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  • 61 Schinderei

    Schin·de·rei <-, -en> [ʃɪndəʼrai] f
    grind, hard work [or graft], bloody hard work [or graft]; ( Brit)
    Jahre der \Schinderei years of slavery [or hard graft]

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > Schinderei

  • 62 trabajo1

    1 = employment, endeavour [endeavor, -USA], job, labour [labor, -USA], leg work, occupation, task, work, working environment, workload [work load], pursuit, workmanship, footwork, handwork, professional position, working practice, pursuit in life, handiwork, lifework, line of business, toil, industry.
    Ex. Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
    Ex. Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
    Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
    Ex. An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
    Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter, the catalog card, and much leg work, but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.
    Ex. Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.
    Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
    Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
    Ex. This article examines the various features now available on copiers and comments on the usefulness in a working environment.
    Ex. Each of these changes, if we were to deal with them in an adequate manner, create severe workload problems for the cataloging department.
    Ex. What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
    Ex. William R Lethaby, the architect who had Westminster Abbey in his charge for over twenty years, once said 'Art is thoughtful workmanship'.
    Ex. If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.
    Ex. The newspaper's suppression after the first issue was not, as some historians have declared, the handwork of Massachusetts' Puritan clergy = La supresión del periódico después de su primer número no fue, como algunos historiadores han declarado, por la intervención del clero puritano de Massachussetts.
    Ex. In virtually all of her professional positions she has been involved with the handling of documents.
    Ex. While many believe that print on paper will never die, new formats are already changing working practice in many spheres.
    Ex. People who are blind, regardless of their pursuit in life, will not have access to current information, books, learning, or education opportunities unless all libraries and blindness organizations agree to work together.
    Ex. Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.
    Ex. This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
    Ex. The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.
    Ex. Furthermore, the computer can be used, and is already being used, to eliminate drudgery, busywork, and useless toil in library systems.
    Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
    ----
    * acoso en el trabajo = workplace mobbing.
    * agenda de trabajo = work agenda.
    * agobiado de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * ahorrar el trabajo de = save + effort in.
    * almuerzo de trabajo = work luncheon.
    * ámbito de trabajo = field of endeavour.
    * amor al trabajo = love of work.
    * ansiedad en el trabajo = job anxiety, work anxiety.
    * anterior al trabajo = pre-service.
    * anuncio de trabajo = help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * anuncios de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * año de trabajo = man year.
    * ascender en el trabajo = step up + the career ladder.
    * ascenso en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * aspirar a un puesto de trabajo = aspire to + position.
    * asunto relacionado con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work, advance + Posesivo + work.
    * basado en el trabajo en equipo = team-based.
    * bibliografía de trabajo = working bibliography.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en el trabajo de referencia = reference librarianship.
    * bolsa de trabajo = labour exchange, job opportunities, employment bureau, employment centre, employment opportunity, job centre, job pool.
    * borrador de trabajo = working paper.
    * buscador de trabajo = job applicant, job seeker.
    * buscar trabajo = seek + employment.
    * buscar trabajo en la calle = work + the streets.
    * campo de trabajo = field of endeavour.
    * campo de trabajos forzados = labour camp, forced labour camp.
    * cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].
    * carga de trabajo = workload [work load].
    * centro de trabajo = workplace.
    * cobrar en un trabajo = job + pay.
    * comenzar el turno de trabajo = go on + duty.
    * comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.
    * compañero de trabajo = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker.
    * complementos del trabajo = fringe benefits, fringes.
    * conciliación del trabajo y la familia = reconciliation of work and family.
    * con demasiado trabajo = overworked.
    * condiciones del contrato de trabajo = terms of employment.
    * condiciones de trabajo = working conditions.
    * con mucho trabajo = painfully.
    * conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.
    * con trabajo = in post.
    * contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo = hire on a first-come, first-take basis.
    * contrato de trabajo = contract position.
    * conversación de trabajo = shop talk.
    * costar mucho trabajo = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.
    * costar trabajo = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.
    * cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.
    * cuestión relacionada con el trabajo = work-related issue.
    * dar permiso en el trabajo = give + time off work.
    * dar trabajo = present + burden.
    * dedicar trabajo = expend + effort.
    * definición de trabajo = working definition.
    * dejar a Alguien sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.
    * dejar el trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post, quit + Posesivo + job, jump + ship.
    * dejar sin trabajo = put + Nombre + out of work.
    * dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.
    * dejar un trabajo = quit, resign + Posesivo + post.
    * denominación del puesto de trabajo = job title, occupational title.
    * dentro del mismo trabajo = intraoccupational.
    * derecho del trabajo = employment law.
    * desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.
    * descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.
    * desempeñar un trabajo = exercise + work.
    * despedir del trabajo = make + redundant.
    * después del horario de trabajo = after hours [after-hours].
    * de trabajo = working.
    * día del trabajo = Labour Day.
    * día de trabajo = working day.
    * día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.
    * diario automático de trabajo = time log.
    * dignidad del trabajo = dignity of work.
    * dinámica de trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribución del trabajo = workflow [work flow].
    * distribuir el trabajo = spread + the load.
    * división del trabajo = division of labour.
    * documento de trabajo = working document, working draft.
    * eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.
    * elaborar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.
    * eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * empresa de trabajo = industrial affiliation.
    * encomendar un trabajo a Alguien = assign + job.
    * encontrar trabajo = find + a job.
    * encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.
    * en el horario de trabajo = on company time.
    * en el trabajo = on-the-job, at work.
    * enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.
    * enseñanza en el trabajo = in-service education.
    * entorno de trabajo = working environment, work environment.
    * entrevista de trabajo = job interview.
    * equipo de trabajo = study team, project team, work team.
    * esclavo del trabajo = workaholic.
    * escribir un trabajo = write + essay.
    * espacio de trabajo = workspace.
    * específico de un trabajo concreto = job-specific.
    * estación de trabajo = workstation [work station], desktop workstation.
    * estación de trabajo remota = outstation.
    * estadía de trabajo = work visit.
    * estar mareado de tanto trabajo = be reeling.
    * estar relacionado con el trabajo = be work related.
    * estar saturado de trabajo = work to + capacity.
    * estar sin trabajo = stay out of + work.
    * estrategia que ahorra trabajo = labour saver.
    * estrés en el trabajo = job stress.
    * evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo = evaluate + work performance.
    * excedencia en el trabajo = leave of absence.
    * ficha de trabajo = worksheet, project worksheet.
    * formación continua en el trabajo = workplace training, workplace learning.
    * formación en el trabajo = in-service training, in-service education, in-service, on-the-job training, in-service support.
    * funciones del puesto de trabajo = position + entail + duty.
    * grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.
    * grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.
    * guía de trabajo = working guide.
    * hábito de trabajo = work habit, working habit.
    * hablar del trabajo = talk + shop.
    * hacer + Posesivo + trabajo = get on with + Posesivo + work.
    * hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado = do (all) + the donkey work.
    * hacer un buen trabajo = do + a good job.
    * hacer un trabajo = do + work, do + job.
    * hacer un trabajo sobre = do + a project about.
    * hasta aquí de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * hasta el cuello de trabajo = up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
    * herramienta de trabajo = tool, tool.
    * hora de trabajo = man-hour.
    * horario de trabajo = hours of operation, working hours, work hours.
    * horario intenso de trabajo = long hours, the.
    * horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados = over-long hours.
    * igualdad de oportunidad en el trabajo = equal employment opportunity.
    * igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de valor comparable = equal pay for comparable work.
    * igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de igual valor = equal pay for equal work.
    * incentivo en el trabajo = work incentive, labour incentive.
    * indicador del trabajo realizado = workload indicator.
    * intercambio de puestos de trabajo = job exchange.
    * jornada de trabajo = workshop.
    * liberar del exceso de trabajo = relieve + overload.
    * liberar de trabajo = relieve + pressure.
    * línea de trabajo = line of work.
    * llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad = call in + sick.
    * llegar tarde al trabajo = be late for work.
    * lugar de trabajo = affiliation, institutional affiliation, working environment, workplace, place of work, worksite [work site], home institution.
    * lugar de trabajo del autor = author affiliation.
    * magistratura del trabajo = industrial tribunal.
    * marco de trabajo = framework.
    * medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.
    * memoria de trabajo = working memory.
    * mercado de trabajo = labour market, job market.
    * mercado de trabajo, el = employment market, the.
    * mesa de trabajo = desk, study table.
    * método de trabajo = working method.
    * Ministerio de Trabajo = Department of Labor.
    * modelo de trabajo = working model, business model.
    * mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * negligente en el trabajo = malpractitioner.
    * neurosis producida por el trabajo = occupational neurosis.
    * NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
    * no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.
    * norma de trabajo = working rule.
    * no tener trabajo = be unemployed.
    * obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.
    * ocupar un puesto de trabajo = assume + position, take up + post, hold + post.
    * oferta de trabajo = job advertisement, job offer, help wanted ad, help wanted notice.
    * ofertas de trabajo = help-wanted advertising.
    * oportunidad de trabajo = career opportunity.
    * organización del trabajo = workflow [work flow], working arrangement.
    * paquete de trabajo = workpackage.
    * para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.
    * pérdida de puestos de trabajo = squeeze on jobs.
    * permiso de trabajo = work permit.
    * permuta de trabajo = job exchange.
    * persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios = hatchetman.
    * persona obsesiva con el trabajo = workoholic [workholic], workaholic.
    * persona que asigna el trabajo = assigner.
    * persona que deja un trabajo = leaver.
    * persona que reparte el trabajo = assigner.
    * personas sin trabajo remunerado, los = unwaged, the.
    * plan de trabajo = research agenda, work plan, working plan, work schedule.
    * política de trabajo = policy.
    * postura exigida por el trabajo = work posture.
    * proceso de trabajo = work process.
    * programa de formación en el trabajo = in-service training program(me).
    * programa de trabajo = work schedule.
    * programa de trabajo como interno residente = residency.
    * promoción en el trabajo = job promotion.
    * propuesta de trabajo = project proposal.
    * proyecto de trabajo = work project.
    * puente de trabajo = catwalk.
    * puesto de trabajo = appointment, position, post, opening, career path, professional position, position held.
    * puesto de trabajo de libre designación = line position.
    * puesto de trabajo ocupado = position held.
    * puestos de trabajo ocupados = positions held.
    * quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.
    * realizar el trabajo = get + Posesivo + work done.
    * realizar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.
    * realizar un trabajo = perform + work, undertake + work.
    * realizar un trabajo monótono = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone.
    * red de trabajo = peer-to-peer network.
    * relacionado con el trabajo = job-related, work-related.
    * relación de trabajo = working relation, working relationship, work relationship, work relation.
    * relativo al trabajo = occupational.
    * rendimiento en el trabajo = work performance.
    * reunión de trabajo = business meeting, business session.
    * ropa de trabajo = work clothes.
    * rutina de trabajo = work process.
    * sala de trabajo = workroom.
    * salir del trabajo = clock off + work.
    * salud en el trabajo = occupational health.
    * satisfacción en el trabajo = job satisfaction, work satisfaction.
    * segregación en el trabajo = job segregation, employment segregation.
    * seguridad en el trabajo = safety at work, occupational safety.
    * sesión de trabajo = work session, working session.
    * sicología del trabajo = occupational psychology.
    * sin trabajo = jobless.
    * sobrecargado de trabajo = overworked.
    * sociología del trabajo = sociology of work.
    * soliciante de trabajo = job applicant.
    * solicitud de trabajo = job application.
    * superficie de trabajo = working surface, work surface.
    * taller de trabajo = workshop, study school.
    * taller de trabajo esclavo = sweatshop.
    * taller de trabajo sobre composición = writing workshop.
    * tener trabajo para rato = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * tener un segundo trabajo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * tener un trabajo = hold down + job.
    * tener un trabajo remunerado = be gainfully employed.
    * tener un trabajo retribuido = be gainfully employed.
    * tensión en el trabajo = job stress.
    * tensión producida por el trabajo = occupational stress.
    * terminar turno de trabajo = come off + duty.
    * toda una vida de trabajo = a lifetime of work.
    * tomarse excedencia en el trabajo = take + leave from + employment.
    * tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.
    * tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off work.
    * tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo = take + time off, take + time out.
    * trabajo académico = academic work.
    * trabajo a destajo = piecework.
    * trabajo a distancia = telecommuting, teleworking, telework.
    * trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.
    * trabajo a medias = job share.
    * trabajo artesanal = craftsmanship.
    * trabajo a tiempo parcial = part-time work, part-time employment, part-time job.
    * trabajo atípico = atypical work.
    * trabajo autónomo = self-employment.
    * trabajo bibliográfico = bibliographic work.
    * trabajo bibliotecario = library work.
    * trabajo burocrático = paper-keeping.
    * trabajo científico = scientific work, scholarly work.
    * trabajo compartido = job sharing.
    * trabajo complicado = major exercise.
    * trabajo con documentación automatizada = computer-based information work.
    * trabajo conjunto = interworking.
    * trabajo con ordenador = computer work.
    * trabajo cotidiano = daily work.
    * trabajo creativo = creative work.
    * trabajo de alfabetización = literacy work.
    * trabajo de apoyo = escort work.
    * trabajo de calidad = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].
    * trabajo de campo = fieldwork [field work].
    * trabajo de catalogación = cataloguing work.
    * trabajo de chinos = fiddly [fiddlier -comp., fiddliest -sup.].
    * trabajo de clase = term paper, coursework [course work], term project, homework.
    * trabajo de detective = sleuthing.
    * trabajo de escolta = escort work.
    * trabajo de impresión = bookwork.
    * trabajo de impresión de material efímero = ephemeral jobbing.
    * trabajo de información y de las bibliotecas = library and information work.
    * trabajo de investigación = investigative work, research paper, research work.
    * trabajo de la casa = housework.
    * trabajo de menores = child labour.
    * trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.
    * trabajo de préstamo de servicios = service job.
    * trabajo de referencia = reference work.
    * trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.
    * trabajo detectivesco = sleuthing.
    * trabajo de toda una vida = life's work, lifework.
    * trabajo diario = day's work, daily work.
    * trabajo doméstico = domestic duty, domestic work, domestic task.
    * trabajo duro = hard labour, thirsty work, hard work.
    * trabajo duro, mucho trabajo = hard graft.
    * trabajo editorial = editorship.
    * trabajo en archivística = archives work.
    * trabajo en colaboración = interworking.
    * trabajo en común = interworking.
    * trabajo en curso = work in progress.
    * trabajo en equipo = teamwork, collaborative teamwork, team management.
    * trabajo en red = networking.
    * trabajo en sucio = rough work.
    * trabajo entre manos, el = work at hand, the.
    * trabajo eventual = jobbing.
    * trabajo físico = physical work.
    * trabajo improductivo = busywork.
    * trabajo individual = independent study, self-study.
    * trabajo infantil = child labour, child work.
    * trabajo ininterrumpido = continuous work.
    * trabajo manual = craft, craft activity, handiwork, manual labour.
    * trabajo monótono = drudge work, drudgery.
    * trabajo + no faltar = have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre, have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
    * trabajo no remunerado = unpaid work, unremunerated work.
    * trabajo pesado = grind, grinding, donkey work.
    * trabajo por cuenta propia = self-employment.
    * trabajo por libre = freelance [free-lance].
    * trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta = freelance [free-lance].
    * trabajo por turnos = shift work.
    * trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.
    * trabajo preliminar = groundwork, legwork, spadework [spade work].
    * trabajo previo = groundwork, spadework [spade work].
    * trabajo remunerado = work-for-hire, paid work, paid labour.
    * trabajo rutinario = chore, routine work, mundane task.
    * trabajos = life's work.
    * trabajos de impresión de material efímero = jobbing work.
    * trabajos de rescate = rescue work.
    * trabajos forzados = forced labour, hard labour.
    * trabajo social = social work.
    * trabajo sucio = dirty work.
    * trabajo sumergido = informal work.
    * trabajo temporal = temporary job, casual job.
    * trabajo urgente = hurried work, rush job.
    * trabajo y esfuerzo = toil and trouble.
    * turno de trabajo de atención al usuario = desk duty.
    * un trabajo bien hecho = a job well done.
    * uso compartido de mesas de trabajo = hot desking.
    * útil de trabajo = tool.
    * vida en el trabajo = job life.
    * visita de trabajo = field trip.

    Spanish-English dictionary > trabajo1

  • 63 Knochenarbeit

    f umg. hard labo(u)r, back-breaking work
    * * *
    Knọ|chen|ar|beit
    f
    hard graft (inf)
    * * *
    Kno·chen·ar·beit
    f (fam) backbreaking work no indef art, no pl, BRIT a. hard graft no indef art, no pl
    * * *
    die (ugs.) back-breaking work
    * * *
    Knochenarbeit f umg hard labo(u)r, back-breaking work
    * * *
    die (ugs.) back-breaking work

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Knochenarbeit

  • 64 skin

    skin
    1. noun
    1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) piel
    2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) piel, cáscara
    3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) película

    2. verb
    (to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) despellejar, desollar
    - skin flick
    - skin-tight
    - by the skin of one's teeth
    skin n piel
    tr[skɪn]
    ■ she has light/dark skin tiene la piel clara/morena
    2 (of animal) piel nombre femenino, pellejo; (pelt) piel nombre femenino; (hide) cuero (curtido)
    3 (of fruit, vegetable) piel nombre femenino; (hard) cáscara, corteza; (peeling) monda, mondadura
    4 (of sausage) pellejo
    5 (on paint) telilla, capa fina; (on milk, custard, etc) nata
    6 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (of plane etc) revestimiento
    1 (animal, fish) desollar, despellejar
    2 (fruit, vegetable) pelar
    3 (elbow, knee) arañar, rascar, hacerse un rasguño en
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    it's no skin off my nose a mí me da lo mismo, a mí me trae sin cuidado
    to be all skin and bone(s) estar en los huesos
    to get under somebody's skin (annoy) irritar a alguien, crispar (los nervios) a alguien, sacar a alguien de quicio
    to have a thick skin ser poco sensible
    to have a thin skin ser muy susceptible
    to jump out of one's skin llevarse un susto
    to save one's own skin salvar el pellejo
    to skin somebody alive desollar vivo,-a a alguien
    skin care cuidado de la piel
    skin cream crema para la piel
    skin disease enfermedad nombre femenino de la piel, dermatosis nombre femenino
    skin diving buceo, submarinismo
    skin graft injerto cutáneo
    skin test cutirreacción nombre femenino
    skin ['skɪn] vt, skinned ; skinning : despellejar, desollar
    skin n
    1) : piel f, cutis m (de la cara)
    dark skin: piel morena
    2) rind: piel f
    n.
    • corteza s.f.
    • cuero s.m.
    • cutis s.m.
    • dermis s.f.
    • hollejo s.m.
    • monda s.f.
    • pelleja s.f.
    • pellejo s.m.
    • piel s.m.
    v.
    • cicatrizarse v.
    • descortezar v.
    • desollar v.
    • despellejar v.
    • excoriar v.
    • pelar v.

    I skɪn
    a) u ( of person) piel f; (esp of face; in terms of quality, condition) cutis m, piel f; ( in terms of color) tez f, piel f

    to be all skin and bones — estar* hecho un esqueleto, estar* en los huesos

    to get under somebody's skin — (colloq) crisparle los nervios a alguien, sacar* a alguien de quicio

    to have a thick/thin skin — ser* insensible/muy sensible a las críticas

    to have somebody under one's skin — (colloq) estar* loco por alguien (fam)

    to jump o leap out of one's skin: I nearly jumped out of my skin when... casi me muero del susto cuando... (fam); (before n) < disease> de la piel, cutáneo; skin graft — injerto m (cutáneo); save I 1) a)

    b) u c (of animal, bird, fish) piel f
    c) u c (of tomatoes, plums, sausage) piel f; (of potatoes, bananas) piel f, cáscara f
    d) u (on milk, custard) nata f; ( on paint) capa f dura

    II
    a) \<\<animal\>\> despellejar, desollar*

    to skin somebody alive — desollar* vivo a alguien, arrancarle* la piel a tiras a alguien

    skin the tomatoes — quíteles la piel a los tomates, pele los tomates

    b) ( scrape) \<\<knee/elbow\>\> despellejar, pelar
    [skɪn]
    1. N
    1) [of person] piel f ; [of face] cutis m ; (=complexion) tez f
    - be skin and bone
    - jump out of one's skin
    - save one's skin
    - have a thick/thin skin
    - get under sb's skin
    2) [of animal] piel f, pellejo m ; (as hide) piel f, cuero m
    3) [of fruit, vegetable] piel f, cáscara f ; (discarded) mondaduras fpl
    4) (=crust) (on paint, milk pudding) nata f
    5) (for wine) odre m
    6) (Aer, Naut) revestimiento m
    7) * = skinhead
    8) (Drugs) ** (=cigarette paper) papelillo * m, papel m de fumar
    2. VT
    1) [+ animal] despellejar, desollar

    I'll skin him alive! — (fig) ¡lo voy a matar! *, ¡lo voy a desollar vivo!

    - keep one's eyes skinned for sth
    2) [+ fruit] pelar, quitar la piel a; [+ tree] descortezar
    3) (=graze)

    to skin one's knee/elbow — desollarse la rodilla/el codo

    4) ** (=steal from) despellejar, esquilmar
    3.
    CPD

    skin cancer N — cáncer m de piel

    skin care N — cuidado m de la piel

    skin colour N — (=colour of one's skin) color m de la piel; (=shade) color m natural

    skin disease N — enfermedad f de la piel

    skin diver N — buceador(a) m / f, buzo mf, submarinista mf

    skin diving N — buceo m, submarinismo m

    skin flick * N — película f porno *

    skin freshener N — tónico m para la piel

    skin game * N — (US) estafa f

    skin graft(ing) N — injerto m de piel

    skin test N — prueba f de piel

    skin trade * N — publicación f de revistas porno

    skin wound N — herida f superficial

    * * *

    I [skɪn]
    a) u ( of person) piel f; (esp of face; in terms of quality, condition) cutis m, piel f; ( in terms of color) tez f, piel f

    to be all skin and bones — estar* hecho un esqueleto, estar* en los huesos

    to get under somebody's skin — (colloq) crisparle los nervios a alguien, sacar* a alguien de quicio

    to have a thick/thin skin — ser* insensible/muy sensible a las críticas

    to have somebody under one's skin — (colloq) estar* loco por alguien (fam)

    to jump o leap out of one's skin: I nearly jumped out of my skin when... casi me muero del susto cuando... (fam); (before n) < disease> de la piel, cutáneo; skin graft — injerto m (cutáneo); save I 1) a)

    b) u c (of animal, bird, fish) piel f
    c) u c (of tomatoes, plums, sausage) piel f; (of potatoes, bananas) piel f, cáscara f
    d) u (on milk, custard) nata f; ( on paint) capa f dura

    II
    a) \<\<animal\>\> despellejar, desollar*

    to skin somebody alive — desollar* vivo a alguien, arrancarle* la piel a tiras a alguien

    skin the tomatoes — quíteles la piel a los tomates, pele los tomates

    b) ( scrape) \<\<knee/elbow\>\> despellejar, pelar

    English-spanish dictionary > skin

  • 65 trabajar

    v.
    1 to work (en empleo, tarea) (hierro, barro, tierra).
    ¿de qué trabaja? what does she do (for a living)?
    trabajar de/en to work as/in
    trabajar en una empresa to work for a firm
    ponerse a trabajar to get to work
    Ellos trabajan hoy They work today.
    Ellos trabajan la madera They work the wood.
    2 to act (Cine & Teatro).
    ¡qué bien trabajan todos! the acting is really good!
    3 to sell, to stock (vender) (producto, género, marca).
    4 to work on or at.
    5 to run.
    Eso trabaja con gasolina That runs on gasoline.
    6 to operate.
    El condensador trabaja The condenser operates.
    7 to work out for.
    Me trabajó el diagrama The diagram worked out for me.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to work
    2 (en obra, película) to act, perform
    ■ ¿quién trabaja en la obra? who's in the play?
    3 figurado (soportar) to be under stress
    1 (materiales) to work (on)
    2 (idea, idioma, etc) to work on
    3 (la tierra) to till
    4 COCINA (pasta) to knead
    1 (idea, idioma, etc) to work on
    2 figurado (a alguien) to persuade
    \
    trabajar a alguien para que haga algo to talk somebody into doing something, try to persuade somebody to do something
    trabajar a destajo to do piecework
    trabajar como un,-a condenado,-a / trabajar como una bestia familiar to slave away
    trabajar de to be, work as
    trabajar de balde to work for nothing
    trabajar el hierro / trabajar la madera to work iron / work wood
    trabajar en balde familiar to work in vain
    trabajar por horas to be paid by the hour
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VI
    1) [persona] to work

    • trabajar de algo — to work as sth

    • trabajar en algo, ¿en qué trabajas? — what's your job?

    ¿ha trabajado antes en diseño gráfico? — do you have any previous work experience in graphic design?

    • trabajar por horas — to work by the hour

    • trabajar jornada completa — to work full-time

    • trabajar por hacer algo, estamos trabajando por conseguir nuestros derechos — we are working towards getting our rights

    • trabajar a tiempo parcial — to work part-time

    2) (=funcionar) [fábrica] to work; [máquina] to run, work

    • hacer trabajar, si quiere hacer trabajar su dinero llámenos — if you want to make your money work for you, give us a call

    3) [tierra, árbol] to bear, yield
    2. VT
    1) [+ tierra, cuero, madera] to work; [+ masa] to knead; [+ ingredientes] to mix in
    2) [+ detalle, proyecto] to work on; [+ mente] to exercise
    3) (Com) (=vender) to sell
    4) [+ caballo] to train
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) ( en empleo) to work

    trabajar jornada completa or a tiempo completo — to work full-time

    trabajar media jornada or (AmL) medio tiempo or (Esp) a tiempo parcial — to work part-time

    ¿en qué trabajas? — what do you do (for a living)?

    trabaja en publicidad — she works o is in advertising

    trabajar DE or COMO algo — to work as something

    2) (en tarea, actividad) to work

    trabajar como una bestia or un negro or (un) chino — to work like a slave

    3) ( actuar) to act, perform

    ¿quién trabaja en la película? — who are the actors o who's in the movie?

    4) (operar, funcionar) to work
    2.
    1)
    a) <campo/tierra> to work
    b) <madera/cuero> to work
    c) < masa> ( con las manos) to knead, work; ( con tenedor) to mix
    2) <género/marca> to sell, stock
    3) (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on
    4) (fam) ( intentar convencer) < persona> to work on (colloq)
    3.
    trabajarse v pron (fam)
    a) <premio/ascenso> to work for
    b) (enf) (fam) < persona> to work on (colloq)
    * * *
    = function, work.
    Ex. The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.
    Ex. He represents how much can be accomplished by someone who has worked from the outside.
    ----
    * acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.
    * dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.
    * dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
    * dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
    * deslomarse trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
    * empezar a trabajar = take + job.
    * en edad de trabajar = working-age.
    * espacio para trabajar = workspace.
    * estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar = student assistant, student aid.
    * familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.
    * forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.
    * hacer que Alguien trabaje exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.
    * manera de trabajar = work practice.
    * matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
    * menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos = tool palette.
    * mientras se trabaja = on-the-job.
    * ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.
    * ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.
    * que trabaja desde casa = home-based.
    * que trabajan para él = in its employ.
    * seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.
    * seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.
    * seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.
    * seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.
    * terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.
    * trabajando = in post.
    * trabajando con ahínco = hard at work.
    * trabajando intensamente = hard at work.
    * trabajando mucho = hard at work.
    * trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.
    * trabajar a distancia = telecommute.
    * trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.
    * trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.
    * trabajar Algo exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.
    * trabajar al propio ritmo de Uno = work at + Posesivo + own pace.
    * trabajar a partir de = work forward.
    * trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.
    * trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.
    * trabajar como residente = intern.
    * trabajar como una hormiguita = beaver away.
    * trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.
    * trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.
    * trabajar con = operate to, get into.
    * trabajar conjuntamente = work + back to back, interwork.
    * trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.
    * trabajar con tesón = work + hard.
    * trabajar de = serve as.
    * trabajar de aprendiz con Alguien = apprentice.
    * trabajar de día y de noche = work + day and night.
    * trabajar de sol a sol = burn + the candle at both ends, work (a)round + the clock.
    * trabajar día y noche = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death, work (a)round + the clock.
    * trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.
    * trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.
    * trabajar en = make + a life's work of.
    * trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.
    * trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).
    * trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.
    * trabajar en equipo = work as + a team.
    * trabajar en grupo = team.
    * trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).
    * trabajar en red = network.
    * trabajar estrechamente = work + closely together.
    * trabajar hacia atrás = work backward.
    * trabajar hacia delante = work forward.
    * trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.
    * trabajar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.
    * trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.
    * trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.
    * trabajar intensamente = work + hard.
    * trabajar juntos = work together, pull together.
    * trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.
    * trabajar mejor = work + best.
    * trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.
    * trabajar mucho = work + hard.
    * trabajar noche y día = work + day and night.
    * trabajar para = in the employ of, act for.
    * trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal = underload.
    * trabajar por turnos = work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.
    * trabajar sin descanso = work off + Posesivo + shoes, work (a)round + the clock.
    * trabajar sin parar = work (a)round + the clock.
    * trabajar sin preocupaciones = work along.
    * trabajar sin respiro = work at + full tilt.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) ( en empleo) to work

    trabajar jornada completa or a tiempo completo — to work full-time

    trabajar media jornada or (AmL) medio tiempo or (Esp) a tiempo parcial — to work part-time

    ¿en qué trabajas? — what do you do (for a living)?

    trabaja en publicidad — she works o is in advertising

    trabajar DE or COMO algo — to work as something

    2) (en tarea, actividad) to work

    trabajar como una bestia or un negro or (un) chino — to work like a slave

    3) ( actuar) to act, perform

    ¿quién trabaja en la película? — who are the actors o who's in the movie?

    4) (operar, funcionar) to work
    2.
    1)
    a) <campo/tierra> to work
    b) <madera/cuero> to work
    c) < masa> ( con las manos) to knead, work; ( con tenedor) to mix
    2) <género/marca> to sell, stock
    3) (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on
    4) (fam) ( intentar convencer) < persona> to work on (colloq)
    3.
    trabajarse v pron (fam)
    a) <premio/ascenso> to work for
    b) (enf) (fam) < persona> to work on (colloq)
    * * *
    = function, work.

    Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.

    Ex: He represents how much can be accomplished by someone who has worked from the outside.
    * acabar de trabajar = clock off + work.
    * dejar de trabajar temporalmente = career break.
    * dejarse el pellejo trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
    * dejarse la piel trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
    * deslomarse trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
    * empezar a trabajar = take + job.
    * en edad de trabajar = working-age.
    * espacio para trabajar = workspace.
    * estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar = student assistant, student aid.
    * familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan = two-parent working family.
    * forma de trabajar = working practice, work practice, business model.
    * hacer que Alguien trabaje exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.
    * manera de trabajar = work practice.
    * matarse trabajando = work + Reflexivo + to death, work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
    * menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos = tool palette.
    * mientras se trabaja = on-the-job.
    * ponerse a trabajar en serio = get on with + Posesivo + work, buckle down to, pull up + Posesivo + socks, pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.
    * ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia = strike out on + Posesivo + own.
    * que trabaja desde casa = home-based.
    * que trabajan para él = in its employ.
    * seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación = work (a)round + limitation, work (a)round + constraints.
    * seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.
    * seguir trabajando así = keep up + the good work.
    * seguir trabajando bien = keep up + the good work.
    * terminar de trabajar = clock off + work.
    * trabajando = in post.
    * trabajando con ahínco = hard at work.
    * trabajando intensamente = hard at work.
    * trabajando mucho = hard at work.
    * trabajar a cambio de nada = work for + nothing.
    * trabajar a distancia = telecommute.
    * trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal = work + unsocial hours.
    * trabajar a horas intespestivas = work + unsocial hours.
    * trabajar Algo exhaustivamente = work + Nombre + to death.
    * trabajar al propio ritmo de Uno = work at + Posesivo + own pace.
    * trabajar a partir de = work forward.
    * trabajar como persona en prácticas = intern.
    * trabajar como prostituta en la calle = work + the streets.
    * trabajar como residente = intern.
    * trabajar como una hormiguita = beaver away.
    * trabajar como un bellaco = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.
    * trabajar como un loco = work off + Posesivo + shoes.
    * trabajar con = operate to, get into.
    * trabajar conjuntamente = work + back to back, interwork.
    * trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.
    * trabajar con tesón = work + hard.
    * trabajar de = serve as.
    * trabajar de aprendiz con Alguien = apprentice.
    * trabajar de día y de noche = work + day and night.
    * trabajar de sol a sol = burn + the candle at both ends, work (a)round + the clock.
    * trabajar día y noche = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death, work (a)round + the clock.
    * trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.
    * trabajar duro = labour [labor, -USA], toil, slave away.
    * trabajar en = make + a life's work of.
    * trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.
    * trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).
    * trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.
    * trabajar en equipo = work as + a team.
    * trabajar en grupo = team.
    * trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).
    * trabajar en red = network.
    * trabajar estrechamente = work + closely together.
    * trabajar hacia atrás = work backward.
    * trabajar hacia delante = work forward.
    * trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.
    * trabajar hasta muy tarde = burn + the midnight oil.
    * trabajar horas extraordinarias = work + overtime.
    * trabajar horas extras = work + overtime.
    * trabajar intensamente = work + hard.
    * trabajar juntos = work together, pull together.
    * trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día = work (a)round + the clock.
    * trabajar mejor = work + best.
    * trabajar muchas horas al día = work + long hours.
    * trabajar mucho = work + hard.
    * trabajar noche y día = work + day and night.
    * trabajar para = in the employ of, act for.
    * trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal = underload.
    * trabajar por turnos = work on + a rota, work on + a rota system, work + shifts.
    * trabajar sin descanso = work off + Posesivo + shoes, work (a)round + the clock.
    * trabajar sin parar = work (a)round + the clock.
    * trabajar sin preocupaciones = work along.
    * trabajar sin respiro = work at + full tilt.

    * * *
    trabajar [A1 ]
    vi
    A (en un empleo) to work
    empiezo a trabajar mañana I start work tomorrow
    ¿a qué hora entras a trabajar ? what time do you start work?
    el lunes no se trabaja Monday is a holiday
    trabajar por su cuenta or por cuenta propia to be self-employed
    los que trabajamos jornada completa or a tiempo completo those of us who work full-time
    trabajar fuera (de casa) or ( AmL) trabajar afuera to go out to work
    trabajar en las minas/en el campo to work in o down the mines/on the land
    trabaja para una compañía extranjera she works for a foreign company
    trabajan a jornal fijo they are paid a fixed daily rate
    trabaja bien aunque le falta experiencia she does her job well o she's a good worker although she lacks experience
    los ponían a trabajar desde niños they were sent out to work from an early age
    trabajar EN algo:
    ¿en qué trabajas? what do you do (for a living)?, what line are you in?, what sort of work do you do?
    trabaja en publicidad she works in o she is in advertising
    trabajar DE or COMO algo to work AS sth
    trabaja de camarero por las noches he works as a waiter in the evenings
    B (en una tarea, actividad) to work
    deja de perder el tiempo y ponte a trabajar stop wasting time and start doing some work o get working
    voy a ir a trabajar un poco a la biblioteca I'm going to go and do some work in the library
    trabajó mucho he worked hard
    nos han tenido trabajando todo el día they've kept us (hard) at it all day ( colloq)
    trabajar EN algo to work ON sth
    estoy trabajando en una novela I'm working on a novel
    trabajamos en la búsqueda de una solución we are working on o working to find a solution
    trabajar EN CONTRA DE/ POR algo:
    trabajamos en contra de la aprobación de la ley we are working to prevent o we are trying to stop the law being passed
    siempre ha trabajado por la paz she has always worked for peace o to promote peace
    trabajar como una bestia or un negro or un enano or un chino ( fam); to work like a slave, to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)
    C (actuar) to act, perform
    ¿quién trabaja en la película? who's in the movie?, who are the actors in the movie?
    ella trabaja muy bien she's a very good performer o actress o she's very good
    trabajó en una película de Saura he was in one of Saura's films
    D
    (operar, funcionar): la empresa trabaja a pérdida the company is running o operating at a loss
    la fábrica está trabajando a tope the factory is working o operating at full capacity
    tienen mucha maquinaria ociosa, sin trabajar they have a lot of spare machinery standing idle
    los motores trabajan al máximo al despegar the engines work o operate o run at full throttle during take off
    haga trabajar su dinero make your money work for you
    hemos logrado que las mareas trabajen para nosotros we have succeeded in harnessing the tides
    el tiempo trabaja en contra nuestra/en nuestro favor time is (working) against us/is on our side
    un problema que hace trabajar el cerebro a problem which exercises the mind
    ■ trabajar
    vt
    A
    1 ‹masa› (con las manos) to knead, work; (con un tenedor) to mix
    2 ‹madera/cuero/oro› to work
    3 ‹campo/tierra› to work
    B ‹género/marca› to sell, stock
    C (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on
    hay que trabajar la escena final we must work on the last scene
    tengo que trabajarlo un poco más I have to work on it a bit more o do some more work on it
    D ( fam) (intentar convencer) to work on ( colloq)
    ( fam)
    1 ‹premio/ascenso› to work for
    2 ( enf) ( fam); ‹persona› to work on ( colloq)
    todavía me lo estoy trabajando I'm still working on him
    * * *

     

    trabajar ( conjugate trabajar) verbo intransitivo
    1 ( en general) to work;

    trabajar jornada completa or a tiempo completo to work full-time;
    trabajar media jornada to work part-time;
    trabajar mucho to work hard;
    ¿en qué trabajas? what do you do (for a living)?;
    estoy trabajando en una novela I'm working on a novel;
    trabajar DE or COMO algo to work as sth
    2 ( actuar) to act, perform;
    ◊ ¿quién trabaja en la película who's in the movie?

    verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹campo/tierra/madera› to work


    2 (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on
    trabajar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 to work: trabaja de secretaria, she works as a secretary
    trabaja en los astilleros, she works in the shipyard
    trabaja bien, he's a good worker
    2 Cine (actuar) to act: en esta película trabaja mi actriz favorita, my favourite actress is in this movie
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (pulir, ejercitar, estudiar) to work on: tienes que trabajar más el estilo, you have to work on your style
    2 (la madera) to work
    (un metal) to work
    (la tierra) to work, till
    (cuero) to emboss
    2 (comerciar) to trade, sell: nosotros no trabajamos ese artículo, we don't stock that item
    ' trabajar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ánimo
    - bestia
    - bregar
    - cuenta
    - equipo
    - hecha
    - hecho
    - herniarse
    - hormiguita
    - pausa
    - por
    - señorito
    - seria
    - serio
    - vida
    - aunque
    - balde
    - bartola
    - burro
    - campo
    - chequeo
    - clandestinidad
    - comisión
    - deber
    - demasiado
    - deprisa
    - desgana
    - desmayo
    - destajo
    - duro
    - exceder
    - exceso
    - firme
    - grupo
    - huevada
    - ir
    - jornada
    - jornal
    - junto
    - justificar
    - mucho
    - noche
    - rápido
    - servir
    - sistema
    English:
    act
    - agree
    - attuned to
    - away
    - beaver away
    - bone
    - branch out
    - burn
    - bustle
    - clock
    - cut out
    - done
    - dungarees
    - entitlement
    - exercise
    - expect
    - face
    - finger
    - fit
    - flag
    - for
    - free
    - get down to
    - graft
    - habit
    - hard
    - hindrance
    - keep at
    - knock off
    - knuckle down
    - labour
    - mad
    - mean
    - midnight
    - model
    - must
    - nonstop
    - object
    - often
    - overwork
    - pack up
    - plod
    - probation
    - pull together
    - ridesharing
    - set
    - settle down
    - shift
    - slave
    - slog
    * * *
    ♦ vi
    1. [tener un empleo] to work;
    no trabajes tanto you shouldn't work so hard;
    trabajar a tiempo parcial/completo to work part time/full time;
    ¿de qué trabaja? what does she do (for a living)?;
    trabaja de o [m5] como taxista he's a taxi driver, he works as a taxi driver;
    trabajar de autónomo to be self-employed;
    trabajar de voluntario to do voluntary work;
    trabajar en una empresa to work for a firm;
    trabaja en personal she works in personnel;
    trabaja para una multinacional she works for a multinational;
    trabajar por horas to work by the hour;
    trabajar por cuenta propia/ajena to be self-employed/an employee;
    Am
    trabajar afuera to work outside the home;
    Am
    trabajar en casa to work at o from home
    2. [realizar una tarea] to work;
    tiene que trabajar más si quiere aprobar she has to work harder if she wants to pass;
    ponerse a trabajar to get to work;
    está trabajando en un nuevo guión he's working on a new script;
    trabajamos mucho con empresas japonesas we do a lot of business with Japanese companies
    3. [actor] to act;
    trabajaba en “Vértigo” she was in “Vertigo”;
    ¡qué bien trabajan todos! the acting is really good!
    4. [funcionar] to work;
    la central nuclear trabaja ya a pleno rendimiento the nuclear power station is now operating at maximum capacity;
    los pulmones son los que trabajan it demands a lot of your lungs;
    hacer trabajar una máquina to load a machine;
    hacer trabajar un músculo to exercise a muscle
    ♦ vt
    1. [hierro, barro, madera, cuero] to work;
    [la tierra, el campo] to work; [masa] to knead
    2. [vender] [producto, género, marca] to sell, to stock;
    sólo trabajamos esta marca we only sell o stock this brand
    3. [mejorar] to work on o at;
    debes trabajar la pronunciación you need to work on o at your pronunciation;
    trabajar los músculos to build up one's muscles
    4. Fam [convencer]
    trabajar a alguien (para que haga algo) to work on sb (to get them to do sth)
    * * *
    I v/i work;
    trabajar de camarero work as a waiter
    II v/t work; tema, músculos work on;
    trabajar media jornada work part-time
    * * *
    1) : to work
    trabaja mucho: he works hard
    trabajo de secretaria: I work as a secretary
    2) : to strive
    trabajan por mejores oportunidades: they're striving for better opportunities
    3) : to act, to perform
    trabajar en una película: to be in a movie
    1) : to work (metal)
    2) : to knead
    3) : to till
    4) : to work on
    tienes que trabajar el español: you need to work on your Spanish
    * * *
    trabajar vb to work
    ¿de qué trabajas? what do you do?

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  • 66 duro

    Del verbo durar: ( conjugate durar) \ \
    duro es: \ \
    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    duró es: \ \
    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
    Multiple Entries: durar     duro
    durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
    a) [reunión/guerra/relación] to last;
    ◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?
    b) [coche/zapatos] to last
    c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a
    durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
    duro 1 -ra adjetivo 1 ( en general) hard; ‹ carne› tough; ‹ pan› stale; 2 ‹luz/voz› harsh; ‹ facciones› hard, harsh 3
    a) (severo, riguroso) harsh;
    ‹ juego› rough, hard; una postura más dura a tougher line
    b) (difícil, penoso) ‹trabajo/vida› hard, tough;

    duro 2 adverbio (esp AmL) ‹trabajar/estudiar/llover› hard; ‹ hablar› (Col, Ven) loudly
    duro 3 sustantivo masculino ( en España) (Hist) five-peseta coin
    durar verbo intransitivo
    1 to last
    2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
    duro,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 hard: ... y también dos huevos duros,... and also two hard-boiled eggs
    2 (insensible, intransigente) harsh, hard: su mirada era dura, her look was harsh
    3 (violento, brusco) rough: aguanté una dura reprimenda, I endured a rough reprimand
    II m (moneda) five-peseta coin
    III adverbio hard ' duro' also found in these entries: Spanish: bregar - canto - disco - dura - durante - edificación - golpe - huevo - larga - largo - mollera - oído - pelar - roer - sobremesa - suela - tarugo - aplastar - entrado - noviazgo - pesado - piedra - rock - tieso English: achieve - blow - broke - celebration - cold-hearted - dammit - disc - disk - easy - elbow-grease - empire - exacting - exertion - graft - grill - gristle - hard - hard disk - hard porn - hard-boiled - hard-core - harsh - hawkish - lack - last - long - nail - not - nougat - nut - penny - punishing - recognition - rough - rugged - second - severe - slog - stale - stark - stiff - sweat - thrive - toil - tough - tough-minded - arduous - boil - dense - firm

    English-spanish dictionary > duro

  • 67 knochenhart

    I Adj. umg. rock-hard; fig. SPORT tough as old boots
    II Adv. gefroren etc.: rock-hard; fig. trainieren: very hard; knochenhart spielen oder zu Sache gehen SPORT play a very hard game
    * * *
    knọ|chen|hạrt (inf)
    1. adj
    rock-hard; (fig) Job, Kerl really tough
    2. adv
    vorgehen ruthlessly; trainieren, fordern, verhandeln rigorously
    * * *
    kno·chen·hart
    [ˈknɔxn̩ˈhart]
    (fam)
    I. adj
    1. (sehr hart) rock-hard fam
    2. (anstrengend) extremely hard [or strenuous
    3. (unnachgiebig) pigheaded pej
    eine \knochenharte Forderung a tough demand
    II. adv
    \knochenhart arbeiten to work extremely hard, to graft away BRIT
    * * *
    Adjektiv (ugs.) rock-hard
    * * *
    A. adj umg rock-hard; fig SPORT tough as old boots
    B. adv gefroren etc: rock-hard; fig trainieren: very hard;
    zu Sache gehen SPORT play a very hard game
    * * *
    Adjektiv (ugs.) rock-hard

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > knochenhart

  • 68 Schinderei

    Schinderei f GEN, POL hard graft
    * * *
    f <Geschäft, Pol> hard graft

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  • 69 klotzen

    v/i umg.
    1. go the whole hog, go all out; (viel Geld ausgeben) lash (Am. splash) out; klotzen, nicht kleckern! think big!, no half measures!
    2. (hart arbeiten) slog away, put in some hard graft, Am. use some elbow grease
    * * *
    klọt|zen ['klɔtsn]
    1. vt (inf)

    Hochhäuser in die Stadt klotzen — to throw up skyscrapers in the town

    2. vi (sl)
    (= hart arbeiten) to slog (away) (inf)
    See:
    * * *
    klot·zen
    [ˈklɔtsən]
    I. vi
    1. (hart arbeiten) to slog [away] fam; (schnell arbeiten) to work like hell fam [or fam! stink
    2. (Mittel massiv einsetzen)
    ▪ [bei etw dat] \klotzen to splurge [out] on sth fam, to splash [or BRIT fam push the boat] out [on sth]
    3.
    ▶ \klotzen, nicht kleckern to think big, to do things in a big way
    II. vt
    ▪ [jdm] etw irgendwohin \klotzen to stick [or shove] sth up somewhere fam
    * * *
    intransitives Verb (ugs.): (großzügig vorgehen) lash out in a big way (coll.); s. auch kleckern 1. 3)
    * * *
    klotzen v/i umg
    1. go the whole hog, go all out; (viel Geld ausgeben) lash (US splash) out;
    klotzen, nicht kleckern! think big!, no half measures!
    2. (hart arbeiten) slog away, put in some hard graft, US use some elbow grease
    * * *
    intransitives Verb (ugs.): (großzügig vorgehen) lash out in a big way (coll.); s. auch kleckern 1. 3)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > klotzen

  • 70 Viecherei

    f; -, -en; umg.
    1. (Schufterei) hard graft, (real) grind, hell of a job Sl.
    2. (Gemeinheit) dirty trick
    * * *
    Vie|che|rei [fiːçə'rai]
    f -, -en (inf)
    1) (= Quälerei) torture no indef art (inf)
    2) (= grober Scherz) rotten trick
    * * *
    Viecherei f; -, -en; umg
    1. (Schufterei) hard graft, (real) grind, hell of a job sl
    2. (Gemeinheit) dirty trick

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Viecherei

  • 71 currar

    v.
    1 to work (informal). (peninsular Spanish)
    2 to rip off.
    * * *
    1 argot to grind, slave, graft
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)
    a) ( trabajar) to work
    b) ( pegar) to thump (colloq)
    2.
    currar vt (RPl fam) to rip... off (colloq)
    * * *
    = work.
    Ex. He represents how much can be accomplished by someone who has worked from the outside.
    ----
    * currárselo = work + hard.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo (Esp fam)
    a) ( trabajar) to work
    b) ( pegar) to thump (colloq)
    2.
    currar vt (RPl fam) to rip... off (colloq)
    * * *
    = work.

    Ex: He represents how much can be accomplished by someone who has worked from the outside.

    * currárselo = work + hard.

    * * *
    currar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 ( Esp fam) (trabajar) to work
    2 ( Esp fam) (pegar) to thump ( colloq)
    ■ currar
    vt
    ( RPl fam) to rip … off ( colloq)
    * * *

    currar verbo intransitivo familiar Esp to work
    ' currar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    graft
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. Esp [pegar] to beat up
    2. RP [estafar] to rip off
    ♦ vi
    Esp [trabajar] to work
    * * *
    v/i fam
    work

    Spanish-English dictionary > currar

  • 72 работа

    1. work ( без pl.); a piece/job of work
    (труд) labour
    (на комисия и пр.) proceedings
    единица работа физ. a unit of work
    тежка работа hard work, toil
    умствена работа mental work, brainwork, head-work
    къщна/домакинска работа household work, chores
    каторжна работа hard labour, penal servitude
    полска работа field work, work in the fields
    еднообразна/неблагодарна работа treadmill
    съвместна работа collaboration, joint work
    бавна работа slow work, a slow job/process
    бърза работа an urgent job
    работа на час time-work
    когато съм/остана без работа when I have nothing to do
    залавям се за работа set to work, get down to work
    спирам/преустановявам работа stop work/working, knock off work (for the day)
    имаме много работа we're very busy, we're kept hard at work
    добре извършена работа a fine/good piece of work/workmanship
    зле извършена работа a clumsy/shoddy piece of work, a badly done job
    заплетена/завързана работа a catchy bit of work
    това се казва работа that's smart work, that's a good job
    стая/помещение за работа workroom
    ако си нямаш друга работа if you have nothing better to do
    2. (занятие, служба, задължение) job, employment, work; occupation, business; line
    редовна/постоянна работа regular/steady work, a regular/full-time job
    работа с непълно работно време a part-time job
    случайни/дребни работи odd jobs
    работа на парче piece-work
    работа на акорд вж. акорд
    гледам/върша си работата do o.'s job
    постъпвам на работа go to work (в in, at) при фирма и пр. (for, with), take a job (in, at)
    търся работа look for work/a job
    намирам/давам работа на provide/find a job for; find work for
    без работа съм, нямам работа be out or work/of a job, be unemployed
    оставам без работа be left jobless, become unemployed, be out of a job/of work
    твоя работа е да it's your job/duty to
    това е доходна работа this business pays well, this is a lucrative business/job
    започвам самостоятелна работа start o.'s own business, start on o.'s own
    no работа on business
    говоря по работа speak on business
    той винаги говори за работа та си he's always talking shop
    този човек си знае работата this man knows his business/knows what he is about
    3. (нещо) thing
    (въпрос) affair, matter, business
    не пипай неговите работи don't touch his things/belongings
    работите вървят на добре things are improving, things are getting better
    тази работа е отдавна забравена this affair is past and done with
    странна/загадъчна работа a strange business
    работата не се свършва с това there's more to it than that
    4. mind your own business
    това е моя работа this is my own affair/business
    това не е моя работа this is no concern of mine
    не е твоя работа it's none of your business
    твоя работа е да it's up to you to
    не е наша работа да, не ни е работа да it's not for us to
    работата е сигурна/опечена разг. it's in the bag
    несигурна работа разг. a bird in the bush
    работата излезе неопечена разг. the cake is dough
    работата се усложнява things are getting complicated/involved
    празна работа,вятър работа nonsense, rubbish, fudge
    занимавам се с празна/безполезна работа разг. hold a candle to the sun, mill the wind
    не е там работата that's not the point; it's quite a different thing/matter
    там е работата, там е цялата работа that's just the point
    работата е там, че the point is that
    значи такава е работа та so that's how things stand
    * * *
    ра̀бота,
    ж., -и 1. само ед. work ( без pl.); a piece/job of work; ( труд) labour; (на комисия и пр.) proceedings; ако си нямаш друга \работаа if you have nothing better to do; без \работаа idle; бърза \работаа urgent job; всичката му \работаа е такава that’s his style; he mucks up everything; денонощна \работаа twenty-four- hour service; round-the-clock service; единица \работаа физ. a unit of work; еднообразна/неблагодарна \работаа treadmill; заплетена/завързана \работаа a catchy bit of work; зле извършена \работаа a clumsy/shoddy piece of work; извънредна \работаа overtime (work); извънщатна \работаа freelance work; имаме много \работаа we’re very busy, we’re kept hard at work; каторжна \работаа hard labour, penal servitude; когато съм/остана без \работаа when I have nothing to do; колкото да се намирам на \работаа just to have s.th. to do; къщна/домакинска \работаа chores; на \работаа at work; нямам бърза \работаа I’m in no hurry; обществена \работаа public/volunteer/social work; принудителна \работаа forced labour; \работаа в автономен режим off-line operation; \работаа в извънработно време overtime work; \работаа в неавтономен режим on-line operation; \работаа на час timework; свършвам добра \работаа do a fine day’s work; спирам/преустановявам \работаа knock off work (for the day); стая/помещение за \работаа workroom; това се казва \работаа that’s smart work, that’s a good job;
    2. ( занятие, служба, задължение) job, employment, work; occupation, business; line; sl. grind; ( непривлекателна) graft; без \работаа съм, нямам \работаа be out of work/of a job, be unemployed; гледам/върша си \работаата do o.’s job; говоря по \работаа talk shop; започвам самостоятелна \работаа start on o.’s own; карат го да върши всякаква \работаа he is put to every kind of work; навлизам в \работаата get into the swing of the work; оставам без \работаа be left jobless, become unemployed, be out of a job/of work; по \работаа on business; постоянна \работаа a regular/full-time job; \работаа на парче piece-work; това е доходна \работаа this business pays well, this is a lucrative business/job; този човек си знае \работаата this man knows what he is about;
    3. ( нещо) thing; ( въпрос) affair, matter, business; гледай си \работаата!
    1. mind your own business;
    2. (не се тревожи) don’t worry; занимавам се с празна/безполезна \работаа разг. hold a candle to the sun, mill the wind; значи такава е \работаата so that’s how things stand; как е \работаата? how are you getting along? не е наша \работаа да it’s not for us to; не е там \работаата that’s not the point; it’s quite a different thing/matter; не е твоя \работаа it’s none of your business; не ми е \работаа да ти казвам, но far be it from me to tell you but …; несигурна \работаа разг. a bird in the bush; празна \работаа, вятър \работаа nonsense, rubbish, fudge; \работаата е сигурна/опечена разг. it’s in the bag; \работаата е там, че the point is that; \работаата излезе неопечена разг. the cake is dough; \работаата не се свършва с това there’s more to it than that; тази \работаа е отдавна забравена this affair is past and done with; там е \работаата, там е цялата \работаа that’s just the point; това не е моя \работаа this is no concern of mine;
    4. ( дело, творба) work; ( статия и пр.) paper;
    5. уч. ( писмена) written work, paper, exercise; домашна \работаа home-work, home assignment; класна \работаа test; срочна \работаа a term test;
    6. обикн. мн. ( въпроси, отношения, интереси, дела, мероприятия) affairs, matters; works; селскостопански \работаи farming (operations); укрепителни \работаи воен. defensive works; • ама и аз си нямах друга \работаа, та … I was fool enough to …; влизам в \работаа come in useful/handy; голяма \работаа! ( пренебрежение) big deal! голяма \работаа! ( какво от това) so what! what of it? да си нямаш \работаа с него разг. he’s a tough customer; лесна \работаа! this is all plain/smooth sailing! that’ll be all right! don’t worry about that! we’ll fix it up! амер. sl. that’s pie! не е кой/бог знае каква \работаа, не е голяма \работаа it isn’t much of a job, it isn’t so hard; не е малка \работаа it’s quite a job; не му е чиста \работаата he’s playing an underhand game; отварям някому добра/хубава \работаа lead s.o. a (merry) dance; отварям \работаа на някого give s.o. trouble; \работаата е спукана the game is up; \работаата не е чиста there’s s.th. fishy about this; свърших си \работаата разг. I’ve done my stint; спукана му е \работаата he’s done for; такива ми ти \работаи! that’s the time of it! това се казва \работаа! that’s smart work! хубава \работаа! here’s a pretty mess! you’re a fine one! can you beat it! чудна \работаа! that’s funny! ще си имаме \работаа с него we’ll have trouble with him.
    * * *
    work: house работа - домакинска работа, homework (уч. домашна работа), hard работа - трудна работа, piece-работа - работа на парче, get down to работа - залавям се за работа, He went to работа in a hospital. - Той постъпи на работа в болница., a diploma работа - дипломна работа; business: unsavory работа - мръсна работа, mind your own работа - гледай си работата, It is none of your работа. - Това не е твоя работа., Men usually are speaking on работа. - Мъжете обикновено си говорят по работа.; job: I am looking for a part-time работа. - Търся си почасова работа.; labor (физическа); matter; operation; performance: We appreciate your работа. - Ние високо оценяваме работата Ви.; place; question; stuff{stXf}; task; thing (нещо): a strange работа - странна работа; undertaking (начинание)
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    1. (въпрос) affair, matter, business 2. (занятие, служба, задължение) job, employment, work;occupation, business;line 3. (на комисия и пр.) proceedings 4. (нещо) thing 5. (труд) labour 6. 4) mind your own business 7. 5) (не се тревожи) don't worry 8. no РАБОТА on business 9. work (без pl.);a piece/job of work 10. РАБОТА на акорд вж. акорд 11. РАБОТА на парче piece-work 12. РАБОТА на час time-work 13. РАБОТА с непълно работно време а part-time job 14. РАБОТАта е сигурна/опечена разг. it's in the bag 15. РАБОТАта е там, че the point is that 16. РАБОТАта излезе неопечена разг. the cake is dough 17. РАБОТАта не се свършва с това there's more to it than that 18. РАБОТАта се усложнява things are getting complicated/involved 19. ако си нямаш друга РАБОТА if you have nothing better to do 20. бавна РАБОТА slow work, a slow job/process 21. без РАБОТА idle 22. без РАБОТА съм, нямам РАБОТА be out or work/ of a job, be unemployed 23. бърза РАБОТА an urgent job 24. гледай си РАБОТАта! 25. гледам/върша си РАБОТАта do o.'s job 26. говоря пo РАБОТА speak on business 27. добре извършена РАБОТА a fine/good piece of work/workmanship 28. единица РАБОТА физ. a unit of work 29. еднообразна/неблагодарна РАБОТА treadmill 30. залавям се за РАБОТА set to work, get down to work 31. занимавам се с празна/безполезна РАБОТА разг. hold a candle to the sun, mill the wind 32. заплетена/завързана РАБОТА a catchy bit of work 33. започвам самостоятелна РАБОТА start o.'s own business, start on o.'s own 34. зле извършенаРАБОТА a clumsy/shoddy piece of work, a badly done job 35. значи такава е РАБОТА та so that's how things stand 36. извънредна РАБОТА extra work, overtime (work) 37. имаме много РАБОТА we're very busy, we're kept hard at work 38. каторжна РАБОТА hard labour, penal servitude 39. когато съм/остана без РАБОТА when I have nothing to do 40. колкото да се намирам на РАБОТА just to have s. th. to do 41. къщна/домакинска РАБОТА household work, chores 42. на РАБОТА at work 43. намирам/ давам РАБОТА на provide/find a job for;find work for 44. не е наша РАБОТА да, не ни е РАБОТА да it's not for us to 45. не е там РАБОТАта that's not the point;it's quite a different thing/matter 46. не е твоя РАБОТА it's none of your business 47. не пипай неговите работи don't touch his things/ belongings 48. несигурна РАБОТА разг. а bird in the bush 49. нямам бърза РАБОТА I'm in no hurry 50. обществена РАБОТА public/ social work 51. оставам без РАБОТА be left jobless, become unemployed, be out of a job/of work 52. полска РАБОТА field work, work in the fields 53. постъпвам на РАБОТА go to work (в in, at 54. празна РАБОТА,вятър РАБОТА nonsense, rubbish, fudge 55. при фирма и пр. for, with), take a job (in, at) 56. принудителна РАБОТА forced labour 57. работите вървят на добре things are improving, things are getting better 58. редовна/ постоянна РАБОТА regular/steady work, a regular/ full-time job 59. свършвам добра РАБОТА do a fine day's work 60. случайни/дребни работи odd jobs 61. спирам/преустановявам РАБОТА stop work/ working, knock off work (for the day) 62. стая/помещение за РАБОТА workroom 63. странна/загадъчна РАБОТА a strange business 64. съвместна РАБОТА collaboration, joint work 65. тази РАБОТА е отдавна забравена this affair is past and done with 66. там е РАБОТАта, там е цялата РАБОТА that's just the point 67. твоя РАБОТА е да it's up to you to 68. твоя РАБОТА е да it's your job/ duty to 69. тежка РАБОТА hard work, toil 70. това е доходна РАБОТА this business pays well, this is a lucrative business/job 71. това е моя РАБОТА this is my own affair/business 72. това не е моя РАБОТА this is no concern of mine 73. това се казва РАБОТА that's smart work, that's a good job 74. този човек си знае РАБОТАта this man knows his business/knows what he is about 75. той винаги говори за РАБОТА та си he's always talking shop 76. търся РАБОТА look for work/a job 77. ударнаРАБОТА shock work 78. умствена РАБОТА mental work, brainwork, head-work 79. ще видя каква е РАБОТАта I'll

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  • 73 труд

    labour
    крепостен труд corvee, serf labour
    умствен труд mental/brain work
    тежък труд hard work; toil
    напразен труд waisted/lost labour, wastedeffort
    египетски труд arduous labour, hard toil
    сизифов труд Sisyphean labour
    труд и работна заплата manpower and wages; labour and remuneration
    охрана на труд a labour protection
    (съоръжения) safety devices
    Международна организация на труда International Labour Organization. съкр. ILO
    производителност на труда labour productivity; efficacy
    без труд without (any) difficulty/trouble/effort; hands down
    без много труд without much trouble; with hardly any trouble
    постигам без труд take things in o.'s stride
    давам/правя си труд да take the trouble to (c inf.), give o.s. trouble to, take pains to; trouble to; go to the trouble (of с ger.)
    не си давам труд take it easy; spare o.'s exertions
    не си щадя труд a spare no effort
    много труд си правите за мене I'm putting you to a lot of trouble/inconvenience
    не си правете труд don't trouble/bother
    не сс струва трудът it is not worth the trouble, the game is not worth the candle
    живея от труда си live by o.'s labour
    с труд и постоянство всичко се постига work hard and you'll succeed
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    м., -ове, (два) тру̀да labour; work (и научно съчинение); ( безпокойство) trouble; без много \труд without much trouble; with hardly any trouble; без \труд without (any) difficulty/trouble/effort; hands down; давам/правя си \труд да take the trouble to (с inf.), give o.s. trouble to, take pains to; trouble to; go to the trouble (of с ger.); египетски \труд прен. arduous labour, hard toil; жив \труд direct labour; живея от \труда си live by o.’s labour; крепостен \труд corvée, serf labour; Международна организация на \труда International Labour Organization, съкр. ILO; много \труд си правите за мене I’m putting you to a lot of trouble/inconvenience; наемен \труд wage labour; не си давам \труд take it easy; spare o.’s exertions; не си струва \труда it is not worth the trouble, the game is not worth the candle; не щадя \труда си spare no effort; непосилен наемен \труд wage slavery; тежък \труд hard work; toil; разг. graft; охрана на \труда labour protection; ( съоръжения) safety devices; постигам без \труд take things in o.’s stride; принудителен \труд forced labour, compulsory work; производителност на \труда labour productivity; efficacy; сизифов \труд прен. Sisyphean labour; \труд и работна заплата manpower and wages; labour and remuneration; умствен \труд mental/brain work; физически \труд manual labour; хора на физическия/умствения \труд manual/brain workers.
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    labor: wasted труд - напразен труд, division of труд - разделение на труда, manual труд - физически труд; toil (тежък); work (и научно съчинение): brain труд - умствен труд; (безпокойство): bother: do not труд to call me - не си прави труда да ми се обаждаш; trouble: take the труд to - правя си труда да; effort (усилие)
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    1. (безпокойство) trouble 2. (съоръжения) safety devices 3. labour 4. work (и научно съчинение) 5. Международна организация на ТРУДа International Labour Organization. ськр. ILO 6. ТРУД и работна заплата manpower and wages;labour and remuneration 7. без ТРУД without (any) difficulty/trouble/effort;hands down 8. без много ТРУД without much trouble;with hardly any trouble 9. давам/правя си ТРУД да take the trouble to (c inf.), give o. s. trouble to, take pains to;trouble to;go to the trouble (of c ger.) 10. египетски ТРУД arduous labour, hard toil 11. живея от ТРУДа си live by o.'s labour 12. крепостен ТРУД corvee, serf labour 13. международно разделение на ТРУДа international division of labour 14. много ТРУД си правите за мене I'm putting you to a lot of trouble/inconvenience 15. напразен ТРУД waisted/lost labour, wastedeffort 16. не си давам ТРУД take it easy;spare o.'s exertions 17. не си правете ТРУД don't trouble/bother 18. не си щадя ТРУД а spare no effort 19. не сс струва ТРУДът it is not worth the trouble, the game is not worth the candle 20. охрана на ТРУД a labour protection 21. постигам без ТРУД take things in o.'s stride 22. производителност на ТРУДа labour productivity;efficacy 23. с ТРУД и постоянство всичко се постига work hard and you'll succeed 24. сизифов ТРУД Sisyphean labour 25. тежък ТРУД hard work;toil 26. това му е коствало много ТРУД it (must have) cost him a lot of trouble 27. умствен ТРУД mental/brain work 28. физически ТРУД manual labour 29. хора на умствения ТРУД вж. хора

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  • 74 Plackerei

    f; -, -en; umg. drudgery, grind umg.
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    die Plackerei
    slavery; fag; toil; fagging; drudgery
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    Pla|cke|rei [plakə'rai]
    f -, -en (inf)
    grind (inf)
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    die
    1) (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) donkey-work
    2) (hard or humble work.) drudgery
    3) (hard work.) graft
    4) (hard work: He slept well after his hours of toil.) toil
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    Pla·cke·rei
    <-, -en>
    [plakəˈrai]
    f (fam) slavery no pl, grind no pl
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    Plackerei f; -, -en; umg drudgery, grind umg
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    f.
    drudgery n.
    grind n.

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  • 75 прилежная работа

    Colloquial: graff, graft, grafter, hard graft

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > прилежная работа

  • 76 problema

    m.
    1 problem.
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left
    2 glitch, bug.
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    1 problem
    \
    dar problemas to cause problems
    tener problemas con to have trouble with
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    noun m.
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    1. SM
    1) (=dificultad) problem

    ¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

    2) (Mat) problem
    3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap
    2.
    ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s
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    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

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    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.
    Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
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    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

    Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

    * * *
    1 ( Mat) problem
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem
    nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems
    me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money
    los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)
    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble
    no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it
    * * *

     

    problema sustantivo masculino
    problem;
    ◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

    los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
    no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
    problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos, financial difficulties

    ' problema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - circunscribirse
    - comprensión
    - conciencia
    - concienciarse
    - conjuntamente
    - contingente
    - deforestación
    - desarrollo
    - desforestación
    - desmenuzar
    - diferente
    - drogodependencia
    - eficacia
    - encarar
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enfocar
    - enfocada
    - enfocado
    - enfoque
    - enrevesada
    - enrevesado
    - enunciado
    - inconveniente
    - intrincada
    - intrincado
    - magnitud
    - mano
    - orden
    - plantear
    - presentarse
    - profundizar
    - profundidad
    - radicar
    - raíz
    - remediar
    - remontar
    - replantear
    - resolución
    - resolver
    - robar
    - rompecabezas
    - salida
    - sencilla
    - sencillez
    - sencillo
    - sensibilizar
    - sinsabor
    English:
    answer
    - appreciate
    - appreciation
    - approach
    - approachable
    - arithmetic
    - attack
    - avenue
    - awkward
    - bit
    - bypass
    - can
    - care
    - central
    - come up
    - compound
    - deal with
    - define
    - devil
    - difficulty
    - emerge
    - emotional
    - form
    - formidable
    - graft
    - grapple
    - growing
    - hard
    - hassle
    - ignore
    - issue
    - knotty
    - knowledge
    - land
    - lie
    - magnitude
    - major
    - matter
    - meditate
    - meet with
    - nut
    - object
    - outstanding
    - overcome
    - pin down
    - pose
    - present
    - problem
    - question
    - relation
    * * *
    1. [dificultad] problem;
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;
    no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
    Am
    no te hagas problema don't worry about it
    2. [matemático] problem;
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    * * *
    m problem;
    sin problema without difficulty, without any problems
    * * *
    : problem
    * * *
    problema n problem

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema

  • 77 knochenhart

    kno·chen·hart [ʼknɔxn̩ʼhart]
    ( fam) adj
    1) ( sehr hart) rock-hard ( fam)
    2) ( anstrengend) extremely hard [or strenuous];
    3) ( unnachgiebig) pigheaded ( pej)
    eine \knochenharte Forderung a tough demand
    \knochenhart arbeiten to work extremely hard, to graft away ( Brit)

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > knochenhart

  • 78 or|ka1

    f sgt 1. (oranie pola) ploughing GB, plowing US 2. pot., przen. (ciężka praca) graft pot.
    - orka na ugorze hard graft przen.
    - orka od świtu do nocy working from dawn till dusk
    □ orka płytka Roln. shallow ploughing GB, shallow plowing US
    - orka pogłębiona Roln. subsoiling

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > or|ka1

  • 79 paille

    n. f.
    1. Tirer à la courte paille: To draw straws (in order to decide who will be lumbered with an unpleasant task).
    2. Etre sur la paille: To be 'down on one's uppers', to be penniless. Mettre quelqu'un sur la paille: To drive someone out of business.
    3. Feu de paille: 'Flash in the pan', promising start eventually tailing ofif into failure.
    4. Homme de paille: 'Puppet', front-man who is more often than not made to 'carry the can' when the undertaking he manages, runs into difficulties.
    5. Le chapeau de paille: Deportation to the penal colony of French Guiana. (According to Auguste le Breton it is a direct reference to the hat worn by the 'Papillon-like' convicts during their term of hard-labour.)
      a To get down to some hard graft, to put in some hard work.
      b (of musicians): To serenade diners from table to table in a restaurant.
    7. Allumer la paille (pol.): To 'swoop', to deploy men in force.
    8. Une paille (iron.): A mere trifle. Il s'est payé une tire pour vingt briques, une paille! That twenty-grand car to him is just a drop in the ocean!
    9. Il y en a pour une paille! We're in for quite a long wait! (This expression can also be found as Il y en a pour une paye implying that the wait can last until next payday.)
    10. Faire des pailles: To be unfaithful to one's spouse (also: faire des pailhns or faire des traits).

    Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > paille

  • 80 turbin

    n. m.
    1. 'Graft', work. (According to context, the word can relate to 'hard graft', the 'daily grind', any licit or illicit activity and is often used with a humorous connotation as in Faut que j'aille au turbin! I'll have to go and earn my crust!)
    2. 'Dirty trick', disloyal act. Faire un turbin à quelqu'un: To do the dirty on someone.

    Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > turbin

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