works in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for works in the English»Serbian Dictionary

works com·'mit·tee N, works 'coun·cil N

works committee

sindikat m

pub·lic 'works N pl

public works

javni radovi

works 'out·ing N

works outing

kolektivni izlet m za zaposlene

'dye-works N

dye-works

fabrika f boje

works 'man·ag·er N

works manager

poslovođa m

I.work [wɜːk] N

1. work no pl (useful activity):

work

rad m

good work! fig

odlično (obavljeno)!

it's hard work doing sth (strenuous)

naporno je raditi nešto

it's hard work doing sth (difficult)

teško

2. work no pl (employment):

work

posao m

to look for work

tražiti posao

to be in work

imati posao

to be out of work

biti bez posla

3. work no pl (place of employment):

work

posao m

to be at work

biti na poslu

to be off work

biti slobodan

to be off work (due to illness)

biti na bolovanju

to commute to work

ići prevozom na posao

4. work (construction, repairs):

works pl

radovi

pl building/road works

građevinski radovi/radovi na putu

5. work no pl:

work (result, product)

rezultat rada m

work (act)

delo nt

this is the work of professional thieves

ovo je delo profesionalnih lopova

6. work:

work ART, LIT, MUS

delo nt

works of art

umetnička dela

7. work (factory):

works + sing/pl vb

fabrika

8. work inf (everything):

the works pl

apsolutno sve

II.work [wɜːk] ADJ

works canteen, inspection

fabrički

works premises

radne prostorije

III.work [wɜːk] VB intr

1. work (do a job):

work

uraditi // raditi

to work like a slave [or Am, Aus dog]

raditi kao konj sl

to work hard

naporno raditi

to work together

raditi zajedno

2. work (be busy, active):

work

uraditi // raditi

to work at [or on] sth

raditi na nečemu

to work for [or towards] sth

raditi za nešto [or nekim ciljem]

3. work (have an effect):

work

delovati imperf

to work in sb's favour

raditi u nečiju korist

4. work (function):

work

raditi imperf

work generator, motor

funkcionisati imperf

my cell phone doesn't work

moj mobilni telefon ne radi

5. work (be successful):

work

delovati imperf

work plan, tactics

uspeti // uspevati

6. work medicine, pill:

work

delovati imperf

IV.work [wɜːk] VB trans

1. work (make work):

to work oneself to death inf

satreti se od rada

2. work (operate):

work machine

upravljati imperf

work piece of equipment

uraditi // raditi +instr

3. work (move):

to work one's way down a list

pregledati spisak

to work one's way up

popeti se

to work sth free/loose

osloboditi/odvezati nešto

4. work (bring about):

work

učiniti // činiti

to work miracles

činiti čuda

5. work (mix, rub):

to work sth into sth

utrljati nešto u nešto drugo

to work sth into sth food

pomešati nešto sa nečim

6. work (cultivate):

to work the land

obrađivati zemlju

7. work (pay for by working):

to work one's way through university

plaćati troškove studiranja radom

Phrases:

to work one's fingers to the bone [for sb] inf

izgarati od posla

to work a treat Brit inf

izvrsno delovati

'so·cial work N no pl

social work

socijalni rad m

'wel·fare work N no pl

welfare work

socijalni rad m

'work camp N esp Am

work camp

radni kamp m gde se dobrovoljno radi

'cleri·cal work N no pl

clerical work

kancelarijski posao m

works Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that works out at 154 litres per day

to će biti oko 154 litra na dan

the complete works of Shakespeare

sabrana Šekspirova dela

pl building/road works

građevinski radovi/radovi na putu

we've got two TVs, but neither works properly

imamo dva televizora, ali nijedan od njih ne radi kako treba

the works of Shakespeare

Šekspirova dela

he works three days on, two days off

tri dana radi, dva dana je slobodan

she works Monday through Thursday

ona radi od ponedeljka do četvrtka

he talks to himself when he works

priča sam sa sobom dok radi

she works for a bank or something

ona radi u banci ili nekoj sličnoj instituciji

to gum up the works

sprečavati [or blokirati] funkcionisanje

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

And he took pride in the research underpinning his works.

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The system works by using a normal internal combustion engine, special hydraulics and an adapted gearbox along with compressed air cylinders that store and release energy.

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She lived across from a dairy farm; this rural setting would later influence many of her works.

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In 1975, there was held cleansing works in underground part of the mausoleum in the result of which a sepulcher was found out.

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In many works, blotches of color are applied in mosaic-like patterns worked into the chiaroscuro.

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A list of his complete works can be found on his official website.

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Most of his works remain in original manuscripts, unedited; none has ever appeared in translation in a modern language.

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She works at a greengrocer and is not endowed.

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She works as the head of dream department wearing a black suit and skirt and carrying a red toolbox and an orange-redess ladybug phone.

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Inside, the house is full of books and art works: small sculptures, paintings, prints, postcards, ceramics, aboriginal artefacts and bark paintings, cover every available surface.

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