matarse en algo

matarse trabajando o a trabajar — to kill o.s. with work

los zapatos me están matando — these shoes are killing me *

me mata tener que trabajar en sábado — it's a pain having to work on a Saturday *

¿se van a casar? ¡me has matado! — they're getting married? you're kidding! *

no matarás — (Rel) thou shalt not kill

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame

matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)

es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)

cuando se entere me mata — she'll kill me when she finds out (colloq)

me mata tener que estudiar tanto — it kills me having to study so much (colloq)

me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)

estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn

me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)

se mató trabajando — he nearly killed himself working (colloq)

hubo que matar al caballo — the horse had to be put down o destroyed

entrar a matar — (Taur) to go in for the kill

entre todos la mataron (y ella sola se murió) — (fr hecha) they are all to blame

matarlas — (Chi fam) to blow it (colloq)

es para matarlos — I could murder o kill them (colloq)

cuando se entere me mata — she'll kill me when she finds out (colloq)

me mata tener que estudiar tanto — it kills me having to study so much (colloq)

me mataste, no tengo ni idea! — (fam) you've really got me there, I haven't a clue! (colloq)

estar or llevarse a matar — to be at daggers drawn

me maté estudiando or (Esp) a estudiar — I studied like crazy o mad (colloq)

se mató trabajando — he nearly killed himself working (colloq)

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

if you say that again, I'll break your neck — (colloq) si vuelves a decir eso te rompo la crisma (fam)

to be up to one's neck in something — (colloq)

she's up to her neck in workouble — está hasta aquí de trabajo/problemas (fam)

they're up to their necks in debt — deben hasta la camisa (fam)

to break one's neck — ( work hard) (colloq) matarse (trabajando), deslomarse (fam); (lit: in accident) desnucarse*, romperse* el cuello

to breathe down somebody's neck — (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien

to get it o catch it in the neck — (colloq) llevarse una buena (fam)

to risk one's neck — (colloq) jugarse* or arriesgar* el pellejo (fam)

to stick one's neck out — (colloq) aventurarse, arriesgarse*; (before n) <muscle, injury> del cuello; save I 1) a)

my/this neck of the woods — (colloq) mis/estos pagos (fam)

• neck and neck — a la par, parejos

to be neck and neck — [horses, runners, competitors] ir a la par, ir parejos

• the back of the neck — la nuca

• to break one's neck — (lit) desnucarse

to break sb's neck — (fig) romper or partir el cuello a algn

• to win by a neck — ganar por una cabeza

• they threw him out neck and crop — le pusieron de patitas en la calle *

• she fell on his neck — se le colgó del cuello

• to risk one's neck — jugarse el pellejo or el tipo *

• to save one's neck — salvar el pellejo or el tipo *

• to be in sth up to one's neck * — (trouble, plot etc) estar metido hasta el cuello en algo *

to be up to one's neck (in work) * — estar hasta arriba de trabajo *

• to wring sb's neck * — (fig) retorcer el pescuezo a algn *

I'll wring your neck! * — ¡te voy a retorcer el pescuezo! *

in your neck of the woods * — por tu zona

in this neck of the woods * — por estos pagos *

if you say that again, I'll break your neck — (colloq) si vuelves a decir eso te rompo la crisma (fam)

to be up to one's neck in something — (colloq)

she's up to her neck in work/trouble — está hasta aquí de trabajo/problemas (fam)

they're up to their necks in debt — deben hasta la camisa (fam)

to break one's neck — ( work hard) (colloq) matarse (trabajando), deslomarse (fam); (lit: in accident) desnucarse*, romperse* el cuello

to breathe down somebody's neck — (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien

to get it o catch it in the neck — (colloq) llevarse una buena (fam)

to risk one's neck — (colloq) jugarse* or arriesgar* el pellejo (fam)

to stick one's neck out — (colloq) aventurarse, arriesgarse*; (before n) <muscle, injury> del cuello; save I 1) a)

my/this neck of the woods — (colloq) mis/estos pagos (fam)

jdm auf die Beine helfen (fig) — echarle una mano a alguien

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• to do one's work — hacer su trabajo

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

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

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

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

he's hard work * — es una persona difícil

• a piece of work — un trabajo

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

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

• to set to work — ponerse a trabajar

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

• to start work — ponerse a trabajar

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

• to be at work — estar trabajando

accidents at work — accidentes mpl laborales

• to go to work — ir a trabajar

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

• to be in work — tener trabajo

• she's looking for work — está buscando trabajo

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

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

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

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

• on her way to work — camino del trabajo

• good works — obras fpl de caridad

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

• a work of art — una obra de arte

• a literary work — una obra literaria

• a work of reference — un libro de consulta

Ministry of Works — Ministerio m de Obras Públicas

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

• to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

• she works in a bakery — trabaja en una panadería

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

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

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

• it may work against us — podría sernos desfavorable

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

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

• to get sth working — hacer funcionar algo

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

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

• to work loose — desprenderse

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

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

they worked it so that she could come * — lo arreglaron para que viniera

worked flint — piedra f tallada

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

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

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

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

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

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

work area N — área f de trabajo

work camp N — campamento m laboral

work ethic N — ética f del trabajo

work experience N — experiencia f laboral

work file N — fichero m de trabajo

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

work in progress N — trabajo m en proceso

work permit N — permiso m de trabajo

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

work study N — práctica f estudiantil

work surface N — = worktop

work therapy N — laborterapia f, terapia f laboral

work week N — (US) semana f laboral

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

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

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

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

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

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

• causar risa a algn — frm to make sb laugh

• dar risa, daba risa la manera en que lo explicaba — it was so funny the way he told it

• de risa, no es cosa de risa — it's no laughing matter

• entrarle a algn la risa, me entró la risa — I got (a fit of) the giggles

• mover o provocar a algn a risa — frm to make sb laugh

• ¡qué risa!, ¡qué risa! ¿cómo se llama este humorista? — he's hilarious o so funny! what's that comedian's name again?

¡qué risa, casi se cae de culo! — what a laugh o it was so funny o it was such a laugh, she nearly fell on her backside!

• soltar la risa — to burst out laughing

• tomarse algo a risa — to treat sth as a joke

risa floja, risa tonta, me dio o entró la risa floja o tonta — I got (a fit of) the giggles

risas enlatadas — canned laughter sing

una risita nerviosa — a nervous giggle o laugh

la situación es de risa — (iró) the whole situation is a joke (iro)

mearse or cagarse de (la) risa (vulg) — to wet oneself (laughing) (colloq)

morirse or (CS) matarse de (la) risa (fam) — to die laughing (colloq)

estábamos muertos de (la) risa — we were killing ourselves laughing (colloq)

tomarse algo a risa — (fam) to treat something as a joke

una risita nerviosa — a nervous giggle o laugh

la situación es de risa — (iró) the whole situation is a joke (iro)

mearse or cagarse de (la) risa (vulg) — to wet oneself (laughing) (colloq)

morirse or (CS) matarse de (la) risa (fam) — to die laughing (colloq)

estábamos muertos de (la) risa — we were killing ourselves laughing (colloq)

tomarse algo a risa — (fam) to treat something as a joke

Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.