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1 knuckle down
v + adv ponerse* a trabajar en serioto knuckle down to something: you'd better knuckle down to some hard work — va a ser mejor que te pongas a trabajar en serio
VI + ADV* * *v + adv ponerse* a trabajar en serioto knuckle down to something: you'd better knuckle down to some hard work — va a ser mejor que te pongas a trabajar en serio
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2 knuckle down and get to work
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3 trabajar
trabajar ( conjugate trabajar) verbo intransitivo 1 ( en general) to work; trabajar jornada completa or a tiempo completo to work full-time; trabajar media jornada to work part-time; trabajar mucho to work hard; ¿en qué trabajas? what do you do (for a living)?; estoy trabajando en una novela I'm working on a novel; trabajar DE or COMO algo to work as sth 2 ( actuar) to act, perform;◊ ¿quién trabaja en la película who's in the movie?verbo transitivo 1 2 (perfeccionar, pulir) to work on
trabajar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to work: trabaja de secretaria, she works as a secretary
trabaja en los astilleros, she works in the shipyard
trabaja bien, he's a good worker
2 Cine (actuar) to act: en esta película trabaja mi actriz favorita, my favourite actress is in this movie
II verbo transitivo
1 (pulir, ejercitar, estudiar) to work on: tienes que trabajar más el estilo, you have to work on your style
2 (la madera) to work (un metal) to work (la tierra) to work, till (cuero) to emboss
2 (comerciar) to trade, sell: nosotros no trabajamos ese artículo, we don't stock that item ' trabajar' also found in these entries: Spanish: ánimo - bestia - bregar - cuenta - equipo - hecha - hecho - herniarse - hormiguita - pausa - por - señorito - seria - serio - vida - aunque - balde - bartola - burro - campo - chequeo - clandestinidad - comisión - deber - demasiado - deprisa - desgana - desmayo - destajo - duro - exceder - exceso - firme - grupo - huevada - ir - jornada - jornal - junto - justificar - mucho - noche - rápido - servir - sistema English: act - agree - attuned to - away - beaver away - bone - branch out - burn - bustle - clock - cut out - done - dungarees - entitlement - exercise - expect - face - finger - fit - flag - for - free - get down to - graft - habit - hard - hindrance - keep at - knock off - knuckle down - labour - mad - mean - midnight - model - must - nonstop - object - often - overwork - pack up - plod - probation - pull together - ridesharing - set - settle down - shift - slave - slog -
4 serio
Del verbo seriar: ( conjugate seriar) \ \
serio es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
serió es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
serio
◊ - ria adjetivo1 ( poco sonriente) serious 2 ‹ empleado› responsible, reliable; ‹ empresa› reputable 3c)¿lo dices en serio? are you (being) serious?, do you really mean it?; tomarse algo en serio to take sth seriously
serio,-a adjetivo
1 (taciturno, de consideración, grave) serious
2 (comprometido, de confianza) reliable Locuciones: en serio, seriously: hablaba en serio, she was serious
ponte a trabajar en serio, you must start to work hard ' serio' also found in these entries: Spanish: callada - callado - coña - en - formal - gorda - gordo - jugar - ligera - ligero - risa - seria - tiesa - tieso - tomarse - verdad - asustar - decir - enfado - enojo English: apart - assert - businesslike - deep - dignified - earnest - face value - flippant - half-serious - intense - joke - kid - knuckle down - laugh off - major - mean - quality newspaper - reputable - responsible - serious - seriously - settle down - severe - sober - sober-minded - staid - steady - straight - weighty - business - dire - genuine - honestly - knuckle - nasty - pride - seriousness - solemn - surely
См. также в других словарях:
knuckle down to work — begin to work energetically, start working hard … English contemporary dictionary
knuckle down — v. (D; intr.) to knuckle down to (to knuckle down to work) * * * [ nʌk(ə)l daʊn] (D;intr.) to knuckle down to (to knuckle down to work) … Combinatory dictionary
knuckle down (to something) — ˌknuckle ˈdown (to sth) derived (informal) to begin to work hard at sth Syn: get down to • I m going to have to knuckle down to some serious study. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
knuckle down — work harder, achieve more If you knuckle down and study, you can pass this exam … English idioms
knuckle down — verb work very hard, like a slave • Syn: ↑slave, ↑break one s back, ↑buckle down • Derivationally related forms: ↑slave (for: ↑slave), ↑slavery ( … Useful english dictionary
knuckle down — PHRASAL VERB If someone knuckles down, they begin to work or study very hard, especially after a period when they have done very little work. [INFORMAL] [V P] The only thing to do was knuckle down and get on with some serious hard work... [V P to … English dictionary
knuckle down — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms knuckle down : present tense I/you/we/they knuckle down he/she/it knuckles down present participle knuckling down past tense knuckled down past participle knuckled down informal to start working hard,… … English dictionary
knuckle down to — If someone knuckles down to something, they start to work on it seriously. If you want to succeed, you ll have to knuckle down to some serious work … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
knuckle\ down — • buckle down • knuckle down v To give complete attention (to an effort or job); attend. They chatted idly for a few moments then each buckled down to work. Jim was fooling instead of studying; so his father told him to buckle down … Словарь американских идиом
knuckle down — to work hard. You re going to have to knuckle down to improve your grades if you want to get into a good college. Volunteers really knuckled down and cleaned up the town after the storm … New idioms dictionary
knuckle down — verb To get to work; to focus on a task. You should knuckle down and do your homework! … Wiktionary