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• olla työssä• olla käynnissä• ommella• onnistua• paja• tunkea• toimia• työstää• tutkia• työskennellä• työnteko• työ• työ (• työskentely• tuotanto• hommeli• homma• hoitaa• huhkia• vatkata• viljellä• diplomityö• esiintyä• aikaansaada• ahertaa• ahkeroida• aikaansaannos• aherrus• askarrella• askare• urakka• uurastaa• vaikuttaa• vaivata• valmistella• vääntyä• ponnistella• purra• puuha• pystyä• raataa• ratkaista• teettää työtä• tehdä• teos• teko• tekoset• tepsiä• tehota• tehdä työtä• tehdas• kirjoitus• kirjoa• linnoituslaitteet• harjoittaa• muokata• pelata• mekanismi• taivutella• kuohua• käyttää• käydä• käsitellä• laitteet• laitos• pitää käynnissä• pitää työssä• luomus* * *wə:k 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) työ2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) työ3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) työt4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) teos5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) työsuoritus6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) työpaikka2. 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.) työskennellä2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) olla töissä3) (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.) toimia, käyttää4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) toimia5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) raivata tiensä6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) irtautua7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) työstää•- - 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.) koneisto•- 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 -
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[wəːk] 1. n 2. vi 3. vtto go/get or set to work — zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do pracy
to work a mine/an oil well — pracować przy wydobyciu węgla/ropy
to work loose — screw etc obluzowywać się (obluzować się perf); knot rozluźniać się (rozluźnić się perf)
to work on the principle that … — działać przy założeniu, że …
to work miracles/wonders — czynić cuda
Phrasal Verbs:- work on- work out- 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) praca, robota2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) praca, zajęcie3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) praca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dzieło5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) praca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) praca2. 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.) pracować2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) pracować, być zajętym3) (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.) działać, obsługiwać4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) sprawdzić się5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) posuwać się powoli, przedostać się itd.6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) stopniowo stawać się7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) wykonać, wykuć•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizm2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) uczynek•- 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 -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbs2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbs3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbs4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sacerējums; ražojums; darbs5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbs; darba rezultāts6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbs; darbavieta2. 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.) strādāt2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) strādāt3) (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.) strādāt; darboties; darbināt4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) īstenoties; tikt veiktam/realizētam5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) ar pūlēm tikt uz priekšu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) Ritenis atskrūvējās.7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izstrādāt; darināt•- - work- workable
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- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehānisms2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbi•- 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* * *darbs; nodarbošanās, darbs; darbība, rīcība; sacerējums, ražojums, darbs; izšuvums, rokdarbs; putas; apstrāde; nocietinājumi; strādāt; darboties; strādināt; nostrādināt; izmantot; darbināt; iedarbināt; izrakstīt, izšūt -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbas2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbas3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbas4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) kūrinys5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbas6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbas2. 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.) dirbti2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) dirbti3) (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.) (priversti) veikti4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) pasisekti5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) skintis (kelią), keberiotis6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) (pamažu) pasidaryti (kokiam)7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) pagaminti•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizmas2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbai•- 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 -
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adj. arbets---------n. arbete; verksamhet; yrke; sysselsättning; arbetsplats; verk; gärning; göromål; kraftansträngning--------v. arbeta; fungera; sätta i gång; sköta; bearbeta; lyckas; orsaka; driva; lösa; arbeta sig fram* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) arbete2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) arbete, jobb3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) arbete, grejor4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) verk5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) arbete6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) arbete, jobb2. 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.) [] arbeta (jobba)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) arbeta, jobba, ha arbete (jobb)3) (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.) [] fungera4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) fungera, lyckas, klaffa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) arbeta sig6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) börja bli7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) arbeta, bearbeta•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) urverk, mekanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) gärningar•- 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 -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práce2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práce3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práce4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dílo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práce6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práce2. 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.) pracovat; nutit do práce2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mít práci3) (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.) pracovat; uvést do chodu4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvědčit se5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) razit si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupně se stávat7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovat•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanismus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- 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* * *• výroba• zaměstnání• způsobit• práce• pracovat• pracovní• působit• fungovat• dílna• činnost• dílo• čin -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) práca2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) práca3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) práca4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) dielo5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) práca6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) práca, zamestnanie2. 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.) pracovať; nútiť do práce, naháňať (do roboty)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) mať prácu3) (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.) uviesť do chodu; fungovať4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) osvedčiť sa5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) raziť si cestu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) postupne sa stávať7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) vypracovať•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mechanizmus2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) skutky•- 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* * *• uvádzat do pohybu• vyriešit• výplod• vypocítat• výtvor• výšivka• vycerpávat• zamestnanie• zapôsobit• zaprícinit• zavinit• služba• spis• upracovat• fungovat• dielo• cinnost• robit• osvedcit sa• pôsobit• pracovat• práca• obrábat -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) loc de muncă, serviciu2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) muncă3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) material de lucru4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) operă5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) muncă6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) loc de muncă2. 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.) a munci2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) a lucra3) (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.) a face să funcţioneze4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) a merge, a funcţiona5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) a progresa (încet)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) a deveni încet-încet7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) a lucra de mână•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) opere•- 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 -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) δουλειά, εργασία2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) δουλειά3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) δουλειά4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) έργο (τέχνης, μουσικής κλπ)5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) δουλειά, προϊόν εργασίας6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) δουλειά2. 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.) δουλεύω, εργάζομαι / βάζω (κάποιον) να δουλεύει2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) δουλεύω, έχω δουλειά3) (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.) δουλεύω, λειτουργώ / χειρίζομαι4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) πετυχαίνω5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) προχωρώ με δυσκολία6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) γίνομαι με τη χρήση7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) δουλεύω, επεξεργάζομαι, κατεργάζομαι•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) μηχανισμός2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) πράξεις•- 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 -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) travail2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) travail3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) travail4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) oeuvre5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) travail6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) travail2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) (faire) travailler (sur/à)2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) travailler3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) (faire) fonctionner4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) marcher5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) progresser (lentement)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) devenir peu à peu7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) façonner•- - work- workable - worker - works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mécanisme2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) oeuvres•- work-box - workbook - workforce - working class - working day - work-day - working hours - working-party - work-party - working week - workman - workmanlike - workmanship - workmate - workout - workshop - at work - get/set to work - go to work on - have one's work cut out - in working order - out of work - work of art - work off - work out - work up - work up to - work wonders -
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[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) trabalho2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) trabalho3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) trabalho4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) obra5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) trabalho6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) trabalho2. 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.) trabalhar2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) trabalhar3) (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.) funcionar4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funcionar, dar certo5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avançar com esforço6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) tornar(-se)7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) modelar, trabalhar•- - work- workable - worker - works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanismo2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) obras, ações•- 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 -
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[wəːk]1. noun1) effort made in order to achieve or make something:عَمَل، جُهْد2) employment:شُغلI cannot find work in this town.
3) a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on:مُهِمَّه، عَمَل يقوم به الشَّخْصPlease clear your work off the table.
4) a painting, book, piece of music etc:the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart
عَمَل فَنّيThis work was composed in 1816.
5) the product or result of a person's labours:نَتيجَة العَمَل، مَنْتوجHis work has shown a great improvement lately.
6) one's place of employment:He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.
مَكان العَمَلI don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.
2. verb1) to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something:يَشْتَغِل، يُشَغِّلI've been working on/at a new project.
2) to be employed:يَشْتَغِلAre you working just now?
3) to (cause to) operate (in the correct way):He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine
تَعْمَل، تَشتَغِلThat machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.
4) to be practicable and/or successful:يَعْمَل، يَنْجَحIf my scheme works, we'll be rich!
5) to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty:يشُقُّ طَريقَه بِصُعوبَهShe worked her way up the rock face.
6) to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually:يأخُذُ مَكانَه بصورَةٍ بَطيئَه وتَدريجِيَّهThe wheel worked loose.
7) to make by craftsmanship:يَعْمَلُ بِحِرْفَةٍThe ornaments had been worked in gold.
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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. -
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♦ 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?- -
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work [wɜ:k]1. n1) рабо́та; труд; заня́тие; де́ло;at work upon smth. быть за́нятым чем-л.
;in work име́ющий рабо́ту
;out of work безрабо́тный
;to set smb. to work дать рабо́ту, засади́ть за рабо́ту
;to set ( или to get) to work приня́ться за де́ло
;to have one's work cut out for one име́ть мно́го дел, забо́т, рабо́ты
;I've had my work cut out for me у меня́ дел по го́рло
2) произведе́ние, сочине́ние, труд;a work of art произведе́ние иску́сства
3) де́йствие, посту́пок;wild work ди́кий посту́пок
4) pl обще́ственные рабо́ты (тж. public works)5) обрабо́тка6) рукоде́лие, шитьё, вышива́ние7) pl механи́зм (особ. часов);there is something wrong with the works механи́зм не в поря́дке
8) pl техни́ческие сооруже́ния; строи́тельные рабо́ты9) pl библ. дела́, дея́ния10) (обыкн. pl) фортификацио́нные сооруже́ния, укрепле́ния11) броже́ние12) физ. рабо́та;unit of work едини́ца рабо́ты
13) attr. рабо́чий;work station ( или position) рабо́чее ме́сто ( у конвейера)
;work horse рабо́чая ло́шадь
◊all in the day's work в поря́дке веще́й; норма́льный
;to make hard work of smth. преувели́чивать тру́дности ( мероприятия и т.п.)
;it was the work of a moment to call him вы́звать его́ бы́ло де́лом одно́й мину́ты
;to make short work of smth., smb. (бы́стро) разде́латься с чем-л., распра́виться с кем-л.
;work to rule стро́гое выполне́ние усло́вий трудово́го соглаше́ния (коллекти́вного догово́ра и т.п.)
;to make sure work with smth. обеспе́чить свой контро́ль над чем-л.
;to get the works амер. ≅ попа́сть в переплёт
;to give smb. the works
а) разг. всё отда́ть или рассказа́ть кому́-л.;б) разг. взять кого́-л. в рабо́ту, гру́бо обраща́ться;в) сл. пусти́ть кого́-л. в оборо́т, уби́ть2. v ( в некоторых значениях past и p. p. wrought)1) рабо́тать, занима́ться (at — чем-л.);to work like a horse ( или a navvy, a nigger, a slave) рабо́тать как вол
;to work side by side with smb. те́сно сотру́дничать с кем-л.
;to work towards smth. спосо́бствовать чему́-л.
2) рабо́тать, быть специали́стом, рабо́тать в како́й-л. о́бласти3) стреми́ться (к чему-л.; for);to work for peace боро́ться за мир
5) заставля́ть рабо́тать;he worked them long hours он заставля́л их до́лго рабо́тать
6) (past и p. p. обыкн. wrought) обраба́тывать; отде́лывать; разраба́тывать;to work the soil обраба́тывать по́чву
;to work a vein разраба́тывать жи́лу
7) (past и p. p. тж. wrought) причиня́ть, вызыва́ть;to work changes вызыва́ть или производи́ть измене́ния
;to work miracles де́лать чудеса́
9) де́йствовать, быть или находи́ться в де́йствии;the pump will not work насо́с не рабо́тает
10) быть в движе́нии;his face worked with emotion его́ лицо́ подёргивалось от волне́ния
11) распу́тать, вы́простать (из чего-л.; обыкн. work loose, work free of)12) (past и p. p. часто wrought) (иску́сственно) приводи́ть себя́ в како́е-л. состоя́ние (тж. work up; into);to work oneself into a rage довести́ себя́ до исступле́ния
to work one's passage отрабо́тать свой прое́зд на парохо́де
15) занима́ться рукоде́лием, вышива́ть16) разг. испо́льзовать в свои́х це́лях17) де́йствовать, ока́зывать де́йствие; возыме́ть де́йствие (on, upon — на);the medicine did not work лека́рство не помогло́
19) пробива́ться, проника́ть, прокла́дывать себе́ доро́гу (тж. work in, work out, work through и др.);the dye works its way in кра́ска впи́тывается
;to work one's way прокла́дывать себе́ доро́гу; пробива́ться
20) разг. добива́ться (чего-л.) обма́нным путёмwork against де́йствовать про́тив;work away продолжа́ть рабо́тать;а) проника́ть, прокла́дывать себе́ доро́гу;б) вставля́ть, вводи́ть;he worked in a few jokes in his speech он вста́вил не́сколько шу́ток в свою́ речь
;в) соотве́тствовать;his plans do not work in with ours его́ пла́ны расхо́дятся с на́шими
;а) освободи́ться, отде́латься от чего-л.;to work off one's excess weight ≅ сбро́сить ли́шний вес, похуде́ть
;б) вымеща́ть;to work off one's bad temper on smb. срыва́ть своё плохо́е настрое́ние на ком-л.
;в) распрода́ть;а) реша́ть ( задачу);б) составля́ть, выража́ться ( в такой-то цифре);the costs work out at £50 изде́ржки составля́ют 50 фу́нтов сте́рлингов
;в) сраба́тывать; быть успе́шным, реа́льным;the plan worked out план оказа́лся реа́льным
;д) с трудо́м доби́ться;е) истоща́ть;ж) уст. отрабо́тать ( долг и т.п.);а) перераба́тывать;to work over a letter переде́лывать письмо́
;б) разг. изби́ть;а) обраба́тывать; отде́лывать, придава́ть зако́нченный вид;б) добива́ться, завоёвывать;to work up a reputation завоева́ть репута́цию
;в) возбужда́ть, вызыва́ть;to work up an appetite нагуля́ть себе́ аппети́т
;to work up a rebellion подстрека́ть к бу́нту
;г) сме́шивать ( составные части);д) собира́ть све́дения (по какому-л. вопросу);е) де́йствовать на кого-л.;work upon влия́ть (на что-л.);to work upon smb.'s conscience поде́йствовать на чью-л. со́весть
◊to work one's will уст. поступа́ть как взду́мается; де́лать по-сво́ему
;to work one's will upon smb. заставля́ть кого́-л. де́лать по-сво́ему
;to work against time стара́ться ко́нчить к определённому сро́ку
;to work it дости́гнуть це́ли
;it won't work ≅ э́тот но́мер не пройдёт; э́то не вы́йдет
;to work up to the curtain театр. игра́ть под за́навес
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возбуждать, доводить до (какого-либо эмоционального состояния)Samuel couldn’t work up any interest in the book he was trying to read. -
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(work like a horse (like a navvy, nigger, slave или galley slave))трудиться до изнеможения; ≈ работать как каторжный, работать как волWhy should you stay here working like a galley slave in the dust and heat, when you could come with me and live like a princess? (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 37) — К чему вам торчать здесь, работать как каторжная, в жару, в пыли? Поедемте со мной - и вы будете жить как принцесса!
...she had to work like a nigger but she was happy. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Stars Look Down’, book III, ch. IV) — Грейс приходилось работать не покладая рук, но она чувствовала себя счастливой.
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работать не покладая рук, не разгибая спины, работать до изнеможенияI've heard that as a councillor he was always ready to work himself to the bone to right a grievance... (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 14) — Мне рассказывали, что, работая в муниципальном совете, Фред боролся за справедливость, не жалея себя.
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1. transitive verb1) (find by calculation) ausrechnen2) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rechenaufgabe]3) (resolve)work things out with somebody/for oneself — die Angelegenheit mit jemandem/sich selbst ausmachen
4) (devise) ausarbeiten [Plan, Strategie]5) (make out) herausfinden; (understand) verstehen2. intransitive verbI can't work him out — ich werde aus ihm nicht klug
1) (be calculated)something works out at £250/[an increase of] 22 % — etwas ergibt 250 Pfund/bedeutet [eine Steigerung von] 22 %
2) (give definite result) [Gleichung, Rechnung:] aufgehen3) (have result) laufenthings didn't work out the way we planned — es kam ganz anders, als wir geplant hatten
* * *1) (to solve or calculate correctly: I can't work out how many should be left.) ausrechnen3) (to perform physical exercises.) Gymnastik machen* * *◆ work outI. vt1. (calculate)▪ to \work out out ⇆ sth etw errechnen [o ausrechnen]\work out it out to three decimal places rechnen Sie es bis drei Stellen hinter dem Komma austo \work out out ⇆ a problem eine Aufgabe lösento \work out out the best way den günstigsten Weg berechnento \work out out how much/what... ausrechnen, wie viel/was...2. (develop)▪ to \work out out ⇆ sth etw ausarbeitento \work out out a settlement einen Vergleich aushandelnto \work out out a solution eine Lösung erarbeitento \work out out how/what/when... festlegen, wie/was/wann...3. (understand)▪ to \work out out ⇆ sth etw verstehen4. (figure out)you can \work out out for yourself what's going on! du kannst dir doch wohl selbst denken, was los ist!▪ to \work out out that... dahinterkommen, dass...5. (complete)to \work out out a contract einen Vertrag erfüllento \work out out one's notice seine Kündigungsfrist einhaltento \work out out one's sentence [or time] seine Haftstrafe absitzen6. (solve itself) problem sich von allein[e] lösen▪ to \work out itself out:things usually \work out themselves out die Dinge erledigen sich meist von selbstII. vi1. (amount to)the contribution \work outs out at roughly £20 der Beitrag beläuft sich auf etwa 20 Pfundthat \work outs out at 154 litres per day das macht 154 Liter am Taghow many pounds does that \work out out at? wie viel Pfund macht das?the figures \work out out differently each time die Zahlen ergeben jedes Mal etwas anderesto \work out out cheaper/more expensive billiger/teurer kommenthe way it \work outed out in the end was that... am Ende lief es darauf hinaus, dass...to \work out out for the best sich zum Guten wendento \work out out badly schiefgehen famto \work out out well gut laufen famdon't worry, everything will \work out out [well] in the end mach dir keine Sorgen, es wird alles gutgehentheir relationship is \work outing out [well] ihre Beziehung funktioniert [gut]3. (do exercise) trainieren* * *1. vi1) (= allow solution puzzle, sum etc) aufgehen2)(= amount to)
that works out at £105 — das gibt or macht £ 105it works out more expensive in the end — am Ende kommt or ist es teurer
I hope it all works out for you — ich hoffe, dass alles klappt (inf) or dass dir alles gelingt
2. vt sep1) (= solve, calculate) herausbringen; code entschlüsseln, knacken (inf); mathematical problem lösen; problem fertig werden mit; sum ausrechnenyou can work that out for yourself —
surely he can manage to work things out for himself (in life) — er kann doch bestimmt allein zurechtkommen
can you work out where we are on the map? — kannst du herausfinden or -bringen, wo wir auf der Karte sind?
I can't work out why it went wrong — ich kann nicht verstehen, wieso es nicht geklappt hat
4) (= complete) prison sentence absitzento work sth out of one's system (fig) — etw überwinden, mit etw fertig werden
6) (= remove) nail, tooth etc (allmählich) herausbringen* * *A v/t1. ausrechnen, eine Aufgabe lösen:work things out with sb umg mit jemandem ins Reine kommen;work things out for o.s. umg mit seinen Problemen allein fertig werden;most things work themselves out umg die meisten Probleme lösen sich von selbst2. einen Plan etc ausarbeiten3. bewerkstelligen, zu Wege bringen4. eine Schuld etc abarbeitenB v/i1. sich herausarbeiten, zum Vorschein kommen ( beide:from aus)3. klappen, gut gehen, sich gut etc anlassen:work out well (badly);things worked out to his advantage die Dinge entwickelten sich zu seinem Vorteil;things don’t work out between us zwischen uns beiden klappt es nicht* * *1. transitive verb1) (find by calculation) ausrechnen2) (solve) lösen [Problem, Rechenaufgabe]3) (resolve)work things out with somebody/for oneself — die Angelegenheit mit jemandem/sich selbst ausmachen
4) (devise) ausarbeiten [Plan, Strategie]5) (make out) herausfinden; (understand) verstehen2. intransitive verbsomething works out at £250/[an increase of] 22 % — etwas ergibt 250 Pfund/bedeutet [eine Steigerung von] 22 %
2) (give definite result) [Gleichung, Rechnung:] aufgehen3) (have result) laufenthings worked out [well] in the end — es ist schließlich doch alles gut gegangen
things didn't work out the way we planned — es kam ganz anders, als wir geplant hatten
* * *v.ausarbeiten v.austüfteln v.berechnen v.herausarbeiten v.lösen v.
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