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[wɜːk]1. n1) (gen) lavoroto set to work (on); start work (on) — mettersi al lavoro (a)
to make short or quick work of — (sth) sbrigare in fretta, fig, (fam: sb) sistemare subito
2) (employment, job) lavoroto put or throw sb out of work — licenziare qn
3) (product: of writer, musician, scholar) operagood works — opere fpl buone
work of art/reference — opera d'arte/di consultazione
See:2. vt1) (students, employees) far lavorareto work o.s. to death — ammazzarsi di lavoro
2) (operate) azionareto work one's passage on a ship — pagarsi il viaggio su una nave lavorando (a bordo della stessa)
to work o.s. into a rage — andare in bestia
4) (shape: metal, dough, clay, wood) lavorare, (exploit: mine) sfruttare, (land) coltivare, (Sewing: design) ricamare3. vi1) lavorareto work towards/for sth — lavorare in vista di/per qc
to work at or on sth — (essay, project) lavorare su qc
to work to rule Industry — fare uno sciopero bianco
2) (machine, plan, brain) funzionare, (drug, medicine) fare effetto3) (mouth, face, jaws) contrarsi4) (move gradually) muoversi pian pianoto work loose — (screw) allentarsi
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2 collected
[kə'lektɪd] 1. 2.1) [ person] calmo2) (assembled)the collected poems of W. B. Yeats — la raccolta completa delle poesie di W. B. Yeats
* * *1) (gathered together in one book etc: the collected poems of Robert Burns.) raccolto2) (composed; cool: She appeared quite calm and collected.) sicuro* * *collected /kəˈlɛktɪd/a.1 calmo; padrone di sé2 ( di opere) raccolte in un volume; complete: collected poems, (la raccolta di) tutte le poesie ( di un poeta); Byron's collected works, le opere complete (o tutte le opere) di Byroncollectedly avv. collectedness n. [u].* * *[kə'lektɪd] 1. 2.1) [ person] calmo2) (assembled)the collected poems of W. B. Yeats — la raccolta completa delle poesie di W. B. Yeats
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