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1 nice work!

nice work!

goed zo!

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2 nice work

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3 nice work!

Общая лексика: здорово!, отлично!

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > nice work!
4 nice

nice [naɪs]

bien ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d) beau ⇒ 1 (a) bon ⇒ 1 (a) joli ⇒ 1 (a) agréable ⇒ 1 (b) sympathique ⇒ 1 (b) gentil ⇒ 1 (c) subtil ⇒ 1 (f)

1 adjective

(a) (expressing approval → good) bien; (→ attractive) beau (belle); (→ pretty) joli; (→ car, picture) beau (belle); (→ food) bon; (→ idea) bon; (→ weather) beau (belle);

∎ they have a nice house ils ont une belle maison;

∎ very nice (visually) très joli; (food) très bon;

∎ to taste nice avoir bon goût;

∎ to smell nice sentir bon;

∎ she was wearing a very nice hat elle portait un très joli chapeau;

∎ she always looks nice elle est toujours bien habillée ou mise;

∎ we had a nice meal on a bien mangé;

∎ it's turned out nice again (weather) il fait encore beau

(b) (pleasant → gen) agréable, bien; (→ person) bien, sympathique;

∎ she's very nice elle est très sympa;

∎ have a nice time amusez-vous bien;

∎ have a nice day! bonne journée!;

∎ it's nice to be back again cela fait plaisir d'être de retour;

∎ (it was) nice meeting you (j'ai été) ravi de faire votre connaissance;

∎ it's not a nice thing to happen to anyone ce n'est pas agréable quand ça arrive;

∎ nice work! beau travail!;

∎ humorous nice work if you can get it c'est un travail agréable, encore faut-il le décrocher;

∎ British familiar nice one! bravo!^□

(c) (kind) gentil, aimable;

∎ to be nice to sb être gentil avec qn;

∎ that's nice of her c'est gentil ou aimable de sa part;

∎ she said some nice things elle a dit des choses gentilles ou aimables;

∎ it's nice of you to say so vous êtes bien aimable de le dire;

∎ he was nice enough to carry my case il a eu la gentillesse ou l'obligeance de porter ma valise

(d) (respectable) bien (élevé), convenable;

∎ nice people don't blow their noses at table les gens bien élevés ne se mouchent pas à table

(e) ironic

∎ he made a nice mess of the job il a fait un travail de cochon;

∎ we're in a nice mess nous sommes dans de beaux draps ou un beau pétrin;

∎ you're a nice one to talk! toi, tu peux parler!;

∎ that's a nice way to talk (to your father)! en voilà une façon de parler (à ton père)!

(f) formal (subtle → distinction, point) subtil, délicat;

∎ that's a very nice point voilà une question délicate

2 adverb

(a) (as intensifier)

∎ nice long holidays des vacances longues et agréables;

∎ a nice cold drink une boisson bien fraîche;

∎ to have a nice long nap faire une bonne sieste;

∎ take it nice and easy allez-y doucement;

∎ nice and warm bien chaud;

∎ it's nice and warm in here il fait bon ici;

∎ it's nice and cool il fait bien frais

(b) (idiom) American

∎ to make nice (to sb) être gentil (avec qn)

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > nice
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work

A n

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

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

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

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

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

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

7 Phys travail m ;

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

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

B works npl

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

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

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

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

D vtr

1 ( drive) to work sb hard surmener qn ;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E vi

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

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

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

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

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

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

F v refl

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

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

Idioms

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

Phrasal verbs

■ work around:

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

■ work in:

▶ work in [sth], work [sth] in

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

2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].

■ work off:

▶ work [sth] off, work off [sth]

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

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

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

■ work on:

▶ work on continuer à travailler ;

▶ work on [sb] travailler ○ ;

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

■ work out:

▶ work out

1 ( exercise) s'entraîner ;

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

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

▶ work out [sth], work [sth] out

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

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

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

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

5 ( exhaust) épuiser [mine, soil] ;

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

■ work over ○:

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

■ work to:

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

■ work up:

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

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

▶ work up [sb], work [sb] up

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

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

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work [wɜ:k]

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

1 noun

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ it's thirsty work ça donne soif;

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to find work trouver du travail;

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

∎ to be in work travailler, avoir un emploi;

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

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

∎ to take time off work prendre des congés;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ on her way home from work en rentrant du travail

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ a work of art une œuvre d'art;

∎ works of fiction des ouvrages de fiction

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

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

(h) (deed) œuvre f, acte m;

∎ good works bonnes œuvres fpl;

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

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

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

(i) (effect) effet m;

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

(j) Physics travail m

2 intransitive verb

A.

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

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

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

∎ we work hard nous travaillons dur;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) (be employed) travailler;

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

∎ I work in advertising je travaille dans la publicité;

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

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

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

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

∎ Industry to work to rule faire la grève du zèle

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

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

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

(d) (study) travailler, étudier;

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

(e) (use a specified substance) travailler;

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

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

B.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ it worked brilliantly ça a très bien marché;

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

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

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

(d) (act) agir;

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

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

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

C.

(a) (reach a condition or state gradually)

∎ to work loose se desserrer;

∎ to work free se libérer;

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

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

(c) (ferment) fermenter

3 transitive verb

A.

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

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

∎ you work yourself too hard tu te surmènes;

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

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

(b) (pay for with labour or service)

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

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

(c) (carry on activity in)

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

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

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

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

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

(d) (achieve, accomplish)

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

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

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

∎ to work miracles faire ou accomplir des miracles;

∎ to work wonders faire merveille;

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

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

B.

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

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

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

(b) (manoeuvre)

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

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

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

(c) (by slow progression)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(d) familiar (contrive) s'arranger;

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

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

C.

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

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

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

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

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

(b) (rub)

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

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

(c) (excite, provoke)

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

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

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1 plural noun

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

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

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

∎ road works travaux mpl; (sign) travaux;

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

2 noun

(a) Industry (factory) usine f;

∎ a printing works une imprimerie;

∎ a gas works une usine à gaz;

∎ price ex works prix m sortie usine

(b) familiar (everything)

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

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

∎ American to shoot the works jouer le grand jeu;

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

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

5 at work

1 adjective

(a) (person)

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

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

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

(b) (having an effect)

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

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

2 adverb

(at place of work)

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

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

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

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

works band fanfare m (d'une entreprise);

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

American work coat blouse f;

works committee, works council comité m d'entreprise;

work ethic = exaltation des valeurs liées au travail;

work experience stage m (en entreprise);

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

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

Computing work file fichier m de travail;

work flow déroulement m des opérations;

work group groupe m de travail;

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

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

work permit permis m de travail;

Computing work sheet feuille f de travail;

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

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

work surface surface f de travail;

American work week semaine f de travail

➲ work away intransitive verb

travailler;

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

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

➲ work down intransitive verb

glisser;

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

➲ work in separable transitive verb

(a) (incorporate) incorporer;

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

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

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

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

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

➲ work off separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

(b) (debt, obligation)

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

➲ work on

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (person) essayer de convaincre;

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

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

(b) (task, problem)

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

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

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

(c) (use as basis)

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

2 intransitive verb

(continue to work) continuer à travailler

➲ work out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (discharge fully) acquitter en travaillant;

∎ to work out one's notice faire son préavis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to work out a solution trouver une solution;

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

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

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

(e) (figure out) arriver à comprendre;

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

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

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

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

(f) (mine, well) épuiser

2 intransitive verb

(a) (happen) se passer;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c) (amount to)

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

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

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

∎ electric heating works out expensive le chauffage électrique revient cher

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

➲ work over separable transitive verb

(a) American (revise) revoir, réviser

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

➲ work round

1 intransitive verb

(a) (turn) tourner;

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

(b) figurative (in conversation)

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

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

2 separable transitive verb

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

➲ work through

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (insert) faire passer à travers

(b) (progress through)

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

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

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

2 inseparable transitive verb

(a) (continue to work)

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

(b) (resolve)

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

➲ work up

1 separable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

(b) (develop) développer;

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

∎ to work up an appetite se mettre en appétit;

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

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

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

(c) (idiom)

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

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

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

2 intransitive verb

(a) (clothing) remonter

(b) (build up)

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

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

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

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

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nice [naɪs]

1. adjective

   a. ( = pleasant) [person] sympathique ; [view, weather, day, thing, smile, voice] beau ( belle f) ; [holiday] agréable ; [smell, taste, meal, idea] bon

• he seems like a nice person il a l'air sympathique

• it's nice here on est bien ici

• to smell nice sentir bon

• to taste nice avoir bon goût

• you look very nice tu es très bien

• you look nice in that dress cette robe te va bien

• a nice little house une jolie petite maison

• it would be nice if... ce serait bien si...

• it would be nice to know what they intend to do j'aimerais bien savoir ce qu'ils ont l'intention de faire

• nice to see you ça fait plaisir de vous voir

• nice to have met you ça m'a fait plaisir de faire votre connaissance

• nice to meet you! (inf) enchanté !

• a nice cup of coffee un bon petit café

• have a nice day! bonne journée !

• we had a nice evening nous avons passé une bonne soirée

• did you have a nice time at the party? vous vous êtes bien amusés à la soirée ?

   b. ( = kind) gentil ( to sb avec qn)

• he was perfectly nice about it il a bien pris la chose

• that wasn't nice of you ce n'était pas gentil de votre part

• it's nice of you to do that c'est gentil à vous de faire cela

• to say nice things about sb/sth dire du bien de qn/sur qch

   c. ( = respectable) [person, behaviour, expression, book, film] convenable

• not nice peu convenable

• that's not nice! ça ne se fait pas !

• nice girls don't do that les filles bien élevées ne font pas ce genre de chose

   d. (used as intensifier) (inf) a nice bright colour une belle couleur vive

• to have a nice cold drink boire quelque chose de bien frais

• he gets nice long holidays il a la chance d'avoir de longues vacances

• we had a nice long chat nous avons bien bavardé

► nice and...

• to get up nice and early se lever de bonne heure

• we'll take it nice and easy on va y aller doucement

• it's so nice and peaceful here c'est tellement paisible ici

• I like my coffee nice and sweet j'aime mon café bien sucré

• it's nice and warm outside il fait bon dehors

   e. (ironic) joli

• you're in a nice mess vous voilà dans un joli pétrin (inf)

• here's a nice state of affairs! c'est du joli !

• that's a nice way to talk! c'est sympa (inf) ce que tu dis ! (ironique)

• you're so stupid! -- oh that's nice! ce que tu peux être stupide ! -- merci pour le compliment !

• nice friends you've got! ils sont bien, tes amis !

2. compounds

► nice-looking adjective beau ( belle f)

• he's nice-looking il est beau garçon

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[naɪs]
adjective

1) ( enjoyable) agréable

it would be nice to do — ce serait bien de faire

did you have a nice time? — tu t'es bien amusé?

nice weather isn't it? — beau temps, n'est-ce pas?

a nice cool drink — une boisson bien fraîche

it's nice and sunny — il fait beau

to have a nice long chat — bien bavarder

nice work if you can get it! — hum il y en a qui ont de la veine! (colloq)

nice to have met you — ravi d'avoir fait votre connaissance

have a nice day! — bonne journée!

2) ( attractive) gen beau/belle; [place] agréable

you look very nice — tu es très chic

3) ( tasty) bon/bonne

to taste nice — avoir bon goût

4) ( kind) sympathique

to be nice to — être gentil avec

he says really nice things about you — il dit beaucoup de bien de toi

5) [behaviour, neighbourhood, school] comme il faut inv

it is not nice to do — ce n'est pas bien de faire

that's not very nice! — ça ne se fait pas!

6) ( used ironically)

nice friends you've got! — ils sont bien tes amis!

a nice mess you've got us into! — tu nous as fichus dans un beau pétrin! (colloq)

that's a nice way to talk to your father! — en voilà une façon de parler à ton père!

this is a nice state of affairs! — c'est du propre!

7) sout ( subtle) subtil

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nice one! — ( in admiration) bravo!; iron il ne manquait plus que ça!

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♦ nice /naɪs/
a.

1 bello ( anche iron.); grazioso; attraente; amichevole; affabile; gradevole; piacevole; simpatico; cortese; gentile; premuroso: nice clothes, bei vestiti; a nice day, una bella giornata; the nice weather of early summer, il bel tempo all'inizio dell'estate; DIALOGO → - Suggesting going for a drink- There's a nice quiet pub not far from here, c'è un pub grazioso e tranquillo non lontano da qui; You're in a nice mess, sei in un bel guaio; a nice little girl, una graziosa ragazzina; DIALOGO → - New flame- She's really nice, è molto carina; a nice remark, un'osservazione gentile; You've been very nice to me, sei stato molto gentile con me; a nice fellow, un tipo simpatico; un simpaticone

2 ( di bevanda, cibo, pasto, ecc.) bello; buono; gustoso; squisito: a nice steak, una bella bistecca; Will you have a nice cup of tea?, vuoi una bella tazza di tè?; What a nice cake!, che buona torta!

3 delicato; difficile; sottile; fine: a nice problem, un problema delicato; a nice experiment, un esperimento difficile; a nice distinction, una distinzione sottile; a nice ear, un orecchio fine

4 onesto; retto; corretto ( negli affari, ecc.)

5 bravo; perbene (fam.): Nice boys don't crib, un bravo ragazzo non copia ( a scuola, all'esame)

6 di gusti difficili; incontentabile; esigente; minuzioso; scrupoloso: I'm nice about my food, sono di gusti difficili nel mangiare; a nice inquiry, un'indagine minuziosa; a nice observer, un osservatore scrupoloso

● (fam.) nice and…, bello…; ben…, proprio…; piacevolmente…: nice and big, bello grande; nice and easy, comodo e facile; facilmente; ( di cibo) nice and hot, bello caldo; ( d'abito, di stanza, del tempo, ecc.) nice and warm, bello caldo; ( di una persona) ben caldo □ a nice instrument, uno strumento di precisione □ nice-looking, di bell'aspetto; grazioso; attraente □ (fam.) Nice one!, bene!; bello! □ (iron.) He's a nice one to talk about fairness, proprio lui parla di correttezza □ as nice as pie, (agg.) gentilissimo; (avv.) benissimo, alla perfezione: Everything was going as nice as pie, tutto stava andando alla perfezione □ How nice to see you!, che gioia rivederti!; ( a un ospite) benvenuto! □ ( USA) Have a nice day!, buongiorno, signore (o signora, ecc.)! ( detto da un cameriere o un commesso a un cliente che esce) □ Nice to have met you, è stato un piacere conoscerla □ DIALOGO → - Arriving for a meeting- Nice to meet you, Mrs Green, piacere di conoscerla, signora Green □ DIALOGO → - In a meeting- Nice to meet you everybody, piacere di conoscervi □ (fam.) Nice work if you can get it!, mica male come lavoro!; ( per estens.) mica male l'idea!, io ci starei eccome! □ Their car is going nice and fast, la loro automobile va a meraviglia □ This stick is a nice long one, questo bastone è bello lungo □ (prov.) Nice and easy does it, bene e con calma si risolve tutto NOTA D'USO: - bello e beautiful-.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ nice
9 nice

nice adj

1 (enjoyable, pleasant) [drive, holiday] agréable ; it would be nice to do ce serait bien de faire ; it would be nice for him to do ce serait bien qu'il fasse ; it's not very nice doing ce n'est pas très agréable de faire ; did you have a nice time? tu t'es bien amusé? ; nice weather isn't it? beau temps, n'est-ce pas? ; a nice cool drink une boisson bien fraîche ; it's nice and sunny il fait beau ; to have a nice long chat bien bavarder ; nice work if you can get it! hum il y en a qui ont de la veine ○ ! ; nice to have met you ravi d'avoir fait votre connaissance ; nice to see you ça fait plaisir de te voir ; how nice! comme c'est bien! ; have a nice day! bonne journée! ;

2 ( attractive) [house, district, painting] beau/belle ; [place] agréable ; a really nice house une très belle maison ; Edinburgh is a really nice place Édimbourg est vraiment une ville agréable ; you look very nice tu es très chic ; he has a nice taste in clothes il a très bon goût en matière de vêtements ;

3 ( tasty) bon/bonne ; to taste nice avoir bon goût ; a nice cup of tea une bonne tasse de thé ;

4 ( kind) sympathique ; to be nice to être gentil avec ; it was nice of her to do c'était gentil de sa part de faire ; how nice of you to come comme c'est gentil d'être venu ; he's a really nice guy ○ c'est un type très sympa ○ ; what a nice man! quel homme sympathique! ; he says really nice things about you il dit beaucoup de bien de toi ;

5 ( socially acceptable) [manners, behaviour, neighbourhood, school] comme il faut inv ; it is not nice to do ce n'est pas bien de faire ; a nice girl une jeune fille bien or comme il faut ; that's not very nice! ça ne se fait pas! ;

6 ( used ironically) nice friends you've got! ils sont bien tes amis! ; a nice mess you've got us into! tu nous as fichus dans un beau pétrin ○ ! ; that's a nice way to talk to your father! en voilà une façon de parler à ton père! ; this is a nice state of affairs! c'est du propre! ;

7 sout ( subtle) [distinction] subtil ;

8 sout ( pleasing to the mind) [coincidence, contrast] plaisant fml.

Idiom

nice one! ( in admiration) bravo! ; iron il ne manquait plus que ça.

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10 Nice

[naɪs] adjective

1) (pleasing) nett; angenehm [Stimme]; schön [Wetter]; (iron.): (disgraceful, difficult) schön; sauber (iron.)

she has a nice smile — sie lächelt so nett

you're a nice one, I must say — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer

be in a nice mess — (iron.) in einem schönen Schlamassel sitzen (ugs.)

nice work — saubere od. gute Arbeit

nice to meet you — freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

nice-looking — gut aussehend

2) (subtle) fein [Bedeutungsunterschied]

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adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) freundlich

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) schön

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) genau

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nice

[naɪs]

I. adj

1. ( approv: pleasant) schön, angenehm

did you have a \nice holiday? war es schön im Urlaub?

it's far \nicer here than anywhere else I've lived es ist viel schöner hier als irgendwo sonst, wo ich vorher gewohnt habe

\nice talking to you, but I must be off now es war nett mit dir zu reden, aber jetzt muss ich weg

it's \nice that you're staying here after all es ist schön, dass du trotz allem hierbleibst

\nice one! ( approv fam) nicht schlecht! fam

\nice to meet you! es freut mich, Sie/dich kennenzulernen!

a \nice little earner esp BRIT eine wahre Goldgrube

a \nice neighbourhood eine freundliche Gegend

\nice weather schönes Wetter

\nice work ( approv fam) gute [o saubere] Arbeit

2. (amiable) nett, freundlich

it was very \nice of you to drive her home es war sehr nett von dir, sie nach Hause zu fahren

a \nice chap/ AM usu guy ein netter Kerl

▪ to be \nice to sb nett zu jdm sein; ( fam: bad) schön iron, fein iron

I made a \nice mess of the job, and felt very embarrassed ich habe die Sache ganz schön vermasselt und es war mir äußerst peinlich

3. (subtle) fein

\nice distinction feine Unterscheidung

4. (intensifier) schön

\nice and big/long/warm schön groß/lang/warm

5.

▶ \nice guys finish last Nettigkeit zahlt sich nicht aus

▶ \nice work if you can get it das würde ich mir auch gefallen lassen

II. adv sorgfältig

to talk \nice and clearly deutlich und langsam sprechen

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[naɪs]
adj (+er)

1) nett; person, ways, voice nett, sympathisch; (= nice-looking) girl, dress, looks etc nett, hübsch; weather schön, gut; taste, smell, meal, whisky gut; warmth, feeling, car schön; food gut, lecker; (= skilful) workmanship, work gut, schön, fein

be nice to him — sei nett zu ihm

that's not nice! — das ist aber nicht nett

be a nice girl and... —

he always tries to be Mr Nice Guy — er will sich immer bei allen beliebt machen

no more Mr Nice Guy — jetzt werden andere Saiten aufgezogen

to have a nice time — sich gut amüsieren

have a nice day! (esp US) — schönen Tag noch!

that was the nice thing about Venice — das war das Schöne an Venedig

it's ( so) nice to meet you at last/to see you again — es freut mich (sehr), Sie endlich (persönlich) kennenzulernen/Sie wieder zu treffen

it's been nice meeting you — ich habe mich gefreut, Sie kennenzulernen

I had a nice rest —

it's nice to be needed — es ist schön, gebraucht zu werden

how nice of you to... — wie nett or lieb von Ihnen, zu...

nice one! — toll! (inf), sauber!

he has a nice taste in ties — er hat einen guten Geschmack, was Krawatten angeht

2) (intensifier) schön

a nice long bath — ein schönes, langes Bad

nice and warm/near/quickly — schön warm/nahe/schnell

nice and easy — ganz leicht

take it nice and easy — überanstrengen Sie sich nicht

nice and easy does it — immer schön sachte

3) (= respectable) nett; district fein; words schön; (= refined) manners gut, fein

not a nice word/district/book — gar kein schönes Wort/Viertel/Buch

4) (iro) nett, schön, sauber (all iro)

here's a nice state of affairs! — das sind ja schöne or nette Zustände!

you're in a nice mess — du sitzt schön im Schlamassel (inf)

that's a nice way to talk to your mother — das ist ja eine schöne Art, mit deiner Mutter zu sprechen, wie sprichst du denn mit deiner Mutter?

5) (= subtle) distinction, shade of meaning fein, genau

overly nice distinctions — überfeine or subtile Unterscheidungen

that was a nice point — das war eine gute Bemerkung

one or two nice points — ein paar brauchbare or gute Gedanken

6) (= hard to please) person anspruchsvoll

to be nice about one's food — in Bezug aufs Essen wählerisch sein

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Nice [niːs] s Nizza n

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[naɪs] adjective

1) (pleasing) nett; angenehm [Stimme]; schön [Wetter]; (iron.): (disgraceful, difficult) schön; sauber (iron.)

she has a nice smile — sie lächelt so nett

you're a nice one, I must say — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer

be in a nice mess — (iron.) in einem schönen Schlamassel sitzen (ugs.)

nice work — saubere od. gute Arbeit

nice to meet you — freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

nice-looking — gut aussehend

2) (subtle) fein [Bedeutungsunterschied]

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adj.

fein adj.

freundlich adj.

hübsch adj.

lieb adj.

nett adj.

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[naɪs] adjective

1) (pleasing) nett; angenehm [Stimme]; schön [Wetter]; (iron.): (disgraceful, difficult) schön; sauber (iron.)

she has a nice smile — sie lächelt so nett

you're a nice one, I must say — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer

be in a nice mess — (iron.) in einem schönen Schlamassel sitzen (ugs.)

nice work — saubere od. gute Arbeit

nice to meet you — freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

nice-looking — gut aussehend

2) (subtle) fein [Bedeutungsunterschied]

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adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) freundlich

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) schön

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) genau

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[naɪs]

I. adj

1. ( approv: pleasant) schön, angenehm

did you have a \nice holiday? war es schön im Urlaub?

it's far \nicer here than anywhere else I've lived es ist viel schöner hier als irgendwo sonst, wo ich vorher gewohnt habe

\nice talking to you, but I must be off now es war nett mit dir zu reden, aber jetzt muss ich weg

it's \nice that you're staying here after all es ist schön, dass du trotz allem hierbleibst

\nice one! ( approv fam) nicht schlecht! fam

\nice to meet you! es freut mich, Sie/dich kennenzulernen!

a \nice little earner esp BRIT eine wahre Goldgrube

a \nice neighbourhood eine freundliche Gegend

\nice weather schönes Wetter

\nice work ( approv fam) gute [o saubere] Arbeit

2. (amiable) nett, freundlich

it was very \nice of you to drive her home es war sehr nett von dir, sie nach Hause zu fahren

a \nice chap/ AM usu guy ein netter Kerl

▪ to be \nice to sb nett zu jdm sein; ( fam: bad) schön iron, fein iron

I made a \nice mess of the job, and felt very embarrassed ich habe die Sache ganz schön vermasselt und es war mir äußerst peinlich

3. (subtle) fein

\nice distinction feine Unterscheidung

4. (intensifier) schön

\nice and big/long/warm schön groß/lang/warm

5.

▶ \nice guys finish last Nettigkeit zahlt sich nicht aus

▶ \nice work if you can get it das würde ich mir auch gefallen lassen

II. adv sorgfältig

to talk \nice and clearly deutlich und langsam sprechen

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[naɪs]
adj (+er)

1) nett; person, ways, voice nett, sympathisch; (= nice-looking) girl, dress, looks etc nett, hübsch; weather schön, gut; taste, smell, meal, whisky gut; warmth, feeling, car schön; food gut, lecker; (= skilful) workmanship, work gut, schön, fein

be nice to him — sei nett zu ihm

that's not nice! — das ist aber nicht nett

be a nice girl and... —

he always tries to be Mr Nice Guy — er will sich immer bei allen beliebt machen

no more Mr Nice Guy — jetzt werden andere Saiten aufgezogen

to have a nice time — sich gut amüsieren

have a nice day! (esp US) — schönen Tag noch!

that was the nice thing about Venice — das war das Schöne an Venedig

it's ( so) nice to meet you at last/to see you again — es freut mich (sehr), Sie endlich (persönlich) kennenzulernen/Sie wieder zu treffen

it's been nice meeting you — ich habe mich gefreut, Sie kennenzulernen

I had a nice rest —

it's nice to be needed — es ist schön, gebraucht zu werden

how nice of you to... — wie nett or lieb von Ihnen, zu...

nice one! — toll! (inf), sauber!

he has a nice taste in ties — er hat einen guten Geschmack, was Krawatten angeht

2) (intensifier) schön

a nice long bath — ein schönes, langes Bad

nice and warm/near/quickly — schön warm/nahe/schnell

nice and easy — ganz leicht

take it nice and easy — überanstrengen Sie sich nicht

nice and easy does it — immer schön sachte

3) (= respectable) nett; district fein; words schön; (= refined) manners gut, fein

not a nice word/district/book — gar kein schönes Wort/Viertel/Buch

4) (iro) nett, schön, sauber (all iro)

here's a nice state of affairs! — das sind ja schöne or nette Zustände!

you're in a nice mess — du sitzt schön im Schlamassel (inf)

that's a nice way to talk to your mother — das ist ja eine schöne Art, mit deiner Mutter zu sprechen, wie sprichst du denn mit deiner Mutter?

5) (= subtle) distinction, shade of meaning fein, genau

overly nice distinctions — überfeine or subtile Unterscheidungen

that was a nice point — das war eine gute Bemerkung

one or two nice points — ein paar brauchbare or gute Gedanken

6) (= hard to please) person anspruchsvoll

to be nice about one's food — in Bezug aufs Essen wählerisch sein

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nice [naıs] adj (adv → nicely)

1. fein, zart

2. fein, lecker (Speise etc)

3. nett, freundlich, lieb ( alle:

to sb zu jemandem)

4. nett, hübsch, schön (alle auch iron):

a nice girl;

nice weather schönes Wetter;

a nice mess iron eine schöne Bescherung;

nice and fat schön fett;

nice and warm hübsch oder schön warm

5. heikel, wählerisch ( beide:

about in dat)

6. fein, scharf, genau:

a nice distinction ein feiner Unterschied;

nice judg(e)ment feines Urteilsvermögen;

have a nice ear ein scharfes Ohr haben

7. (peinlich) genau, sorgfältig, gewissenhaft

8. fig heikel, kitzlig, schwierig:

a nice question eine heikle Frage

9. ( meist mit not) obs anständig:

not a nice song ein unanständiges Lied

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[naɪs] adjective

1) (pleasing) nett; angenehm [Stimme]; schön [Wetter]; (iron.): (disgraceful, difficult) schön; sauber (iron.)

she has a nice smile — sie lächelt so nett

you're a nice one, I must say — (iron.) du bist mir vielleicht einer

be in a nice mess — (iron.) in einem schönen Schlamassel sitzen (ugs.)

nice work — saubere od. gute Arbeit

nice to meet you — freut mich, Sie kennen zu lernen

nice [and] warm/fast/high — schön warm/schnell/hoch

a nice long holiday — schöne lange Ferien

nice-looking — gut aussehend

2) (subtle) fein [Bedeutungsunterschied]

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adj.

fein adj.

freundlich adj.

hübsch adj.

lieb adj.

nett adj.

English-german dictionary > nice
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adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) amable, simpático

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) bonito

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) preciso

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nice adj

1. bonito / guapo

that's a nice dress! ¡qué vestido más bonito!

2. agradable / bueno

it's a really nice day hace un día muy bueno

3. simpático / amable / majo

what a nice man! ¡qué hombre más simpático!

Nice

tr[niːs]

noun

1 Niza

nice ['naɪs] adj, nicer ; nicest

1) refined: pulido, refinado

2) subtle: fino, sutil

3) pleasing: agradable, bueno, lindo

nice weather: buen tiempo

4) respectable: bueno, decente

5)

nice and : bien, muy

nice and hot: bien caliente

nice and slow: despacito

nice

adj.

• agraciado, -a adj.

• agradable adj.

• amable adj.

• ameno, -a adj.

• bonito, -a adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

• curro, -a adj.

• fino, -a adj.

• lindo, -a adj.

• majo, -a adj.

• mono, -a adj.

• refinado, -a adj.

• simpático, -a adj.

naɪs
adjective nicer, nicest

1)

a) (kind, amiable) amable; ( kind-hearted) bueno; ( friendly) simpático

he's a very nice person — es muy buena persona, es muy majo (Esp fam)

to be nice ABOUT something: it was entirely our fault, but he was very nice about it fue todo por culpa nuestra, pero él estuvo muy comprensivo; to be nice TO somebody ser* amable con alguien, tratar bien a alguien; how nice of you to ask us — muchas gracias por invitarnos

b) (attractive, appealing) <place/dress/face> bonito, lindo (esp AmL); < food> bueno, rico

you look very nice today! — ( to a woman) estás muy guapa or bonita hoy!, estás or te ves muy linda hoy! (AmL); ( to a man) estás muy guapo hoy!, estás or te ves muy buen mozo hoy! (AmL)

the soup smells nice — la sopa huele bien

c) ( enjoyable) <walk/surprise> agradable, lindo (esp AmL)

(it was) nice meeting you — me alegro de haberlo conocido, encantado

2) (as intensifier)

I had a nice hot shower — me di una buena ducha caliente

her apartment is nice and sunny — tiene un apartamento muy or de lo más soleado

3) (respectable, decent)

he seemed such a nice boy — parecía tan buen chico

it isn't a very nice area — es un barrio bastante feo

4) ( skilful) <move/shot/job> bueno

nice work! — así me gusta!, bien hecho!

5) (fine, subtle) <distinction/point/detail> sutil, fino

[naɪs]
ADJ (compar nicer) (superl nicest)
1) (=pleasant) [book, holiday, evening] bueno, agradable, lindo (LAm); [weather] bueno; [food, aroma] rico

it's very nice here — se está muy bien aquí

it would be nice to speak a foreign language — estaría bien poder hablar otro idioma

it was nice to see you — me ha alegrado mucho verte, fue un placer verte frm

• it's not a very nice day, is it? — (weather-wise) no hace un día muy bueno, ¿verdad?

did you have a nice day? — (at work) ¿qué tal te fue el día?; (on trip) ¿lo pasaste bien?

• it's a nice idea, but... — es buena idea, pero...

• it would be nice if you came too — me gustaría que tú también vinieses

• nice one! * — also iro ¡estupendo!, ¡genial! *

• it smells nice — huele bien

• it doesn't taste at all nice — no sabe nada bien

• did you have a nice time at the party? — ¿te lo pasaste bien en la fiesta?

2) (=likeable) simpático, majo *, buena gente *

he's a really nice guy — es muy simpático, es muy majo (Sp) *, es muy buena gente (LAm) *

3) (=kind) amable

• he was very nice about it — se mostró or (LAm) se portó muy amable al respecto

• it was nice of you to help us — fuiste muy amable ayudándonos

• to say nice things about sb — hablar bien de algn

• to be nice to sb — ser amable con algn, tratar bien a algn

4) (=attractive) [person] guapo, lindo (LAm); [thing, place, house] bonito, lindo (LAm)

nice car! — ¡vaya coche!, ¡qué auto más lindo! (LAm)

• you look nice! — ¡qué guapa estás!, ¡qué bien te ves! (LAm)

• she has a nice smile — tiene una sonrisa muy bonita

5) (=polite) fino, educado

that's not nice — eso no está bien, eso no se hace

nice girls don't smoke — las chicas finas or bien educadas no fuman

he has nice manners — es muy educado

what a nice young man — que joven más agradable y educado

6) (emphatic) bien

a nice cold drink — una bebida bien fría

a nice little house — una casita muy mona *

• it's nice and convenient — resulta muy conveniente

• nice and early — bien temprano

• just take it nice and easy — tú tómatelo con calma

• it's nice and warm here — aquí hace un calorcito muy agradable

7) iro (=not nice)

that's a nice thing to say! — ¡hombre, muy amable!

nice friends you've got, they've just walked off with my radio — vaya amigos que tienes or menudos amigos tienes, acaban de llevarse mi radio

here's a nice state of affairs! — ¡dónde hemos ido a parar!

8) (=subtle) [distinction, point] sutil; [judgment] acertado

9) frm (=fastidious) remilgado

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[naɪs]
adjective nicer, nicest

1)

a) (kind, amiable) amable; ( kind-hearted) bueno; ( friendly) simpático

he's a very nice person — es muy buena persona, es muy majo (Esp fam)

to be nice ABOUT something: it was entirely our fault, but he was very nice about it fue todo por culpa nuestra, pero él estuvo muy comprensivo; to be nice TO somebody ser* amable con alguien, tratar bien a alguien; how nice of you to ask us — muchas gracias por invitarnos

b) (attractive, appealing) <place/dress/face> bonito, lindo (esp AmL); < food> bueno, rico

you look very nice today! — ( to a woman) estás muy guapa or bonita hoy!, estás or te ves muy linda hoy! (AmL); ( to a man) estás muy guapo hoy!, estás or te ves muy buen mozo hoy! (AmL)

the soup smells nice — la sopa huele bien

c) ( enjoyable) <walk/surprise> agradable, lindo (esp AmL)

(it was) nice meeting you — me alegro de haberlo conocido, encantado

2) (as intensifier)

I had a nice hot shower — me di una buena ducha caliente

her apartment is nice and sunny — tiene un apartamento muy or de lo más soleado

3) (respectable, decent)

he seemed such a nice boy — parecía tan buen chico

it isn't a very nice area — es un barrio bastante feo

4) ( skilful) <move/shot/job> bueno

nice work! — así me gusta!, bien hecho!

5) (fine, subtle) <distinction/point/detail> sutil, fino

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[naɪs]
aggettivo

1) (enjoyable) bello, piacevole

it would be nice to do — sarebbe carino fare

did you have a nice time? — ti sei divertito?

nice weather isn't it? — bel tempo, vero?

a nice cool drink — una bella bibita fredda

a nice long chat — una lunga e piacevole chiacchierata

nice work if you can get it! — scherz. non sarebbe mica male come lavoro!

nice to have met you — piacere di averla conosciuta

nice to see you — felice di rivederti

have a nice day! — buona giornata!

2) (attractive) [house, painting] bello; [ place] bello, gradevole

you look very nice! — come stai bene!

3) (tasty)

to taste nice — essere buono

a nice cup of tea — una buona o bella tazza di tè

4) (kind) simpatico, carino, gentile (to con)

it was nice of her to do — è stato carino da parte sua fare

he says really nice things about you — parla molto bene di te

5) (socially acceptable) [ girl] perbene; [ school] buono

nice behaviour — bei modi

it is not nice to do — non sta bene fare

that's not very nice! — non è molto carino!

6) iron.

nice friends you've got! — begli amici (che) hai!

a nice mess you've got us into! — ci hai messo in un bel pasticcio!

this is a nice state of affairs! — bell'affare!

7) form. (subtle) [ distinction] sottile

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nice one! — bravo! (anche iron.)

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adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) bello; gentile

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) bello

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) buono, preciso

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NICE
sigla

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[naɪs]
aggettivo

1) (enjoyable) bello, piacevole

it would be nice to do — sarebbe carino fare

did you have a nice time? — ti sei divertito?

nice weather isn't it? — bel tempo, vero?

a nice cool drink — una bella bibita fredda

a nice long chat — una lunga e piacevole chiacchierata

nice work if you can get it! — scherz. non sarebbe mica male come lavoro!

nice to have met you — piacere di averla conosciuta

nice to see you — felice di rivederti

have a nice day! — buona giornata!

2) (attractive) [house, painting] bello; [ place] bello, gradevole

you look very nice! — come stai bene!

3) (tasty)

to taste nice — essere buono

a nice cup of tea — una buona o bella tazza di tè

4) (kind) simpatico, carino, gentile (to con)

it was nice of her to do — è stato carino da parte sua fare

he says really nice things about you — parla molto bene di te

5) (socially acceptable) [ girl] perbene; [ school] buono

nice behaviour — bei modi

it is not nice to do — non sta bene fare

that's not very nice! — non è molto carino!

6) iron.

nice friends you've got! — begli amici (che) hai!

a nice mess you've got us into! — ci hai messo in un bel pasticcio!

this is a nice state of affairs! — bell'affare!

7) form. (subtle) [ distinction] sottile

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nice one! — bravo! (anche iron.)

English-Italian dictionary > NICE
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[naɪs]
aggettivo

1) (enjoyable) bello, piacevole

it would be nice to do — sarebbe carino fare

did you have a nice time? — ti sei divertito?

nice weather isn't it? — bel tempo, vero?

a nice cool drink — una bella bibita fredda

a nice long chat — una lunga e piacevole chiacchierata

nice work if you can get it! — scherz. non sarebbe mica male come lavoro!

nice to have met you — piacere di averla conosciuta

nice to see you — felice di rivederti

have a nice day! — buona giornata!

2) (attractive) [house, painting] bello; [ place] bello, gradevole

you look very nice! — come stai bene!

3) (tasty)

to taste nice — essere buono

a nice cup of tea — una buona o bella tazza di tè

4) (kind) simpatico, carino, gentile (to con)

it was nice of her to do — è stato carino da parte sua fare

he says really nice things about you — parla molto bene di te

5) (socially acceptable) [ girl] perbene; [ school] buono

nice behaviour — bei modi

it is not nice to do — non sta bene fare

that's not very nice! — non è molto carino!

6) iron.

nice friends you've got! — begli amici (che) hai!

a nice mess you've got us into! — ci hai messo in un bel pasticcio!

this is a nice state of affairs! — bell'affare!

7) form. (subtle) [ distinction] sottile

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nice one! — bravo! (anche iron.)

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adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) bello; gentile

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) bello

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) buono, preciso

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- to a nicety
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Nice /ni:s/
n.

(geogr.) Nizza.
(Place names) Nice /ni:s/
Nizza

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[naɪs]
aggettivo

1) (enjoyable) bello, piacevole

it would be nice to do — sarebbe carino fare

did you have a nice time? — ti sei divertito?

nice weather isn't it? — bel tempo, vero?

a nice cool drink — una bella bibita fredda

a nice long chat — una lunga e piacevole chiacchierata

nice work if you can get it! — scherz. non sarebbe mica male come lavoro!

nice to have met you — piacere di averla conosciuta

nice to see you — felice di rivederti

have a nice day! — buona giornata!

2) (attractive) [house, painting] bello; [ place] bello, gradevole

you look very nice! — come stai bene!

3) (tasty)

to taste nice — essere buono

a nice cup of tea — una buona o bella tazza di tè

4) (kind) simpatico, carino, gentile (to con)

it was nice of her to do — è stato carino da parte sua fare

he says really nice things about you — parla molto bene di te

5) (socially acceptable) [ girl] perbene; [ school] buono

nice behaviour — bei modi

it is not nice to do — non sta bene fare

that's not very nice! — non è molto carino!

6) iron.

nice friends you've got! — begli amici (che) hai!

a nice mess you've got us into! — ci hai messo in un bel pasticcio!

this is a nice state of affairs! — bell'affare!

7) form. (subtle) [ distinction] sottile

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nice one! — bravo! (anche iron.)

English-Italian dictionary > Nice
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adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) amable, simpático

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) bonito

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) preciso

•

- nicely
- nicety
- to a nicety

nice adj

1. bonito / guapo

that's a nice dress! ¡qué vestido más bonito!

2. agradable / bueno

it's a really nice day hace un día muy bueno

3. simpático / amable / majo

what a nice man! ¡qué hombre más simpático!

Nice

tr[niːs]

noun

1 Niza

nice ['naɪs] adj, nicer ; nicest

1) refined: pulido, refinado

2) subtle: fino, sutil

3) pleasing: agradable, bueno, lindo

nice weather: buen tiempo

4) respectable: bueno, decente

5)

nice and : bien, muy

nice and hot: bien caliente

nice and slow: despacito

nice

adj.

• agraciado, -a adj.

• agradable adj.

• amable adj.

• ameno, -a adj.

• bonito, -a adj.

• bueno, -a adj.

• curro, -a adj.

• fino, -a adj.

• lindo, -a adj.

• majo, -a adj.

• mono, -a adj.

• refinado, -a adj.

• simpático, -a adj.

naɪs
adjective nicer, nicest

1)

a) (kind, amiable) amable; ( kind-hearted) bueno; ( friendly) simpático

he's a very nice person — es muy buena persona, es muy majo (Esp fam)

to be nice ABOUT something: it was entirely our fault, but he was very nice about it fue todo por culpa nuestra, pero él estuvo muy comprensivo; to be nice TO somebody ser* amable con alguien, tratar bien a alguien; how nice of you to ask us — muchas gracias por invitarnos

b) (attractive, appealing) <place/dress/face> bonito, lindo (esp AmL); < food> bueno, rico

you look very nice today! — ( to a woman) estás muy guapa or bonita hoy!, estás or te ves muy linda hoy! (AmL); ( to a man) estás muy guapo hoy!, estás or te ves muy buen mozo hoy! (AmL)

the soup smells nice — la sopa huele bien

c) ( enjoyable) <walk/surprise> agradable, lindo (esp AmL)

(it was) nice meeting you — me alegro de haberlo conocido, encantado

2) (as intensifier)

I had a nice hot shower — me di una buena ducha caliente

her apartment is nice and sunny — tiene un apartamento muy or de lo más soleado

3) (respectable, decent)

he seemed such a nice boy — parecía tan buen chico

it isn't a very nice area — es un barrio bastante feo

4) ( skilful) <move/shot/job> bueno

nice work! — así me gusta!, bien hecho!

5) (fine, subtle) <distinction/point/detail> sutil, fino

[niːs]
N Niza f
* * *
[naɪs]
adjective nicer, nicest

1)

a) (kind, amiable) amable; ( kind-hearted) bueno; ( friendly) simpático

he's a very nice person — es muy buena persona, es muy majo (Esp fam)

to be nice ABOUT something: it was entirely our fault, but he was very nice about it fue todo por culpa nuestra, pero él estuvo muy comprensivo; to be nice TO somebody ser* amable con alguien, tratar bien a alguien; how nice of you to ask us — muchas gracias por invitarnos

b) (attractive, appealing) <place/dress/face> bonito, lindo (esp AmL); < food> bueno, rico

you look very nice today! — ( to a woman) estás muy guapa or bonita hoy!, estás or te ves muy linda hoy! (AmL); ( to a man) estás muy guapo hoy!, estás or te ves muy buen mozo hoy! (AmL)

the soup smells nice — la sopa huele bien

c) ( enjoyable) <walk/surprise> agradable, lindo (esp AmL)

(it was) nice meeting you — me alegro de haberlo conocido, encantado

2) (as intensifier)

I had a nice hot shower — me di una buena ducha caliente

her apartment is nice and sunny — tiene un apartamento muy or de lo más soleado

3) (respectable, decent)

he seemed such a nice boy — parecía tan buen chico

it isn't a very nice area — es un barrio bastante feo

4) ( skilful) <move/shot/job> bueno

nice work! — así me gusta!, bien hecho!

5) (fine, subtle) <distinction/point/detail> sutil, fino

English-spanish dictionary > Nice
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adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) fin, hyggelig, sympatisk

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) nydelig, fin

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) nøyaktig, presis

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- nicely
- nicety
- to a nicety

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snill

adj. \/naɪs\/

1) hyggelig, koselig, trivelig

2) sympatisk, snill, søt

• it wasn't nice of you

det var ikke snilt av deg

3) vakker, skjønn, fin

• it is a nice day today

4) ( spøkefullt) pen, fin, skjønn, nydelig

• they have made a nice mess

de har laget en nydelig røre

• you're a nice one!

du er meg en fin en!

5) god, velsmakende

• the dinner was very nice

middagen var veldig god

6) kresen, nøye, nøyeregnende

• he is nice in his dress

han er nøye med klærne

7) taktfull, smidig, med dømmekraft

• it was a nice handling of the situation

• he was very nice about it

han tok det svært bra \/ han var svært forståelsesfull

8) ømtålig, fintfølende, kinkig, delikat

• it is a nice question

det er et kinkig spørsmål

• it is a nice point whether...

det er vanskelig å avgjøre om...

9) følsom, nøyaktig

• these scales are nice

10) (hår)fin, subtil

• you have made a nice distinction

make nice eller make nice-nice (amer., hverdagslig) forklaring: være hyggelig og høflig, spesielt på hyklersk vis

nice about the means nøyeregnende når det gjelder penger

nice and clean ren og pen

nice and comfortable riktig skjønn, riktig behagelig

nice one! eller nice work! ( hverdagslig) det var bra!, bra jobbet!

nice to hyggelig mot, snill

nice to the feel eller nice to the touch skjønn å ta i, skjønn å ta på

nice work if you can get it ( hverdagslig) det er noen som har det

English-Norwegian dictionary > nice
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[naɪs] adj

1) (approv: pleasant) schön, angenehm;

did you have a \nice holiday? war es schön im Urlaub?;

it's far \nicer here than anywhere else I've lived es ist viel schöner hier als irgendwo sonst, wo ich vorher gewohnt habe;

\nice talking to you, but I must be off now es war nett mit dir zu reden, aber jetzt muss ich weg;

it's \nice that you're staying here after all es ist schön, dass du trotz allem hierbleibst;

\nice one! ( approv) ( fam) nicht schlecht! ( fam)

\nice to meet you! es freut mich, Sie/dich kennenzulernen!;

a \nice little earner ( esp Brit) eine wahre Goldgrube;

a \nice neighbourhood eine freundliche Gegend;

\nice weather schönes Wetter;

\nice work ( approv) ( fam) gute [o saubere] Arbeit

2) ( amiable) nett, freundlich;

it was very \nice of you to drive her home es war sehr nett von dir, sie nach Hause zu fahren;

a \nice chap/ ( Am usu) guy ein netter Kerl;

to be \nice to sb nett zu jdm sein; (fam: bad) schön ( iron), fein ( iron)

I made a \nice mess of the job, and felt very embarrassed ich habe die Sache ganz schön vermasselt und es war mir äußerst peinlich

3) ( subtle) fein;

\nice distinction feine Unterscheidung

4) ( intensifier) schön;

\nice and big/ long/ warm schön groß/lang/warm

PHRASES:

\nice guys finish last Nettigkeit zahlt sich nicht aus;

\nice work if you can get it das würde ich mir auch gefallen lassen adv sorgfältig;

to talk \nice and clearly deutlich und langsam sprechen

English-German students dictionary > nice
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adj. aardig, mooi, prettig; lekker; sympatiek; goed

nice

[ najs] 〈nicer; niceness〉

1 aardig ⇒ vriendelijk

2 mooi ⇒ goed, fraai

3 leuk ⇒ prettig

4 genuanceerd ⇒ verfijnd

5 〈 soms pejoratief〉 fijn ⇒ keurig

6 kies(keurig) ⇒ precies

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 ironisch〉 you're a nice friend! • mooie vriend ben jij!

     not very nice • niet zo aardig, vervelend

2   nice work! • goed zo!

     〈 informeel〉 nice one • mooi, hoor; dat was een mooie

3   a nice day • een mooie dag

     nice to meet you • aangenaam

     nice to have met you • het was me aangenaam

     have a nice day • nog een prettige dag, tot ziens

4   a nice observer • een oplettend/subtiel observator

5   a nice accent • een bekakt accent

¶ 〈 slang〉 a nice bit (of stuff) • een lekker stuk

     nice and warm/fast • lekker warm/hard

English-Dutch dictionary > nice
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Приятный, милый, удовлетворительный, хороший. Несмотря на то что это слово имеет весьма широкое и неопределённое значение и является 'a mere diffuser of vague and mild agreeableness' («распространитель неопределённой и мягкой приятности»), оно будет широко употребляться в речи, и мы будем продолжать читать и писать thank you for your nice long letter (спасибо за ваше приятное длинное письмо); it is nice to see you looking fit and healthy again (так приятно снова видеть вас здоровым и бодрым); she was so nice to me (она была так добра ко мне). Слово nice может также означать «плохой», «неудобный» (
A nice mess you made! — Ужасный беспорядок ты устроила!
); тонкий (a nice distinction - тонкое различие); добротно сделанный (
Nice work, Masha! — Хорошая работа, Маша!).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

work¹ n

1. trabajo

I have a lot of work tengo mucho trabajo

he was late for work llegó tarde al trabajo

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

2. obra

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

at work en el trabajo

in work con trabajo / que tiene trabajo

out of work sin trabajo / parado

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

work² vb

1. trabajar

I work in a shop trabajo en una tienda

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

2. funcionar

the lift doesn't work el ascensor no funciona

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

work

tr[wɜːk]

noun

1 (gen) trabajo

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

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

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

2 (employment) empleo, trabajo

she's at work está en el trabajo

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

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

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

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

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

3 (building work, roadworks) obras nombre femenino plural

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

4 (product, results) trabajo, obra

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

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

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

this is the work of vandals esto es cosa de vándalos

5 (literary etc) obra

transitive verb

1 (person) hacer trabajar

she works them too hard les hace trabajar demasiado

2 (machine) manejar; (mechanism) accionar

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

it's worked by electricity funciona con electricidad

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

4 (produce) hacer

it works miracles hace milagros

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

6 (make by work or effort) trabajar

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

she worked her way through university hizo la carrera trabajando

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

7 familiar (arrange) arreglar

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

8 (move gradually)

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

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

intransitive verb

1 (gen) trabajar

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

he worked as a waiter trabajaba de camarero

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

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

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

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

2 (machine, system) funcionar

the lift's not working el ascensor no funciona

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

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

your plan won't work tu plan no saldrá bien

the special effects work well los efectos especiales resultan bien

4 (move)

her dress had worked up su vestido se había subido

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

plural noun works

1 (factory) fábrica f sing

1 (parts) mecanismo m sing

1 familiar (everything) todo, todo el tinglado

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

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

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

it works both ways es una arma de doble filo

keep up the good work! ¡que siga así!

the forces at work los elementos en juego

to be in work tener trabajo, tener un empleo

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

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

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

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

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

to make light/short work of something despachar algo deprisa

to work like a Trojan trabajar como un negro

to work loose soltarse, aflojarse

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

to work oneself to death matarse trabajando

to work to rule hacer huelga de celo

public works obras nombre femenino plural públicas

work basket costurero, cesto de labor

work camp campamento de trabajo

work experience experiencia laboral

work of art obra de arte

work permit permiso de trabajo

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

work surface encimera

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

1) operate: trabajar, operar

to work a machine: operar una máquina

2) : lograr, conseguir (algo) con esfuerzo

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

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

4) make, shape: elaborar, fabricar, formar

a beautifully wrought vase: un florero bellamente elaborado

5)

to work up : estimular, excitar

don't get worked up: no te agites

work vi

1) labor: trabajar

to work full-time: trabajar a tiempo completo

2) function: funcionar, servir

work adj

: laboral

work n

1) labor: trabajo m, labor f

2) employment: trabajo m, empleo m

3) task: tarea f, faena f

4) deed: obra f, labor f

works of charity: obras de caridad

5) : obra f (de arte o literatura)

6) workmanship

7) works npl

factory: fábrica f

8) works npl

mechanism: mecanismo m

work

v.

• andar v.

• elaborar v.

• funcionar v.

• hacer funcionar v.

• hacer trabajar v.

• laborear v.

• labrar v.

• marchar v.

• obrar v.

• trabajar v.

adj.

• laborable adj.

n.

• chamba s.f.

• fábrica s.f.

• labor s.f.

• mecanismo s.m.

• obra s.f.

• sobrehueso s.m.

• trabajar s.m.

• trabajo s.m.

wɜːrk, wɜːk
I

noun

1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo m

it was a lot of work — dio mucho trabajo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

it's hard work digging — cavar es muy duro

that was quick work! — qué rapidez!

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

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

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

2) u ( employment) trabajo m

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

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

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

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

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

3) (in phrases)

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

4)

a) c (product, single item) obra f

a work of art — una obra de arte

b) u ( output) trabajo m

a piece of work — un trabajo

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

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

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1.

intransitive verb

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

I work as a receptionist — trabajo de recepcionista

he works nights — trabaja de noche

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

to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

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

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

2)

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

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

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

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

her idea didn't work — su idea no resultó

try it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte

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

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

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

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

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

2.

vt

1)

a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajar

to work oneself to death — matarse trabajando

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

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

d) ( pay for by working)

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

2) ( cause to operate)

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

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

the pump is worked by hand — la bomba funciona manualmente

3)

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

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

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

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

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

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

4)

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

b) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglar

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

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Phrasal Verbs:

- work off

- work out

- work over

- work up

- work up to

[wɜːk]
1. N

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

work in progress — trabajo en proceso

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

there are forces at work — hay fuerzas en movimiento

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

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

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

• to do one's work — hacer su trabajo

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

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

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

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

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

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

he's hard work * — es una persona difícil

• a piece of work — un trabajo

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

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

• to set to work — ponerse a trabajar

to set sb to work — poner a algn a trabajar

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

• to start work — ponerse a trabajar

to have one's work cut out —

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

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

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

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

• to be at work — estar trabajando

accidents at work — accidentes mpl laborales

• to go to work — ir a trabajar

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

• to be in work — tener trabajo

• she's looking for work — está buscando trabajo

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

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

a day off work — un día libre

to take time off work — tomarse tiempo libre

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

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

• on her way to work — camino del trabajo

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

the works of God — las obras de Dios

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

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

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

• good works — obras fpl de caridad

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

4) (Art, Literat etc) obra f

the works of Dickens — las obras de Dickens

• a work of art — una obra de arte

• a literary work — una obra literaria

• a work of reference — un libro de consulta

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

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

road works — obras

Ministry of Works — Ministerio m de Obras Públicas

2. VI

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

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

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

• to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

• she works in a bakery — trabaja en una panadería

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

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

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

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

- work like a slave or Trojan etc

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

the heating isn't working — la calefacción no funciona

it won't work — no funciona

not working — no funciona

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

• it may work against us — podría sernos desfavorable

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

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

• to get sth working — hacer funcionar algo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5) (=move gradually)

she worked methodically down the list — repasó metódicamente la lista

• to work loose — desprenderse

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

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

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

3. VT

1) (=make work) hacer trabajar

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

to work o.s. to death — matarse trabajando

2) (=operate)

can you work it? — ¿sabes manejarlo?

it is worked by electricity — funciona con electricidad

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

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

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

worked with blue thread — bordado de hilo azul

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

worked flint — piedra f tallada

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

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

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

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

7) (=manoeuvre)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8) (=finance)

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

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

4.

CPD

work area N — área f de trabajo

work camp N — campamento m laboral

work ethic N — ética f del trabajo

work experience N — experiencia f laboral

work file N — fichero m de trabajo

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

work in progress N — trabajo m en proceso

work permit N — permiso m de trabajo

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

work study N — práctica f estudiantil

work surface N — = worktop

work therapy N — laborterapia f, terapia f laboral

work week N — (US) semana f laboral

- work away

- work in

- work off

- work on

- work out

- work over

- work through

- work up

- work up to

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noun

1) u (labor, tasks) trabajo m

it was a lot of work — dio mucho trabajo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

it's hard work digging — cavar es muy duro

that was quick work! — qué rapidez!

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

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

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

2) u ( employment) trabajo m

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

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

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

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

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

3) (in phrases)

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

4)

a) c (product, single item) obra f

a work of art — una obra de arte

b) u ( output) trabajo m

a piece of work — un trabajo

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

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

II
1.

intransitive verb

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

I work as a receptionist — trabajo de recepcionista

he works nights — trabaja de noche

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

to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

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

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

2)

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

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

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

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

her idea didn't work — su idea no resultó

try it, it might work — pruébalo, quizás resulte

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

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

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

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

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

2.

vt

1)

a) ( force to work) hacer* trabajar

to work oneself to death — matarse trabajando

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

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

d) ( pay for by working)

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

2) ( cause to operate)

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

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

the pump is worked by hand — la bomba funciona manualmente

3)

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

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

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

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

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

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

4)

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

b) (manage, arrange) (colloq) arreglar

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

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Phrasal Verbs:

- work off

- work out

- work over

- work up

- work up to

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