research work in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for research work in the English»French Dictionary

research work

recherche f

pioneer attr research, work

novateur/-trice

careful work, research, monitoring, examination

méticuleux/-euse

the research was the work of a team

la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe

Translations for research work in the French»English Dictionary

mener un travail de recherche

to do research work

ça l'a retardé dans son travail/ses recherches

this held up his work/his research

être/travailler dans la recherche

to be/to work in research

DEA

An academic qualification taken a year after the maîtrise by those who intend to engage in research or work for a doctorate.

Translations for research work in the English»French Dictionary

I.research [Brit rɪˈsəːtʃ, ˈriːsəːtʃ, Am ˈriˌsərtʃ, rəˈsərtʃ] N

1. research (academic, medical etc):

research

recherche f (into, on sur)

to do research

faire de la recherche

money for cancer research

de l'argent pour la recherche sur le cancer

she's doing some research on cancer

elle fait des recherches sur le cancer

animal research

expériences fpl sur les animaux

a piece of research

une recherche

a piece of research attr assistant, department, grant, institute, programme, project, unit

de recherche

a piece of research student

qui fait de la recherche

a piece of research funding

pour la recherche

research work

recherche f

research biologist/chemist/physicist

chercheur/-euse m/f en biologie/chimie/physique

2. research COMM (for marketing):

research

études fpl

research shows that …

les études montrent que …

3. research:

research JOURN, RADIO, TV

documentation f (into sur)

II.researches N

researches npl (investigations):

researches

recherches fpl (into, on sur)

III.research [Brit rɪˈsəːtʃ, ˈriːsəːtʃ, Am ˈriˌsərtʃ, rəˈsərtʃ] VB trans

1. research (gen) UNIV:

research field

faire des recherches dans

research topic

faire des recherches sur

research book, article, play

préparer

2. research:

research JOURN, RADIO, TV issue, problem

se documenter sur

well researched

bien documenté

3. research COMM:

research consumer attitudes, customer needs

faire une étude sur

to research the market

faire une étude de marché

you will be required to research techniques for…

votre tâche consistera à mettre au point des techniques de…

IV.to research into VB intr

to research into

faire des recherches sur

I.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] N

1. work (physical or mental activity):

work

travail m (on sur)

to be at work on sth

être en train de travailler à qc

to watch sb at work

regarder qn (en train de) travailler

to go to or set to or get to work

se mettre au travail

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

se mettre à travailler à or faire qc

to set to work doing

se mettre à faire

to put a lot of work into essay, speech

travailler

to put a lot of work into meal, preparations

passer beaucoup de temps sur

to put a lot of work into doing

passer beaucoup de temps à faire

to put or set sb to work

faire travailler qn

we put him to work doing

nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire

it was hard work doing

ça a été dur de faire

to be hard at work

travailler consciencieusement

your essay needs more work

tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction

there's still a lot of work to be done

il reste encore beaucoup à faire

I've got work to do

j'ai du travail à faire

to make short or light work of sth

expédier qc

to make short work of sb

envoyer promener qn

it's all in a day's work

c'est une question d'habitude

‘good or nice work’ (on written work)

‘bon travail’

‘good or nice work’ (orally)

‘c'est bien!’

it's hot/thirsty work

ça donne chaud/soif

2. work (occupation):

work

travail m

to be in work

avoir du travail or un emploi

to look for work

chercher du travail

day/night work

travail de jour/nuit

place of work

lieu m de travail

to start or begin work (daily)

commencer le travail

to start or begin work (for the first time)

commencer à travailler

to stop work (at the end of the day)

terminer son travail

to stop work (on retirement)

cesser de travailler

to be off work (on vacation)

être en congé

to be off work with flu

être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe

to be out of work

être au chômage

nice work if you can get it inf!

c'est une bonne planque! inf

nice work if you can get it inf! attr clothes, shoes

de travail

3. work (place of employment):

work (office)

bureau m

work (factory)

usine f

to go to work

aller au travail

don't phone me at work

ne me téléphone pas à mon travail

there's a canteen at work

il y a une cantine à mon travail

there's a canteen at work attr phone number

au travail

4. work (building, construction):

work

travaux mpl (on sur)

5. work (papers):

to take one's work home lit

emporter du travail chez soi

to take one's work home fig

ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille

spread your work out on the table

étale tes papiers sur la table

6. work (achievement, product):

work (essay, report)

travail m

work (artwork, novel, sculpture)

œuvre f (by de)

work (study)

ouvrage m (by de, on sur)

an exhibition of work by young artists

une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes

he sells his work to tourists

il vend ses créations aux touristes

is this all your own work?

est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul?

to mark students' work

noter les devoirs des étudiants

his work isn't up to standard

son travail n'a pas le niveau requis

the research was the work of a team

la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe

a work of genius

une œuvre de génie

a work of fiction

une œuvre de fiction

a work of reference

un ouvrage de référence

this attack is the work of professionals

l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels

I hope you're pleased with your work! iron

j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron

the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert

l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert

7. work PHYS:

work

travail m

8. work (research):

work

recherches fpl (on sur)

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

il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus

9. work (effect):

to go to work drug, detergent:

agir

the weedkiller has done its work

l'herbicide a été efficace

II.works N npl

1. works (factory):

works

usine f

works canteen

cantine f de l'usine

2. works (building work):

works

travaux mpl

public works

travaux publics

3. works (everything) inf:

the (full or whole) works

toute la panoplie inf

III.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB trans

1. work (drive):

to work sb hard

surmener qn

2. work (labour):

to work shifts

travailler en équipes (de travail posté)

to work days/nights

travailler de jour/de nuit

to work one's passage NAUT

travailler pour payer son voyage

to work one's way through university

travailler pour payer ses études

to work one's way through a book/document

lire un livre/document

to work a 40 hour week

faire la semaine de 40 heures

3. work (operate):

work computer, equipment, lathe

se servir de

4. work (exploit commercially):

work oil-field, land, mine, seam

exploiter

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

work region

couvrir

beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station

les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare

6. work (consume):

to work one's way through (use) amount, quantity

utiliser

to work one's way through two whole cakes

manger deux gâteaux entiers

7. work (bring about):

to work wonders/miracles lit, fig

faire des merveilles/miracles

the landscape started to work its magic on me

la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet

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

to work the system

profiter du système

can you work it for me to get tickets?

peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets?

how did you manage to work it?

comment as-tu pu arranger ça?

I've worked things so that…

j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que…

9. work (fashion):

work clay, dough, gold, iron

travailler

to work sth to a soft consistency

travailler qc pour le rendre malléable

to work gold into jewellery

travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux

10. work (embroider):

work design

broder (into sur)

to be worked in blue silk

être brodé à la soie bleue

11. work (manoeuvre):

to work sth into slot, hole

introduire qc dans

to work a lever up and down

actionner un levier

12. work (exercise):

work muscles, biceps

faire travailler

13. work (move):

to work one's way through crowd

se frayer un passage à travers

to work one's way along ledge, sill

avancer le long de

to work one's hands free

se libérer les mains

to work the rope loose

desserrer la corde

it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose

il s'est desserré peu à peu

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

passer dans

start at the top and work your way down

commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas

IV.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB intr

1. work (engage in activity):

work

travailler (doing à faire)

to work at the hospital/the factory

travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine

to work at home

travailler à domicile

to work as a midwife/teacher

travailler comme sage-femme/professeur

to work for sb

travailler pour qn

to work for Grant and Company

travailler pour la Société Grant

to work in advertising/publishing

travailler dans la publicité/l'édition

to work with young people

travailler avec les jeunes

to work for a living

gagner sa vie

to work in oils/watercolours artist:

travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle

2. work (strive):

work

lutter (against contre, for pour, to do pour faire)

to work against corruption

lutter contre la corruption

to work towards solution

se diriger vers

to work towards compromise

s'acheminer vers

to work towards agreement

négocier

3. work (function):

work equipment, machine:

fonctionner, marcher

work institution, system, heart, brain:

fonctionner

to work on electricity/on gas

marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz

to work off the mains

marcher sur le secteur

the washing machine isn't working

la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas

4. work (act, operate):

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

ça ne marche pas comme ça

to work on the assumption that …

présumer que …

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

tourner à l'avantage de qn

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

jouer en la défaveur de qn

5. work (be successful):

work treatment:

avoir de l'effet

work detergent, drug:

agir (against contre, on sur)

work spell:

agir

work plan, plot:

réussir

work argument, hypothesis:

tenir debout

flattery won't work with me

la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi

the adaptation really works

l'adaptation est vraiment réussie

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

je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman

6. work (move):

work face, features:

se contracter

V.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB refl

1. work (labour):

to work oneself too hard

se surmener

to work oneself to death

se tuer à la tâche

2. work (rouse):

to work oneself into a rage

se mettre en colère

to work oneself into a frenzy (with anger)

se mettre en rage

to work oneself into a frenzy (with hysteria)

devenir hystérique

VI.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk]

to work one's way up

gravir tous les échelons

to work one's way up the company

faire son chemin dans l'entreprise

research work in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for research work in the English»French Dictionary

research work N

research work

travail m de recherche

Translations for research work in the English»French Dictionary

I.research [rɪˈsɜ:tʃ, Am -ˈsɜ:rtʃ] N

1. research (investigation):

research

recherche f

cancer research

recherche contre le cancer

research into sth

recherche f en qc

to carry out research into sth

faire de la recherche sur qc

2. research (texts):

research

travaux mpl

II.research [rɪˈsɜ:tʃ, Am -ˈsɜ:rtʃ] VB intr (carry out research)

research

faire de la recherche

to research into sth

faire une étude de qc

III.research [rɪˈsɜ:tʃ, Am -ˈsɜ:rtʃ] VB trans

research

étudier

I.work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] N

1. work no pl (useful activity):

work

travail m

to be at work

être au travail

it's hard work doing sth

c'est dur de faire qc

to put a lot of work into sth

beaucoup travailler sur qc

it needs more work essay

il faut le(la) retravailler

to do some work on the car/house

faire quelques réparations sur la voiture/dans la maison

she's at work on a novel

elle travaille sur un roman

2. work no pl (employment):

work

emploi m

to be in work

travailler

to be off work

ne pas travailler

to be out of work

être sans emploi

to get work as a translator

trouver un emploi en tant que traducteur

3. work no pl (place):

work

travail m

to be at work

être au travail

to leave for work

partir travailler

4. work no pl (sth produced by sb):

work

travail m

work in leather

travail sur cuir

to be sb's work

être l'œuvre de qn

the work of professional thieves/a craftsman

l'œuvre de voleurs professionnelles/d'un artisan

a work by Picasso

une œuvre de Picasso

works of art in bronze

œuvres d'art en bronze

5. work pl, + sing/pl vb (factory):

work

usine f

6. work pl (working parts):

work a. fig

rouages mpl

7. work pl inf (everything):

the works

la totale

Phrases:

to have one's work cut out to do sth

peiner à faire qc

II.work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB intr

1. work (be busy, do job):

work

travailler

to work for peace

œuvrer pour la paix

2. work (function):

work

marcher

to get sth to work

faire marcher qc

to work on batteries

fonctionner avec des piles

3. work (have effect):

work

faire effet

to work against sb/sth

agir contre qn/qc

to work for sb

agir en faveur de qn

to work both ways

agir dans les deux sens

4. work (make progress towards sth):

to work round to doing sth

réussir à faire qc

to work free

se libérer

to work loose

se desserrer

Phrases:

to work like a charm

fonctionner comme un charme

to work like a Trojan Brit, to work till you drop

travailler comme un forçat

III.work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB trans

1. work (make sb work):

work

faire travailler

to work oneself to death

se tuer au travail

2. work (do work):

work

travailler

to work long hours

travailler de longues heures

to work overtime

faire des heures supplémentaires

3. work (operate):

work

faire fonctionner

to be worked by sth

être actionné par qc

4. work (achieve):

to work sth free

parvenir à dégager qc

to work sth loose

desserrer qc

to work one's way through the crowd

se frayer un chemin à travers la foule

to work one's way up through a firm

gravir les échelons dans une entreprise

5. work (bring about):

work

opérer

to work it/things (out) so that ...

faire de sorte que ...

6. work (shape):

work

travailler

7. work (exploit):

work

exploiter

Phrases:

to work one's fingers to the bone

se saigner aux quatre veines

to work a treat Brit inf

bien marcher

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The main theme of research work changed and became closely related to the wartime.

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Ongoing research work characterises social enterprises as often having multiple objectives, multiple stakeholders and multiple sources of funding.

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The research work spanning many years was completed in tandem with earning a living from high technology industrial projects involving applied physics.

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He was always very active doing his own research work, in the lab and in the field, mainly in cerrado regions.

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His early research work was on the sensitised ignitions of hydrogen with oxygen and with chlorine.

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His main research work is on growth and contract theory.

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Additional details about his research work and publication can be found on the website.

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This research work has attracted over 10,000 citations.

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The research work had been conducted over 19 sites since 1998.

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A research council at the institute level looks after the research activities and a scientific society provides a forum for presenting research work.

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