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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

life <pl lives> [ingl am laɪf, ingl brit lʌɪf] SOST

1. life C or U (existence):

life
vida f
I spend my whole life picking up after you
me paso la vida recogiendo lo que dejas tirado
never in my life have I been so embarrassed
en la vida había pasado tanta vergüenza
it will last you for life
te durará toda la vida
maimed for life
lisiado de por vida
a post held for life
un cargo vitalicio
I'd like to live here for the rest of my life
me gustaría vivir aquí el resto de mis días
he came to politics early in life
empezó su carrera política en su juventud
in later life she entered a convent
más tarde or más adelante se hizo monja
at my time of life
a mi edad
at my time of life
con la edad que tengo
he began life as a car salesman
empezó vendiendo coches
eternal or everlasting life
la vida eterna
departed this life May 17 1988 form
dejó de existir el 17 de mayo de 1988 form
the man/woman in your life
el hombre/la mujer de tu vida
to have the time of one's life
divertirse como nunca
to have the time of one's life
divertirse de lo lindo colloq
life's been unkind to him
la vida lo ha tratado mal
to live life to the full
vivir la vida al máximo
to see life
ver mundo
you can bet your life we'll be late! colloq
¡te apuesto lo que quieras a que llegamos tarde!
they laid down their lives for their country
dieron su vida por la patria
to lose one's life
perder la vida
no lives were lost
no hubo muertos or víctimas mortales
no lives were lost
nadie perdió la vida
there was appalling loss of life
hubo muchísimas víctimas mortales
there was appalling loss of life
hubo muchísimos muertos
to risk one's life
arriesgar la vida
to save sb's life
salvarle la vida a alguien
to take sb's life form
darle muerte a alguien form
to take one's (own) life form
quitarse la vida form
a matter of life and death
una cuestión de vida o muerte
a life-and-death decision
una decisión de vida o muerte
as large as life
en carne y hueso
he couldn't darn a sock to save his life
no sería capaz de zurcir un calcetín ni aun si le fuera la vida en ello
larger than life the characters are all larger than life
todos los personajes son creaciones que desbordan la realidad
he was a larger-than-life character/Australian
era un personaje exuberante/un australiano caricaturesco
not for the life of one I can't remember for the life of me
no me puedo acordar por nada del mundo
not on your life!
¡ni muerto!
the power of life and death critics hold the power of life and death over a production
los críticos tienen el poder de levantar o hundir una obra
to cling/hold on for dear life
aferrarse/agarrarse desesperadamente
to fight/run for one's life , they had to run for their lives
tuvieron que correr como alma que lleva el diablo
run for your lives!
¡sálvese quien pueda!
he was fighting for (his) life in a London hospital
se debatía entre la vida y la muerte en un hospital de Londres
to frighten or scare the life out of sb
darle or pegarle un susto mortal a alguien
(to have) the shock of one's life
(llevarse) el susto de su (or mi etc.) vida
she gave the performance of her life
actuó como nunca
to risk life and limb
arriesgar la vida
to take one's life in one's hands
jugarse la vida
life begins at 40 prov
la vida comienza a los 40
life begins at 40 attr member/pension/president
vitalicio
life insurance policy
póliza f de seguro de vida
my life story
la historia de mi vida

3. life U (lifestyle):

life
vida f
we lead a quiet life
llevamos una vida tranquila
married life
la vida de casado
he's too fond of the good life
es demasiado aficionado a la buena vida
the high life
la vida mundana
this is the life (for me)!
¡esto sí que es vida!
oh, anything for a quiet life
mira, lo que sea, con tal de que me dejen (or dejes etc.) en paz
get a life! colloq usually pegg
¡vive la vida!
to live the life of Riley
darse la gran vida
to live the life of Riley
vivir a cuerpo de rey
attr life event
acontecimiento m vital or de la vida
life member
miembro vitalicio m / miembro vitalicia f

life's work nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di life's work nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

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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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1. life:

life
vida f
life after death
vida después de la muerte
intelligent life
vida inteligente
plant life
vida vegetal
private life
vida privada
a sign of life
una señal de vida
to be full of life
estar lleno de vida
to draw sth/sb from life ARTE
copiar algo/a alguien del natural
to lose one's life
perder la vida
to take sb's life
matar a alguien
to take one's (own) life
quitarse la vida
to take one's (own) life
suicidarse

locuzioni:

a life and death struggle
una lucha a vida o muerte
to be a matter of life and death
ser un asunto de vida o muerte
to take one's life in one's hands colloq
jugarse la vida
to risk life and limb (to do sth)
jugarse la vida (para hacer una cosa)
to lay one's life on the line
poner la vida en peligro
to be the life and soul of the party ingl brit
ser el alma de la fiesta
to do sth for dear life
hacer algo desesperadamente
to live the good life
darse la buena vida
it's a hard life! iron colloq
¡qué le vamos a hacer!
as large as life
en carne y hueso
to breathe (new) life into sth
infundir (nueva) vida a algo
to bring sth to life
animar algo
to come to life
volver a la vida
to frighten the life out of sb
dar un susto de muerte a alguien
to give one's life for sb/sth
dar la vida por alguien/algo
to make a new life
empezar una nueva vida
for life
de por vida
I'm not able for the life of me to ... colloq
por mucho que lo intente no puedo...
not on your life! colloq
¡ni hablar!
that's life!
¡así es la vida!
this is the life (for me)!
¡esto sí es vida!
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Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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Much of his life's work has focused on increasing black participation in unionism and journalism, and countering racial discrimination.
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Most of her life's work was not comprehensively cataloged until 2012.
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John married and then entered his life's work when he was ordained deacon.
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He died soon afterwards, and so did not see the dismantling of his life's work after the war.
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He adopted scientific research as his life's work, but never gave up music and composed several musical works.
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Realizing this vision was to become his life's work.
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Decades of research was lost, including, for many scientists, their life's work.
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John's life's work as an educator has influenced thousands of students and teachers.
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He decided this would be his life's work.
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An incident occurring to a friend led him to his life's work.
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