work
[wɜ:k]noun
| 1. | (uncountable noun)
[gen]
lavoro m
temporary/casual work lavoro interinale/occasionale in/out of work occupato ( f occupata)/disoccupato ( f disoccupata) haven't you got any work to do? non hai niente da fare? at work al lavoro to have one's work cut out doing sthg or to do sthg avere un gran daffare per fare qc |
| 2. | ART |
| he's a nasty piece of work (inf) è un tipaccio |
work
[wɜ:k]transitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [person, staff] far lavorare |
| 2. | [machine] far funzionare |
| 3. | [land, clay, metal] lavorare |
| 4. | [cause to become]
to work o.s. into a rage montare in collera |
| 5. | [make]
to work one's way [progress physically] avanzare [in career] fare carriera |
work
[wɜ:k]intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [do job] lavorare |
| 2. | [function, be successful] funzionare |
| 3. | [have effect]
to work against sb/sthg tornare a svantaggio di qn/qc |
| 4. | [gradually become]
diventare
the screw is working loose la vite si sta allentando |
works
noun
[factory] stabilimento m
works
plural noun
| 1. | [mechanism] meccanismo m (singolare) |
| 2. | [digging, building] lavori mpl |
| 3. | (inf)
[everything]
the works tutto quanto |
work at
transitive verb inseparable
[try to improve] lavorare su
work off
transitive verb separable Conjugation
[anger, frustration] sfogare
work on
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
| 1. | [concentrate on] lavorare a |
| 2. | [try to improve] lavorare su |
| 3. | [try to persuade]
to work on sb lavorarsi qn |
work out
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [formulate] elaborare |
| 2. | [calculate] trovare, elaborare |
work out
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [figure, total]
to work out at ammontare a |
| 2. | [turn out] riuscire |
| 3. | [be successful] andare bene |
| 4. | [train, exercise] allenarsi |
work up
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [excite]
to work o.s. up into a frenzy agitarsi |
| 2. | [generate]
to work up enthusiasm entusiasmarsi to work up an appetite farsi venire l'appetito |
