Meanings (ES + gloss)
chamba • cheje • curro • laburo • trabajal • trabajo
Employment.
And in euery worke that he began[…]he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
My work involves a lot of travel.
laburo • tajo • trabajo
Employment.
He hasn’t come home yet; he’s still at work.
trabajo
Effort.
Holding a brick over your head is hard work. It takes a lot of work to write a dictionary.
trabajo
Effort.
Work is done against friction to drag a bag along the ground.
obra • trabajo
Product; the result of effort.
There's a lot of guesswork involved.
obra • opus
Product; the result of effort.
It is a work of art.
the poetic works of Alexander Pope
obras
Product; the result of effort.
William the Conqueror fortified many castles, throwing up new ramparts, bastions and all manner of works.
Phrases
Bantam workBerlin workBowenworkGod's workHellerworkLooyenworkSabrina workSindhworkSorrento workTula worka woman's work is never doneadzeworkaerial work platformafter-workall in a day's workall work and no play makes Jack a dull boyallworkantiworkartworkat workattorney's work productback-to-work orderbackworkbadgeworkbagworkbandworkbasket workbasket-workbasketworkbassworkbeadworkbedworkbell workbenchworkbitchworkblackworkbladeworkblockworkblood workbloodwork
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.
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