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I. work [ingl brit wəːk, ingl am wərk] SOST

1. work (physical or mental activity):

work: travail m (on sur)

to be at work on sth: être en train de travailler à qc

to watch sb at work: regarder qn (en train de) travailler

to go to or set to or get to work: se mettre au travail

to go to or set to or get to work on sth: se mettre à travailler à or faire qc

to set to work doing: se mettre à faire

to put a lot of work into essay, speech: travailler

to put a lot of work into meal, preparations: passer beaucoup de temps sur

to put a lot of work into doing: passer beaucoup de temps à faire

to put or set sb to work: faire travailler qn

we put him to work doing: nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire

it was hard work doing: ça a été dur de faire

to be hard at work: travailler consciencieusement

your essay needs more work: tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction

there's still a lot of work to be done: il reste encore beaucoup à faire

I've got work to do: j'ai du travail à faire

to make short or light work of sth: expédier qc

to make short work of sb: envoyer promener qn

it's all in a day's work: c'est une question d'habitude

‘good or nice work’ (on written work): ‘bon travail’

‘good or nice work’ (orally): ‘c'est bien!’

it's hot/thirsty work: ça donne chaud/soif

2. work (occupation):

work: travail m

to be in work: avoir du travail or un emploi

to look for work: chercher du travail

day/night work: travail de jour/nuit

place of work: lieu m de travail

to start or begin work (daily): commencer le travail

to start or begin work (for the first time): commencer à travailler

to stop work (at the end of the day): terminer son travail

to stop work (on retirement): cesser de travailler

to be off work (on vacation): être en congé

to be off work with flu: être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe

to be out of work: être au chômage

nice work if you can get it colloq!: c'est une bonne planque! colloq

nice work if you can get it colloq! attr clothes, shoes: de travail

3. work (place of employment):

work (office): bureau m

work (factory): usine f

to go to work: aller au travail

don't phone me at work: ne me téléphone pas à mon travail

there's a canteen at work: il y a une cantine à mon travail

there's a canteen at work attr phone number: au travail

4. work (building, construction):

work: travaux mpl (on sur)

5. work (papers):

to take one's work home lett: emporter du travail chez soi

to take one's work home fig: ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille

spread your work out on the table: étale tes papiers sur la table

6. work (achievement, product):

work (essay, report): travail m

work (artwork, novel, sculpture): œuvre f (by de)

work (study): ouvrage m (by de, on sur)

an exhibition of work by young artists: une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes

he sells his work to tourists: il vend ses créations aux touristes

is this all your own work?: est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul?

to mark students' work: noter les devoirs des étudiants

his work isn't up to standard: son travail n'a pas le niveau requis

the research was the work of a team: la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe

a work of genius: une œuvre de génie

a work of fiction: une œuvre de fiction

a work of reference: un ouvrage de référence

this attack is the work of professionals: l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels

I hope you're pleased with your work! iron: j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron

the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert: l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert

7. work FIS:

work: travail m

8. work (research):

work: recherches fpl (on sur)

there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus: il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus

9. work (effect):

to go to work drug, detergent:: agir

the weedkiller has done its work: l'herbicide a été efficace

II. works SOST sost pl

1. works (factory):

works: usine f

works canteen: cantine f de l'usine

2. works (building work):

works: travaux mpl

public works: travaux publics

3. works (everything) colloq:

the (full or whole) works: toute la panoplie colloq

III. work [ingl brit wəːk, ingl am wərk] VB vb trans

1. work (drive):

to work sb hard: surmener qn

2. work (labour):

to work shifts: travailler en équipes (de travail posté)

to work days/nights: travailler de jour/de nuit

to work one's passage NAUT: travailler pour payer son voyage

to work one's way through university: travailler pour payer ses études

to work one's way through a book/document: lire un livre/document

to work a 40 hour week: faire la semaine de 40 heures

3. work (operate):

work computer, equipment, lathe: se servir de

4. work (exploit commercially):

work oil-field, land, mine, seam: exploiter

5. work (have as one's territory) representative:

work region: couvrir

beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station: les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare

6. work (consume):

to work one's way through (use) amount, quantity: utiliser

to work one's way through two whole cakes: manger deux gâteaux entiers

7. work (bring about):

to work wonders/miracles lett, fig: faire des merveilles/miracles

the landscape started to work its magic on me: la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet

8. work (use to one's advantage):

to work the system: profiter du système

can you work it for me to get tickets?: peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets?

how did you manage to work it?: comment as-tu pu arranger ça?

I've worked things so that…: j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que…

9. work (fashion):

work clay, dough, gold, iron: travailler

to work sth to a soft consistency: travailler qc pour le rendre malléable

to work gold into jewellery: travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux

10. work (embroider):

work design: broder (into sur)

to be worked in blue silk: être brodé à la soie bleue

11. work (manoeuvre):

to work sth into slot, hole: introduire qc dans

to work a lever up and down: actionner un levier

12. work (exercise):

work muscles, biceps: faire travailler

13. work (move):

to work one's way through crowd: se frayer un passage à travers

to work one's way along ledge, sill: avancer le long de

to work one's hands free: se libérer les mains

to work the rope loose: desserrer la corde

it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose: il s'est desserré peu à peu

to work its way into bloodstream, system, food, chain: passer dans

start at the top and work your way down: commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas

IV. work [ingl brit wəːk, ingl am wərk] VB vb intr

1. work (engage in activity):

work: travailler (doing à faire)

to work at the hospital/the factory: travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine

to work at home: travailler à domicile

to work as a midwife/teacher: travailler comme sage-femme/professeur

to work for sb: travailler pour qn

to work for Grant and Company: travailler pour la Société Grant

to work in advertising/publishing: travailler dans la publicité/l'édition

to work with young people: travailler avec les jeunes

to work for a living: gagner sa vie

to work in oils/watercolours artist:: travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle

2. work (strive):

work: lutter (against contre, for pour, to do pour faire)

to work against corruption: lutter contre la corruption

to work towards solution: se diriger vers

to work towards compromise: s'acheminer vers

to work towards agreement: négocier

3. work (function):

work equipment, machine:: fonctionner, marcher

work institution, system, heart, brain:: fonctionner

to work on electricity/on gas: marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz

to work off the mains: marcher sur le secteur

the washing machine isn't working: la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas

4. work (act, operate):

it doesn't or things don't work like that: ça ne marche pas comme ça

to work on the assumption that …: présumer que …

to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage: tourner à l'avantage de qn

to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage: jouer en la défaveur de qn

5. work (be successful):

work treatment:: avoir de l'effet

work detergent, drug:: agir (against contre, on sur)

work spell:: agir

work plan, plot:: réussir

work argument, hypothesis:: tenir debout

flattery won't work with me: la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi

the adaptation really works: l'adaptation est vraiment réussie

I didn't think the novel would work as a film: je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman

6. work (move):

work face, features:: se contracter

V. work [ingl brit wəːk, ingl am wərk] VB vb rifl

1. work (labour):

to work oneself too hard: se surmener

to work oneself to death: se tuer à la tâche

2. work (rouse):

to work oneself into a rage: se mettre en colère

to work oneself into a frenzy (with anger): se mettre en rage

to work oneself into a frenzy (with hysteria): devenir hystérique

VI. work [ingl brit wəːk, ingl am wərk]

to work one's way up: gravir tous les échelons

to work one's way up the company: faire son chemin dans l'entreprise

drawn work, drawn-thread-work SOST

drawn work: ouvrage m à jours

charitable work SOST U

charitable work: bonnes œuvres fpl

charity work SOST

charity work: travail m bénévole (au profit d'une œuvre de bienfaisance)

detective work SOST

detective work: enquêtes fpl also fig

work-worn AGG

work-worn: usé par le travail

work permit SOST

work permit: permis m de travail

crewel work [ingl am ˈkruwəl ˌwərk] SOST

crewel work: tapisserie f sur canevas

work prospects SOST sost pl

work prospects: possibilités fpl de carrière

work-shadowing SOST

work-shadowing: stages fpl d'observation-formation (consistant à suivre une personne dans son travail)

I. work [wɜ:k, ingl am wɜ:rk] SOST

1. work no pl (useful activity):

work: travail m

to be at work: être au travail

it's hard work doing sth: c'est dur de faire qc

to put a lot of work into sth: beaucoup travailler sur qc

it needs more work essay: il faut le(la) retravailler

to do some work on the car/house: faire quelques réparations sur la voiture/dans la maison

she's at work on a novel: elle travaille sur un roman

2. work no pl (employment):

work: emploi m

to be in work: travailler

to be off work: ne pas travailler

to be out of work: être sans emploi

to get work as a translator: trouver un emploi en tant que traducteur

3. work no pl (place):

work: travail m

to be at work: être au travail

to leave for work: partir travailler

4. work no pl (sth produced by sb):

work: travail m

work in leather: travail sur cuir

to be sb's work: être l'œuvre de qn

the work of professional thieves/a craftsman: l'œuvre de voleurs professionnelles/d'un artisan

a work by Picasso: une œuvre de Picasso

works of art in bronze: œuvres d'art en bronze

5. work pl, + sing/pl vb (factory):

work: usine f

6. work pl (working parts):

work a. fig: rouages mpl

7. work pl colloq (everything):

the works: la totale

locuzioni:

to have one's work cut out to do sth: peiner à faire qc

II. work [wɜ:k, ingl am wɜ:rk] VB vb intr

1. work (be busy, do job):

work: travailler

to work for peace: œuvrer pour la paix

2. work (function):

work: marcher

to get sth to work: faire marcher qc

to work on batteries: fonctionner avec des piles

3. work (have effect):

work: faire effet

to work against sb/sth: agir contre qn/qc

to work for sb: agir en faveur de qn

to work both ways: agir dans les deux sens

4. work (make progress towards sth):

to work round to doing sth: réussir à faire qc

to work free: se libérer

to work loose: se desserrer

locuzioni:

to work like a charm: fonctionner comme un charme

to work like a Trojan ingl brit, to work till you drop: travailler comme un forçat

III. work [wɜ:k, ingl am wɜ:rk] VB vb trans

1. work (make sb work):

work: faire travailler

to work oneself to death: se tuer au travail

2. work (do work):

work: travailler

to work long hours: travailler de longues heures

to work overtime: faire des heures supplémentaires

3. work (operate):

work: faire fonctionner

to be worked by sth: être actionné par qc

4. work (achieve):

to work sth free: parvenir à dégager qc

to work sth loose: desserrer qc

to work one's way through the crowd: se frayer un chemin à travers la foule

to work one's way up through a firm: gravir les échelons dans une entreprise

5. work (bring about):

work: opérer

to work it/things (out) so that ...: faire de sorte que ...

6. work (shape):

work: travailler

7. work (exploit):

work: exploiter

locuzioni:

to work one's fingers to the bone: se saigner aux quatre veines

to work a treat ingl brit colloq: bien marcher

work up VB vb trans

1. work up (upset):

to work sb up into a fury/state: mettre qn dans tous ses états

to get worked up: se mettre dans tous ses états

2. work up (develop):

work up: développer

to work up an appetite: s'ouvrir l'appétit

to work up enthusiasm/interest for sth: s'enthousiasmer/s'intéresser à qc

clerical work SOST

clerical work: travail m administratif

shift work SOST no pl

shift work: travail m posté

I. work on VB vb trans

work on book, project: travailler sur

work on answer: préparer

work on person: travailler

II. work on VB vb intr

work on: continuer à travailler

work in VB vb trans

1. work in (mix in):

work in: incorporer

2. work in (include):

work in: introduire

social work SOST no pl

social work: assistance f sociale

life's work SOST no pl

life's work: œuvre f d'une vie

work off VB vb trans

work off: évacuer

work off one's anger: passer

to work off kilos/some fat: perdre des kilos/du poids

Voce OpenDict

work ethics SOST

work ethics: éthique du travail f

I. work [wɜrk] SOST

1. work (useful activity):

work: travail m

to be at work: être au travail

it's hard work doing sth: c'est dur de faire qc

to put a lot of work into sth: beaucoup travailler sur qc

it needs more work essay: il faut retravailler ça

to do some work on the car/house: faire quelques réparations sur la voiture/dans la maison

she's at work on a novel: elle travaille sur un roman

2. work (employment):

work: emploi m

to be in work: travailler

to be out of work: être sans emploi

to get work as a translator: trouver un emploi en tant que traducteur

3. work (place):

work: travail m

to be at work: être au travail

to leave for work: partir travailler

4. work (sth produced by sb):

work: travail m

work in leather: travail sur cuir

to be sb's work: être l'œuvre f de qn

the work of professional thieves/a craftsman: l'œuvre de voleurs professionnels/d'un artisan

a work by Picasso: une œuvre de Picasso

works of art in bronze: œuvres fpl d'art en bronze

5. work pl, + sing/pl vb (factory):

work: usine f

6. work pl (working parts):

work a. fig: rouages mpl

7. work pl colloq (everything):

the works: la totale

locuzioni:

to have one's work cut out for oneself: peiner à faire qc

II. work [wɜrk] VB vb intr

1. work (be busy, do job):

work: travailler

to work for peace: œuvrer pour la paix

2. work (function):

work: marcher

to get sth to work: faire marcher qc

to work on batteries: fonctionner avec des piles

3. work (have effect):

work: faire effet

to work against sb/sth: agir contre qn/qc

to work for sb: agir en faveur de qn

to work both ways: agir dans les deux sens

4. work (make progress toward sth):

to work round to doing sth: réussir à faire qc

to work free: se libérer

to work loose: se desserrer

locuzioni:

to work like a charm: fonctionner comme un charme

to work till you drop: travailler comme un forçat

III. work [wɜrk] VB vb trans

1. work (make sb work):

work: faire travailler

to work oneself to death: se tuer au travail

2. work (do work):

work: travailler

to work long hours: travailler de longues heures

to work overtime: faire des heures supplémentaires

3. work (operate):

work: faire fonctionner

to be worked by sth: être actionné par qc

4. work (achieve):

to work sth free: parvenir à dégager qc

to work sth loose: desserrer qc

to work one's way through the crowd: se frayer un chemin à travers la foule

to work one's way up through a company: gravir les échelons dans une entreprise

5. work (bring about):

work: opérer

to work it/things (out) so that ...: faire de sorte que ...

6. work (shape):

work: travailler

7. work (exploit):

work: exploiter

locuzioni:

to work one's fingers to the bone: se saigner aux quatre veines

I. work out VB vb trans

1. work out (calculate):

work out: calculer

to work out the total: faire le total

2. work out (reason):

work out: résoudre

work out solution, answer: trouver

we can work things out: on peut arranger les choses

3. work out (decide):

work out: décider

4. work out (understand):

work out: comprendre

II. work out VB vb intr

1. work out (give a result):

to work out to $10: revenir à 10 dollars

2. work out (be a success):

work out: marcher

to work out well/badly: bien/mal se passer

how are things working out?: comment ça va?

3. work out (do exercise):

work out: s'entraîner

I. work on VB vb trans

work on book, project: travailler sur

work on answer: préparer

work on person: travailler

II. work on VB vb intr

work on: continuer à travailler

work off VB vb trans

work off: évacuer

work off one's anger: passer

to work off some fat: perdre du poids

work in VB vb trans

1. work in (mix in):

work in: incorporer

2. work in (include):

work in: introduire

social work SOST

social work: assistance f sociale

clerical work SOST

clerical work: travail m administratif

work up VB vb trans

1. work up (upset):

to work sb up into a rage: mettre qn en rage

to get worked up: se mettre dans tous ses états

2. work up (develop):

work up: développer

to work up an appetite: s'ouvrir l'appétit

to work up enthusiasm/interest for sth: s'enthousiasmer pour/s'intéresser à qc

work permit SOST

work permit: permis m de travail

shift work SOST

shift work: travail m posté

temps partiel: part-time (work)

intérim: temporary work

permis de travail: work permit

travail d’intérêt général: community work [criminal law]

Present
I	work
you	work
he/she/it	works
we	work
you	work
they	work

Past
I	worked
you	worked
he/she/it	worked
we	worked
you	worked
they	worked

Present Perfect
I	have	worked
you	have	worked
he/she/it	has	worked
we	have	worked
you	have	worked
they	have	worked

Past Perfect
I	had	worked
you	had	worked
he/she/it	had	worked
we	had	worked
you	had	worked
they	had	worked

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nice work if you can get it!: il y en a qui ont de la chance!

to work sb up into a fury/state: mettre qn dans tous ses états

to work like a Trojan ingl brit, to work till you drop: travailler comme un forçat

bricoler: to drift in and out of work

ce travail me prend tout mon temps: this work takes up all my time

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He disliked his clerical work, but remained employed with the company for more than five years.

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Examples of school keeping included cleaning class rooms, clerical work in the administration office, conducting attendance and ringing the bell that marked time at the school.

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For most of his life, he was a simple worker, doing road works, construction works, and low-level clerical work.

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The core group consists of employees engaged in clerical work, trade (for example, shop assistants), inventory processing, technical or clinical work (for example, engineers, nurses and doctors), management, etc.

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As well, 45,000 women served as support staff in every theatre of the conflict, driving heavy equipment, rigging parachutes, and performing clerical work, telephone operation, laundry duties and cooking.

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