a day's work

- all work and no play

- all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

- at work

- dirty work

- dirty work at the cross-roads

- do its work

- get the works

- give smb. the works

- a good day's work

- good works

- go to work

- gum up the works

- have one's work cut out

- he that will not work shall not eat

- in the works

- make good work of it

- make hard work of smth.

- make short work of

- make work

- shoot the works

- uphill work

- warm work

- a woman's work is never done

- work like a horse

- a work of time

- work one's passage

Large English-Russian phrasebook > work
17 work

work [wɜ:k]

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1. noun

2. intransitive verb

3. transitive verb

4. compounds

5. Phrasal Verbs

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1. noun

   a. (gen) travail m

• to start work se mettre au travail

• he does his work well il travaille bien

• she put a lot of work into it elle y a consacré beaucoup de travail

• I'm trying to get some work done j'essaie de travailler

• work has begun on the new bridge ( = building it) on a commencé la construction du nouveau pont

• you'll have your work cut out for you vous allez avoir du travail

• office work travail m de bureau

• good work! ( = well done) bravo !

   b. ( = employment, place of employment) travail m

• he's looking for work il cherche du travail

• to go to work aller au travail

• on her way to work en allant à son travail

• he is in regular work il a un emploi régulier

► at work ( = at place of work) au travail

► out of work

• to be out of work être au chômage

• an increase in the numbers out of work une augmentation du nombre des demandeurs d'emploi► off work

• he's off work today il ne travaille pas aujourd'hui

• he has been off work for three days il est absent depuis trois jours

• I'll have to take time off work il va falloir que je prenne un congé

   c. ( = product) œuvre f

• his life's work l'œuvre f de sa vie

• it's obviously the work of a professional c'est manifestement un travail de professionnel

   d. (Art, literature, music) œuvre f ; ( = book on specific subject) ouvrage m

• the complete works of Shakespeare les œuvres fpl complètes de Shakespeare

• works of fiction ouvrages mpl de fiction

2. intransitive verb

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► For work + preposition/adverb combinations see also phrasal verbs.

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   a. (gen) travailler

• to work hard travailler dur

• he is working at his German il travaille son allemand

• he works in publishing il travaille dans l'édition

► to work on

• he worked on the car all morning il a travaillé sur la voiture toute la matinée

• have you solved the problem? -- we're working on it avez-vous résolu le problème ? -- on y travaille

• I've been working on him but haven't yet managed to persuade him j'ai bien essayé de le convaincre, mais je n'y suis pas encore parvenu► to work towards sth œuvrer pour qch

• we are working towards a solution nous essayons de parvenir à une solution

   b. ( = function) [machine, car, scheme] marcher ; [medicine] agir

• the lift isn't working l'ascenseur ne marche pas

• it works off the mains ça marche sur (le) secteur

• this may work in our favour ça pourrait jouer en notre faveur

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = cause to work) [+ person, staff] faire travailler ; [+ lever, pump] actionner ; [+ machine] faire marcher

• I don't know how to work the video je ne sais pas comment faire marcher le magnétoscope

► to work o.s.

• he works himself too hard il travaille trop

   b. ( = bring about) to work wonders [person] faire des merveilles ; [drug, medicine] faire merveille

   c. ( = arrange for) (inf) can you work it so she can come too? pouvez-vous faire en sorte qu'elle vienne aussi ?

   d. ( = manoeuvre) he worked his hands free il est parvenu à libérer ses mains

► to work one's way

• rescuers are working their way towards the trapped men les sauveteurs se fraient un passage jusqu'aux hommes qui sont bloqués

• he worked his way up from nothing il est parti de rien

• he worked his way up from office boy to managing director il est devenu PDG après avoir commencé comme garçon de bureau

   e. ( = shape) [+ metal, wood, dough, clay] travailler

4. compounds

► work area noun espace m de travail

► work ethic noun déontologie f

► work experience noun expérience f professionnelle

► work file noun (Computing) fichier m de travail

► work/life balance noun équilibre m entre vie professionnelle et vie privée

► work load noun charge f de travail

• his work load is too heavy il a trop de travail ► work of art noun œuvre f d'art

► work permit noun permis m de travail

► work prospects plural noun [of student] perspectives fpl

► work space noun espace m de travail

► work station noun poste m de travail

► work surface noun plan m de travail

► work-to-rule noun (British) grève f du zèle

5. Phrasal Verbs

► work out

1. intransitive verb

   a. [plan, arrangement] marcher

• it's all working out as planned tout se déroule comme prévu

• things didn't work out (well) for her les choses ont plutôt mal tourné pour elle

• it will work out all right in the end tout finira par s'arranger

   b. [amount] it works out at $50 per child il faut compter 50 dollars par enfant

   c. ( = exercise) faire de la musculation

2. separable transitive verb

( = figure out) [+ problem, equation] résoudre ; [+ total] trouver ; [+ plan] mettre au point

• I'll have to work it out (counting) il faut que je calcule

• he finally worked out why she'd gone il a fini par comprendre pourquoi elle était partie

• I can't work him out (inf) je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment il fonctionne► work through inseparable transitive verb

( = resolve emotionally) assumer

► work up

1. intransitive verb

• the book works up to a dramatic ending le roman s'achemine progressivement vers un dénouement spectaculaire

• I thought he was working up to asking me for a divorce je croyais qu'il préparait le terrain pour demander le divorce

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = rouse) he worked the crowd up into a frenzy il a déchaîné l'enthousiasme de la foule

• to get worked up s'énerver

• he worked himself up into a rage il s'est mis dans une colère noire

   b. ( = develop) [+ trade, business] développer

• he worked this small firm up into a major company il a réussi à faire de cette petite société une grande entreprise

• I worked up an appetite/thirst carrying all those boxes ça m'a mis en appétit/m'a donné soif de porter toutes ces caisses

• I can't work up much enthusiasm for the plan j'ai du mal à m'enthousiasmer pour ce projet

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[wɜːk] 1.
noun

1) ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur)

to be at work on something — être en train de travailler à quelque chose

to go ou set ou get to work — se mettre au travail

to set to work doing — se mettre à faire

to put a lot of work into — travailler [essay, speech]; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations]

to put ou set somebody to work — faire travailler quelqu'un

we put him to work doing — nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire

it was hard work doing — ça a été dur de faire

to be hard at work — travailler consciencieusement

your essay needs more work — tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction

to make short ou light work of something — expédier quelque chose

to make short work of somebody — envoyer promener quelqu'un

it's all in a day's work — c'est une question d'habitude

it's hot/thirsty work — ça donne chaud/soif

2) ( occupation) travail m

to be in work — avoir du travail or un emploi

place of work — lieu m de travail

to be off work — ( on vacation) être en congé

to be off work with flu — être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe

to be out of work — être au chômage

3) ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m; ( factory) usine f

to go to work — aller au travail

don't phone me at work — ne me téléphone pas à mon travail

4) (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur)

5) ( papers)

to take one's work home — lit emporter du travail chez soi; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à la maison

6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de); ( study) ouvrage m (by de; on sur)

is this all your own work? — est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul?

to mark students' work — noter les devoirs des étudiants

a work of genius — une œuvre de génie

a work of reference — un ouvrage de référence

this attack is the work of professionals — l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels

7) ( research) recherches fpl (on sur)

8) ( effect)

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agir
2.
works plural noun

1) ( factory) usine f

works canteen — cantine f de l'usine

2) ( building work) travaux mpl

3) (colloq) ( everything)

the (full ou whole) works — toute la panoplie (colloq)
3.
noun modifier [ clothes, shoes] de travail; [ phone number] au travail
4.
transitive verb

1) ( drive)

to work somebody hard — surmener quelqu'un

2) ( labour)

to work shifts — travailler en équipes (de travail posté)

to work days/nights — travailler de jour/de nuit

to work one's way through university — travailler pour payer ses études

to work one's way through a book — lire péniblement un livre, venir à bout (colloq) d'un livre

to work a 40 hour week — faire la semaine de 40 heures

3) ( operate) se servir de

4) ( exploit commercially) exploiter

5) ( have as one's territory) couvrir [region]

6) ( consume)

to work one's way through — ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity]

7) ( bring about)

to work wonders — lit, fig faire des merveilles

8) ( use to one's advantage)

to work the system — profiter du système

how did you manage to work it? — comment as-tu pu arranger ça?

I've worked things so that... — j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que...

9) ( fashion) travailler [clay, metal]

10) ( embroider) broder

11) ( manœuvre)

to work something into — introduire quelque chose dans [slot, hole]

to work a lever up and down — actionner un levier

12) ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles]

13) ( move)

to work one's way through — se frayer un passage à travers [crowd]

to work one's way along — avancer le long de [ledge]

to work one's hands free — se libérer les mains

it worked its way ou itself loose — cela s'est desserré peu à peu

to work its way into — passer dans

start at the top and work your way down — commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas
5.
intransitive verb

1) ( engage in activity) travailler ( doing à faire)

to work at home — travailler à domicile

to work for a living — gagner sa vie

to work in oils — [painter] travailler à l'huile

2) ( strive) lutter ( against contre; for pour; to do pour faire)

to work towards — se diriger vers [solution]; s'acheminer vers [compromise]; négocier [agreement]

3) ( function) fonctionner

to work on electricity — marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité

to work off the mains — marcher sur secteur

the washing machine isn't working — la machine à laver est en panne

4) (act, operate)

it doesn't ou things don't work like that — ça ne marche pas comme ça

to work on the assumption that — présumer que

to work in somebody's favour —

to work to somebody's advantage — tourner à l'avantage de quelqu'un

to work against somebody —

to work to somebody's disadvantage — jouer en la défaveur de quelqu'un

5) ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet; [detergent, drug] agir; [plan] réussir; [argument] tenir debout

flattery won't work with me — la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi

the adaptation really works — l'adaptation est vraiment réussie

6) [face, features] se contracter
6.
reflexive verb

1) ( labour)

to work oneself too hard — se surmener

to work oneself to death — se tuer à la tâche

2)

to work oneself into a rage — se mettre en colère

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Phrasal Verbs:

- work around

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work over

- work to

- work up

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to work one's way up — gravir tous les échelons

to work one's way up the company — faire son chemin dans l'entreprise

English-French dictionary > work
18 work

work [wɜ:k]

1. n

1) рабо́та; труд; заня́тие; де́ло;

at work upon smth. быть за́нятым чем-л.
;

in work име́ющий рабо́ту
;

out of work безрабо́тный
;

to set smb. to work дать рабо́ту, засади́ть за рабо́ту
;

to set ( или to get) to work приня́ться за де́ло
;

to have one's work cut out for one име́ть мно́го дел, забо́т, рабо́ты
;

I've had my work cut out for me у меня́ дел по го́рло

2) произведе́ние, сочине́ние, труд;

a work of art произведе́ние иску́сства

3) де́йствие, посту́пок;

wild work ди́кий посту́пок

4) pl обще́ственные рабо́ты (тж. public works)

5) обрабо́тка

6) рукоде́лие, шитьё, вышива́ние

7) pl механи́зм (особ. часов);

there is something wrong with the works механи́зм не в поря́дке

8) pl техни́ческие сооруже́ния; строи́тельные рабо́ты

9) pl библ. дела́, дея́ния

10) (обыкн. pl) фортификацио́нные сооруже́ния, укрепле́ния

11) броже́ние

12) физ. рабо́та;

unit of work едини́ца рабо́ты

13) attr. рабо́чий;

work station ( или position) рабо́чее ме́сто ( у конвейера)
;

work horse рабо́чая ло́шадь

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all in the day's work в поря́дке веще́й; норма́льный
;

to make hard work of smth. преувели́чивать тру́дности ( мероприятия и т.п.)
;

it was the work of a moment to call him вы́звать его́ бы́ло де́лом одно́й мину́ты
;

to make short work of smth., smb. (бы́стро) разде́латься с чем-л., распра́виться с кем-л.
;

work to rule стро́гое выполне́ние усло́вий трудово́го соглаше́ния (коллекти́вного догово́ра и т.п.)
;

to make sure work with smth. обеспе́чить свой контро́ль над чем-л.
;

to get the works амер. ≅ попа́сть в переплёт
;

to give smb. the works

а) разг. всё отда́ть или рассказа́ть кому́-л.;

б) разг. взять кого́-л. в рабо́ту, гру́бо обраща́ться;

в) сл. пусти́ть кого́-л. в оборо́т, уби́ть

2. v ( в некоторых значениях past и p. p. wrought)

1) рабо́тать, занима́ться (at — чем-л.);

to work like a horse ( или a navvy, a nigger, a slave) рабо́тать как вол
;

to work side by side with smb. те́сно сотру́дничать с кем-л.
;

to work towards smth. спосо́бствовать чему́-л.

2) рабо́тать, быть специали́стом, рабо́тать в како́й-л. о́бласти

3) стреми́ться (к чему-л.; for);

to work for peace боро́ться за мир

4) приводи́ть в движе́ние или де́йствие; управля́ть ( машиной и т.п.); вести́ ( предприятие)

5) заставля́ть рабо́тать;

he worked them long hours он заставля́л их до́лго рабо́тать

6) (past и p. p. обыкн. wrought) обраба́тывать; отде́лывать; разраба́тывать;

to work the soil обраба́тывать по́чву
;

to work a vein разраба́тывать жи́лу

7) (past и p. p. тж. wrought) причиня́ть, вызыва́ть;

to work changes вызыва́ть или производи́ть измене́ния
;

to work miracles де́лать чудеса́

8) (past и p. p. обыкн. wrought) придава́ть определённую фо́рму или консисте́нцию; меси́ть; кова́ть

9) де́йствовать, быть или находи́ться в де́йствии;

the pump will not work насо́с не рабо́тает

10) быть в движе́нии;

his face worked with emotion его́ лицо́ подёргивалось от волне́ния

11) распу́тать, вы́простать (из чего-л.; обыкн. work loose, work free of)

12) (past и p. p. часто wrought) (иску́сственно) приводи́ть себя́ в како́е-л. состоя́ние (тж. work up; into);

to work oneself into a rage довести́ себя́ до исступле́ния

13) вычисля́ть; реша́ть ( пример и т.п.)

14) заслужи́ть; отрабо́тать (тж. work out);

to work one's passage отрабо́тать свой прое́зд на парохо́де

15) занима́ться рукоде́лием, вышива́ть

16) разг. испо́льзовать в свои́х це́лях

17) де́йствовать, ока́зывать де́йствие; возыме́ть де́йствие (on, upon — на);

the medicine did not work лека́рство не помогло́

18) броди́ть или вызыва́ть броже́ние

19) пробива́ться, проника́ть, прокла́дывать себе́ доро́гу (тж. work in, work out, work through и др.);

the dye works its way in кра́ска впи́тывается
;

to work one's way прокла́дывать себе́ доро́гу; пробива́ться

20) разг. добива́ться (чего-л.) обма́нным путём

work against де́йствовать про́тив;

work away продолжа́ть рабо́тать;

work in

а) проника́ть, прокла́дывать себе́ доро́гу;

б) вставля́ть, вводи́ть;

he worked in a few jokes in his speech он вста́вил не́сколько шу́ток в свою́ речь
;

в) соотве́тствовать;

his plans do not work in with ours его́ пла́ны расхо́дятся с на́шими
;

work off

а) освободи́ться, отде́латься от чего-л.;

to work off one's excess weight ≅ сбро́сить ли́шний вес, похуде́ть
;

б) вымеща́ть;

to work off one's bad temper on smb. срыва́ть своё плохо́е настрое́ние на ком-л.
;

в) распрода́ть;

work on

а) = work away;

б) = work upon;

work out

а) реша́ть ( задачу);

б) составля́ть, выража́ться ( в такой-то цифре);

the costs work out at £50 изде́ржки составля́ют 50 фу́нтов сте́рлингов
;

в) сраба́тывать; быть успе́шным, реа́льным;

the plan worked out план оказа́лся реа́льным
;

г) разраба́тывать ( план); составля́ть ( документ); подбира́ть ци́фры, цита́ты и т.п.;

д) с трудо́м доби́ться;

е) истоща́ть;

ж) уст. отрабо́тать ( долг и т.п.);

work over

а) перераба́тывать;

to work over a letter переде́лывать письмо́
;

б) разг. изби́ть;

work up (past и p. p. часто wrought)

а) обраба́тывать; отде́лывать, придава́ть зако́нченный вид;

б) добива́ться, завоёвывать;

to work up a reputation завоева́ть репута́цию
;

в) возбужда́ть, вызыва́ть;

to work up an appetite нагуля́ть себе́ аппети́т
;

to work up a rebellion подстрека́ть к бу́нту
;

г) сме́шивать ( составные части);

д) собира́ть све́дения (по какому-л. вопросу);

е) де́йствовать на кого-л.;

work upon влия́ть (на что-л.);

to work upon smb.'s conscience поде́йствовать на чью-л. со́весть

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to work one's will уст. поступа́ть как взду́мается; де́лать по-сво́ему
;

to work one's will upon smb. заставля́ть кого́-л. де́лать по-сво́ему
;

to work against time стара́ться ко́нчить к определённому сро́ку
;

to work it дости́гнуть це́ли
;

it won't work ≅ э́тот но́мер не пройдёт; э́то не вы́йдет
;

to work up to the curtain театр. игра́ть под за́навес

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > work
19 ♦ work

♦ work /wɜ:k/
n.

1 [u] lavoro ( anche econ.); opera ( anche letteraria, ecc.); attività: DIALOGO → - Signing on with an agency- What sort of work are you looking for?, che genere di lavoro sta cercando?; Can you do this work alone?, puoi fare questo lavoro da solo?; a day's work, il lavoro d'una giornata; DIALOGO → - Computer problems- I've lost all this morning's work, ho perso tutto il lavoro di stamattina; to find (o to get) work, trovar lavoro; trovare da lavorare; A teacher does his work mainly at school, l'insegnante svolge la sua attività soprattutto a scuola; to go to work, andare al lavoro: I go to work by bus, vado al lavoro in autobus; My father is at work now, mio padre è al lavoro; ( USA) to be in work, essere in lavorazione; DIALOGO → - Dental fees- Are you in work?, ha un impiego?; to be looking for work, essere in cerca di lavoro; to be out of work, essere disoccupato; to finish work at 2 p.m., smettere di lavorare alle 14; to start work, cominciare a lavorare; to leave work early, uscire prima dal lavoro; to return to work, riprendere il lavoro; a piece of work, un lavoro; un oggetto lavorato: What a wonderful piece of work!, che magnifico lavoro!; to go (o to set) about one's work, mettersi a lavorare; intraprendere il proprio lavoro; to set sb. to work, mettere q. al lavoro; far lavorare q.; dirty work, lavoro pesante; ( anche) attività illegale; hard work, duro lavoro; seasonal work, lavoro stagionale

2 ( arte, letter., mus., ecc.) opera ( anche in senso morale): a fine work of art, una bella opera d'arte; Shakespeare's complete (o collected) works, le opere complete di Shakespeare; works of mercy, opere di bene; atti di carità

3 (pl.) (di solito col verbo al sing.) fabbrica; officina; opificio; stabilimento: The biggest works is outside the town, lo stabilimento più grande è fuori della città; a gas works, un'officina del gas

4 (pl.) meccanismo; ingranaggio; congegno; movimento: The works need to be repaired, bisogna riparare il congegno; the works of a clock ( of a watch), il movimento di un orologio

5 (pl.) opere, lavori (d'ingegneria); (mil.) fortificazioni: public works, opere di pubblica utilità; lavori pubblici; defensive works, opere di difesa; DIALOGO → - Being late- There are road works on the M1 and it's reduced to one lane, ci sono dei lavori sulla M1 e la strada è ridotta a una corsia

6 [u] (fis.) lavoro: to convert energy into work, convertire energia in lavoro

7 (mecc., ind., = workpiece) pezzo (da lavorare): to true up the work, centrare il pezzo

8 (pl.) (fam.; = the full works, the whole work) tutto quanto; armi e bagagli; ogni cosa; ( di cibo) un po' di tutto; il menu completo

9 (pl.) ( slang) tutto l'armamentario (o l'attrezzatura) che serve per drogarsi

● work area, zona lavoro □ (econ.) work by the day, lavoro a giornata; lavoro in economia □ (org. az.) works committee, commissione mista □ (ind.) work cycle, ciclo di lavorazione □ (econ.) work experience, esperienza di lavoro; esperienza professionale □ ( anche comput.) work group, gruppo di lavoro □ work-horse ► workhorse □ (org. az.) work hour, ora lavorativa □ work in hand (o in progress), lavoro in corso □ (sociol.) work-life balance, equilibrio tra lavoro e vita privata; equilibrio vita-lavoro □ (org. az.) work order, ordine (o buono) di lavorazione; commessa □ (leg.) work permit, permesso di lavoro □ work rate, quantità di lavoro; ( sport) mole di gioco svolto □ (econ.) work relief, sostegno all'occupazione □ work sheet, ► worksheet □ (cronot.) work standard, norma □ work station ► workstation □ (econ.) work stoppage, interruzione del lavoro □ (ind.) work study, studio dell'organizzazione del lavoro □ ( USA) work-study scholarship, borsa di studio con lavoro part-time □ work ticket = work order ► sopra □ all in the day's work, tutto regolare; roba d'ordinaria amministrazione □ at work, al lavoro, sul lavoro: safety at work, la sicurezza sul lavoro □ to be at the works, essere in fabbrica; essere in officina □ to be at work upon st., lavorare a qc.; essere occupato a fare qc. □ to have a hand in the work, avere le mani in pasta □ (fam.) to have one's work cut out, avere a mano un lavoro difficile; avere un bel da fare □ Keep up the good work!, bravo! continua così! □ to make short (o quick) work of, sbrigarsi a; sbarazzarsi di, far piazza pulita di: You have made short work of cleaning up the garden, ti sei sbrigato a pulire il giardino; I have made short work of him, mi sono sbarazzato di lui □ to set (o to get) to work, mettersi al lavoro; mettersi all'opera □ sexual discrimination at work, discriminazione sul lavoro in base al sesso; diversità di trattamento fra lavoratori e lavoratrici □ I have done a good day's work, ho fatto un bel po' di lavoro, oggi □ My work is in civil engineering (o as a civil engineer), faccio (di professione) l'ingegnere (civile) □ (prov.) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, il troppo lavoro rende noiosi.
NOTA D'USO: - work o job?- ♦ (to) work /wɜ:k/
(pass. e p. p. worked, talora wrought)

A v. i.

1 lavorare; operare; fare un lavoro: I've been working all day, è tutto il giorno che lavoro; He isn't working at present, non sta lavorando ora; ( anche) al momento è senza lavoro (o è disoccupato); to work hard, lavorar sodo; to work alongside sb., lavorare a fianco di q.; The new cook works well, il nuovo cuoco fa bene il suo lavoro; He was given the Nobel Prize because he had worked so hard for peace, ha ricevuto il premio Nobel per aver tanto operato per la pace; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 1- Where do you work?, dove lavori?

2 funzionare ( anche fig.); fare effetto; essere efficace; andare: to work on electricity, funzionare (o andare) con la corrente (elettrica); DIALOGO → - Power cut- The fridge has stopped working, il frigo ha smesso di funzionare; I don't think your idea will work, non credo che la tua idea funzionerà; The remedy didn't work, il rimedio non ha funzionato; The plan worked very well, il piano ha avuto un buon esito

3 penetrare (con difficoltà): The worm worked ( its way) into the wood, il tarlo è penetrato nel legno

4 lavorarsi, manipolarsi ( bene, male, ecc.): This clay works easily, quest'argilla si manipola bene

5 (fig.) maturare; fermentare: Let the idea work in your mind, lascia che l'idea ti fermenti in testa

6 contrarsi; distorcersi: Mr Hyde's features began to work in an awful manner, i lineamenti di Mr Hyde cominciarono a distorcersi in modo orrendo

7 (naut.) manovrare a fatica

8 (mecc., naut.) allentarsi; allascarsi; avere gioco

9 (tecn.: del malto, ecc.) fermentare

10 (naut.: di una nave) faticare; travagliare

11 (naut.) bordeggiare; navigare controvento

B v. t.

1 lavorare; foggiare; plasmare; manipolare: to work the soil, lavorare la terra; ( cucina) to work butter [dough] well, lavorar bene il burro [la pasta]; to work clay, manipolare l'argilla; to work iron, foggiare il ferro

2 far lavorare: He works his players hard [non stop], fa lavorare sodo [senza tregua] i suoi giocatori

3 far funzionare; azionare; manovrare; condurre: to work a machine, far funzionare una macchina; to be worked by electricity, essere azionato dall'elettricità; andare con la corrente (elettrica); to work an engine, manovrare una locomotiva; He worked the train from London to Liverpool, condusse il treno (fece da macchinista sul treno) da Londra a Liverpool

4 (tecn.) comandare: This gadget works the whole burglar-alarm, questo aggeggio comanda l'intero antifurto

5 operare; causare; produrre; provocare; compiere; esercitare; fare: Automation has worked ( o wrought) many changes in the car industry, l'automazione ha operato molti cambiamenti nell'industria automobilistica; The storm worked great ruin, la tempesta ha causato gravi danni; to work mischief, provocare (o fare) danni

6 (org. az.) dirigere; essere a capo di

7 (tecn.) dare per fermentazione: Yeast works beer, il lievito per fermentazione dà la birra

8 (econ.) sfruttare, coltivare ( una miniera): to work a coal mine, sfruttare una miniera di carbone

9 operare, ricamare; fare ( cucendo o ricamando): to work one's initials on the linen, ricamare le proprie iniziali sulla biancheria

10 esercitare un influsso su (q.); convincere; indurre; persuadere: You should work him to your way of thinking, dovresti indurlo a condividere il tuo modo di vedere

11 (fam.) sistemare; arrangiare (fam.); fare in modo: I'll work it so that you can come as well, farò in modo che anche tu possa venire; How did she work it?, come c'è riuscita?

12 ( USA) fare ( un'operazione aritmetica); risolvere ( un problema); trovare, calcolare ( un risultato)

13 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) lavorare, manovrare ( il pallone)

14 (naut.) manovrare ( una barca)

15 (fam.) lavorarsi, manipolare, sfruttare (q.)

● (comput.) to work at a distance, lavorare a distanza □ ( di un oratore, ecc.) to work the audience into enthusiasm, sollevare l'entusiasmo del pubblico □ ( di un principio, ecc.) to work both ways, valere nei due sensi (o per tutti e due) □ to work closely with sb., lavorare in stretta collaborazione con q. □ (comm.: di un commesso viaggiatore) to work a district, lavorare in una zona, fare una zona □ to work double tides, fare in un giorno il lavoro di due □ ( sport) to work the edges, agire sugli spigoli ( degli sci); spigolare □ to work free, (riuscire a) liberare, sciogliere: to work one's hands free, liberarsi le mani □ (econ.) to work full-time, lavorare a tempo pieno □ to work like a beaver, lavorare come un mulo; lavorare per dieci □ to work like a dog, lavorare come un mulo □ (mecc.) to work loose, allentare; allentarsi: The nut of the bolt has worked loose, s'è allentato il dado del bullone □ to work nights, fare il turno di notte □ to work overtime, fare lavoro straordinario; fare lo straordinario □ to work part-time, lavorare a tempo parziale (o ridotto) □ to work one's passage ( on a ship), pagarsi la traversata (su una nave) lavorando a bordo □ (leg.) to work a patent, sfruttare un brevetto □ to work in shifts, lavorare a turni □ to work a typewriter, scrivere a macchina; fare il dattilografo □ to work one's way through the crowd, farsi largo a fatica tra la folla □ to work wonders, fare miracoli □ (autom.) «Men working» ( cartello), «lavori in corso» □ It worked like a charm, la cosa andò (o tutto filò) a meraviglia; funzionò come d'incanto.
NOTA D'USO: - to work for o to work at?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ work
20 ■ work out

■ work out
A v. t. + avv.

1 cavare, togliere, levar via (qc.) con sforzo; far uscire (qc.: da un buco, di tasca, ecc.)

2 calcolare; elaborare; risolvere: to work out a problem, risolvere un problema; to work out a scheme, elaborare un progetto; to work out the interest on a loan, calcolare l'interesse su un mutuo

3 decifrare; decodificare: to work out a secret message, decifrare un messaggio segreto

4 escogitare; inventare: to work out a new way of cutting expenditure, escogitare un modo nuovo di ridurre la spesa

5 progettare; pianificare: to work out one's future, pianificare il proprio avvenire

6 passare ( il tempo) lavorando

7 (econ.) esaurire ( una miniera, un pozzo petrolifero, ecc.)

8 (fam.) capire, comprendere ( con qualche sforzo): to work out the meaning of a difficult passage, capire il significato di un brano difficile; DIALOGO → - New phone- I haven't quite worked out how to use all its functions yet, non ho ancora capito molto bene come si usano tutte le funzioni

9 ( USA) ► work off, A, def. 5

B v. i. + avv.

1 ( di un oggetto incastrato) venire fuori ( a stento); uscire ( a fatica): In the end the thorn worked out of my finger, alla fine la spina mi è uscita dal dito

2 ( di un conto, una somma, ecc.) tornare; venire: My sums won't work out, le mie somme non tornano

3 (fam.: di un piano, ecc.) funzionare; andare ( bene, ecc.); andare a finire: Did his plan work out?, ha funzionato il suo piano?; Everything will work out for the best, tutto andrà a finire nel migliore dei modi

4 ( di un cantante, un attore, ecc.) esercitarsi; fare esercizio

5 ( di un atleta, un pugile, ecc.) allenarsi □ to work out one's fate, essere l'artefice del proprio destino □ (mat.) to work out a sum, fare una somma □ I'll work things out, metto a posto le cose io; ci penso io; sistemo tutto io □ Things are working out well for him, la faccenda (o l'affare) si mette bene per lui.

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