Meanings (ES + gloss)
carburar • efectuarse • funcar • funcionar • marchar • rular • ser eficaz
To function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for.
He looked at the bottle of pain pills, wondering if they would work.
He pointed at the car and asked, "Does it work"?
hacer funcionar • operar
To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.
He worked the levers.
laborear • labrar • obrar • tallar • trabajar
To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.
He used pliers to work the wire into shape.
motivar • obrar • producir
To cause to operate, be productive, behave a certain way, or happen.
Failure to hold the annual meeting, or to otherwise conduct the business of the annual meeting, shall not work a forfeiture or dissolution of the Cooperative.
I cannot work a miracle.
bordar
To embroider with thread.
fermentar
To cause to ferment.
moverse • torcerse
To move in an agitated manner.
A ship works in a heavy sea.
His fingers worked with tension.
Phrases
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