Jork in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Jork in the English»French Dictionary

jock [Brit dʒɒk, Am dʒɑk] N

1. jock Brit sl, pej:

jock

Écossais m

2. jock Am inf:

jock

athlète m

shock jock N inf RADIO

shock jock

présentateur/-trice m/f qui aime choquer

video jock, VJ N Am

video jock

vidéo jockey mf

I.work out VB [Brit wəːk -, Am wərk -] (work out)

1. work out (exercise):

work out

s'entraîner

2. work out (go according to plan):

work out plan, marriage:

marcher

I hope things work out for them

j'espère que ça marchera pour eux

3. work out (add up):

to work out at Brit or to Am total, share: amount, proportion

s'élever à

II.work out VB [Brit wəːk -, Am wərk -] (work out [sth], work [sth] out)

1. work out (calculate):

work out answer, average, total

calculer

2. work out (solve):

work out answer, reason, culprit

trouver

work out riddle, problem

résoudre

work out clue

comprendre

to work out why/when/where

comprendre pourquoi/quand/où

to work out what sth means

comprendre qc

3. work out (devise):

work out plan, scheme

concevoir

work out route

trouver

4. work out ADMIN:

to work out one's notice

faire son mois de préavis

5. work out (exhaust):

work out mine, soil

épuiser

III.work out VB [Brit wəːk -, Am wərk -] (work [sb] out)

work out

comprendre

I can't work her out

je ne la comprendrai jamais

I.work up VB [Brit wəːk -, Am wərk -] (work up [sth])

work up interest

développer

work up support

accroître

to work up the courage to do

trouver le courage de faire

to work up some enthusiasm for

s'enthousiasmer pour

to work up an appetite

s'ouvrir l'appétit

II.work up VB [Brit wəːk -, Am wərk -] (work up to [sth])

work up announcement, confession, confrontation:

work up

se préparer à

the music is working up to a climax

la musique va crescendo pour finir en apothéose

III.work up VB [Brit wəːk -, Am wərk -] (work up [sb], work [sb] up)

1. work up (excite):

work up child, crowd

exciter

to work sb up into a frenzy

rendre qn énervé

to work sb up into a rage

mettre qn en colère

2. work up (annoy):

work up

énerver

to get worked up

s'énerver

to work oneself up

s'énerver

to work oneself up into a state

se mettre dans tous ses états

to get oneself all worked up over or about

se mettre dans tous ses états au sujet de

I.fork out VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -] inf (fork out)

fork out

casquer inf (for pour)

II.fork out VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -] inf (fork out [sth])

fork out money:

fork out

débourser

I.work on VB [Brit wəːk -, Am wərk -] (work on)

work on

continuer à travailler

II.work on VB [Brit wəːk -, Am wərk -] (work on [sb])

work on

travailler inf

III.work on VB [Brit wəːk -, Am wərk -] (work on [sth])

work on book, report

travailler à

work on project

travailler sur

work on case, problem

s'occuper de

work on cure, solution

chercher

work on idea, theory

examiner

I'm working on a way of doing

je cherche une façon de faire

‘have you found a solution?’—‘I'm working on it’

‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’—‘j'y réfléchis’

he's working on his French

il travaille son français

we've got no clues to work on

nous n'avons aucun indice

fork supper N

fork supper

buffet m (froid)

fork up VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -]

fork up → fork over

See also fork over

I.fork over VB [Brit fɔːk -, Am fɔrk -] (fork [sth] over, fork over [sth])

1. fork over (turn over):

fork over hay, manure, garden

retourner à la fourche

2. fork over Am (hand over) fig, inf:

fork it over!

allez, allonge! inf

charitable work N U

charitable work

bonnes œuvres fpl

Jork in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Jork in the English»French Dictionary

Jock [dʒɒk, Am dʒɑ:k] N Brit inf

Jock

Ecossais(e) m (f)

work up 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 N

clerical work

travail m administratif

pork [pɔ:k, Am pɔ:rk] N no pl

pork

porc m

pork meat

viande f de porc

work-study program N UNIV

work-study program

programme alternant une formation universitaire et professionnelle

out-of-work ADJ

out-of-work

sans emploi

stork [stɔ:k, Am stɔ:rk] N

stork

cigogne f

work in VB trans

1. work in (mix in):

work in

incorporer

2. work in (include):

work in

introduire

fork out VB trans, intr

fork out

payer

tuning fork N MUS

tuning fork

diapason m