donkey work nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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donkey <pl donkeys> [ingl am ˈdɔŋki, ˈdɑŋki, ingl brit ˈdɒŋki] SOST

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

1. work U (labor, tasks):

work
trabajo m
it was a lot of work
dio mucho trabajo
I've got work to do
tengo trabajo or cosas que hacer
you're making more work for yourself
te estás creando más trabajo
repair work
reparaciones fpl
repair work
arreglos mpl
the building work is still going on
todavía están en obras
she was advised not to do any heavy work
le aconsejaron que no hiciera trabajos pesados
the work of the Red Cross
el trabajo or la labor de la Cruz Roja
work has already started on the film
ya han empezado a filmar or rodar
they've finished work on the building/road
ya han terminado las obras en el edificio/la carretera
she's got a lot of work to do to catch up
va a tener que trabajar mucho para ponerse al día
work in process or ingl brit progress
trabajos en curso
the house needs a lot of work done or ingl brit doing to it
la casa necesita muchos arreglos
let your legs do the work
(deja) que las piernas hagan el esfuerzo
she put a lot of work into it
puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello
a lot of work goes into making a rug like this
una alfombra así lleva mucho trabajo
to set to work
ponerse a trabajar
to set to work
poner manos a la obra
we set to work painting the kitchen
nos pusimos a pintar la cocina
keep up the good work!
¡sigue (or sigan etc.) así!
it's hard work digging
cavar es muy duro
hard work never harmed or hurt anybody
trabajar duro no le hace daño a nadie
I don't want to have to talk to them: it's too much like hard work
no quiero tener que hablar con ellos: es demasiado esfuerzo
he's such hard work
da muchísimo trabajo
pleasing her is hard work
es difícil de agradar
that was quick work!
¡qué rapidez!
I've done a good day's work
he aprovechado bien el día
it's all in a day's work
es el pan nuestro de cada día
to have one's work cut out she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time
le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo
to make short work of sth/sb Pete made short work of the ironing
Pete planchó todo rapidísimo
you made short work of that pizza!
¡te has despachado pronto la pizza!
he made short work of her in the debate
la hizo trizas en el debate
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento

3. work in phrases:

at work he's at work
está en el trabajo
at work he's at work
está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc.)
they were hard at work when I walked in
estaban muy ocupados trabajando cuando entré
other forces were at work
intervenían otros factores
other forces were at work
había otros factores en juego
“men at work”
“obras, hombres trabajando”
in work ingl brit, those in work
quienes tienen trabajo
off work, she was off work for a month after the accident
después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar
he took a day off work to visit the exhibition
se tomó un día libre para ir a la exposición
out of work the closures will put 1, 200 people out of work
los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas
she's been out of work for six months
hace seis meses que está sin trabajo or que está desocupada or desempleada
she's been out of work for six months
hace seis meses que está cesante Cile
she's been out of work for six months
lleva seis meses parada or en el paro Spagna

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

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1. work (to earn a living):

work people:
trabajar
both his parents work
tanto la madre como el padre trabajan (afuera)
I work in a bank/as a receptionist/in insurance
trabajo en un banco/de recepcionista/en seguros
he works nights
trabaja de noche
to get working
ponerse a trabajar
to get working
poner manos a la obra
to work hard
trabajar mucho or duro
he works hard at school
es un alumno muy aplicado
we work a 40-hour week
nuestra semana laboral es de 40 horas
to work at sth she's working hard at her French
está poniendo mucho empeño en mejorar su francés
to work at sth she's working hard at her French
está dándole duro al francés colloq
you have to work at your service
tiene que practicar el servicio
a relationship is something you have to work at
una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo
she was working away at her accounts
estaba ocupada con su contabilidad
to work for sb
trabajar para alguien
to work for oneself
trabajar por cuenta propia
make your money work for you
ponga su dinero a trabajar
to work for sth all her life she worked for a more equal society
toda su vida luchó por una sociedad más justa
fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it
la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla
he's working for his finals
está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales
to work from sth working from old drawings they restored the window
restauraron la ventana partiendo de antiguos dibujos
to work from nature artist:
copiar de la naturaleza
to work in sth to work in marble
trabajar el mármol or con mármol
to work in oils
pintar al óleo
to work in oils
trabajar con óleos
to work on sth he's working on his car
está arreglando el coche
the police are working on the case
la policía está investigando el caso
I'm working on the 18th century
estoy estudiando el siglo XVIII
I'm working on a biography of Napoleon
estoy preparando or escribiendo una biografía de Napoleón
scientists are working on a cure
los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura
she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it scherz
todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan
we're working on the assumption that …
partimos del supuesto de que …
the police had very little to work on
la policía tenía muy pocas pistas
the poison works on the nervous system
el veneno actúa sobre or ataca el sistema nervioso
to work toward sth we are working toward a peaceful solution
estamos intentando hallar una solución pacífica
to work toward a better future
luchar por un futuro mejor
to work under sb
trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien

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

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3.1. work (to force gradually, manipulate) + avv compl:

work the brush into the corners
mete bien el cepillo en los rincones
he worked the peg out of the crevice
consiguió sacar el clavo de la grieta
I'll try to work that quote into the article
trataré de meter esa cita en el artículo
we worked some concessions out of them
conseguimos sacarles algunas concesiones
to work one's way his belt had worked its way loose
se le había soltado el cinturón
we worked our way toward the exit
nos abrimos camino hacia la salida
I worked my way through volume three
logré terminar el tercer volumen
damp was working its way up the walls
la humedad estaba subiendo por las paredes
she worked her way to the top of her profession
trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión
he worked his way across the continent/through college
cruzó el continente/hizo la carrera trabajando

donkey work nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di donkey work nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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donkey [ˈdɒŋki, ingl am ˈdɑ:ŋ-] SOST a. fig

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

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

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Inglese americano

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese
I was a bit worried as he had to do his own donkey work as there wasn't any obvious pace, but he is quite willing to do that.
www.skysports.com
They also sometimes do the donkey work, like fetching water and food for the leader.
www.bicycling.com
But this obstacle could soon be removed, by allowing computers to do most of the donkey work.
www.bbc.co.uk
They play for 80 minutes and that's what you want with a forward pack, a bunch of guys that will do the donkey work.
www.nzherald.co.nz
The maximum life expectancy of a coal mining donkey is 12 to 13 years, compared to around 20 years for a donkey working outside.
blogs.reuters.com
To be a member of either party today means little more than to volunteer to do donkey work for it on election day.
www.smh.com.au
Each kart takes four people, two sitting and two pedalling, so you can take turns to do the donkey work.
www.mirror.co.uk
I'm always in the back seat doing the donkey work and that's fine by me.
www.stuff.co.nz
The answer is yes - but only if you're prepared to put up with a bit of donkey work.
www.independent.ie
I can't say it was exciting, exactly -- at least not for those of us doing the donkey work -- but you knew you were making a difference.
www.radiotimes.com

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