work
[wɜ:k]noun
| 1. | (uncountable noun)
[employment]
trabajo m,
empleo m
to be in work tener trabajo to be out of work estar desempleado at work en el trabajo |
| 2. | [activity, tasks]
trabajo m
at work trabajando to have one's work cut out doing something or to do something tenerlo muy difícil para hacer algo |
| 3. | [of art, literature etc]
obra f
he's a nasty piece of work es un elemento de cuidado |
| 4. | [handiwork]
obra f
it was the work of a psychopath fue obra de un psicópata |
work
[wɜ:k]transitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [employees, subordinates]
hacer trabajar
she works herself too hard trabaja demasiado |
| 2. | [machine] Conjugation manejar, Conjugation operar |
| 3. | [wood, metal, land] Conjugation trabajar |
| 4. | [cause to become]
to work oneself into a frenzy ponerse frenético |
| 5. | [force]
to work one's way through [crowd etc] abrirse camino por to work one's way up [in career] llegar a un (alto) puesto a fuerza de trabajo |
work
[wɜ:k]intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [person]
to work (on something) trabajar (en algo) he works as a gardener trabaja de jardinero to work for somebody trabajar para alguien |
| 2. | [machine, system, idea] Conjugation funcionar |
| 3. | [drug] surtir efecto |
| 4. | [have effect]
to work against somebody/something funcionar contra alguien/algo |
| 5. | [become by movement]
to work loose soltarse to work free desprenderse |
works
noun
[factory] fábrica f
works
plural noun
| 1. | [mechanism] mecanismo m |
| 2. | [digging, building] obras fpl |
| 3. | (inf)
[everything]
the works todo completo |
work off
transitive verb separable Conjugation
[anger, frustration] Conjugation desahogar
work on
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
| 1. | [pay attention to] trabajar en |
| 2. | [take as basis] partir de |
work out
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [plan, schedule] Conjugation elaborar |
| 2. | [total, amount]
Conjugation calcular
[answer] dar con |
work out
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [figure etc]
to work out at salir a |
| 2. | [turn out] Conjugation resultar, Conjugation resolverse |
| 3. | [be successful] salir bien, resultar bien |
| 4. | [train, exercise] entrenarse, hacer ejercicio |
work up
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [excite]
to work oneself up into a frenzy ponerse frenético ( f frenética) |
| 2. | [generate]
Conjugation despertar
I can't work up much enthusiasm no consigo entusiasmarme to work up an appetite abrir el apetito |
work up
intransitive verb Conjugation
to work up to something mentalizarse para algo
