work

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1. [wɜːk]
nome
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
place of work — luogo di lavoro
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
don\'t phone me at work — non telefonarmi al lavoro
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?
to mark students\' work — correggere i compiti degli studenti
a work of reference — un\'opera di consultazione
it\'s the work of professionals — è opera di professionisti
7) (effect)
to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
2.
nome plurale works
1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.
works canteen — mensa aziendale
2) (building work) lavori m.
3) colloq. (everything)
the (full o whole) works — tutto (quanto)
3.
modificatore [clothes, shoes] da lavoro; [phone number] del lavoro; [permit] di lavoro
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1. [wɜːk]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)
1) (drive)
to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn
2) (labour)
to work shifts — fare i turni
to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte
to work one\'s way through university — lavorare per pagarsi l\'università
to work one\'s way through a book — leggere un libro da cima a fondo
to work a 40 hour week — lavorare 40 ore settimanali
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]
7) (bring about)
to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)
8) (use to one\'s advantage)
to work the system — sfruttare il sistema
how did you manage to work it? — come ci sei riuscito? come sei riuscito a sistemare le cose?
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]
to work one\'s hands free — liberarsi le mani
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]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)
1) (engage in activity) lavorare
to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all\'ospedale
to work as a teacher — lavorare come insegnante
to work in oils — [artist] dipingere a olio
to work against corruption — lottare contro la corruzione
to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]
2) (function) funzionare
to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica
to work off the mains — funzionare a corrente
the washing machine isn\'t working — la lavatrice non funziona
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] funzionare
flattery won\'t work with me — le lusinghe non funzionano con me
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)
1) (labour)
to work oneself too hard — lavorare troppo
to work oneself to death — ammazzarsi di lavoro
2) (rouse)
to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
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- work around
- work in
- work off
- work on
- work out
- work over
- work to
- work up
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to work one\'s way up (the company) — fare carriera (nell\'azienda)
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[wə:k]
1. noun
1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) lavoro
2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) lavoro
3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) lavoro
4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) opera
5) (the product or result of a person\'s labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) lavoro
6) (one\'s place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don\'t think I\'ll go to work tomorrow.) lavoro
2. verb
1) (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 lavorare
2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) lavorare
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.) funzionare, far funzionare
4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we\'ll be rich!) funzionare
5) (to make (one\'s way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avanzare faticosamente
6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) diventare
7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) lavorare
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- -work
- workable

- worker

- works
3. noun plural
1) (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
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- work-basket
- 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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I
1. [wɜːk]
nome
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
place of work — luogo di lavoro
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
don\'t phone me at work — non telefonarmi al lavoro
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?
to mark students\' work — correggere i compiti degli studenti
a work of reference — un\'opera di consultazione
it\'s the work of professionals — è opera di professionisti
7) (effect)
to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
2.
nome plurale works
1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.
works canteen — mensa aziendale
2) (building work) lavori m.
3) colloq. (everything)
the (full o whole) works — tutto (quanto)
3.
modificatore [clothes, shoes] da lavoro; [phone number] del lavoro; [permit] di lavoro
II
1. [wɜːk]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)
1) (drive)
to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn
2) (labour)
to work shifts — fare i turni
to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte
to work one\'s way through university — lavorare per pagarsi l\'università
to work one\'s way through a book — leggere un libro da cima a fondo
to work a 40 hour week — lavorare 40 ore settimanali
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]
7) (bring about)
to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)
8) (use to one\'s advantage)
to work the system — sfruttare il sistema
how did you manage to work it? — come ci sei riuscito? come sei riuscito a sistemare le cose?
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]
to work one\'s hands free — liberarsi le mani
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]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)
1) (engage in activity) lavorare
to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all\'ospedale
to work as a teacher — lavorare come insegnante
to work in oils — [artist] dipingere a olio
to work against corruption — lottare contro la corruzione
to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]
2) (function) funzionare
to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica
to work off the mains — funzionare a corrente
the washing machine isn\'t working — la lavatrice non funziona
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] funzionare
flattery won\'t work with me — le lusinghe non funzionano con me
3.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. ant. lett. wrought)
1) (labour)
to work oneself too hard — lavorare troppo
to work oneself to death — ammazzarsi di lavoro
2) (rouse)
to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
•
- work around
- work in
- work off
- work on
- work out
- work over
- work to
- work up
••
to work one\'s way up (the company) — fare carriera (nell\'azienda)

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