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1 work
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•• -
2 work up
work up [something] développer [interest]; accroître [support]work up to [something] se préparer à; work up [somebody], work [somebody] up1) ( excite) exciter [child, crowd]2) ( annoy) énerverto get worked up —
to work oneself up into a state ou frenzy — se mettre dans tous ses états
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3 work out
1) ( exercise) s'entraîner2) ( go according to plan) marcher3) ( add up)to work out at GB ou to US — s'élever à
work out [something], work [something] out4) ( calculate) calculer [amount]5) ( solve) trouver [answer, reason, culprit]; résoudre [problem]; comprendre [clue]6) ( devise) concevoir [plan, scheme]; trouver [route]work [somebody] out comprendre [person] -
4 work in
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5 work off
work [something] off, work off [something]1) ( remove) retirer [lid]2) ( repay) travailler pour rembourser [loan, debt]3) ( get rid of) se débarrasser de [excess weight]; dépenser [excess energy]; passer [anger, frustration] -
6 work on
work on continuer à travailler; work on [somebody] travailler (colloq) [person]; work on [something] travailler à [book, report]; travailler sur [project]; s'occuper de [case, problem]; chercher [cure, solution]; examiner [idea]‘have you found a solution?’ - ‘I'm working on it’ — ‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’ - ‘j'y réfléchis’
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7 work to
work to [something] s'astreindre à [budget] -
8 work around
work around to [something] aborder -
9 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) travail2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) travail3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) travail4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) oeuvre5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) travail6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) travail2. 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.) (faire) travailler (sur/à)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) travailler3) (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.) (faire) fonctionner4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) marcher5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresser (lentement)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) devenir peu à peu7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) façonner•- - work- workable - worker - works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mécanisme2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) oeuvres•- 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 -
10 -work
1) ((the art of making) goods of a particular material: He learns woodwork at school; This shop sells basketwork.) travail de2) (parts of something, eg a building, made of a particular material: The stonework/woodwork/paintwork needs to be renewed.) ouvrage de... -
11 work off
(to get rid of (something unwanted or unpleasant) by taking physical exercise etc: He worked off his anger by running round the garden six times.) se débarrasser de -
12 take account of (something)
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) tenir compte de -
13 take account of (something)
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) tenir compte de -
14 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) s'attribuer le mérite deEnglish-French dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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15 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) s'attribuer le mérite deEnglish-French dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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16 take (something) into account
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) tenir compte de -
17 take (something) into account
(to consider (something which is part of the problem etc): We must take his illness into account when assessing his work.) tenir compte de -
18 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) s'attribuer le mérite deEnglish-French dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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19 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) s'attribuer le mérite deEnglish-French dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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20 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) rendre hommage (à qqn pour qqh.)English-French dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
См. также в других словарях:
work out something — work out (something) to find a solution to something. The committee met today and worked out a statement that everyone liked. You can use a calculator to work out the problem, or you can work it out on paper … New idioms dictionary
work up something — work up (something) to develop something. It took me a month to work up an outline of my book. She made a sketch, and hoped to work it up into a full size painting when she got home … New idioms dictionary
work to something — ˈwork to sth derived to follow a plan, schedule, etc • to work to a budget • We re working to a very tight deadline (= we have little time in which to do the work). Main entry: ↑workderived … Useful english dictionary
work at something — ˈwork at sth derived to make great efforts to achieve sth or do sth well • He s working at losing weight. • Learning to play the piano isn t easy. You have to work at it. Main entry: ↑work … Useful english dictionary
work on something — ˈwork on sth derived to try hard to improve or achieve sth • You need to work on your pronunciation a bit more. • ‘Have you sorted out a babysitter yet?’ ‘No, but I m working on it.’ Main entry: ↑work … Useful english dictionary
work towards something — ˈwork towards sth derived to try to reach or achieve a goal Main entry: ↑workderived … Useful english dictionary
make short work of something — make short/light/quick/work of something phrase to deal with or get rid of something quickly and easily You made short work of that sandwich! Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym … Useful english dictionary
make light work of something — make light work of (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) … New idioms dictionary
make quick work of something — make short/light/quick/work of something phrase to deal with or get rid of something quickly and easily You made short work of that sandwich! Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym … Useful english dictionary
make hard work of something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
go to work on something — get/go/set/to work (on something) phrase to start doing something Let’s get to work on this right now. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: work … Useful english dictionary