contract work in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for contract work in the English»Italian Dictionary

contract work [Brit ˈkɒntrakt ˌwəːk] N

contract work

(lavoro in) appalto m

Translations for contract work in the English»Italian Dictionary

to put work out to contract

dare un lavoro in appalto

to put work out to contract before n labour, worker

a contratto

to do work under contract

fare un lavoro in appalto or sotto contratto

it is a condition of the contract that you work 37 hours per week

una delle condizioni del contratto prevede 37 ore lavorative settimanali

to put work or a contract out to tender

dare un lavoro in appalto

Translations for contract work in the Italian»English Dictionary

lavoro in appalto

contract work

una delle condizioni del contratto prevede 37 ore lavorative settimanali

it is a condition of the contract that you work 37 hours per week

Translations for contract work in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.contract N [Brit ˈkɒntrakt, Am ˈkɑntrækt]

1. contract (agreement):

contract ADMIN, LAW

contratto m (for per; with con)

employment contract or contract of employment

contratto di lavoro

a two-year contract

un contratto di due anni

to enter into a contract with

fare or stipulare un contratto con

to be on a contract

essere sotto contratto

to be under contract with

essere sotto contratto per

to be under contract to

lavorare a contratto per

to be out of contract

non avere un contratto

2. contract COMM (tender):

contract

(contratto di) appalto m

to win, lose a contract

vincere, perdere un appalto

to award a contract to

assegnare un appalto a

to place a contract for sth with

assegnare un appalto per qc a

a contract to maintain or for the maintenance of

un appalto per la manutenzione di

to do work under contract

fare un lavoro in appalto or sotto contratto

to put work out to contract

dare un lavoro in appalto

to put work out to contract before n labour, worker

a contratto

the work is done on a contract basis

il lavoro viene fatto con contratto di collaborazione esterna

3. contract (for assassination) inf:

to put out a contract on person

fare uccidere su commissione

there's a contract out on him

hanno pagato un killer per ucciderlo

4. contract GAMES (in bridge):

contract

contratto m

II.contract VB trans [Brit kənˈtrakt, Am kənˈtrækt]

1. contract MED (develop):

contract virus, disease

contrarre (from da)

2. contract LAW (arrange):

contract marriage, alliance, debt, duty, loan

contrarre

3. contract COMM, LAW:

to be contracted to do

essere tenuto a fare per contratto

4. contract (tighten):

contract muscles

contrarre

III.contract VB intr [Brit kənˈtrakt, Am kənˈtrækt]

1. contract COMM, LAW (undertake):

to contract to do

impegnarsi a fare per contratto

to contract with sb to do

stipulare un contratto con qn per fare

2. contract (shrink):

contract wood, metal:

contrarsi, ritirarsi

contract power, influence, support, funds:

diminuire, ridursi

contract market:

contrarsi, ridursi

3. contract:

contract MED, PHYSIOL

contrarsi

I.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] N

1. work (physical or mental activity):

work

lavoro m (on su)

to be at work on sth

lavorare a qc or essere occupato a fare qc

to watch sb at work

guardare qn lavorare

to go to or set to or get to work

mettersi al lavoro

to go to or set to or get to work on sth

mettersi al lavoro per fare qc

to set to work doing

mettersi a fare

to put a lot of work into essay, speech

dedicare molto lavoro or impegno a

to put a lot of work into meal, preparations

mettere molto impegno, dedicare molto tempo a (preparare)

to put a lot of work into doing

mettere molto impegno a fare

to put or set sb to work

mettere qn al lavoro or fare lavorare qn

we put him to work doing

l'abbiamo messo a fare or l'abbiamo incaricato di fare

it was hard work doing

è stato difficile or è stata una fatica fare

to be hard at work

lavorare sodo or darci dentro col lavoro

your essay needs more work

il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro

there's still a lot of work to be done

bisogna fare ancora un sacco di lavoro

I've got work to do

devo lavorare or ho del lavoro da fare

to make short or light work of sth

liquidare or sbrigare qc velocemente

to make short work of sb

liquidare qn or levarsi qn di torno rapidamente

it's all in a day's work

è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione or fa parte del lavoro

“good or nice work” (on written work)

“buono”

“good or nice work” (orally)

“bene!”

it's hot, thirsty work

fa venire caldo, sete

2. work (occupation):

work

lavoro m

work

occupazione f

work

mestiere m

to be in work

avere un lavoro or un'occupazione

to look for work

cercare lavoro

day, night work

lavoro di giorno, di notte

place of work

luogo di lavoro

to start or begin work (daily)

cominciare il lavoro or cominciare a lavorare

to start or begin work (for the first time)

cominciare a lavorare

to stop work (at the end of the day)

finire il lavoro or finire di lavorare

to stop work (on retirement)

finire or smettere di lavorare

to be off work (on vacation)

fare vacanza, essere in vacanza, in permesso

to be off work with flu

essere a casa con l'influenza or essere assente a causa dell'influenza

to be out of work

essere disoccupato or essere senza lavoro

nice work if you can get it! inf

beato chi ci riesce!

nice work if you can get it! before n clothes, shoes

da lavoro

3. work (place of employment):

work (office)

lavoro m

work (office)

ufficio m

work (factory)

lavoro m

work (factory)

fabbrica f

to go to work

andare al lavoro or a lavorare

don't phone me at work

non telefonarmi al lavoro

there's a canteen at work

c'è la mensa dove lavoro

there's a canteen at work before n phone number

del lavoro

4. work (building, construction):

work

lavori mpl (on a)

5. work (papers):

to take one's work home

portarsi il lavoro a casa

to take one's work home fig

portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

spread your work out on the table

occupa pure il tavolo con le tue cose, con il tuo lavoro

6. work (achievement, product):

work (essay, report)

lavoro m

work (artwork, novel, sculpture)

lavoro m

work (artwork, novel, sculpture)

opera f (by di)

work (study)

lavoro m

work (study)

studio m (by di; on su)

an exhibition of work by young artists

una mostra di lavori or di opere di giovani artisti

he sells his work to tourists

vende i suoi lavori ai turisti

is this all your own work?

è tutta opera tua?

is this all your own work? (more informal)

l'hai fatto tu?

to mark students' work

correggere i compiti degli studenti

his work isn't up to standard

il suo lavoro non raggiunge gli standard richiesti or non è all'altezza

the research was the work of a team

la ricerca è stata il lavoro di una squadra

a work of genius

un'opera di genio

a work of fiction

un'opera di narrativa

a work of reference

un'opera di consultazione

this attack is the work of professionals

quest'attacco è opera di professionisti

I hope you're pleased with your work! iron

spero che tu sia soddisfatto del tuo lavoro

the works of Shakespeare, Alfieri

le opere di Shakespeare, Alfieri

7. work PHYS:

work

lavoro m

8. work (research):

work

lavoro m

work

ricerche fpl (on su)

there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus

ci sono ancora da fare molte ricerche sul virus

9. work (effect):

to go to work drug, detergent:

agire

the weedkiller has done its work

l'erbicida ha agito

II.works N npl

1. works (factory):

works

fabbrica f

works

officina f

works canteen

mensa aziendale, della fabbrica

2. works (building work):

works

lavori m

public works

lavori pubblici, opere pubbliche

3. works (everything) inf:

the (full or whole) works

tutto, tutto quanto

III.work <pt/pp arch, liter wrought> [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB trans

1. work (drive):

to work sb hard

fare lavorare sodo or fare sgobbare qn

to work oneself too hard

lavorare troppo or sovraffaticarsi

to work oneself to death

ammazzarsi di lavoro

2. work (labour):

to work shifts

fare i turni or lavorare a turni

to work days, nights

lavorare di giorno, di notte

to work one's passage NAUT

pagarsi la traversata lavorando a bordo

to work one's way through university

lavorare per pagarsi l'università or fare l'università lavorando

to work one's way through a book, document

leggere un libro, un documento da cima a fondo

to work a 40 hour week

lavorare 40 ore settimanali

3. work (operate):

work computer, equipment, lathe

fare funzionare, azionare

4. work (exploit commercially):

work oil field, land, mine, seam

sfruttare

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

work region

coprire, girare per lavoro

beggars, prostitutes work the streets around the station

mendicanti, prostitute che popolano le strade attorno alla stazione

6. work (consume):

to work one's way through amount, quantity

consumare

to work one's way through two whole cakes

sbafarsi due torte

7. work (bring about):

to work wonders, miracles

fare meraviglie, miracoli also fig

the landscape started to work its magic on me

il paesaggio cominciò a conquistarmi con la sua magia

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

to work the system

sfruttare il sistema

can you work it for me to get tickets?

riesci a farmi avere dei biglietti?

how did you manage to work it?

come ci sei riuscito? come sei riuscito a sistemare le cose?

I've worked things so that…

ho sistemato le cose in modo che…

9. work (fashion):

work clay, dough

plasmare, modellare, lavorare

work gold, iron

lavorare

to work sth to a soft consistency

lavorare qc fino a renderlo soffice

to work gold into jewellery

lavorare l'oro per farne dei gioielli

10. work (embroider):

work design

ricamare (into su)

to be worked in blue silk

essere ricamata con seta blu

11. work (manoeuvre):

to work sth into slot, hole

infilare qc in

to work a lever up and down

azionare una leva

12. work (exercise):

work muscles, biceps

fare lavorare

13. work (move):

to work one's way through crowd

aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra

to work one's way along ledge, sill

avanzare lungo

to work one's hands free

liberarsi le mani

to work the rope loose

allentare la corda

it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose

si è allentato (poco a poco)

to work its way into bloodstream, system, food, chain

passare, entrare in

start at the top and work your way down

cominciate dall'alto e proseguite verso il basso

IV.work <pt/pp arch, liter wrought> [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB intr

1. work (engage in activity):

work

lavorare

to work at the hospital, the factory

lavorare in or all'ospedale, in or nella fabbrica

to work at home

lavorare a casa

to work as a midwife, teacher

lavorare come ostetrica, come insegnante

to work for sb

lavorare per qn

to work for Grant and Company

lavorare per Grant and Company

to work in advertising, publishing

lavorare nella pubblicità, nell'editoria

to work with young people

lavorare con i giovani

to work for a living

lavorare per vivere

to work in oils, watercolours artist:

dipingere a olio, ad acquerello

2. work (strive):

work

lottare (against contro; for per; to do per fare)

to work against corruption

lottare contro la corruzione

to work towards solution, agreement, compromise

adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere

3. work (function):

work equipment, machine:

funzionare, andare

work institution, system, heart, brain:

funzionare

to work on electricity, on gas

funzionare or andare a corrente elettrica, a gas

to work off the mains

funzionare a corrente

the washing machine isn't working

la lavatrice non funziona

4. work (act, operate):

it doesn't or things don't work like that

le cose non funzionano così

to work on the assumption that …

agire col presupposto or con l'idea che …

to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage

giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qn

to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage

giocare, tornare a sfavore di qn

5. work (be successful):

work treatment:

essere efficace, fare effetto

work detergent, drug:

agire, essere efficace (against contro; on su)

work spell:

agire, avere effetto

work plan, plot:

riuscire

work argument, hypothesis:

funzionare, reggere, stare in piedi

flattery won't work with me

le lusinghe non funzionano con me

the adaptation really works

l'adattamento è davvero riuscito

I didn't think the novel would work as a film

non credevo che il romanzo funzionasse come film

6. work (move):

work face, features:

contrarsi

V.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk]

to work oneself into a frenzy (with anger)

dare in smanie or escandescenze

to work oneself into a frenzy (with hysteria)

diventare isterico

to work oneself into a rage

andare in collera or infuriarsi

to work one's way up

fare carriera, fare strada

to work one's way up the company

fare carriera nell'azienda

contract work in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for contract work in the English»Italian Dictionary

work out one's contract

lavorare fino alla fine del

Translations for contract work in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.contract¹ [kən·ˈtrækt] VB intr

contract

contrarsi

II.contract¹ [kən·ˈtrækt] VB trans

contract

contrarre

to contract smallpox/AIDS/a cold

contrarre il vaiolo/l'Aids/il raffreddore

I.contract² [ˈkɑ:n·trækt] N

contract

contratto m

contract of employment

contratto di lavoro

temporary contract

contratto temporaneo

to sign/enter into a contract

firmare/stipulare un contratto

II.contract² [ˈkɑ:n·trækt] VB intr

to contract with sb

stipulare un contratto con qu

III.contract² [ˈkɑ:n·trækt] VB trans

contract

contrattare

I.work [wɜ:rk] N

1. work (useful activity, employment, place of employment) PHYS:

work

lavoro m

to be hard work (doing sth)

essere dura (fare qc)

to set sb to work

mettere a lavorare qu

good work!

bravo!

to be out of work

essere disoccupato

2. work (product) a. ART, MUS:

work

opera f

reference work

opera f di consultazione

3. work (factory):

work pl + sing/pl vb

fabbrica f

steel works

acciaieria f

4. work pl TECH:

work of a clock

meccanismo m

Phrases:

to have one's work cut out to do sth

non essere facile per qu fare qc

to make short work of sb

sbrigarsela in fretta con qu

to make short work of sth

fare fuori qc rapidamente

to get to work on sb/sth inf

lavorarsi qu/qc

the works inf

tutto quanto

give me a pizza with the works

voglio una pizza con tutto

to give sb the works sl

pestare qu

II.work [wɜ:rk] VB intr

1. work (do job,):

work

lavorare

to work abroad

lavorare all'estero

to work as a teacher

fare l'insegnante

2. work (be busy):

work

essere occupato

to get working

mettersi al lavoro

to work hard

lavorare sodo

to work to do sth

impegnarsi a fare qc

3. work TECH (be successful):

work

funzionare

to get sth to work

far funzionare qc

4. work MED:

work

fare effetto

5. work (have an effect):

to work against sb/sth

agire contro qu/qc

to work against/for a candidate

risultare a sfavore/a favore di un candidato

to work both ways

essere un'arma a doppio taglio

6. work (move):

to work (somewhere)

spostarsi (da qualche parte)

7. work + adj (become):

to work free

liberarsi

to work loose

allentarsi

8. work liter (change expression):

work sb's face

contrarsi

Phrases:

to work like a charm

funzionare a meraviglia

to work like a dog, to work like a slave

lavorare come un mulo

to work around to sth

prepararsi a poco a poco per qc

III.work [wɜ:rk] VB trans

1. work (make sb work):

to work sb hard

far lavorare molto qu

to work oneself to death

ammazzarsi di lavoro

to work a forty-hour week

avere una settimana lavorativa di quaranta ore

2. work TECH (operate):

work

far funzionare

to be worked by sth

essere azionato da qc

3. work (move back and forward):

work

muovere

to work sth free

liberare qc

to work sth loose

allentare qc

to work one's way along sth

farsi strada lungo qc

4. work (bring about):

work

produrre

work a miracle

fare

to work it [or things] so that …

fare in modo che… +subj

5. work (shape):

work

modellare

work bronze, iron

lavorare

6. work FASHION (embroider):

work

ricamare

7. work:

work MIN

sfruttare

work AGR

lavorare

8. work (pay for by working):

to work one's way through college

mantenersi all'università lavorando