professional improvement

to be of help to sb. — [ person] essere di aiuto a qcn.; [information, map] essere utile a qcn.

you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto sei!

can I help you? — (in shop) desidera? (on phone) mi dica

to help sb. on, off with — aiutare qcn. a mettere, togliere [garment, boot]

to help sb. to — servire a qcn. [food, wine]

this map doesn't help much — questa carta non è di grande aiuto o non serve a molto

every little helps — (when donating money) anche una piccola offerta può aiutare; (when saving) tutto fa (brodo)

to be of help to sb. — [ person] essere di aiuto a qcn.; [information, map] essere utile a qcn.

you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto sei!

can I help you? — (in shop) desidera? (on phone) mi dica

to help sb. on, off with — aiutare qcn. a mettere, togliere [garment, boot]

to help sb. to — servire a qcn. [food, wine]

this map doesn't help much — questa carta non è di grande aiuto o non serve a molto

every little helps — (when donating money) anche una piccola offerta può aiutare; (when saving) tutto fa (brodo)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• to do one's work — hacer su trabajo

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

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

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

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

he's hard work * — es una persona difícil

• a piece of work — un trabajo

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

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

• to set to work — ponerse a trabajar

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

• to start work — ponerse a trabajar

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

• to be at work — estar trabajando

accidents at work — accidentes mpl laborales

• to go to work — ir a trabajar

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

• to be in work — tener trabajo

• she's looking for work — está buscando trabajo

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

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

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

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

• on her way to work — camino del trabajo

• good works — obras fpl de caridad

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

• a work of art — una obra de arte

• a literary work — una obra literaria

• a work of reference — un libro de consulta

Ministry of Works — Ministerio m de Obras Públicas

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

• to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

• she works in a bakery — trabaja en una panadería

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

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

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

• it may work against us — podría sernos desfavorable

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

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

• to get sth working — hacer funcionar algo

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

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

• to work loose — desprenderse

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

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

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

worked flint — piedra f tallada

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

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

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

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

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

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

work area N — área f de trabajo

work camp N — campamento m laboral

work ethic N — ética f del trabajo

work experience N — experiencia f laboral

work file N — fichero m de trabajo

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

work in progress N — trabajo m en proceso

work permit N — permiso m de trabajo

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

work study N — práctica f estudiantil

work surface N — = worktop

work therapy N — laborterapia f, terapia f laboral

work week N — (US) semana f laboral

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to work hard — trabajar mucho or duro

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

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

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

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

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