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1 work
I 1. [wɜːk]1) (physical or mental activity) lavoro m.to be at work on sth. — lavorare a qcs., essere occupato a fare qcs.
to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete
2) (occupation) lavoro m., occupazione f., mestiere m.to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione
to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso
to be off work with flu — essere a casa con l'influenza, essere assente a causa dell'influenza
to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro
3) (place of employment) lavoro m.to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare
4) (building, construction) lavori m.pl. (on a)5) (papers)to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) lavoro m.; (artwork, novel, sculpture) lavoro m., opera f. (by di); (study) lavoro m., studio m. (by di; on su); (research) lavoro m., ricerche f.pl. (on su)is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?
7) (effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.2) (building work) lavori m.3) colloq. (everything)3. II 1. [wɜːk]1) (drive)to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn
2) (labour)to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte
3) (operate) fare funzionare, azionare [computer, equipment]4) (exploit commercially) sfruttare [land, mine]5) (have as one's territory) [ representative] coprire, fare [ region]6) (consume)to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]
I've worked things so that... — ho sistemato le cose in modo che
9) (fashion) lavorare [clay, metal]10) (embroider) ricamare [ design] ( into su)11) (manoeuvre)to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]
12) (exercise) fare lavorare [ muscles]13) (move)to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]
to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]
2.it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]
1) (engage in activity) lavorareto work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale
to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio
to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]
2) (function) funzionareto work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica
3) (act, operate)it doesn't o things don't work like that le cose non funzionano così; to work in sb.'s favour to work to sb.'s advantage giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qcn.; to work against sb. to work to sb.'s disadvantage — giocare, tornare a sfavore di qcn
4) (be successful) [ treatment] essere efficace, fare effetto; [detergent, drug] agire, essere efficace; [plan, argument] funzionare3.1) (labour)2) (rouse)to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
•- work in- work off- work on- work out- work to- work up••* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) lavoro2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) lavoro3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) lavoro4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) opera5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) lavoro6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) lavoro2. verb1) (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.) lavorare, far lavorare2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) lavorare3) (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.) funzionare, far funzionare4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funzionare5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avanzare faticosamente6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) diventare7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) lavorare•- - work- workable
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- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.)2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) meccanismo•- 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* * *I 1. [wɜːk]1) (physical or mental activity) lavoro m.to be at work on sth. — lavorare a qcs., essere occupato a fare qcs.
to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete
2) (occupation) lavoro m., occupazione f., mestiere m.to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione
to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso
to be off work with flu — essere a casa con l'influenza, essere assente a causa dell'influenza
to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro
3) (place of employment) lavoro m.to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare
4) (building, construction) lavori m.pl. (on a)5) (papers)to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) lavoro m.; (artwork, novel, sculpture) lavoro m., opera f. (by di); (study) lavoro m., studio m. (by di; on su); (research) lavoro m., ricerche f.pl. (on su)is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?
7) (effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.2) (building work) lavori m.3) colloq. (everything)3. II 1. [wɜːk]1) (drive)to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn
2) (labour)to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte
3) (operate) fare funzionare, azionare [computer, equipment]4) (exploit commercially) sfruttare [land, mine]5) (have as one's territory) [ representative] coprire, fare [ region]6) (consume)to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]
I've worked things so that... — ho sistemato le cose in modo che
9) (fashion) lavorare [clay, metal]10) (embroider) ricamare [ design] ( into su)11) (manoeuvre)to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]
12) (exercise) fare lavorare [ muscles]13) (move)to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]
to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]
2.it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]
1) (engage in activity) lavorareto work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale
to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio
to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]
2) (function) funzionareto work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica
3) (act, operate)it doesn't o things don't work like that le cose non funzionano così; to work in sb.'s favour to work to sb.'s advantage giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qcn.; to work against sb. to work to sb.'s disadvantage — giocare, tornare a sfavore di qcn
4) (be successful) [ treatment] essere efficace, fare effetto; [detergent, drug] agire, essere efficace; [plan, argument] funzionare3.1) (labour)2) (rouse)to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
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3 ♦ (to) admit
♦ (to) admit /ədˈmɪt/A v. t.1 ammettere; riconoscere; confessare: to admit defeat, riconoscere la propria sconfitta; to admit having paid bribes, ammettere di aver pagato tangenti; He admitted five charges, si riconobbe colpevole di cinque capi d'accusa; I admit I was too hasty, riconosco di essere stato troppo precipitoso2 ammettere; accettare; lasciar entrare: to be admitted to Oxford University, essere ammesso all'università di Oxford; We were admitted free, ci hanno lasciato entrare gratis; l'ingresso era gratuito3 ( di biglietto, ecc.) consentire l'ingresso a; essere valido per: This ticket only admits to the park, questo biglietto consente solo l'ingresso al parco; Admits two, valido per due persone5 accettare come valido; accogliere: to admit a claim, accogliere un reclamo; (leg.) to admit evidence, accettare proveB v. i.1 – to admit of, ammettere; lasciare adito a: to admit of a delay, ammettere un ritardo; It admits of no doubt, non lascia adito a dubbi2 – to admit to, ammettere; riconoscere: to admit to a crime, riconoscersi colpevole di un crimine; I admit to being sceptical about it, riconosco di essere scettico in proposito; ammetto il mio scetticismo3 – to admit to, dare accesso a: This door admits to the back garden, questa porta dà accesso al giardino sul retro.NOTA D'USO: - to admit to do o to admit doing?- -
4 ♦ (to) admit
♦ (to) admit /ədˈmɪt/A v. t.1 ammettere; riconoscere; confessare: to admit defeat, riconoscere la propria sconfitta; to admit having paid bribes, ammettere di aver pagato tangenti; He admitted five charges, si riconobbe colpevole di cinque capi d'accusa; I admit I was too hasty, riconosco di essere stato troppo precipitoso2 ammettere; accettare; lasciar entrare: to be admitted to Oxford University, essere ammesso all'università di Oxford; We were admitted free, ci hanno lasciato entrare gratis; l'ingresso era gratuito3 ( di biglietto, ecc.) consentire l'ingresso a; essere valido per: This ticket only admits to the park, questo biglietto consente solo l'ingresso al parco; Admits two, valido per due persone5 accettare come valido; accogliere: to admit a claim, accogliere un reclamo; (leg.) to admit evidence, accettare proveB v. i.1 – to admit of, ammettere; lasciare adito a: to admit of a delay, ammettere un ritardo; It admits of no doubt, non lascia adito a dubbi2 – to admit to, ammettere; riconoscere: to admit to a crime, riconoscersi colpevole di un crimine; I admit to being sceptical about it, riconosco di essere scettico in proposito; ammetto il mio scetticismo3 – to admit to, dare accesso a: This door admits to the back garden, questa porta dà accesso al giardino sul retro.NOTA D'USO: - to admit to do o to admit doing?-
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