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21 work-to-rule
subst. \/ˌwɜːktəˈruːl\/gå-sakte-aksjon -
22 work off
(to get rid of (something unwanted or unpleasant) by taking physical exercise etc: He worked off his anger by running round the garden six times.) avreagere, få utløp for -
23 work wonders
(to produce marvellous results: These pills have worked wonders on my rheumatism.) gjøre underverk -
24 work-box
(etc nouns a basket, box etc for holding thread, needlework etc.) håndarbeidskurv -
25 social work
work which deals with the care of people in a community, especially of the poor, under-privileged etc (noun social worker) sosialarbeid, samfunnsnyttig arbeid; sosionomstudiet; sosialarbeider, sosionom -
26 get/set to work
(to start work: Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening.) komme i gang med -
27 donkey-work
noun (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) -
28 go to work on
(to begin work on: We're thinking of going to work on an extension to the house.) sette i gang arbeidet med -
29 sale of work
(an event at which articles usually made by members of an association are sold to raise money: a sale of work at the church.) basar, messesubst. \/ˈseɪlɒvwɜːk\/( britisk) basar -
30 at work
(working: He's writing a novel and he likes to be at work (on it) by eight o'clock every morning.) (være) på jobben, (sitte) ved arbeidet -
31 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) ha en stor utfordring -
32 make short work of
(to dispose of very quickly: The children made short work of the ice-cream.) gjøre kort prosess med -
33 out of work
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34 collar work
subst. \/ˈkɒləwɜːk\/( overført) anstrengende arbeid, hardt arbeid, slit -
35 contract work
subst. \/ˈkɒntræktwɜːk \/akkordarbeid -
36 crewel work
subst. \/ˈkruːəlwɜːk\/( broderi) kontursøm -
37 distress work
subst.nødhjelpsarbeid -
38 donkey work
subst.( hverdagslig) grovarbeid, slavearbeid -
39 embossed work
subst.relieffarbeid, drevet arbeid, opphøyd arbeid, relieffornament -
40 fancy-work
subst. \/ˌfænsɪˈwɜːk \/dekorativt håndarbeid
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work — [wʉrk] n. [ME werk < OE weorc, akin to Ger werk < IE base * werĝ , to do, act > Gr ergon (for * wergon), action, work, organon, tool, instrument] 1. physical or mental effort exerted to do or make something; purposeful activity; labor;… … English World dictionary
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Work — may refer to: Human labor: Employment House work Labor (economics), measure of the work done by human beings Manual labor, physical work done by people Wage labor, in which a worker sells their labor and an employer buys it Work (project… … Wikipedia
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