English · English
work
/wɝk/ noun · plural: works A1 (estimated)
1. labour, employment, occupation, job
| German | die Arbeit, das Werk, die Bearbeitung |
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| French | le travail, le/la job, l'œuvre |
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| Portuguese | o trabalho, o emprego |
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| Czech | práce, dílo, zaměstnání |
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| Italian | lavoro, l'occupazione, l'opera |
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| Spanish | el trabajo, el curro, la chamba |
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| Dutch | het werk, de arbeid, het karwei |
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| Swedish | ett arbete, ett jobb, ett verk |
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| Latin | labor, opera |
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2. place where one is employed
3. effort expended on a particular task
4. physics: measure of energy expended in moving an object
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to work
/wɝk/ verb A1 (estimated)
1. intransitive: to do a specific task
| German | arbeiten, schaffen, hackeln |
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| French | travailler, bosser, taffer |
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| Portuguese | trabalhar |
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| Czech | pracovat, obrábět |
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| Italian | lavorare |
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| Spanish | trabajar, bretear, laburar |
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| Dutch | werken, functioneren, arbeiden |
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| Swedish | arbeta, jobba, verka |
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| Latin | laboro, operor |
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2. transitive: to operate in a certain place, area, or specialty
| French | opérer, œuvrer |
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| Portuguese | moldar |
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| Italian | operare |
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| Spanish | labrar |
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| Swedish | operera |
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3. to behave in a certain way when handled.
4. to function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for — see also function, effectuate, run
| German | wirken, tun, funktionieren |
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| French | marcher, fonctionner |
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| Portuguese | funcionar |
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| Czech | fungovat, zabírat |
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| Italian | funzionare, camminare |
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| Spanish | rular, carburar, marchar |
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| Dutch | werken, het doen |
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| Swedish | gå, fungera, funka |
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| Latin | operor |
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