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1 make one's way by shifts
Общая лексика: изворачиватьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > make one's way by shifts
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2 make one's way by shifts
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3 make one's way
1) пробивать себе дорогу; сделать карьеру, выйти в люди, завоевать положение в обществе; преуспеть в чём-л. (тж. make one's way in the world или win one's way); см. тж. go one's wayBut David was not discouraged: he was young, enthusiastic, determined to make his way. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Stars Look Down’, book I, ch. XVII) — Дэвид же пока не унывал. Он был молод, полон энтузиазма и решимости пробить себе дорогу.
...she could not sympathise with the shifts, the calculations, the self-seekingness of men making their way. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 8) —...уловки, расчет, своекорыстие людей, прокладывающих себе путь к успеху, не встречали у Маргарет сочувствия.
2) устанавливаться, пробивать себе дорогу (об обычае, точке зрения и т. п.; тж. make way)There are some things the view is making way. (J. Bryce, ‘The American Commonwealth’, vol. II, ch. XXXIX) — Имеются некоторые признаки того, что эта точка зрения пробивает себе дорогу.
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4 shift
ʃɪft
1. сущ.
1) изменение, перемещение, сдвиг to bring about, produce a shift in ≈ производить, вносить изменения
2) а) смена, перемена;
чередование shift of crops ≈ севооборот consonant shift ≈ чередование согласных functional shift ≈ функциональное чередование;
переключение на команды управления vowel shift ≈ чередование гласных б) уст., диал. переодевание
3) а) (рабочая) смена to work an eight-hour shift ≈ работать восьмичасовую смену She works the night shift. ≈ Она работает в ночную смену. day shift ≈ дневная смена eight-hour shift ≈ восьмичасовой рабочий день night shift ≈ ночная смена split shift ≈ прерывистый график (работы) ;
прерывная рабочая смена( прерывается одним или более нерабочими периодами) swing shift ≈ вторая смена на фабрике или заводе (с 4 часов дня до 12 часов ночи) б) рабочие одной смены
4) а) способ, средство, устройство (для осуществления чего-л.) б) редк. изобретательность, находчивость в) вынужденная мера It is rather painful for me to recount the shifts to which I have been reduced. ≈ Мне больно рассказывать о тех вынужденных мерах, к которым меня заставили прибегнуть.
5) уловка, увертка, хитрость make a shift Syn: stratagem;
evasion, subterfuge
6) а) женское платье 'рубашка' б) уст. сорочка
7) геол. косое смещение
8) строит. разгонка швов в кладке
2. гл.
1) а) перемещать(ся) ;
передвигать(ся) ;
передавать (другому) ;
перекладывать (в другую руку) Syn: move б) перекладывать (ответственность и т. п.) Don't try to shift the blame onto anyone else;
it's your fault. ≈ Не пытайся свалить ответственность на кого-нибудь другого, это твоя вина.
2) а) изменять, менять to shift the scene театр. ≈ менять декорации б) изменяться, меняться the pressure shifted ≈ изменилось давление в) редк. переодеваться
3) переезжать( куда-л.) to shift to another flat ≈ переехать на новую квартиру
4) а) обходиться, перебиваться б) изворачиваться;
ухищряться You can shift for yourself. ≈ Ты можешь справиться сам. (Ты можешь обойтись без посторонней помощи.)
5) тех. а) переключать;
переводить б) переключить регистр на клавиатуре (пишущей машинки) ∙ shift off перемещение, перестановка, перенос - population * миграция населения, переселение;
(принудительное) перемещение населения - the plant wants a * растение нужно пересадить перемена;
смена - * of foot смена ноги (на марше) - * of wind перемена ветра - * of crops севооборот - *s and changes of life превратности жизни - * of clothes переодевание, смена одежды - * of scenes перемена мест изменение;
сдвиг - * of fashion прихоти моды сдвиг, передвижение, перебой - the (Great) vowel * (великий) сдвиг гласных - consonant * передвижение согласных, перебой согласных - * of stress перемещение ударения - * of meaning изменение значения уловка, нечестный прием - it would be endless to recount his *s перечень его уловок был бы бесконечным - nothing but * and excuses ничего кроме уверток и отговорок средство, способ - one's last * последнее средство - to try every * available испытать все возможные средства - to put smb. to desperate *s довести кого-либо до крайности, вынудить кого-либо пойти на отчаянные меры( редкое) изворотливость - it needs endless * and ingenuity это требует бесконечной изворотливости и изобретательности смена (группа рабочих) - the first * went down первая смена спустилась в шахту смена, рабочий день - day * дневная смена - an eight-hour * восьмичасовой рабочий день - to work in *s работать посменно - workers on the night * работающие в ночную смену "рубашка", неотрезное платье (чаще без пояса) (устаревшее) женская сорочка (музыкальное) перемена позиции (при игре на струнных инструментах) (техническое) переключение (скорости) - * lever( автомобильное) рычаг переключения передач (техническое) перевод( ремня) (электротехника) сдвиг фаз (геология) косое смещение (специальное) сдвиг (почвы) (специальное) передвижение (песков) (военное) перенос (огня) > to make * делать усилие, стараться > to make * to do smth. стараться сделать что-либо;
прилагать усилия к чему-либо > to make * ухитряться, уметь сделать (что-либо) ;
обойтись (чем-либо) > to make * with a small income ухитряться прожить на небольшой доход > I must make * with what I have мне нужно обходиться тем, что у меня есть > to make * добиваться (чего-либо) ;
преодолевать трудности > I can make * without it перебьюсь и без этого перемещать;
передвигать;
перекладывать - to * furniture from one room to another передвигать мебель из одной комнаты в другую - to * the scences менять декорации - to * a burden from one hand to another перекладывать ношу с одной руки в другую - to * one's weight to the other foot переносить вес на другую ногу - to * cargo перемещать груз - to * one's glance отвести взгляд - to * fire (военное) переносить огонь - to * the target( военное) менять цель;
переносить огонь перемещаться;
передвигаться - to * quickly перемещаться быстро - to * from one foot to another переступать с ноги на ногу - to * in one's chair ерзать на стуле - the scene *s to a cave действие переносится в пещеру переезжать - the family had to * семья должна была переехать менять, изменять - to * one's position менять положение - to * one's ground изменить точку зрения;
занять новую позицию меняться, изменяться - to * from shape to shape принимать все новые и новые очертания - to * constantly постоянно менять место, направление, положение - the wind *ed ветер переменился - the meaning *s значение меняется перекладывать (ответственность) - to * the blame on to smb. перенести вину на кого-либо - to * the fault from oneself снять с себя вину убирать (прочь) - * this rubbish out of the way! уберите этот хлам! (разговорное) убрать( кого-либо) с дороги( эвфмеизм) убрать, ликвидировать, убить( военное) (разговорное) выбивать с позиции (противника) прибегать к уловкам;
изворачиваться;
ухищряться - to * for a living изворачиваться, чтобы заработать на жизнь - they prompted him to * они толкали его на уловки, они заставляли его ловчить обходиться, перебиваться - to * with little money жить на небольшие деньги;
перебиваться на низкий заработок - to * for oneself обходиться без посторонней помощи - he can * for himself он может сам о себе позаботиться - I won't be able to help you: you'll have to * for yourself я тебе не смогу помочь - устраивайся сам - they were left to * for themselves as best they could их бросили на произвол судьбы менять, переодевать - to * one's clothes переодеться, сменить платье - to * oneself переодеться (разговорное) сбросить( всадника) (разговорное) есть, уплетать( техническое) переключать - to * gear (автомобильное) переключать передачу (морское) перекладывать - to * the helm перекладывать руль сменить регистр (пишущей машинки) - to * to capitals перейти на верхний регистр alphabetic ~ вчт. установка регистра букв circular ~ вчт. циклический сдвиг cycle ~ вчт. циклический сдвиг cyclic ~ вчт. циклический сдвиг day ~ дневная смена double ~ двухсменный режим ~ (рабочая) смена;
eight-hour shift восьмичасовой рабочий день end-around ~ вчт. циклический сдвиг exchange rate ~ изменение валютного курса ~ средство, способ;
the last shift(s) последнее средство left ~ вчт. сдвиг влево logical ~ вчт. логический сдвиг to make a ~ обходиться to make a ~ перебиваться кое-как, довольствоваться to make a ~ ухитряться ~ уловка, хитрость;
to make one's way by shifts изворачиваться night ~ ночная смена permanent night ~ постоянная работа в ночную смену right ~ вчт. сдвиг вправо shift женское платье "рубашка" ~ изворачиваться;
ухищряться;
to shift for oneself обходиться без посторонней помощи ~ изменение, перемещение, сдвиг;
shift of fire воен. перенос огня ~ изменение ~ изменение ассортимента изделий ~ изменение номенклатуры продукции ~ изменять ~ геол. косое смещение ~ менять;
to shift one's lodging переменить квартиру;
to shift one's ground изменить точку зрения;
to shift the scene театр. менять декорации ~ меняться;
the wind shifted ветер переменился ~ нечестный прием ~ передвигать ~ передвигаться ~ перекладывать (ответственность и т. п.) ~ перекладывать ~ тех. переключать;
переводить;
shift off снимать с себя( ответственность и т. п.) ;
избавляться( от чего-л.) ~ перемена ~ перемещать(ся) ;
передвигать(-ся) ;
передавать (другому) ;
перекладывать (в другую руку) ;
to shift the fire воен. переносить огонь ~ перемещать ~ перемещаться ~ перемещение, перестановка, сдвиг ~ перемещение ~ перенос ~ перестановка ~ рабочая смена ~ рабочие одной смены ~ рабочий день ~ стр. разгонка швов в кладке ~ сдвиг ~ вчт. сдвиг ~ вчт. сдвигать ~ (рабочая) смена;
eight-hour shift восьмичасовой рабочий день ~ смена, перемена;
чередование;
shift of clothes смена белья;
shift of crops севооборот;
the shifts and changes of life превратности жизни ~ смена ~ смена (группа рабочих) ~ уст. сорочка ~ способ ~ средство, способ;
the last shift(s) последнее средство ~ средство ~ уловка, хитрость;
to make one's way by shifts изворачиваться ~ уловка ~ изворачиваться;
ухищряться;
to shift for oneself обходиться без посторонней помощи ~ in exchange rate изменение валютного курса ~ in exchange rate изменение вексельного курса ~ in exchange rate изменение обменного курса ~ in expectations изменение видов на будущее ~ in level изменение уровня ~ of attitudes изменение отношения ~ смена, перемена;
чередование;
shift of clothes смена белья;
shift of crops севооборот;
the shifts and changes of life превратности жизни ~ смена, перемена;
чередование;
shift of clothes смена белья;
shift of crops севооборот;
the shifts and changes of life превратности жизни ~ of emphasis изменение приоритетов ~ изменение, перемещение, сдвиг;
shift of fire воен. перенос огня ~ of power изменение полномочий ~ тех. переключать;
переводить;
shift off снимать с себя (ответственность и т. п.) ;
избавляться (от чего-л.) ~ менять;
to shift one's lodging переменить квартиру;
to shift one's ground изменить точку зрения;
to shift the scene театр. менять декорации ~ менять;
to shift one's lodging переменить квартиру;
to shift one's ground изменить точку зрения;
to shift the scene театр. менять декорации ~ перемещать(ся) ;
передвигать(-ся) ;
передавать (другому) ;
перекладывать (в другую руку) ;
to shift the fire воен. переносить огонь ~ менять;
to shift one's lodging переменить квартиру;
to shift one's ground изменить точку зрения;
to shift the scene театр. менять декорации ~ смена, перемена;
чередование;
shift of clothes смена белья;
shift of crops севооборот;
the shifts and changes of life превратности жизни swing ~ амер. разг. вторая смена на фабрике или заводе (с 4 часов дня до 12 часов ночи) ~ меняться;
the wind shifted ветер переменился -
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[ʃɪft]alphabetic shift вчт. установка регистра букв circular shift вчт. циклический сдвиг cycle shift вчт. циклический сдвиг cyclic shift вчт. циклический сдвиг day shift дневная смена double shift двухсменный режим shift (рабочая) смена; eight-hour shift восьмичасовой рабочий день end-around shift вчт. циклический сдвиг exchange rate shift изменение валютного курса shift средство, способ; the last shift(s) последнее средство left shift вчт. сдвиг влево logical shift вчт. логический сдвиг to make a shift обходиться to make a shift перебиваться кое-как, довольствоваться to make a shift ухитряться shift уловка, хитрость; to make one's way by shifts изворачиваться night shift ночная смена permanent night shift постоянная работа в ночную смену right shift вчт. сдвиг вправо shift женское платье "рубашка" shift изворачиваться; ухищряться; to shift for oneself обходиться без посторонней помощи shift изменение, перемещение, сдвиг; shift of fire воен. перенос огня shift изменение shift изменение ассортимента изделий shift изменение номенклатуры продукции shift изменять shift геол. косое смещение shift менять; to shift one's lodging переменить квартиру; to shift one's ground изменить точку зрения; to shift the scene театр. менять декорации shift меняться; the wind shifted ветер переменился shift нечестный прием shift передвигать shift передвигаться shift перекладывать (ответственность и т. п.) shift перекладывать shift тех. переключать; переводить; shift off снимать с себя (ответственность и т. п.); избавляться (от чего-л.) shift перемена shift перемещать(ся); передвигать(-ся); передавать (другому); перекладывать (в другую руку); to shift the fire воен. переносить огонь shift перемещать shift перемещаться shift перемещение, перестановка, сдвиг shift перемещение shift перенос shift перестановка shift рабочая смена shift рабочие одной смены shift рабочий день shift стр. разгонка швов в кладке shift сдвиг shift вчт. сдвиг shift вчт. сдвигать shift (рабочая) смена; eight-hour shift восьмичасовой рабочий день shift смена, перемена; чередование; shift of clothes смена белья; shift of crops севооборот; the shifts and changes of life превратности жизни shift смена shift смена (группа рабочих) shift уст. сорочка shift способ shift средство, способ; the last shift(s) последнее средство shift средство shift уловка, хитрость; to make one's way by shifts изворачиваться shift уловка shift изворачиваться; ухищряться; to shift for oneself обходиться без посторонней помощи shift in exchange rate изменение валютного курса shift in exchange rate изменение вексельного курса shift in exchange rate изменение обменного курса shift in expectations изменение видов на будущее shift in level изменение уровня shift of attitudes изменение отношения shift смена, перемена; чередование; shift of clothes смена белья; shift of crops севооборот; the shifts and changes of life превратности жизни shift смена, перемена; чередование; shift of clothes смена белья; shift of crops севооборот; the shifts and changes of life превратности жизни shift of emphasis изменение приоритетов shift изменение, перемещение, сдвиг; shift of fire воен. перенос огня shift of power изменение полномочий shift тех. переключать; переводить; shift off снимать с себя (ответственность и т. п.); избавляться (от чего-л.) shift менять; to shift one's lodging переменить квартиру; to shift one's ground изменить точку зрения; to shift the scene театр. менять декорации shift менять; to shift one's lodging переменить квартиру; to shift one's ground изменить точку зрения; to shift the scene театр. менять декорации shift перемещать(ся); передвигать(-ся); передавать (другому); перекладывать (в другую руку); to shift the fire воен. переносить огонь shift менять; to shift one's lodging переменить квартиру; to shift one's ground изменить точку зрения; to shift the scene театр. менять декорации shift смена, перемена; чередование; shift of clothes смена белья; shift of crops севооборот; the shifts and changes of life превратности жизни swing shift амер. разг. вторая смена на фабрике или заводе (с 4 часов дня до 12 часов ночи) shift меняться; the wind shifted ветер переменился -
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shift [ʃɪft]1. n1) измене́ние, перемеще́ние, сдвиг;shift of fire воен. перено́с огня́
2) сме́на, переме́на; заме́на; чередова́ние;shift of clothes сме́на белья́
;shift of crops севооборо́т
;the shifts and changes of life превра́тности жи́зни
3) (рабо́чая) сме́на;eight-hour shift восьмичасово́й рабо́чий день
4) рабо́чие одно́й сме́ны5) сре́дство, спо́соб;the last shift(s) после́днее сре́дство
6) уло́вка, хи́трость;to make one's way by shifts извора́чиваться
;а) ухитря́ться;б) перебива́ться ко́е-ка́к, дово́льствоваться ( with — чем-л.);7) же́нское пла́тье «руба́шка»8) уст. соро́чка9) стр. разго́нка швов в кла́дке10) геол. косо́е смеще́ние2. vto shift the fire воен. переноси́ть ого́нь
2) меня́ть;to shift one's lodging перемени́ть кварти́ру
;to shift one's ground измени́ть подхо́д к чему́-л., заня́ть но́вую пози́цию
;to shift the scene театр. меня́ть декора́ции
3) меня́ться;the wind shifted ве́тер перемени́лся
4) устраня́ть, ликвиди́ровать;to shift stains выводи́ть пя́тна
5) сл. спеши́ть6) бы́стро есть, уплета́ть7) извора́чиваться; ухищря́ться;to shift for oneself обходи́ться без посторо́нней по́мощи
8) тех. переключа́ть; переводи́тьshift off снима́ть с себя́ ( ответственность и т.п.); избавля́ться (от чего-л.) -
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1. noun1) изменение, перемещение, сдвиг; shift of fire mil. перенос огня2) смена, перемена; чередование; shift of clothes смена белья; shift of crops севооборот; the shifts and changes of life превратности жизни3) (рабочая) смена; eight-hour shift восьмичасовой рабочий день4) рабочие одной смены5) средство, способ; the last shift(s) последнее средство6) уловка, хитрость; to make one's way by shifts изворачиваться; to make (а)shiftа) ухитряться;б) перебиваться кое-как, довольствоваться (with - чем-л.);в) обходиться (without - без чего-л.)7) женское платье 'рубашка'8) obsolete сорочка9) geol. косое смещение10) constr. разгонка швов в кладке2. verb1) перемещать(ся); передвигать (-ся); передавать (другому); перекладывать (в другую руку); to shift the fire mil. переносить огонь2) перекладывать (ответственность и т. п.)3) менять; to shift one's lodging переменить квартиру; to shift one's ground изменить точку зрения; to shift the scene theatr. менять декорации4) меняться; the wind shifted ветер переменился5) изворачиваться; ухищряться; to shift for oneself обходиться без посторонней помощи6) tech. переключать; переводитьshift offSyn:move* * *1 (n) перемещение; сдвиг; смена2 (v) передвигать* * *1) менять(ся), перемещать(ся) 2) смена* * *[ ʃɪft] n. перемещение, перестановка; смена; уловка, хитрость; рабочие одной смены; сорочка; переключение, чередование; сдвиг v. перемещать, перекладывать, передвинуть, переводить, передавать; менять, меняться; устранять, ликвидировать; ухищряться, изворачиваться; переключать, переключать скорости* * *двигатьдвигатьсяизворачиватьсяизменениепереводитьпередвигатьпередвинутьпеременаперемещатьперемещатьсяперемещениеперемещенияпереноситьпереставлятьподвижкаподвижкиподвижкурегистрсменаухищряться* * *1. сущ. 1) изменение 2) а) смена б) устар., диал. переодевание 3) а) (рабочая) смена б) рабочие одной смены 4) а) способ, средство, устройство (для осуществления чего-л.) б) редк. изобретательность в) вынужденная мера 5) уловка 2. гл. 1) а) перемещать(ся); передвигать(ся); передавать (другому); перекладывать (в другую руку) б) перекладывать (ответственность и т. п.) 2) а) изменять б) изменяться в) редк. переодеваться 3) переезжать (куда-л.) -
8 изворачиваться
1) General subject: brazen it out, dodge, make one's way by shifts, shift, shuffle, to be devious, wriggle out, be evasive3) Diplomatic term: be on the dodge4) Makarov: be devious, cut corners -
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10 work
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
- worker
- 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
•- work in- work off- work on- work out- work to- work up•• -
11 sich
abkühlen, sich
(Konjunktur) to cool off.
abmelden, sich
to notify one’s departure.
absprechen, sich
to come to an arrangement, to agree;
• sich mit seinen Mitarbeitern absprechen to consult with one’s fellow workers;
• Schadenersatz absprechen to disallow damages.
abwechseln, sich
to take turns, to alternate;
• jährlich abwechseln (Vorsitz) to rotate every year;
• in Schichten abwechseln to rotate shifts.
aneignen, sich
to acquire, to appropriate, to adopt;
• sich Geld aneignen to embezzle funds, to misappropriate (convert) money;
• sich einen Namen aneignen to adopt a name.
auspendeln, sich
(Zinssätze) to stabilize at a certain level.
auswirken, sich
to bear upon, to take effect;
• sich auf das Betriebsergebnis auswirken to come through into the results;
• sich kostenmäßig auswirken to make a showing on costs;
• sich in einer Preiserhöhung auswirken to result in a price increase;
• sich schnell auswirken (Investitionen) to pick up quickly;
• sich ungünstig auswirken to have an unfavo(u)rable effect;
• sich voll auswirken to be in full swing;
• sich als Vorteil auswirken to turn out to be an advantage.
behaupten, sich
to stand one’s ground, (Kurse) to hold their ground, to keep its head, to keep (remain) steady, to remain firm;
• sich gut behaupten (Wechselkurs) to hold fairly steady;
• weiterhin hohe Kurse behaupten to continue to rule high;
• seine Rechte behaupten to safeguard one’s rights;
• sich am Schluss behaupten oder leicht abschwächen (Börse) to close steady to slightly lower;
• sich in seiner Stellung behaupten to hold one’s position;
• seine Stellung im technologischen Wettbewerb behaupten to keep up in the technology race.
behauptend, sich
(Preis) steady.
behelfen, sich
to make shift, to manage, to resort to expedients;
• sich ohne Sekretärin behelfen to do without the services of a secretary.
belaufen, sich
to come (mount up, run) to, to reach, to rise, to run into, to make;
• sich auf 10.000 Euro belaufen to foot up (figure out) to euro 10,000 debts;
• sich auf das Doppelte des Voranschlags belaufen to come to double the estimate;
• insgesamt belaufen to aggregate, to total;
• sich ungefähr belaufen to come near to.
bereichern, sich
to line one’s pockets, to make one’s pile;
• sich an Kinderarbeit bereichern to exploit child labo(u)r;
• sich öffentlich bereichern to enrich o. s. from public office.
beruhigen, sich
(Börse) to settle down, (politische Lage) to become stable, to ease;
• Gläubiger mit einer Ratenzahlung beruhigen to put off a dun with an instal(l)ment.
bewegen, sich
(Preise) to range (vary) from... to...;
• sich abwärts bewegen to be on the downgrade (skids, US);
• sich fast einheitlich um die 20% bewegen to cluster around the 20 per cent mark;
• sich entsprechend der Preisindexziffern bewegen to move in sympathy with the index figures of prices.
bewerben, sich
to apply for, to stand as a candidate for (Br.), to run, to [run as a] candidate, to seek, to go up (Br.), (um Lieferungen) to make a bid for, to tender, (um einen Preis) to compete for;
• sich um ein Amt bewerben to run (stand) for an office (US);
• sich um einen Auftrag bewerben to make a tender;
• sich persönlich bewerben to make a personal application;
• sich um eine Stelle (Stellung) bewerben to apply (run) for a position, to put in for a post (job, fam.), to compete for a job.
bewähren, sich
(Artikel) to stand the strain (test);
• sich nicht bewähren to prove a failure.
drehen, sich
(Börse) to turn;
• sich um ein Thema drehen to run on a subject.
durchschlagen, sich
to shift for a living;
• kostenmäßig durchschlagen to make a showing on cost;
• auf die Ladenverkaufspreise durchschlagen to work through to prices in the shops;
• direkt auf die Preise durchschlagen to feed straight through into the prices.
eignen, sich
to qualify, to be suitable (qualified);
• sich als Kapitalanlage eignen to be suitable for investment.
einbürgern, sich
to become established;
• teilweise einbürgern to denizen;
• wieder einbürgern to repatriate.
einigen, sich
to agree, to come to terms, to settle an issue (Br.);
• sich über die Bedingungen einigen to agree upon the terms;
• sich mit seinen Gläubigern einigen to compound with one’s creditors;
• sich auf die Gründung einer Gesellschaft einigen to agree to form a company;
• sich gütlich einigen to settle a matter amicably, to come to an amicable arrangement;
• sich auf einen bestimmten Preis einigen to agree on a certain price;
• sich vergleichsweise einigen to reach a settlement.
einmischen, sich
to intervene, to interfere, to meddle, to barge in (fam.);
• sich in die Angelegenheiten eines Nachbarlandes einmischen to intervene in the affairs of a neighbo(u)ring country;
• sich unaufgefordert (ungefragt) einmischen to meddle.
einpendeln, sich
(Kurse) to even out, to settle down.
einschiffen, sich
to embark, to get (go) aboard, to join one’s ship, to go on board, to [take] ship.
einwählen, sich
(Computer) to plug into.
emporarbeiten, sich
to work one’s way up, to win one’s way from poverty.
entschließen, sich
to determine, to decide, to make up one’s mind, to resolve;
• sich zu einem Kauf entschließen to decide on buying.
ereignen, sich
to occur, to happen, to take place.
erholen, sich
to recreate, to convalesce, to recuperate, to pick up, (Industrie) to be reviving, (Kurse) to look (pick, prick) up, to recover, to revive, to rally, to rise, to improve, (Markt) to improve, (sich schadlos halten) to make up for one’s losses, to repay (reimburse, recoup) o. s.;
• sich bei jem. erholen to draw (reimburse o. s.) upon s. o.;
• sich von einem geschäftlichen Fehlschlag erholen to recover from a business setback;
• sich beim Giranten erholen to have recourse to the endorser of a note;
• sich von den Nachwirkungen des Krieges erholen to recover from the effects of the war;
• sich bei den Schlusskursen erholen to be improving at the close;
• sich schnell erholen (Kurse) to brisk up;
• sich wieder erholen (Kurse) to be picking up again, to experience a recovery;
• sich finanziell wieder erholen to recover financially (one’s strength), to recuperate;
• sich für eine Zahlung erholen to cover o. s.
etablieren, sich
to establish o. s., to set up shop for o. s., to start a business.
festigen, sich
to consolidate, (Börse, Kurse, Preise) to [become] firm, to steady, to stiffen, to strengthen, to harden, to stabilize;
• Dollarkurs festigen to strengthen the dollar price;
• seine Stellung festigen to strengthen one’s position, to solidify one’s place;
• Währung festigen to stabilize the currency;
• sich erneut im Vergleich mit anderen harten Währungen festigen to strengthen again against other major currencies;
• Wechselkurse festigen to stabilize exchange rates.
freizeichnen, sich
to contract out, to exempt o. s. from a liability.
gesundschrumpfen, sich
to shrink to profitable size;
• sich gesundstoßen to make a packet (fam.).
heraufarbeiten, sich
to work one’s way (o. s.) up (o. s. into a good position).
herauskristallisieren, sich
to crystallize, to take shape;
• sich herausmachen (Firma) to make good progress;
• sein Kapital herausnehmen to withdraw one’s capital;
• Gehälter aus dem Preisindexsystem herausnehmen to disindex salaries from the price index;
• Geld aus jem. herauspressen to squeeze money out of s. o.;
• weitere Steuern aus dem Volk herauspressen to screw more taxes out of the people;
• Gewinne aus einem fallenden und überbesetzten Markt herausprügeln müssen to be forced to slug it out in a slumping and overcrowded market;
• Geld herausrücken to cough up (US sl.), to fork out (sl.);
• Zahlungen herausschieben to postpone payment;
• herausschinden to eke out;
• Geld aus jem. herausschinden to extract money from s. o.;
• zusätzliche Urlaubswoche herausschinden to wangle an extra week’s holiday;
• Geld aus einer Sache herausschlagen to get one’s money’s worth;
• allerlei Vorteile herausschlagen to gain all kinds of advantages;
• Unfähige herausschmeißen to weed out the incompetents;
• heraussetzen (Mieter) to evict, to eject, to turn out.
herausstellen, sich
to turn out, to prove;
• besonders herausstellen (Presse) to feature (US coll.), to highlight (US);
• sich als Fälschung herausstellen to prove to be a forgery;
• groß herausstellen to give a build-up;
• sich als sehr hoch herausstellen (Kosten) to come rather high;
• sich als missglückt herausstellen (Anlage) to turn sour;
• sich als Vorteil herausstellen to turn out to be an advantage.
hinschleppen, sich
to drag on.
konkretisieren, sich
(Forderung) to crystallize.
konstituieren, sich
(parl.) to assemble;
• Ausschuss konstituieren to appoint a committee;
• sich als eingetragene Gesellschaft konstituieren to form themselves into a registered corporation.
kreuzen, sich
to intersect, (Interessen) to clash, to run counter, (Straße) to cross.
kristallisieren, sich
to crystallize.
kräftigen, sich
(Kurs) to improve, to recover, (Markt) to strengthen;
• Dollarkurs kräftigen to strengthen the dollar price.
lebensversichern, sich
to assure one’s life with a company (Br.);
• sich für 20.000 L lebensversichern to insure (assure, Br.) o. s. for L 20,000;
• sich gegenseitig lebensversichern to insure one’s own life for the benefit of the other;
• seine Schlüsselkräfte lebensversichern to take out life policies on one’s key man.
liieren, sich
(Gesellschafter) to unite, to join, to associate, to become a partner.
massieren, sich
(Aufträge) to pile up.
niederlassen, sich
to set up for o. s., to take up one’s abode (domicile, residence), to locate, (Wohnsitz) to settle down;
• sich als Anwalt niederlassen to settle down in the practice of law;
• sich als Arzt niederlassen to put up (hang out) one’s shingle;
• sich als Buchhändler niederlassen to establish o. s. (set up business) as a bookseller;
• sich für dauernd niederlassen to settle down for good;
• sich geschäftlich niederlassen to establish o. s. as a businessman, to set up for o. s., to set up shop, to set o. s. up in business;
• sich im Hauptgeschäftsviertel niederlassen to fix one’s residence in the city;
• sich widerrechtlich niederlassen to abate.
rentieren, sich
to pay [its way (for costs)], to pay well, to bring a return, (Betrieb) to be profitable, (Ware) to leave a margin;
• sich gut rentieren to yield good profits;
• sich nicht rentieren not to be worthwhile;
• sich noch rentieren to break even;
• sich gerade noch rentieren to wash its face (Br. sl.);
• sich in zehn Jahren rentieren to pay its way in ten years.
stabilisieren, sich
to become stable;
• Preise stabilisieren to stabilize (peg) prices.
treffen, sich
to meet, to gather, to assemble;
• Abkommen treffen to come to an agreement (terms);
• Anordnungen treffen to prescribe;
• Auslese treffen to cull;
• Buchung treffen to pass (effect) an entry;
• Freigabeverfügungen für die Wirtschaftshilfe treffen to loosen its grip on the economic-aid purse strings;
• auf Öl treffen to strike oil;
• Steuerzahler heftig treffen to clobber the taxpayers;
• Übereinkommen treffen to compact;
• Übereinkunft treffen to come to an arrangement;
• Verabredung treffen to make (fix) an appointment;
• Verbraucher unmittelbar treffen to fall directly onto the consumer;
• vorläufige Vereinbarung treffen to make a provisional arrangement;
• Vorbereitungen (Vorkehrungen) treffen to make preparations;
• Vorsichtsmaßregeln treffen to take precautionary measures.
unterordnen, sich
to subordinate o. s.
verausgaben, sich
to spend beyond one’s means, to run short of money.
verbürgen, sich
to [a]vouch, to undertake, to warrant, to guarantee, to stand surety, to bail;
• sich für einen Bericht verbürgen to warrant a report;
• sich für jds. Ehrlichkeit und Zuverlässigkeit verbürgen to warrant s. o. an honest and reliable person;
• sich für eine Schuld verbürgen to answer for a debt;
• sich für jds. Zahlungsfähigkeit verbürgen to vouch for s. one's ability to pay.
verkalkulieren, sich
to miscalculate, to overshoot.
vermehren, sich
to multiply;
• sein Vermögen vermehren to enlarge one’s fortune;
• Zahlungsmittelumlauf vermehren to expand the currency.
verschulden, sich
to run into debt, to take on debts, to involve o. s. (get into) debt, to outrun the constable (Br.), to run up a score (Br.);
• sich kurzfristig erheblich verschulden to borrow heavily on a short-term basis;
• sich erneut verschulden to run into debt again;
• sich total verschulden (Staat) to plunge into debt;
• sich ungewöhnlich verschulden to go into debt at a record chip (US).
verschätzen, sich
to be out in one’s calculation[s] (estimate).
verspekulieren, sich
to lose money by bad investment.
verspäten, sich
(Schiff, Zug) to be overdue (behind schedule, US).
versteifen, sich
(Markt) to tighten [up].
verzweigen, sich
to branch out.
zurückhalten, sich
to keep a low profile, (Börse) to stay on the sidelines, (Verbraucher) to hold back, to resist;
• Aktien in Erwartung von Kurssteigerungen zurückhalten to hold stocks for a rise;
• Informationsmaterial zurückhalten to hold back information;
• Mittel zurückhalten to bottle up funds;
• sich mit der Verwirklichung geplanter Kapazitätsausweitungen zurückhalten to hold back on bringing in planned new capacity;
• restliche Ware zurückhalten to hold over the rest of the goods;
• Waren unberechtigt zurückhalten to wrongfully detain goods.
zurückmelden, sich
to report one’s return;
• sich vom Urlaub zurückmelden to report back from leave (one’s return).
zusammenschließen, sich
to amalgamate, to merge, to combine, to consolidate (US), (pol.) to unite, to fuse;
• Arbeiter in einer Gewerkschaft zusammenschließen to unite workers in a trade union;
• Firmen (Gesellschaften) zusammenschließen to consolidate business companies;
• sich zu einem Kartell zusammenschließen to join a cartel;
• sich in einem großen Unternehmen zusammenschließen to merge into one large organization;
• sich zu einem Verein zusammenschließen to club.
ändern, sich
to vary;
• Eintragung ändern to rectify (alter) an entry;
• nachträglich ändern (Wechsel) to alter materially;
• zweckentsprechend ändern to adapt.
überschneiden, sich
to overlap, to intersect, (Ereignisse) to clash;
• sich mit einem anderen Termin überschneiden to clash with another date. -
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travailler [tʀavaje]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. to work• faire travailler sa tête or sa matière grise to set one's mind to work• fais travailler ta tête ! use your head!• travailler en usine/à domicile to work in a factory/at home• dans ce pays on fait travailler les enfants à huit ans in this country they put children to work at the age of eightb. ( = s'exercer) [artiste, acrobate, musicien] to practise ; [boxeur] to trainc. [métal, bois] to warp2. transitive verba. ( = façonner) [+ matière, verre, fer] to work• travailler la pâte ( = pétrir) to knead the doughb. ( = potasser, améliorer) to work on• travailler le chant/piano to practise singing/the piano► travailler à [+ livre, projet] to work on ; [+ cause, but] to work for ; ( = s'efforcer d'obtenir) to work towardsc. [doutes, faits] to worry ; [douleur] to torment• cette idée/ce projet le travaille this idea/this plan is very much on his mind* * *tʀavaje
1.
1) ( pour perfectionner) to work on [style, matière scolaire, voix, muscles]; to practise [BrE] [sport, instrument, chant]2) ( manipuler) to work [bois, métal]; Culinaire to knead [pâte]; Agriculture to work, to cultivate [terre]; to cultivate [vigne]3) ( préoccuper)travailler quelqu'un — [affaire, idée] to be ou prey on somebody's mind, to bother somebody; ( tourmenter) [jalousie, douleur] to plague somebody
ce sont ses dents qui le travaillent — ( parlant d'un bébé) he is out of sorts because he's teething
2.
travailler à verbe transitif indirecttravailler à — to work on [projet, dissertation]; to work toward(s) [objectif]
travailler à rétablir la paix — to endeavour [BrE] to restore peace
3.
verbe intransitif1) ( faire un effort) [personne, machine] to work; [muscles] to work2) ( exercer un métier) to worktravailler en équipes/de nuit — to work shifts/nights
travailler au noir — gén to work without declaring one's earnings; ( exercer un second emploi non déclaré) to moonlight
3) Commerce ( faire des affaires) [commerçant, magasin, hôtel] to do businesstravailler à perte — [entreprise, commerce] to run at a loss
4) ( produire un revenu)5) ( œuvrer)nous voulons la paix et c'est dans ce sens que nous travaillons — we want peace and we are working toward(s) it
6) ( s'entraîner) [athlète] to train; [boxeur] to train, to work out; [musicien, danseur] to practise [BrE]7) ( se modifier) [bois] to warp; [vin] to ferment8) ( se déformer) [poutre] to be in stress* * *tʀavaje1. vi1) [personne] to work2) [bois] to warp2. vt1) (= façonner) [bois, métal] to work, [pâte] to knead, [objet d'art] to work on2) [discipline]travailler son piano — to do one's piano practice Grande-Bretagne to do one's piano practise USA
3) (= préoccuper)4) (= influencer) to work ontravailler à — to work on, (= contribuer à) to work towards
travailler à faire — to endeavour to do Grande-Bretagne to endeavor to do USA
* * *travailler verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( pour perfectionner) to work on [style, matière scolaire, mouvement, voix, muscles]; to practiseGB [sport, instrument, chant, sonate]; travailler son latin to work on one's Latin; travailler le saut en longueur to practiseGB the long jump;2 ( manipuler) to work [bois, métal]; Culin to knead [pâte]; to stir [sth] until smooth [sauce]; Agric to work, to cultivate [terre]; to cultivate [vigne];4 ( préoccuper) travailler qn [affaire, idée] to be ou prey on sb's mind, to bother sb; ( tourmenter) [jalousie, douleur] to plague sb; je ne sais pas ce qui le travaille I don't know what's bothering him; un doute me travaillait I had a nagging doubt; c'est la jalousie qui le travaille he's plagued ou tormented by jealousy; ce sont ses dents qui le travaillent ( parlant d'un bébé) he is out of sorts because he's teething.B travailler à vtr ind travailler à to work on [projet, dissertation]; to work towards [objectif]; travailler quatre ans à sa thèse to work on one's thesis for four years; travailler à rétablir la paix to endeavourGB to restore peace; travailler à la perte de qn to try to engineer sb's downfall.C vi1 ( faire un effort) [personne, machine] to work; [muscles] to work; travailler de ses mains to work with one's hands; travailler sur un texte/projet to work on a text/project; faire travailler un élève to make a pupil work; faire travailler ses biceps to use one's biceps; faire travailler son cerveau to apply one's mind; ton imagination travaille trop you have an overactive imagination;2 ( exercer un métier) to work; travailler en usine/à domicile to work in a factory/at home; travailler dans l'édition/le textile to work in publishing/textiles; travailler comme secrétaire to work as a secretary; travailler en équipes/de nuit to work shifts/nights; travailler en indépendant to work freelance, to be self-employed; ta mère travaille? does your mother work?; il a hâte de travailler he can't wait to start work; faire travailler les enfants to put children to work; travailler au noir gén to work without declaring one's earnings; ( exercer un second emploi non déclaré) to moonlight;3 ( faire des affaires) Comm [commerçant, magasin, hôtel] to do business; bien travailler to do good business; l'épicier/restaurant ne travaille pas beaucoup the grocer/restaurant isn't doing much business; travailler avec l'étranger to do business abroad; travailler pour l'exportation to work in exports; nous travaillons surtout l'été/avec les touristes most of our trade is in the summer/with tourists; travailler à perte [entreprise, commerce] to run at a loss;4 ( produire un revenu) [argent] to work; faire travailler son argent to make one's money work for one;5 ( œuvrer) travailler pour/contre qn to work for/against sb; nous voulons la paix et c'est dans ce sens que nous travaillons we want peace and we are working toward(s) it; travailler pour/contre ses intérêts to act in/against one's own interests;6 ( s'entraîner) [athlète] to train; [boxeur] to train, work out; [musicien, danseur] to practiseGB; travailler aux barres parallèles to work on the parallel bars;7 ( se modifier) [bois] to warp; [vin] to ferment; [pâte] to prove, to rise;8 ( se déformer) [poutre] to be in stress.[travaje] verbe intransitif1. [être actif] to worktu as le temps de travailler avant dîner you've got time to do some work ou to get some work done before dinnertravailler à ou sur une chanson to work at ou on a songtravailler comme un bœuf ou forçat to slave away, to work like a Trojan2. [avoir une profession] to workvous travaillez? do you work?, do you have a job?j'ai arrêté de travailler à 55 ans I stopped work ou retired at 55travailler pour payer ses études to work one's way through college/universitytravailler en free-lance to do freelance work, to be a freelancer3. [faire des affaires] to do (good) businessentreprise qui travaille bien/mal/à perte thriving/stagnating/lossmaking firm4. [pratiquer son activité - artiste, athlète] to practise, to train ; [ - boxeur] to work out, to trainfaire travailler ses jambes to make one's legs work, to exercise one's legsc'est ton imagination qui travaille your imagination's working overtime, you're imagining things6. [suivi d'une préposition]travailler à [succès] to work ou to strive fortravailler contre/pour to work against/forle temps travaille contre/pour nous time is working against us/is on our side————————[travaje] verbe transitif1. [façonner - bois, bronze, glaise] to work[CUISINE - mélange, sauce] to stirb. [peintre] to work the paste2. [perfectionner - discours, style] to work on (inseparable), to polish up (separable), to hone ; [ - matière scolaire] to work at ou on (inseparable), to go over (inseparable) ; [ - concerto, scène] to work on, to rehearse3. [obséder] to worryêtre travaillé par le remords/l'angoisse to be tormented by remorse/anxiety4. [tenter d'influencer] to work on (inseparable) -
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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. -
15 lavorare
"to work;Fertigen;manufaturar"* * *1. v/i work2. v/t materia prima processlegno carveterra work* * *lavorare v. intr.1 to work; (con fatica) to labour, to toil: finita la scuola andrà a lavorare, when he finishes school he'll go (out) to work; lavorare molto, sodo, to work hard; (far) lavorare troppo, to overwork; lavorare meglio di qlcu., to outwork s.o.; lavorare a ore, to work by the hour; lavorare a tempo pieno, a tempo parziale, to work full-time, part-time; lavorare a orario ridotto, to work short time (o to be on short time); far lavorare qlcu. a orario ridotto, to put s.o. on short time; lavorare a turni, to work by (o in) relays, to work (in) shifts; lavorare in proprio, to work on one's own account (o to work for oneself); lavorare presso qlcu., to be in the employ of s.o.; lavorare da falegname, da muratore, to work as a carpenter, a bricklayer; lavorare nel cinema, to work in the cinema industry; lavorare nei trasporti, to work in the transport industry; lavorare d'ago, to needlework; lavorare d'intarsio, to inlay; lavorare a maglia, to knit; lavorare a, intorno a qlco., to work at (o on) sthg.; sto lavorando a un romanzo, I am working on a novel; dare da lavorare a qlcu., to provide work (o employment) for s.o. // ( Borsa) lavorare in parità, to transact at par // (miner.) lavorare in profondità, to work in depth // l'Italia che lavora, the working population of Italy // lavorare come un cane, come un negro, to work like a dog // lavorare di cervello, to do brain work (o intellectual work); (ingegnarsi) to use one's brain // lavorare d'astuzia, to be shrewd // lavorare di fantasia, to let one's imagination run free; (inventare) to imagine things // lavorare di gomiti, to elbow one's way (through) // lavorare di mano, (rubare) to steal // lavorare per la gloria, to work for nothing // lavorare sott'acqua, (fig.) to scheme, to be underhanded // far lavorare qlcu. fino all'esaurimento, to work s.o. to a standstill (o to death) // chi non lavora non mangia, (prov.) no work, no pay2 (funzionare) to operate, to work; (di chiave) to turn: in quello stabilimento gli impianti lavorano giorno e notte, in that plant machines work (o operate) day and night; le fabbriche hanno ripreso a lavorare, the factories have resumed working; il suo fegato non lavora bene, his liver doesn't work very well; il veleno sta lavorando, the poison is working (o is having its effect)3 (avere un giro di affari) to do* business: questo bar lavora poco, this coffee bar doesn't do much business; questo negozio lavora molto, this shop is doing good business◆ v.tr. to work; (trattare) to process; (mecc.) (alle macchine) to machine (tool): lavorare il ferro, la creta, to work iron, clay; (metall.) lavorare a freddo, a caldo, to hot-work, to cold-work; lavorare a sbalzo, to emboss; lavorare la terra, to till (o to work) the land; (cuc.) lavorare la pasta, to work dough// lavorarsi qlcu., (fig.) to work on s.o. (o to get round s.o.); (boxe) to beat up; si è lavorato il capo e ha avuto l'aumento, he worked on the boss and got a rise; lavorarsi l'opinione pubblica, to work on public opinion.* * *[lavo'rare]1) (persona) to worklavorare duro o sodo — to work hard
lavorare in proprio — to work for o.s., be self-employed
lavorare a maglia/ad ago — to knit/do needlework
lavorare di fantasia — (suggestionarsi) to imagine things, (fantasticare) to let one's imagination run free
2) (funzionare: macchinari) to work, run, operate, (negozi, uffici: far affari) to do well, do good business2. vt(creta, ferro) to work, (legno) to carve, (Culin : pane, pasta) to work, knead, (burro) to beat, (Agr : terra) to work, cultivatelavorarsi qn — (fig : convincere) to work on sb
* * *[lavo'rare] 1.verbo transitivo (manipolare) to work [legno, metallo]; gastr. to knead [ pasta]; agr. to work, to cultivate [ terra]2.1) to worklavorare molto o sodo to work hard; lavorare in fabbrica to work in a factory; lavorare nell'editoria to work in publishing; lavorare per qcn. to work for sb.; lavorare come insegnante to work as a teacher; lavorare in proprio to work for oneself, to freelance; lavorare in nero = to work without declaring one's earnings, under the table; lavorare a cottimo to job; lavorare su un testo, a un progetto to work on a text, project; far lavorare un allievo to make a pupil work; far lavorare il cervello fig. to apply one's mind; lavori troppo di immaginazione — you have an overactive imagination
2) (fare affari) [commerciante, negozio, albergo] to do* business3) sart.4) sport3.lavorare qcn. ai fianchi — [ boxeur] to work away at sb.'s ribs
verbo pronominale lavorarsi-rsi qcn. — to work on sb
••lavorare sott'acqua — to plot, to scheme
* * *lavorare/lavo'rare/ [1](manipolare) to work [legno, metallo]; gastr. to knead [ pasta]; agr. to work, to cultivate [ terra](aus. avere)1 to work; lavorare molto o sodo to work hard; lavorare in fabbrica to work in a factory; lavorare nell'editoria to work in publishing; lavorare per qcn. to work for sb.; lavorare come insegnante to work as a teacher; lavorare in proprio to work for oneself, to freelance; lavorare in nero = to work without declaring one's earnings, under the table; lavorare a cottimo to job; lavorare su un testo, a un progetto to work on a text, project; far lavorare un allievo to make a pupil work; far lavorare il cervello fig. to apply one's mind; lavori troppo di immaginazione you have an overactive imagination2 (fare affari) [commerciante, negozio, albergo] to do* business; lavorare molto to do good business; lavorare in perdita to run at lossIII lavorarsi verbo pronominale-rsi qcn. to work on sb.lavorare come un negro to work like a slave; lavorare come un mulo to work like a horse; lavorare di gomiti to elbow one's way; lavorare sott'acqua to plot, to scheme. -
16 work
1. I1) men must work люди должны трудиться2) the lift (the typewriter, etc.) won't work лифт и т.д. не работает; the bell (the manometer, etc.) didn't work звонок и т.д. не действовал; I can't make the car (this pump, this machine, etc.) work не могу наладить машину /автомобиль/ и т.д.; my brain doesn't seem to be working я что-то плохо соображаю3) the medicine /the drug/ (the treatment, this diet, etc.) works лекарство и т.д. оказывает действие /действует/; the pill didn't work таблетка не помогла /не подействовала/; the yeast is beginning to work дрожжи начинают подниматься; yeast makes beer work пиво от дрожжей начинает бродить; we tried this plan, but it did not work мы попробовали применить этот план, но [из этого] ничего не вышло4) his face /features/ began to work [от волнения и т.п.] у него начало подергиваться лицо; her lips /her mouth/ worked у нее дрожали губы2. II1) work in some manner work hard (well enough, steadily, conscientiously, busily, etc.) усердно и т.д. работать /трудиться/; he can hardly work at all он почти совсем не может работать; work for (at) some time work day and night работать день и ночь; work overtime перерабатывать, работать сверхурочно; he is not working now a) у него сейчас нет работы; б) он сейчас не работает2) work in some manner the bell (the engine, the gear, the motor, etc.) works well (easily, smoothly, etc.) звонок и т.д. хорошо и т.д. работает; the system works badly система не отлажена; the hinges work stiffly (freely) петли тугие (свободные); my heart works badly сердце у меня пошаливает3) work in some manner the plan (smb.'s scheme, this new method, etc.) works well (successfully, etc.) план и т.д. оказался удачным /эффективным/; it can work both ways это может помочь, но может и навредить4) work in some manner his face (mouth, etc.) works nervously (violently, etc.) его лицо и т.д. нервно и т.д. подергивается5) work in some direction work up (down, out, etc.) пробираться /пробиваться, прокладывать себе путь/ вверх и т.А; her stockings worked down, у нее спустились чулки; the shirt worked up /out/ рубашка выбилась /вылезла/ из брюк или юбки3. IIIwork smth.1) work all day [long] (two hours a day, part time, etc.) работать весь /целый/ день и т.д.; work forty hours a week иметь сорокачасовую рабочую неделю2) work a typewriter (an adding machine, a tractor, a pump, etc.) работать на пишущей машинке и т.д.; I don't know how to work this gadget я не знаю, как обращаться с этой штукой /с этим приспособлением/; work a farm (a railway, a coal-mine, an estate, etc.) управлять фермой и т.д.3) work one's fingers (one's muscles, etc.) разрабатывать /тренировать/ пальцы и т.д.; work a scheme разрабатывать план; work a district (the constituency, etc.) обслуживать район и т.д.4) work the soil (iron, this kind of stone, etc.) обрабатывать почву и т.д.; work clay месить глину: work the dough вымешивать /месить/ тесто; work butter сбивать масло; work smb.'s initials вышивать (вырезать, выбивать и т.я.) чьи-л. инициалы; work buttonholes метать петли; work a shawl связать шаль5) work one's fingers (one's toes, one's lips, etc.) шевелить пальцами и т.д.; work one's jaws сжимать и разжимать челюсти, двигать челюстями6) work harm приносить вред; work destruction причинять разрушение; work havoc производить опустошение; work mischief натворить бед, устроить скандал; work changes производить перемены; work cures приносить исцеление; work-wonders /miracles/ творить чудеса4. IV1) work smb. in some manner work smb. hard (long hours) заставлять кого-л. усердно (много) работать, изнурять кого-л. работой2) work smth. somewhere work one's way forward (upwards, in, out, etc.) прокладывать себе путь /пробиваться/ вперед и т.д.; work one's way down с трудом спускаться; work one's way up а) пробиваться наверх; б) добиваться положения в обществе3) work smth. somewhere the trapper worked the stream up охотник расставил капканы вверх по ручью4) work smth. in some manner work one's fingers (one's lips, etc.) nervously нервно сжимать и разжимать пальцы и т.д.5. VIwork smth. into some state work a screw (a rope, a string, a tie, a knot, etc.) loose ослабить гайку и т.д.; work one's hands free освобождать /высвобождать, развязывать себе/ руки; work the chain (the rope, etc.) free освободиться от цепей и т.д.6. XI1) be worked by smth. this machine (the pump, the doll, etc.) is worked by electricity эта машина и т.д. приводится в действие электричеством /работает при помощи электричества/ || to be worked to the limit использовать до конца; the device has not yet been worked to the limit еще не все ресурсы этого приспособления использованы полностью2) be worked for some time the number of hours worked weekly shall be reduced to 40 рабочая неделя будет сокращена до 40 часов7. XIIIwork to do smth. men must work to live чтобы жить, люди должны работать; he worked to put his brother through college он работал, чтобы его брат мог закончить колледж8. XVwork into some state work loose ослабнуть; work free освободиться; the window catch (the screw, the nut, the handle, etc.) worked loose оконный шпингалет и т.д. разболтался9. XVI1) work at (in, on) some place work at an airplane factory (at a mill, at school, at an office, in an advertizing department, etc.) работать на авиационном заводе и т.д.; work in one's study (in the open air, in a garden, at one's desk, on a scaffolding, etc.) работать у себя в кабинете и т.д.; work on the land работать в сельском хозяйстве; work with smb. work with a grocer (with a florist, with this firm, with us, etc.) работать /служить/ у бакалейщика и т.д.; he is hard to work with с ним трудно работать /иметь дело/; work in (at, into, by, under) smth. work in one's spare hours (late into the night, late at night, by day, by night, etc.) работать в свой свободные часы и т.д.; work at top capacity (in full swing) работать на полную мощность; work at 2,500 HP иметь мощность в две тысячи пятьсот лошадиных сил; work under hard conditions работать в тяжелых условиях; work in shifts работать посменно; work for smth., smb. work for self-support (for a living, for a degree, for a higher certificate etc.) работать, чтобы обеспечить себя и т.д.; work for a small pay (for a wage, etc.) работать за небольшую плату и т.д.; work for a company (for a firm, etc.) служить в какой-л. компании и т.д.; work for the government быть на государственной службе; work with (without) smth. work with one's hands (with one's head, with a brush and paint, etc.) работать руками и т.д.; work with interest (with enthusiasm, with a will, without cessation, etc.) работать с интересом и т.д.;2) work on smth. work on an axle (on a pivot, etc.) вращаться на оси и т.д.; work on liquid fuel (on wood, on refined or crude petroleum, on all voltages, etc.) работать на жидком топливе и т.д.; this clock works on a spring эти часы приводятся в движение пружиной3) work in (with) smth. work in wood работать по дереву; work in oils (in water-colours, in distemper, etc.) писать маслом и т.д.; work in leather а) изготовлять изделия из кожи; б) тиснить кожу; work with silver (with gold, with wood, etc.) работать с серебром и т.д.; work at (on) smth. work at a shawl вышивать или вязать шаль; work on a tapestry (on a tombstone, etc.) работать над гобеленом и т.д.; work through smth. work through literature bearing on the subject (through the list, etc.) проработать литературу, относящуюся к данному вопросу и т.д.4) work at (on, upon, over) smth. work at history (at Greek, etc.) заниматься историей и т.д.; work at a new invention (at a topic, at a subject for many years, at a portrait, at a dictionary, etc.) работать над новым изобретением и т.д.; work at one's lessons делать /готовить/ уроки; work at one's profession совершенствовать свое профессиональное мастерство; work on this suggestion (on a new novel, on the case, etc.) работать над этим предложением и т.д.; have no data to work (up)on не иметь данных, из которых можно было бы исходить; work over a book (over a play, etc.) работать над книгой и т.д.; I worked over this letter half a dozen times before I sent it я переделывал это письмо десятки раз, прежде чем я его отправил; work over smb. I worked over him for an hour before I could revive him я бился целый час, чтобы привести его в чувство; after the match a masseur worked over him после матча его массировал массажист; work against (for, to, toward, towards) smth. work against war (against the cause, etc.) бороться /действовать, выступать/ против войны и т.д.; work for peace (for a cause, to the same end, toward(s) such results, for the good of humanity, for the world, etc.) работать на благо мира и т.д.; work in smth. work in literature работать в области литературы; work in this direction действовать в этом направлении; work in the interest of humanity работать на благо человечества; work with smb., smth. work with an English class (with a group, with children, etc.) работать /заниматься/ с английской группой и т.д.; work with figures иметь дело с цифрами5) work along (into, through, etc.) smth. work along the shelf of the rock с трудом продвигаться по уступу скалы; the grub worked into the wood в дереве завелся червячок; work into smb.'s favour coll. [хитростью] добиться чьего-л. расположения; work through the forest пробираться через лес; the rain works through the roof дождь проникает через крышу; his elbow has worked through the sleeve рукав у него протерся на локте; his toes worked through the boot его сапоги "каши просят"; the ship worked to windward корабль вышел на /выиграл/ ветер6) work with smth. smb.'s face (smb.'s lips, smb.'s features, smb.'s mouth, etc.) works with emotion (with excitement, with an effort to keep tears back, etc,) чье-л. лицо и т.д. подергивается от волнения и т.д.7) work (up)on smth., smb. work on smb.'s mind ((up)on smb.'s feelings, (up)on people, (up)on the vegetation, (up)on the public conscience, etc.) влиять /оказывать воздействие/ на чье-л. мнение и т.д.; work in smth. just drop a hint and leave it to work in his mind сделайте только намек, и мысль сама созреет в его голове; work with smb. the methods that work with one will not necessarily work with another то, что хорошо для одного, не обязательно годятся для другого, методы воздействия, годные для одного [человека], не обязательно будут эффективны для другого10. XVIIIwork oneself to some state he worked himself ill он переутомился и заболел || work oneself into smb.'s favour /into favour with smb./ добиться чьего-л. расположения; the rope (the knot, etc.) worked itself loose веревка и т.д. ослабла /развязалась/; the stream will work itself clear after rain когда пройдет дождь, поток снова станет прозрачным11. XIX11) work like smb. work like a slave (like a horse, like a navvy, etc.) = работать как вол2) work like smth. work like magic /like a charm/ оказывать магическое действие12. XX1work as smb. work as a shop assistant (as a clerk, as a typist, as a cook, as a receptionist, etc.) работать продавцом и т.д.13. XXI11) work smth. to smth. work one's passage /one's fare, one's ticket/ to the south (to America, etc.) отработать свой проезд на юг и т.д.; work one's way through college работать, чтобы иметь средства платить за обучение; work smb., smth. to some state work oneself (the slaves, etc.) to death изводить /изнурять/ себя и т.д. работой; work one's fingers to the bone стирать себе пальцы до крови /в кровь/2) work smth. by smth. work this machine (this device, etc.) by electricity (by radio, etc.) управлять этой машиной /приводить в действие эту машину/ и т.д. при помощи электричества и т.д.3) work smth. in smth. work flowers (lilies, a strange pattern, etc.) in silver thread (in silk, ill wool, etc.) вышивать цветы и т.д. серебряными нотками и т.д.; work smth. into smth. work the iron into a horseshoe изогнуть железо в подкову; work cotton into thread (hemp into cords, a silver dollar into a bracelet, etc.) сделать из хлопка нитки и т.д.; work one's hair into a knot закрутить /собрать/ волосы в узел /в пучок/; work cottage cheese into a smooth paste стереть творог в однородную массу; work smth. on smth. work a design on a cushion (one's initials on a handkerchief, eft.) вышивать узор и т.д. на подушке и т.д.; work smth. with smth. work a table-cloth (a robe, a blouse, etc.) with silk (with ornament, with lilies, etc.) расшивать скатерть и т.д. шелком и т.д.4) work smb. into some state work smb. (oneself, one's audience, etc.) into a rage (into a fever, into a hysterical mood, etc.) доводить кого-л. до бешенства и т.д.; don't work yourself into a temper! не взвинчивай себя!; work smb. for smth. work smb. for a loan (for a ticket, etc.) выманивать у кого-л. /обрабатывать кого-л., чтобы получить/ деньги взаймы и т.д.5) work smth. into smth. work a piano into a room втащить рояль в комнату; work the stone into the ring вправить камень в кольцо; work a pin into a hole вставить штифт в отверстие; work this quotation into a speech (an incident into a book, etc.) включать цитату в речь и т.д.; work smth. through (to) smb., smth. work one's way through the crowd (through the jungle, through the desert, through snow-fields, to the front of the crowd, to the summit, etc.) пробиваться через толпу и т.д.; work one's way to a position of responsibility добиваться положения в обществе -
17 ♦ work
♦ work /wɜ:k/n.1 [u] lavoro ( anche econ.); opera ( anche letteraria, ecc.); attività: DIALOGO → - Signing on with an agency- What sort of work are you looking for?, che genere di lavoro sta cercando?; Can you do this work alone?, puoi fare questo lavoro da solo?; a day's work, il lavoro d'una giornata; DIALOGO → - Computer problems- I've lost all this morning's work, ho perso tutto il lavoro di stamattina; to find (o to get) work, trovar lavoro; trovare da lavorare; A teacher does his work mainly at school, l'insegnante svolge la sua attività soprattutto a scuola; to go to work, andare al lavoro: I go to work by bus, vado al lavoro in autobus; My father is at work now, mio padre è al lavoro; ( USA) to be in work, essere in lavorazione; DIALOGO → - Dental fees- Are you in work?, ha un impiego?; to be looking for work, essere in cerca di lavoro; to be out of work, essere disoccupato; to finish work at 2 p.m., smettere di lavorare alle 14; to start work, cominciare a lavorare; to leave work early, uscire prima dal lavoro; to return to work, riprendere il lavoro; a piece of work, un lavoro; un oggetto lavorato: What a wonderful piece of work!, che magnifico lavoro!; to go (o to set) about one's work, mettersi a lavorare; intraprendere il proprio lavoro; to set sb. to work, mettere q. al lavoro; far lavorare q.; dirty work, lavoro pesante; ( anche) attività illegale; hard work, duro lavoro; seasonal work, lavoro stagionale2 ( arte, letter., mus., ecc.) opera ( anche in senso morale): a fine work of art, una bella opera d'arte; Shakespeare's complete (o collected) works, le opere complete di Shakespeare; works of mercy, opere di bene; atti di carità3 (pl.) (di solito col verbo al sing.) fabbrica; officina; opificio; stabilimento: The biggest works is outside the town, lo stabilimento più grande è fuori della città; a gas works, un'officina del gas4 (pl.) meccanismo; ingranaggio; congegno; movimento: The works need to be repaired, bisogna riparare il congegno; the works of a clock ( of a watch), il movimento di un orologio5 (pl.) opere, lavori (d'ingegneria); (mil.) fortificazioni: public works, opere di pubblica utilità; lavori pubblici; defensive works, opere di difesa; DIALOGO → - Being late- There are road works on the M1 and it's reduced to one lane, ci sono dei lavori sulla M1 e la strada è ridotta a una corsia8 (pl.) (fam.; = the full works, the whole work) tutto quanto; armi e bagagli; ogni cosa; ( di cibo) un po' di tutto; il menu completo● work area, zona lavoro □ (econ.) work by the day, lavoro a giornata; lavoro in economia □ (org. az.) works committee, commissione mista □ (ind.) work cycle, ciclo di lavorazione □ (econ.) work experience, esperienza di lavoro; esperienza professionale □ ( anche comput.) work group, gruppo di lavoro □ work-horse ► workhorse □ (org. az.) work hour, ora lavorativa □ work in hand (o in progress), lavoro in corso □ (sociol.) work-life balance, equilibrio tra lavoro e vita privata; equilibrio vita-lavoro □ (org. az.) work order, ordine (o buono) di lavorazione; commessa □ (leg.) work permit, permesso di lavoro □ work rate, quantità di lavoro; ( sport) mole di gioco svolto □ (econ.) work relief, sostegno all'occupazione □ work sheet, ► worksheet □ (cronot.) work standard, norma □ work station ► workstation □ (econ.) work stoppage, interruzione del lavoro □ (ind.) work study, studio dell'organizzazione del lavoro □ ( USA) work-study scholarship, borsa di studio con lavoro part-time □ work ticket = work order ► sopra □ all in the day's work, tutto regolare; roba d'ordinaria amministrazione □ at work, al lavoro, sul lavoro: safety at work, la sicurezza sul lavoro □ to be at the works, essere in fabbrica; essere in officina □ to be at work upon st., lavorare a qc.; essere occupato a fare qc. □ to have a hand in the work, avere le mani in pasta □ (fam.) to have one's work cut out, avere a mano un lavoro difficile; avere un bel da fare □ Keep up the good work!, bravo! continua così! □ to make short (o quick) work of, sbrigarsi a; sbarazzarsi di, far piazza pulita di: You have made short work of cleaning up the garden, ti sei sbrigato a pulire il giardino; I have made short work of him, mi sono sbarazzato di lui □ to set (o to get) to work, mettersi al lavoro; mettersi all'opera □ sexual discrimination at work, discriminazione sul lavoro in base al sesso; diversità di trattamento fra lavoratori e lavoratrici □ I have done a good day's work, ho fatto un bel po' di lavoro, oggi □ My work is in civil engineering (o as a civil engineer), faccio (di professione) l'ingegnere (civile) □ (prov.) All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, il troppo lavoro rende noiosi.NOTA D'USO: - work o job?- ♦ (to) work /wɜ:k/A v. i.1 lavorare; operare; fare un lavoro: I've been working all day, è tutto il giorno che lavoro; He isn't working at present, non sta lavorando ora; ( anche) al momento è senza lavoro (o è disoccupato); to work hard, lavorar sodo; to work alongside sb., lavorare a fianco di q.; The new cook works well, il nuovo cuoco fa bene il suo lavoro; He was given the Nobel Prize because he had worked so hard for peace, ha ricevuto il premio Nobel per aver tanto operato per la pace; DIALOGO → - Asking about routine 1- Where do you work?, dove lavori?2 funzionare ( anche fig.); fare effetto; essere efficace; andare: to work on electricity, funzionare (o andare) con la corrente (elettrica); DIALOGO → - Power cut- The fridge has stopped working, il frigo ha smesso di funzionare; I don't think your idea will work, non credo che la tua idea funzionerà; The remedy didn't work, il rimedio non ha funzionato; The plan worked very well, il piano ha avuto un buon esito3 penetrare (con difficoltà): The worm worked ( its way) into the wood, il tarlo è penetrato nel legno4 lavorarsi, manipolarsi ( bene, male, ecc.): This clay works easily, quest'argilla si manipola bene5 (fig.) maturare; fermentare: Let the idea work in your mind, lascia che l'idea ti fermenti in testa6 contrarsi; distorcersi: Mr Hyde's features began to work in an awful manner, i lineamenti di Mr Hyde cominciarono a distorcersi in modo orrendo7 (naut.) manovrare a fatica8 (mecc., naut.) allentarsi; allascarsi; avere gioco11 (naut.) bordeggiare; navigare controventoB v. t.1 lavorare; foggiare; plasmare; manipolare: to work the soil, lavorare la terra; ( cucina) to work butter [dough] well, lavorar bene il burro [la pasta]; to work clay, manipolare l'argilla; to work iron, foggiare il ferro2 far lavorare: He works his players hard [non stop], fa lavorare sodo [senza tregua] i suoi giocatori3 far funzionare; azionare; manovrare; condurre: to work a machine, far funzionare una macchina; to be worked by electricity, essere azionato dall'elettricità; andare con la corrente (elettrica); to work an engine, manovrare una locomotiva; He worked the train from London to Liverpool, condusse il treno (fece da macchinista sul treno) da Londra a Liverpool4 (tecn.) comandare: This gadget works the whole burglar-alarm, questo aggeggio comanda l'intero antifurto5 operare; causare; produrre; provocare; compiere; esercitare; fare: Automation has worked ( o wrought) many changes in the car industry, l'automazione ha operato molti cambiamenti nell'industria automobilistica; The storm worked great ruin, la tempesta ha causato gravi danni; to work mischief, provocare (o fare) danni6 (org. az.) dirigere; essere a capo di8 (econ.) sfruttare, coltivare ( una miniera): to work a coal mine, sfruttare una miniera di carbone9 operare, ricamare; fare ( cucendo o ricamando): to work one's initials on the linen, ricamare le proprie iniziali sulla biancheria10 esercitare un influsso su (q.); convincere; indurre; persuadere: You should work him to your way of thinking, dovresti indurlo a condividere il tuo modo di vedere11 (fam.) sistemare; arrangiare (fam.); fare in modo: I'll work it so that you can come as well, farò in modo che anche tu possa venire; How did she work it?, come c'è riuscita?12 ( USA) fare ( un'operazione aritmetica); risolvere ( un problema); trovare, calcolare ( un risultato)15 (fam.) lavorarsi, manipolare, sfruttare (q.)● (comput.) to work at a distance, lavorare a distanza □ ( di un oratore, ecc.) to work the audience into enthusiasm, sollevare l'entusiasmo del pubblico □ ( di un principio, ecc.) to work both ways, valere nei due sensi (o per tutti e due) □ to work closely with sb., lavorare in stretta collaborazione con q. □ (comm.: di un commesso viaggiatore) to work a district, lavorare in una zona, fare una zona □ to work double tides, fare in un giorno il lavoro di due □ ( sport) to work the edges, agire sugli spigoli ( degli sci); spigolare □ to work free, (riuscire a) liberare, sciogliere: to work one's hands free, liberarsi le mani □ (econ.) to work full-time, lavorare a tempo pieno □ to work like a beaver, lavorare come un mulo; lavorare per dieci □ to work like a dog, lavorare come un mulo □ (mecc.) to work loose, allentare; allentarsi: The nut of the bolt has worked loose, s'è allentato il dado del bullone □ to work nights, fare il turno di notte □ to work overtime, fare lavoro straordinario; fare lo straordinario □ to work part-time, lavorare a tempo parziale (o ridotto) □ to work one's passage ( on a ship), pagarsi la traversata (su una nave) lavorando a bordo □ (leg.) to work a patent, sfruttare un brevetto □ to work in shifts, lavorare a turni □ to work a typewriter, scrivere a macchina; fare il dattilografo □ to work one's way through the crowd, farsi largo a fatica tra la folla □ to work wonders, fare miracoli □ (autom.) «Men working» ( cartello), «lavori in corso» □ It worked like a charm, la cosa andò (o tutto filò) a meraviglia; funzionò come d'incanto.NOTA D'USO: - to work for o to work at?- -
18 shift
1. transitive verb1) (move) verrücken, umstellen [Möbel]; wegnehmen [Arm, Hand, Fuß]; wegräumen [Schutt]; entfernen [Schmutz, Fleck]; (to another floor, room, or place) verlegen [Büro, Patienten, Schauplatz]shift one's weight to the other foot — sein Gewicht auf den anderen Fuß verlagern
shift the responsibility/blame on to somebody — (fig.) die Verantwortung/Schuld auf jemanden schieben
2) (Amer. Motor Veh.)2. intransitive verb1) [Wind:] drehen (to nach); [Ladung:] verrutschenshift uneasily in one's chair — unruhig auf dem Stuhl hin und her rutschen
2) (manage)3) (coll.): (move quickly) rasenthis new Porsche really shifts — der neue Porsche geht ab wie eine Rakete (ugs.)
4) (Amer. Motor Veh.): (change gear) schalten3. nounshift down into second gear — in den zweiten Gang runterschalten (ugs.)
1)a shift in emphasis — eine Verlagerung des Akzents
a shift in values/public opinion — ein Wandel der Wertvorstellungen/ein Umschwung der öffentlichen Meinung
a shift towards/away from liberalism — eine Hinwendung zum/Abwendung vom Liberalismus
2) (for work) Schicht, dieeight-hour/late shift — Achtstunden-/Spätschicht, die
do or work the late shift — Spätschicht haben
3)make shift with/without something — sich (Dat.) mit/ohne etwas behelfen
4) (of typewriter) Umschaltung, die* * *[ʃift] 1. verb1) (to change (the) position or direction (of): We spent the whole evening shifting furniture around; The wind shifted to the west overnight.) verschieben,umspringen2) (to transfer: She shifted the blame on to me.) abschieben3) (to get rid of: This detergent shifts stains.) entfernen2. noun1) (a change (of position etc): a shift of emphasis.) die Veränderung2) (a group of people who begin work on a job when another group stop work: The night shift does the heavy work.) die Schicht3) (the period during which such a group works: an eight-hour shift; ( also adjective) shift work.) die Schicht; Schicht-...•- academic.ru/66614/shiftless">shiftless- shiftlessness
- shifty
- shiftily
- shiftiness* * *[ʃɪft]I. vt1. (move)we \shifted all the furniture into the spare bedroom wir haben die ganzen Möbel in das freie Zimmer gebrachtto \shift sth out of the way etw aus dem Weg räumen [o wegräumen2. (transfer elsewhere)to \shift the blame die Schuld abwälzento \shift the blame onto sb die Schuld auf jdn abwälzen, jdm die Schuld zuschiebento \shift the emphasis die Betonung [o Gewichtung] verlagern [o verändern]to \shift one's ground seinen Standpunkt ändernto \shift one's weight das Gewicht verlagernto \shift gears schalten▪ to \shift sth etw verkaufen6. COMPUT▪ to \shift sth etw umschaltenII. viit won't \shift es lässt sich nicht bewegenshe \shifted uneasily from one foot to the other sie trat unruhig von einem Fuß auf den anderenthe wind is \shifting to the east der Wind dreht nach Ostenthe balance of power has \shifted in China's favour das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte hat sich zu Gunsten Chinas verlagertmedia attention has \shifted recently onto environmental issues die Medien haben ihr Interesse neuerdings den Umweltthemen zugewandthis eyes kept \shifting to the clock seine Augen wanderten ständig zur Uhr▪ to \shift up/down hinauf-/hinunterschaltento \shift into reverse den Rückwärtsgang einlegenthat car can really \shift! dieses Auto zieht wirklich gutIII. nthere was an abrupt \shift of economic policy in November im November kam es zu einem plötzlichen Kurswechsel in der Wirtschaftspolitika \shift in the temperature is expected tonight heute Nacht soll die Temperatur umschlagena fundamental \shift in people's attitudes to drinking and driving has taken place die Einstellung der Leute gegenüber Alkohol am Steuer hat sich grundlegend geänderta \shift in the balance of power eine Verlagerung im Gleichgewicht der Kräftea \shift in opinion ein Meinungsumschwung mconsonant/vowel \shift Konsonanten-/Vokalverschiebung fday/night \shift Tag-/Nachtschicht fto be on the night \shift Nachtschicht habento work in \shifts Schicht arbeiten, Schichtdienst machen* * *[ʃɪft]1. n1) (= change) Änderung f; (in policy, opinion) Wandel m, Änderung f; (LING) Verschiebung f; (MUS) Lagenwechsel m; (from one place to another) Verlegung fa shift in public opinion — ein Meinungsumschwung m in der Bevölkerung
this shows a shift away from the government — dies lässt eine für die Regierung ungünstige Tendenz erkennen
2) (AUT: gear shift) Schaltung f3) (= period at work, group of workers) Schicht fto make shift with/without sth — sich mit/ohne etw behelfen
2. vt1) (= move) (von der Stelle) bewegen; screw, nail loskriegen, rauskriegen; lid abkriegen; cork rauskriegen; furniture verrücken; head, arm wegnehmen; (from one place to another) verlagern, verschieben; offices etc verlegen; rubble, boulder wegräumenhe stood shifting his weight from foot to foot — er trat von einem Fuß auf den anderen
they shifted him to Munich —
2) (inf: get rid of) loswerden3) (US AUT)3. vi1) (= move) sich bewegen; (ballast, cargo) sich verlagern; (scene) wechseln; (wind) umspringen; (from one's opinion) abgehenhe shifted out of the way —
shift over, you're taking up too much room — rück mal rüber, du nimmst zu viel Platz weg!
he refused to shift (fig) — er war nicht umzustimmen
4)(= manage)
to shift for oneself — sich (dat) (selbst) behelfen* * *shift [ʃıft]A v/i1. den Platz oder die Lage wechseln, sich bewegen:shift from one foot to the other von einem Fuß auf den anderen treten;shift uneasily on one’s chair unruhig auf seinem Stuhl hin und her rutschen2. fig sich verlagern ( auch JUR Beweislast), sich verwandeln (auch Schauplatz, Szene), sich verschieben ( auch LING Laut), wechseln3. die Wohnung wechseln, umziehenshift for o.s.a) auf sich selbst gestellt sein,b) sich selbst (weiter)helfen5. fig Ausflüchte machen6. AUTO, TECH schalten:7. Kugelstoßen: angleiten10. umgb) sich beeilenB v/t1. (um-, aus)wechseln, (aus)tauschen, verändern:2. verlagern, -schieben, -legen (alle auch fig):shift one’s weight das Gewicht verlagern;shift the scene to den Schauplatz verlegen nach;he shifted his attention to other matters er wandte seine Aufmerksamkeit anderen Dingen zu3. einen Betrieb etc umstellen (to auf akk)5. befördern, bringen ( beide:from, out of von;to nach)onto auf akk)7. jemanden loswerden8. umpflanzen12. SCHIFFa) die Ladung umstauenb) das Schiff (längs des Kais) verholen13. die Kleidung wechseln14. US umg Speise, Getränk wegputzen:shift a few ein paar kippenC s1. Wechsel m, Verschiebung f, -änderung f:shift of one’s weight Gewichtsverlagerung f;shift in opinion Meinungsumschwung m2. (Arbeits)Schicht f (Arbeiter oder Arbeitszeit):shift allowance Schichtzuschlag m;work in shifts Schicht arbeiten3. Ausweg m, Hilfsmittel n, Notbehelf m:a) sich notdürftig durchschlagen,b) es fertigbringen ( to do zu tun),4. Kniff m, List f, Trick m, Ausflucht f8. GEOL Verwerfung f9. MUSa) Lagenwechsel m (bei Streichinstrumenten)b) Zugwechsel m (Posaune)c) Verschiebung f (linkes Pedal beim Flügel etc)10. LING Lautverschiebung f11. obs (Unter)Hemd n (der Frau)* * *1. transitive verb1) (move) verrücken, umstellen [Möbel]; wegnehmen [Arm, Hand, Fuß]; wegräumen [Schutt]; entfernen [Schmutz, Fleck]; (to another floor, room, or place) verlegen [Büro, Patienten, Schauplatz]shift the responsibility/blame on to somebody — (fig.) die Verantwortung/Schuld auf jemanden schieben
2) (Amer. Motor Veh.)2. intransitive verb1) [Wind:] drehen (to nach); [Ladung:] verrutschen2) (manage)3) (coll.): (move quickly) rasen4) (Amer. Motor Veh.): (change gear) schalten3. noun1)a shift in values/public opinion — ein Wandel der Wertvorstellungen/ein Umschwung der öffentlichen Meinung
a shift towards/away from liberalism — eine Hinwendung zum/Abwendung vom Liberalismus
2) (for work) Schicht, dieeight-hour/late shift — Achtstunden-/Spätschicht, die
do or work the late shift — Spätschicht haben
3)make shift with/without something — sich (Dat.) mit/ohne etwas behelfen
4) (of typewriter) Umschaltung, die* * *(work) n.Arbeitsschicht f.Schicht -en f. n.Umschaltung f.Verlagerung f. (on, upon) v.abschieben (Verantwortung) v.abwälzen (auf) v. v.Platz (Lage)wechseln ausdr.austauschen v.auswechseln v.schalten v.sich bewegen v.sich verlagern (Ballast, Ladung) v.sich verlagern v.sich verschieben v.sich verwandeln v.tauschen v.umlegen v.umschalten v.umwechseln v.verstellen v.wechseln v.wegputzen (Essen) v. -
19 terreno
adj.earthly, worldly.m.1 lot, terrain, land, patch.2 soil, ground.3 terrain, ground.* * *► adjetivo1 worldly, earthly2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain4 DEPORTE field, ground5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere\ceder terreno figurado to give wayconocer el terreno figurado to be familiar with somethingestar en su propio terreno figurado to be on home groundganar terreno / perder terreno to gain ground / lose groundhacer algo sobre el terreno to do something on the spot 2 figurado to improvise somethingsaber uno el terreno que pisa figurado to know what one's doingpreparar el terreno figurado to pave the way, prepare the groundser terreno abonado (para algo) figurado to be receptive (to something)terreno conocido figurado familiar ground————————2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain4 DEPORTE field, ground5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere* * *noun m.1) terrain2) ground, land3) plot* * *1. ADJ1) (Rel) [bienes] earthlyesta vida terrena — this earthly life liter
2) (Bio, Geol) terrestrial2. SM1) (=extensión de tierra) [gen] land; (=parcela) piece of land, plot of landnos hemos comprado un terreno en las afueras — we've bought a piece of land o plot of land o some land on the outskirts of the city
2) [explicando sus características] (=relieve) ground, terrain; (=composición) soil, landun terreno pedregoso — stony ground o terrain
3) (=campo)a) [de estudio] fieldb) [de actividad] sphere, fieldel gobierno debe tomar medidas urgentes en el terreno económico — the government must take urgent measures in the economic sphere o field
la competencia de las empresas extranjeras en todos los terrenos — competition from foreign companies in all areas
en cuanto a las pensiones, se ha avanzado poco en este terreno — as for pensions, little progress has been made in this area
4)- vencer a algn en su propio terrenoterreno abonado —
dichas tendencias han encontrado el terreno abonado entre la juventud — these trends have found a fertile breeding ground amongst the young
este país es terreno abonado para las inversiones extranjeras — this country provides rich pickings for foreign investment
5) (Dep)el equipo tuvo una nueva derrota fuera de su terreno — the team suffered a fresh defeat away (from home)
terreno de juego — pitch, field
* * *I- na adjetivoa) (Relig) earthlyb) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)II1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river
2) ( extensión de tierra) land3)a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soilallanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody
ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground
estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground
minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet
pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground
prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something
sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies
b) (Geol) terrane, terrain4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field* * *(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of landEx. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex. Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex. These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex. Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* * *I- na adjetivoa) (Relig) earthlyb) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)II1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river
2) ( extensión de tierra) land3)a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soilallanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody
ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground
estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground
minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet
pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground
prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something
sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies
b) (Geol) terrane, terrain4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field* * *terreno11 = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land.Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.* con terrenos cedidos por el gobierno = land grant [land-grant].* en terreno conocido = on familiar grounds.* en terreno peligroso = on shaky grounds.* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.* gestión de terrenos = land management.* invadir el terreno (de Alguien) = encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.* limpiar el terreno de árboles = clear + land.* motocicleta todo terreno = dirt bike.* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.* perder terreno = lose + ground.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* prueba sobre el terreno = field test, field trial.* sobre el terreno = on the ground.* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.* terreno conocido = familiar grounds.* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.* terreno de deportes = sport arena.* terreno de juego = playing field, pitch.* terreno de pruebas = testing ground.* terreno desconocido = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* terreno elevado = high ground.* terreno en construcción = building site.* terreno firme = firm ground, safe ground, solid ground.* terreno inhóspito = inhospitable terrain.* terreno maderero = timberland.* terreno nada fértil = stony ground.* terreno neutral = neutral ground.* terreno para construir = building site.* terreno pedegroso = stony ground.* terreno peligroso = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* terreno poco definido = grey area [gray area].* terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* terrenos = site, landed estate, grounds.* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.* terreno sin construir = vacant lot.* terrenos sin construir = vacant land.* vehículo todoterreno = all-terrain vehicle.* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.terreno22 = earthly [earthlier -comp., earthliest -sup.], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.
Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of landEx: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex: Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* * *1 ( Relig) earthlynuestra vida terrena our earthly life, our life on earthA (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot ( AmE)heredó unos terrenos en Sonora she inherited some land in Sonoraun terreno plantado de viñas a field o an area of land planted with vinesel terreno cuesta tanto como la casa the land costs as much as the housequieren construir en esos terrenos they want to build on that land o siteel terreno llega hasta el río the land o plot o lot extends as far as the riverCompuesto:field, pitch ( BrE)Escocia perdió frente a Gales en su propio terreno (de juego) Scotland lost at home to Wales, Scotland lost to Wales despite having home-field advantage ( AmE), Scotland lost to Wales on their home ground ( BrE)B (extensión de tierra) landcompraron una casa con mucho terreno they bought a house with a lot of landCun terreno montañoso mountainous terrainlos accidentes del terreno the features of the landscape o terrainun terreno pantanoso marshy land, a marshy terrainun terreno bueno para el cultivo del trigo good land o soil for growing wheatallanarle el terreno a algn to smooth the way o path for sbceder/ganar/perder terreno to give/gain/lose groundestar en su (propio) terreno to be on one's own groundminarle or socavarle el terreno a algn to cut the ground from under sb's feetpisar terreno firme/peligroso to tread on safe/dangerous groundprepararle el terreno a algn/algo to pave the way for sb/sthrecuperar terreno to recover lost groundsobre el terreno: para estudiar sobre el terreno la situación to make an on-the-spot o an in situ assessment of the situationiremos haciendo planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go alongtantear el terreno to see how the land lies2 ( Geol) terrane, terrainCompuestos:● terreno abonado or propicioes terreno abonado or propicio para la delincuencia it is a breeding ground for crimees un terreno abonado or propicio para la especulación it gives rise to a great deal of speculationfamiliar groundpara él ya es terreno conocido he's on familiar ground, it's familiar ground to himD (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, fielden el terreno laboral at workejerció una gran influencia en el terreno de las artes he was a major influence in the arts* * *
terreno 1◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) earthly
terreno 2 sustantivo masculino
1
un terreno plantado de viñas a field planted with vines;
terreno de juego field, pitch
2 (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain;
( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil;
3 (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field;
terreno,-a
I adjetivo ➣ terrenal
II sustantivo masculino
1 Geol terrain
2 (extensión de tierra) (piece of) land, ground: quiere cultivar su terreno, he wants to cultivate his land
tiene un terreno en Valencia, he has land in Valencia
un terreno arenoso, a sandy soil
3 fig (campo de acción, investigación) field, sphere
4 Dep terreno (de juego), field, ground
♦ Locuciones: le gusta saber qué terreno pisa, he likes to know where he stands
ganar/perder terreno, to gain/lose ground
preparar el terreno, to prepare the ground
sobre el terreno, as one goes along
' terreno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acotar
- adyacente
- allanar
- alta
- alto
- badén
- depresión
- elevación
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- finca
- grieta
- inclinación
- juego
- margen
- monte
- movediza
- movedizo
- nacional
- ondulada
- ondulado
- orientar
- parque
- pelada
- pelado
- pendiente
- polígono
- regar
- reseca
- reseco
- revalorizar
- salar
- salvaje
- sanear
- solar
- terrena
- terruño
- tierra
- triangular
- abrupto
- accidentado
- accidente
- adaptar
- agreste
- alameda
- altibajos
- anegar
- arbolado
- arenoso
- asentar
English:
dirt bike
- estate
- extend
- feeler
- flatten
- foresight
- gain
- gain on
- ground
- gulley
- gully
- ice
- jeep
- level
- lose
- lot
- out-of-bounds
- parcel
- patch
- pitch
- plot
- recreation ground
- rent
- rugged
- ruggedness
- scout
- spread
- stretch
- survey
- tenure
- terrain
- testing ground
- tract
- uneven
- unfold
- way
- area
- common
- country
- ease
- green
- mostly
- piece
- preserve
- property
- province
- reclaim
- site
* * *terreno, -a♦ adjFormal [vida] earthly; [bienes, preocupaciones] worldly♦ nm1. [suelo] land;[por su relieve] terrain; [por su composición, utilidad agrícola] soil;grandes extensiones de terreno large tracts of land;terreno montañoso/abrupto mountainous/rugged terrain;terreno arenoso/volcánico sandy/volcanic soil;el terreno era irregular the ground was uneven;ser terreno abonado (para algo) to be fertile ground (for sth)terreno agrícola farmland;terreno cultivable arable land;terreno edificable land suitable for development;terreno rústico land unsuitable for development;terreno urbanizable land suitable for development;terreno no urbanizable land unsuitable for development2. [parcela, solar] plot (of land);tenemos unos terrenos en el pueblo we have some land in the village4. [ámbito] field;en el terreno de la música/medicina in the field of music/medicine;tiene muchos problemas en el terreno personal she has a lot of problems in her private life;ha habido muchos avances en este terreno there have been considerable advances in this field5. [territorio] ground;llevar algo/a alguien a su terreno: sabe llevar las conversaciones a su terreno he knows how to steer conversations round to what interests him;la campeona supo llevar a su terreno a la tenista holandesa the champion was able to impose her own terms on the Dutch player;sabe llevar cualquier canción a su terreno he is capable of making any song his own;ceder terreno to give ground;ganar terreno to gain ground;le está ganando terreno a su rival he's gaining ground on his rival;perder terreno (ante alguien) to lose ground (to sb);preparar el terreno (para algo/a alguien) to pave the way (for sth/sb);sabe el terreno que pisa she knows what she is about;sobre el terreno: estudiar algo sobre el terreno to study something in the field;resolveremos los problemas sobre el terreno we'll solve the problems as we go along* * *I adj earthly, worldlyII m land; figfield;un terreno a lot, Br a plot opiece of land;sobre el terreno in the field;ganar/perder terreno fig gain/lose ground;tantear el terreno fig see how the land lies;llevar a alguien a su terreno get s.o. on one’s home ground;pisar terreno resbaladizo fig be on slippery ground* * *terreno nm1) : terrain2) suelo: earth, ground3) : plot, tract of land4)perder terreno : to lose ground5)preparar el terreno : to pave the way* * *terreno n1. (tierra) land2. (de una actividad) field -
20 shift
1. [ʃıft] n1. 1) перемещение, перестановка, переносpopulation shift - а) миграция населения, переселение; б) (принудительное) перемещение населения; the plant wants a shift - растение нужно пересадить
2) перемена; сменаshift of clothes - переодевание, смена одежды
2. 1) изменение; сдвигshift of fashion - прихоти /капризы/ моды
2) лингв. сдвиг, передвижение, перебойconsonant shift - передвижение согласных, перебой согласных
shift of stress /of accent/ - перемещение /перенос, сдвиг/ ударения
shift of meaning - изменение /сдвиг/ значения
3. 1) уловка, нечестный приёмit would be endless to recount his shifts - перечень его уловок был бы бесконечным
2) средство, способto put /to drive, to reduce/ smb. to desperate shifts - довести кого-л. до крайности, вынудить кого-л. пойти на отчаянные меры
3) редк. изворотливостьit needs endless shift and ingenuity - это требует бесконечной изворотливости и изобретательности
4. 1) смена ( группа рабочих)2) смена, рабочий деньday [night] shift - дневная [ночная] смена
5. 1) «рубашка», неотрезное платье ( чаще без пояса)2) арх. женская сорочка6. муз. перемена позиции ( при игре на струнных инструментах)7. тех.1) переключение (скорости и т. п.)shift lever - авт. рычаг переключения передач
2) перевод ( ремня)8. эл. сдвиг фаз9. геол. косое смещение10. спец.1) сдвиг ( почвы)2) передвижение ( песков)11. воен. перенос ( огня)2. [ʃıft] v♢
to make shift - а) делать усилие, стараться; to make shift to do smth. - стараться сделать что-л.; прилагать усилия к чему-л.; б) ухитряться, уметь сделать (что-л.); обойтись (чем-л.); to make shift with a small income - ухитряться прожить на небольшой доход; I must make shift with what I have - мне нужно обходиться тем, что у меня есть; в) добиваться (чего-л.); преодолевать трудности; I can make shift without it - перебьюсь и без этого1. 1) перемещать; передвигать; перекладыватьto shift furniture from one room to another - передвигать мебель из одной комнаты в другую
to shift a burden from one hand to another - перекладывать ношу с одной руки в другую
to shift one's glance /one's gaze/ - отвести /перевести/ взгляд
to shift fire - воен. переносить огонь
to shift the target - воен. менять цель; переносить огонь
2) перемещаться; передвигатьсяto shift quickly [gradually, easily, from place to place] - перемещаться быстро [постепенно, легко, с места на место]
3) переезжать2. 1) менять, изменятьto shift one's position [one's place, one's lodging] - менять положение [место, квартиру]
to shift one's ground - изменить точку зрения; занять новую позицию
2) меняться, изменятьсяto shift from shape to shape - принимать всё новые и новые очертания /формы/
to shift constantly /continuously/ - постоянно менять место, направление, положение и т. п.
3. перекладывать (ответственность и т. п.)to shift the blame [the responsibility] on to smb. - перенести /свалить/ вину [ответственность] на кого-л.
4. 1) убирать (прочь)shift this rubbish out of the way! - уберите этот хлам!
2) разг. убрать (кого-л.) с дороги3) эвф. убрать, ликвидировать, убить5. 1) прибегать к уловкам; изворачиваться; ухищрятьсяto shift for a living - изворачиваться, чтобы заработать на жизнь
they prompted him to shift - они толкали его на уловки, они заставляли его ловчить
2) обходиться, перебиватьсяto shift with little money - жить на небольшие деньги; перебиваться на низкий заработок
I won't be able to help you: you'll have to shift for yourself - я тебе не смогу помочь - устраивайся сам
they were left to shift for themselves as best they could - их бросили на произвол судьбы
6. менять, переодеватьto shift one's clothes - переодеться, сменить платье
7. разг. сбросить ( всадника)8. разг. есть, уплетать9. 1) тех. переключатьto shift gear - авт. переключать /менять/ передачу
2) мор. перекладыватьto shift the helm - перекладывать /класть/ руль
10. сменить регистр ( пишущей машинки)
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