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(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) desventaja- at a disadvantage
disadvantage n inconveniente / desventajatr[dɪsəd'vɑːntɪʤ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at a disadvantage estar en desventajato place/put somebody at a disadvantage poner a alguien en (una) situación de desventajato somebody's disadvantage en perjuicio de alguiendisadvantage [.dɪsəd'væntɪʤ] n: desventaja fn.• desventaja s.f.'dɪsəd'væntɪdʒ, ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒnoun (hindrance, drawback) desventaja f, inconveniente mto be at a disadvantage — estar* en desventaja
[ˌdɪsǝd'vɑːntɪdʒ]to somebody's/something's disadvantage, to the disadvantage of somebody/something — en perjuicio de alguien/algo
1.N desventaja f, inconveniente mto the disadvantage of — en perjuicio or detrimento de
to be at a disadvantage — estar en desventaja, estar en una situación desventajosa
2.VT perjudicar* * *['dɪsəd'væntɪdʒ, ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ]noun (hindrance, drawback) desventaja f, inconveniente mto be at a disadvantage — estar* en desventaja
to somebody's/something's disadvantage, to the disadvantage of somebody/something — en perjuicio de alguien/algo
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I 1. [wɜːk]1) (physical or mental activity) lavoro m.to be at work on sth. — lavorare a qcs., essere occupato a fare qcs.
to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete
2) (occupation) lavoro m., occupazione f., mestiere m.to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione
to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso
to be off work with flu — essere a casa con l'influenza, essere assente a causa dell'influenza
to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro
3) (place of employment) lavoro m.to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare
4) (building, construction) lavori m.pl. (on a)5) (papers)to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) lavoro m.; (artwork, novel, sculpture) lavoro m., opera f. (by di); (study) lavoro m., studio m. (by di; on su); (research) lavoro m., ricerche f.pl. (on su)is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?
7) (effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.2) (building work) lavori m.3) colloq. (everything)3. II 1. [wɜːk]1) (drive)to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn
2) (labour)to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte
3) (operate) fare funzionare, azionare [computer, equipment]4) (exploit commercially) sfruttare [land, mine]5) (have as one's territory) [ representative] coprire, fare [ region]6) (consume)to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]
I've worked things so that... — ho sistemato le cose in modo che
9) (fashion) lavorare [clay, metal]10) (embroider) ricamare [ design] ( into su)11) (manoeuvre)to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]
12) (exercise) fare lavorare [ muscles]13) (move)to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]
to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]
2.it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]
1) (engage in activity) lavorareto work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale
to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio
to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]
2) (function) funzionareto work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica
3) (act, operate)it doesn't o things don't work like that le cose non funzionano così; to work in sb.'s favour to work to sb.'s advantage giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qcn.; to work against sb. to work to sb.'s disadvantage — giocare, tornare a sfavore di qcn
4) (be successful) [ treatment] essere efficace, fare effetto; [detergent, drug] agire, essere efficace; [plan, argument] funzionare3.1) (labour)2) (rouse)to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
•- work in- work off- work on- work out- work to- work up••* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) lavoro2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) lavoro3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) lavoro4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) opera5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) lavoro6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) lavoro2. verb1) (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.) lavorare, far lavorare2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) lavorare3) (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.) funzionare, far funzionare4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funzionare5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avanzare faticosamente6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) diventare7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) lavorare•- - work- workable
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- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.)2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) meccanismo•- 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* * *I 1. [wɜːk]1) (physical or mental activity) lavoro m.to be at work on sth. — lavorare a qcs., essere occupato a fare qcs.
to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete
2) (occupation) lavoro m., occupazione f., mestiere m.to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione
to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso
to be off work with flu — essere a casa con l'influenza, essere assente a causa dell'influenza
to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro
3) (place of employment) lavoro m.to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare
4) (building, construction) lavori m.pl. (on a)5) (papers)to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) lavoro m.; (artwork, novel, sculpture) lavoro m., opera f. (by di); (study) lavoro m., studio m. (by di; on su); (research) lavoro m., ricerche f.pl. (on su)is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?
7) (effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.2) (building work) lavori m.3) colloq. (everything)3. II 1. [wɜːk]1) (drive)to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn
2) (labour)to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte
3) (operate) fare funzionare, azionare [computer, equipment]4) (exploit commercially) sfruttare [land, mine]5) (have as one's territory) [ representative] coprire, fare [ region]6) (consume)to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]
I've worked things so that... — ho sistemato le cose in modo che
9) (fashion) lavorare [clay, metal]10) (embroider) ricamare [ design] ( into su)11) (manoeuvre)to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]
12) (exercise) fare lavorare [ muscles]13) (move)to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]
to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]
2.it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]
1) (engage in activity) lavorareto work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale
to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio
to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]
2) (function) funzionareto work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica
3) (act, operate)it doesn't o things don't work like that le cose non funzionano così; to work in sb.'s favour to work to sb.'s advantage giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qcn.; to work against sb. to work to sb.'s disadvantage — giocare, tornare a sfavore di qcn
4) (be successful) [ treatment] essere efficace, fare effetto; [detergent, drug] agire, essere efficace; [plan, argument] funzionare3.1) (labour)2) (rouse)to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
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work [wɜ:k]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun• work has begun on the new bridge ( = building it) on a commencé la construction du nouveau pont• good work! ( = well done) bravo !b. ( = employment, place of employment) travail m► at work ( = at place of work) au travail• an increase in the numbers out of work une augmentation du nombre des demandeurs d'emploi► off workc. ( = product) œuvre f━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► For work + preposition/adverb combinations see also phrasal verbs.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━a. (gen) travailler• have you solved the problem? -- we're working on it avez-vous résolu le problème ? -- on y travaille• I've been working on him but haven't yet managed to persuade him j'ai bien essayé de le convaincre, mais je n'y suis pas encore parvenu► to work towards sth œuvrer pour qchb. ( = function) [machine, car, scheme] marcher ; [medicine] agira. ( = cause to work) [+ person, staff] faire travailler ; [+ lever, pump] actionner ; [+ machine] faire marcher► to work o.s.b. ( = bring about) to work wonders [person] faire des merveilles ; [drug, medicine] faire merveillec. ( = arrange for) (inf) can you work it so she can come too? pouvez-vous faire en sorte qu'elle vienne aussi ?d. ( = manoeuvre) he worked his hands free il est parvenu à libérer ses mains• rescuers are working their way towards the trapped men les sauveteurs se fraient un passage jusqu'aux hommes qui sont bloqués• he worked his way up from office boy to managing director il est devenu PDG après avoir commencé comme garçon de bureaue. ( = shape) [+ metal, wood, dough, clay] travailler4. compounds► work outa. [plan, arrangement] marcherb. [amount] it works out at $50 per child il faut compter 50 dollars par enfantc. ( = exercise) faire de la musculation• I can't work him out (inf) je n'arrive pas à comprendre comment il fonctionne► work through inseparable transitive verb( = resolve emotionally) assumer► work up• the book works up to a dramatic ending le roman s'achemine progressivement vers un dénouement spectaculaire• I thought he was working up to asking me for a divorce je croyais qu'il préparait le terrain pour demander le divorceb. ( = develop) [+ trade, business] développer• he worked this small firm up into a major company il a réussi à faire de cette petite société une grande entreprise• I worked up an appetite/thirst carrying all those boxes ça m'a mis en appétit/m'a donné soif de porter toutes ces caisses* * *[wɜːk] 1.1) ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur)to go ou set ou get to work — se mettre au travail
to put a lot of work into — travailler [essay, speech]; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations]
to put ou set somebody to work — faire travailler quelqu'un
to make short ou light work of something — expédier quelque chose
it's hot/thirsty work — ça donne chaud/soif
2) ( occupation) travail mto be in work — avoir du travail or un emploi
place of work — lieu m de travail
to be off work — ( on vacation) être en congé
3) ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m; ( factory) usine f4) (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 la maison
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de); ( study) ouvrage m (by de; on sur)7) ( research) recherches fpl (on sur)8) ( effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agir
works plural noun1) ( factory) usine fworks canteen — cantine f de l'usine
2) ( building work) travaux mpl3) (colloq) ( everything)3. 4.the (full ou whole) works — toute la panoplie (colloq)
transitive verb1) ( drive)2) ( labour)to work days/nights — travailler de jour/de nuit
to work one's way through a book — lire péniblement un livre, venir à bout (colloq) d'un livre
3) ( operate) se servir de4) ( exploit commercially) exploiter5) ( have as one's territory) couvrir [region]6) ( consume)to work one's way through — ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity]
7) ( bring about)to work wonders — lit, fig faire des merveilles
8) ( use to one's advantage)I've worked things so that... — j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que...
9) ( fashion) travailler [clay, metal]10) ( embroider) broder11) ( manœuvre)to work something into — introduire quelque chose dans [slot, hole]
12) ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles]13) ( move)to work one's way along — avancer le long de [ledge]
5.it worked its way ou itself loose — cela s'est desserré peu à peu
1) ( engage in activity) travailler ( doing à faire)to work in oils — [painter] travailler à l'huile
to work towards — se diriger vers [solution]; s'acheminer vers [compromise]; négocier [agreement]
3) ( function) fonctionnerto work on electricity — marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité
4) (act, operate)it doesn't ou things don't work like that — ça ne marche pas comme ça
to work in somebody's favour —
to work against somebody —
5) ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet; [detergent, drug] agir; [plan] réussir; [argument] tenir debout6) [face, features] se contracter6.1) ( labour)2)•Phrasal Verbs:- work in- work off- work on- work out- work to- work up•• -
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A n1 ( 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.3 ○ ( everything) the (full ou whole) works toute la panoplie ○.D vtr1 ( 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 ;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 vi1 ( 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 refl2 ( 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.to work one's way up gravir tous les échelons ; to work one's way up the company faire son chemin dans l'entreprise.■ 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] in2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].■ work off:▶ work [sth] off, work off [sth]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 out1 ( 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 ;▶ work out [sth], work [sth] out1 ( 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 ;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] up1 ( 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. -
5 con
kon
1. past tense, past participle - conned; verb(to trick or persuade dishonestly: He conned her into giving him money.) estafar, timar
2. noun(a dishonest trick.) estafa, timo- con man
con preposición ¡con mucho gusto! with pleasure!; córtalo con la tijera cut it with the scissor; amaneció con fiebre he woke up with a temperature; hablar con algn to talk to sb; está casada con mi primo she's married to my cousin; portarse mal con algn to behave badly toward(s) sb; tener paciencia con algn to be patient with sb; pan con mantequilla bread and butter; ¿vas a ir con ese vestido? are you going in that dress?◊ ¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? how can we go in this rain?;ella se lo ofreció, con lo que or lo cual me puso a mí en un aprieto she offered it to him, which put me in an awkward position; con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido it's really late, he should have gone by nowc) con + inf:con llamarlo por teléfono ya cumples as long as you call him, that should do; me contento con que apruebes as long as you pass I'll be happy; See Also→ tal adverbio 2d) (AmL) (indicando el agente, destinatario):se estuvo quejando conmigo she was complaining to me
con preposición
1 (instrumento) with
córtalo con un cuchillo, cut it with a knife
1 (modo) with: hazlo con cuidado, do it carefully
me trató con frialdad, he treated me with coldness
2 (compañía) with: está paseando con mi madre, she is taking a walk with my mother
3 (causa) con este frío no apetece salir, I don't feel like going out in this cold
4 (estado) está con una depresión de caballo, he's deeply depressed
iba con los labios pintados, she has put some lipstick on
5 (contenido) with
una caja con fotografías, a box (full) of photos
6 (relación) to: está casada con un inglés, she is married to an Englishman
habló con Alberto, he spoke to Alberto
se disculpó con ella, he apologized to her
7 (con infinitivo) con avisar les evitas el disgusto, just by phoning you'll save them any worry (+ que + subjuntivo) basta con que lo digas, it will be enough if you just say it Locuciones: con tal (de) que..., provided that...
con todo (y con eso), even so ' con' also found in these entries: Spanish: abarcar - abastecimiento - abatirse - ablandar - abochornar - abordar - abrazar - abrefácil - abrumar - acabar - acanallar - acaso - acero - acertar - achicharrarse - acierto - aclararse - acoger - acosar - acostarse - acreditada - acreditado - acuerdo - acusarse - adelante - adueñarse - afortunada - afortunado - afrontar - agarrar - agenciarse - agraciada - agraciado - agreste - agua - ahínco - ahumar - ahumada - ahumado - airosa - airoso - alhaja - alinearse - alma - almohada - alternar - alzarse - amanecer - amiguete - amilanarse English: abide - above - abruptly - abstract - accordance - accurately - accustom - aching - act - admit - advance - advice - advise - afraid - Afro - ageing - aggregate - aggressively - ago - agree - agreement - ahead - aim - ale - alive - all - allow for - allowance - ally - alone - along - aloud - amenable - amenities - Americana - amusement - and - angel food cake - angling - angrily - angry - annoy - antics - apologize - appointment - approach - approachable - arbitration - archery - argumenttr[kɒn]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL ( Conservative) conservador,-racon adv: contracon n: contra mthe pros and cons: los pros y los contrasn.• contra s.m.v.• aprender de memoria v.
I kɑːn, kɒn1) ( fraud) (colloq) timo m (fam), estafa f2) (prisoner, convict) (sl) preso, -sa m,f
II
transitive verb - nn- (colloq) ( deceive) timar (fam), estafar; ( sweet-talk) engatusar, embaucar*, camelar (fam)to con somebody INTO/OUT OF something: I was conned into it me embaucaron or (fam) me camelaron para que lo hiciera (or para que fuera etc); I was conned into thinking that... me engatusaron haciéndome creer que...; he conned the old ladies out of their savings — embaucó a las ancianas y les quitó los ahorros
I * [kɒn]1.VT estafar, timarI've been conned! — ¡me han estafado!
2.N estafa f, timo m3.CPDcon artist * N — estafador(a) m / f, timador(a) m / f
con man * N — estafador(a) m / f, timador(a) m / f
II
[kɒn]N (=disadvantage) contra m
III
†† [kɒn]VT (also: con over) estudiar, repasar
IV
** [kɒn]N (=prisoner) preso(-a) m / f* * *
I [kɑːn, kɒn]1) ( fraud) (colloq) timo m (fam), estafa f2) (prisoner, convict) (sl) preso, -sa m,f
II
transitive verb - nn- (colloq) ( deceive) timar (fam), estafar; ( sweet-talk) engatusar, embaucar*, camelar (fam)to con somebody INTO/OUT OF something: I was conned into it me embaucaron or (fam) me camelaron para que lo hiciera (or para que fuera etc); I was conned into thinking that... me engatusaron haciéndome creer que...; he conned the old ladies out of their savings — embaucó a las ancianas y les quitó los ahorros
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6 at
preposition1) (expr. place) an (+ Dat.)at the station — am Bahnhof
at the baker's/butcher's/grocer's — beim Bäcker/Fleischer/Kaufmann
at the chemist's — in der Apotheke/Drogerie
at the supermarket — im Supermarkt
at the office/hotel — im Büro/Hotel
2) (expr. time)at Christmas/Whitsun/Easter — [zu od. an] Weihnachten/Pfingsten/Ostern
at six o'clock — um sechs Uhr
at [the age of] 40 — mit 40; im Alter von 40
at this/the moment — in diesem/im Augenblick od. Moment
3) (expr. price)at £2.50 [each] — zu od. für [je] 2,50 Pfund
4)while we're/you're etc. at it — wenn wir/du usw. schon dabei sind/bist usw.
so while I was at it,... — und wo od. da ich schon dabei war...
at that — (at that point) dabei; (at that provocation) daraufhin; (moreover) noch dazu
* * *[æt]( showing)2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) zu; nach; auf5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) mit•- academic.ru/94827/at_all">at all* * *at[æt, ət]1. (in location of)she's standing \at the bar sie steht an der Thekemy number \at the office is 2154949 meine Nummer im Büro lautet 2154949she lives \at number 12, Darlington Road sie wohnt in der Darlington Road Nummer 12there's somebody \at the door da ist jemand an der Türhe was standing \at the top of the stairs er stand oben an der Treppe\at Anna's bei Anna\at the airport/station am Flughafen/Bahnhof\at the baker's/doctor's beim Bäcker/Arzt\at home zu Hause\at a hotel in einem Hotel\at the table am Tisch\at the window am Fenster\at the zoo im Zoo2. (attending)we spent the afternoon \at the museum wir verbrachten den Nachmittag im Museumwhile he was \at his last job, he learned a lot in seiner letzten Stelle hat er viel gelernt\at the institute am Institut\at the party/festival auf [o bei] der Party/dem Festival\at school in der Schule\at university auf [o an] der Universität\at work auf [o bei] der Arbeithe's \at work at the moment er arbeitet gerade3. (expressing point of time)he was defeated \at the election er wurde bei der Wahl geschlagenwhat are you doing \at Christmas? was macht ihr an Weihnachten?our train leaves \at 2 o'clock unser Zug fährt um 2:00 UhrI'm busy \at present [or the moment] ich bin gerade beschäftigtI can't come to the phone \at the moment ich kann gerade nicht ans Telefon kommenwe always read the kids a story \at bedtime wir lesen den Kindern zum Schlafengehen immer eine Geschichte vorI can't do ten things \at a time ich kann nicht tausend Sachen auf einmal machenhis death came \at a time when... sein Tod kam zu einem Zeitpunkt, als...the bells ring \at regular intervals die Glocken läuten in regelmäßigen Abständen\at the age of 60 im Alter von 60most people retire \at 65 die meisten Leute gehen mit 65 in Rente\at the beginning/end am Anfang/Ende\at daybreak/dawn im Morgengrauen\at lunch beim Mittagessen\at lunchtime in der Mittagspause\at midnight um Mitternacht\at night nachts\at nightfall bei Einbruch der Nacht\at this stage of research beim derzeitigen Stand der Forschungfive \at a time fünf auf einmal\at the time zu diesem Zeitpunkt\at the time, nobody knew damals wusste keiner BescheidI love snow — \at the same time, however, I hate the cold ich liebe Schnee — andererseits hasse ich jedoch die Kälte\at the weekend am Wochenendehe can see clearly \at a distance of 50 metres er kann auf eine Entfernung von 50 Metern noch alles erkennenlearners of English \at advanced levels Englischlernende mit fortgeschrittenen Kenntnissenthe horse raced to the fence \at a gallop das Pferd raste im Galopp auf den Zaun zuthe children came \at a run die Kinder kamen angeranntI'm not going to buy those shoes \at $150! ich zahle keine 150 Dollar für diese Schuhe!\at that price, I can't afford it zu diesem Preis kann ich es mir nicht leisteninflation is running \at 5% die Inflation liegt im Moment bei 5 %\at £20 apiece für 20 Pfund das Stück\at 50 kilometres per hour mit [o bei] 50 km/hhe denied driving \at 120 km per hour er leugnete, 120 Stundenkilometer gefahren zu sein5. (in state, condition of)the country was \at war das Land befand sich im Kriegthere was a murderer \at large ein Mörder war auf freiem Fußto be \at an advantage/a disadvantage im Vorteil/Nachteil seinto be \at ease with sb sich akk mit jdm zusammen wohl fühlento be \at fault im Unrecht sein\at a loss/profit mit Verlust/Gewinnto be \at peace ( euph) in Frieden ruhen\at play beim Spielen\at one's own risk auf eigene Gefahrto put sb/sth \at risk jdn/etw gefährdento be \at a standstill stillstehen6. + superlshe's \at her best when she's under stress sie ist am besten, wenn sie unter Druck stehthe was \at his happiest while he was still in school in der Schule war er am glücklichsten\at [the] most [aller]höchstens7. after adjI was so depressed \at the news die Nachricht hat mich sehr deprimiertwe are unhappy \at the current circumstances über die gegenwärtigen Umstände sind wir sehr unglücklichdon't be angry \at her! ( fam) sei nicht sauer auf sie!I'm amazed \at the way you can talk ich bin erstaunt, wie du reden kannstto be good/poor \at sth etw gut/schlecht könnento be good \at math gut in Mathematik sein8. after vbshe shuddered \at the thought of having to fly in an airplane sie erschauderte bei dem Gedanken, mit einem Flugzeug fliegen zu müssenhe excels \at diving er ist ein hervorragender Taucherthe dog gnawed \at the bone der Hund knabberte an dem Knochen herumshe clutched \at the thin gown sie klammerte sich an den dünnen Morgenmantelif you persevere \at a skill long enough,... wenn man eine Fertigkeit lange genug trainiert,...some dogs howl \at the moon manche Hunde heulen den Mond anto aim \at sb auf jdn zielento aim \at sth etw zum Ziel habento go \at sb jdn angreifento hint \at sth etw andeutento laugh \at sth über etw akk lachento look \at sb jdn anschauento rush \at sb auf jdn zurennento wave \at sb jdm zuwinken9. after nher pleasure \at the bouquet was plain to see ihre Freude über den Blumenstrauß war unübersehbarto be an expert \at sth ein Experte für etw akk seinto be a failure \at sth eine Niete in etw dat sein10. (in response to)I'm here \at his invitation ich bin hier, da er mich eingeladen hat\at your request... auf Ihre Bitte hin...\at her death, we all moved away nach ihrem Tod zogen wir alle weg\at this [or that] ... daraufhin...11. (repeatedly do)to be \at sth mit etw dat beschäftigt seinhe's been \at it for at least 15 years er macht das jetzt schon seit mindestens 15 Jahren12.▶ \at all:she barely made a sound \at all sie gab fast überhaupt keinen Laut von sichI haven't been well \at all recently in letzter Zeit ging es mir gar nicht gutdid she suffer \at all? hat sie denn gelitten?▶ nothing/nobody \at all gar [o überhaupt] nichts/niemand▶ not \at all (polite response) gern geschehen, keine Ursache, da nicht für NORDD; (definitely not) keineswegsI'm not \at all in a hurry ich habe es wirklich nicht eilig▶ to be \at sb jdm zusetzen▶ \at first zuerst, am Anfang▶ to be \at it:while we're \at it... wo wir gerade dabei sind,...▶ \at last endlich, schließlich▶ \at that:she's got a new boyfriend, and a nice one \at that sie hat einen neuen Freund, und sogar einen nettenLondon is where it's \at in London steppt der Bär! slshe really doesn't know where she's \at sie weiß wirklich nicht, wo ihr der Kopf steht* * *prepat the window — am or beim Fenster
he doesn't know where he's at (inf) — der weiß ja nicht, was er tut (inf)
2)to aim/shoot/point etc at sb/sth — auf jdn/etw zielen/schießen/zeigen etcto look/growl/swear etc at sb/sth —
3)at night/dawn — bei Nacht/beim or im Morgengrauen
at Christmas/Easter etc — zu Weihnachten/Ostern etc
at your age/16 (years of age) — in deinem Alter/mit 16 (Jahren)
at the start/end of sth — am Anfang/am Ende einer Sache (gen)
4)(activity)
at play — beim Spielgood/bad/an expert at sth — gut/schlecht/ein Experte in etw
his employees/creditors are at him — seine Angestellten/Gläubiger setzen ihm zu
while we are at it (inf) — wenn wir schon mal dabei sind
the couple in the next room were at it all night (inf) — die beiden im Zimmer nebenan haben es die ganze Nacht getrieben
5)(state, condition)
to be at an advantage — im Vorteil seinat a loss/profit — mit Verlust/Gewinn
See:6) (= as a result of, upon) auf (+acc)... (hin)at his request —
at that/this he left the room — daraufhin verließ er das Zimmer
8)at 50p a pound — für or zu 50 Pence pro or das Pfund
at 5% interest — zu 5% Zinsen
at a high/low price — zu einem hohen/niedrigen Preis
with inflation at this level — bei so einer Inflationsrate
See:* * *at [æt] präp1. (Ort, Stelle) in (dat), an (dat), bei, zu, auf (dat)( in Verbindung mit Städtenamen steht at im Allgemeinen bei kleineren Städten, bei größeren Städten nur dann, wenn sie bloß als Durchgangsstationen, besonders auf Reisen, betrachtet werden;at the baker’s beim Bäcker;at the battle of N. in der Schlacht bei N.;at the door an der Tür;he lives at 48, Main Street er wohnt Main Street Nr. 48;he was educated at Christ’s College er hat am Christ’s College studiert;jogging is where it’s at umg es geht nichts über Jogging2. (Richtung etc) auf (akk), gegen, nach, bei, durch:he threw a stone at the door er warf einen Stein gegen die Tür3. (Beschäftigung etc) bei, beschäftigt mit, in (dat):4. (Art und Weise, Zustand, Lage) in (dat), bei, zu, unter (dat), nach:at all überhaupt;not at all! umg nichts zu danken!, gern geschehen!;nothing at all gar nichts, überhaupt nichts;no doubts at all überhaupt oder gar keine Zweifel, keinerlei Zweifel;is he at all suitable? ist er überhaupt geeignet?;I wasn’t surprised at all ich war nicht im Geringsten überrascht5. (Ursprung, Grund, Anlass) über (akk), bei, von, aus, auf (akk), anlässlich6. (Preis, Wert, Verhältnis, Ausmaß, Grad etc) für, um, zu, auf (akk), mit, bei:at 6 dollars für oder zu 6 Dollar7. (Zeit, Alter) um, bei, zu, im Alter von, auf (dat), an (dat):at 21 mit 21 (Jahren), im Alter von 21 Jahren;at 3 o’clock um 3 Uhr;at his death bei seinem Tod (Siehe weitere Verbindungen bei den entsprechenden Stichwörtern.)* * *preposition1) (expr. place) an (+ Dat.)at the baker's/butcher's/grocer's — beim Bäcker/Fleischer/Kaufmann
at the chemist's — in der Apotheke/Drogerie
at the office/hotel — im Büro/Hotel
2) (expr. time)at Christmas/Whitsun/Easter — [zu od. an] Weihnachten/Pfingsten/Ostern
at midday — am Mittag; mittags
at [the age of] 40 — mit 40; im Alter von 40
at this/the moment — in diesem/im Augenblick od. Moment
3) (expr. price)at £2.50 [each] — zu od. für [je] 2,50 Pfund
4)while we're/you're etc. at it — wenn wir/du usw. schon dabei sind/bist usw.
so while I was at it,... — und wo od. da ich schon dabei war...
at that — (at that point) dabei; (at that provocation) daraufhin; (moreover) noch dazu
* * *(for) a reasonable price expr.kostengünstig adv. prep.an präp.auf präp.bei präp.im präp.in präp.um präp.zu präp.über präp. -
7 expense
expense [ɪkˈspens]1. nounb. ( = disadvantage) at the expense of [+ person, one's health, happiness] au détriment de2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[ɪk'spens] 1.1) ( cost) frais mplto go to great expense — dépenser beaucoup d'argent ( to do pour faire)
2) ( cause for expenditure) dépense f3)at the expense of — ( prejudicing something) au détriment de [health, public, safety]
2.at somebody's expense — [laugh, joke] aux dépens de quelqu'un
expenses plural noun Commerce frais mplto cover somebody's expenses — [sum] couvrir les frais de quelqu'un
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