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travail

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

drawn work, drawn-thread-work N

drawn work
ouvrage m à jours

charitable work N U

charitable work
bonnes œuvres fpl

charity work N

charity work
travail m bénévole (au profit d'une œuvre de bienfaisance)

detective work N

detective work
enquêtes fpl also fig

work-worn ADJ

work-worn
usé par le travail

work permit N

work permit
permis m de travail

crewel work [Am ˈkruwəl ˌwərk] N

crewel work
tapisserie f sur canevas

work prospects N npl

work prospects
possibilités fpl de carrière

work-shadowing N

work-shadowing
stages fpl d'observation-formation (consistant à suivre une personne dans son travail)

in the PONS Dictionary

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

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

shift work N no pl

shift work
travail m posté

I. work on VB trans

work on book, project
travailler sur
work on answer
préparer
work on person
travailler

II. work on VB intr

work on
continuer à travailler

work in VB trans

1. work in (mix in):

work in
incorporer

2. work in (include):

work in
introduire

social work N no pl

social work
assistance f sociale

life's work N no pl

life's work
œuvre f d'une vie

work off VB trans

work off
évacuer
work off one's anger
passer
to work off kilos/some fat
perdre des kilos/du poids
OpenDict entry

work ethics N

work ethics
éthique du travail f
in the PONS Dictionary

I. work [wɜrk] N

1. work (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 retravailler ça
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 (employment):

work
emploi m
to be in work
travailler
to be out of work
être sans emploi
to get work as a translator
trouver un emploi en tant que traducteur

3. work (place):

work
travail m
to be at work
être au travail
to leave for work
partir travailler

4. work (sth produced by sb):

work
travail m
work in leather
travail sur cuir
to be sb's work
être l'œuvre f de qn
the work of professional thieves/a craftsman
l'œuvre de voleurs professionnels/d'un artisan
a work by Picasso
une œuvre de Picasso
works of art in bronze
œuvres fpl 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 for oneself
peiner à faire qc

II. work [wɜrk] 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 toward 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 till you drop
travailler comme un forçat

III. work [wɜrk] 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 company
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

I. work out VB trans

1. work out (calculate):

work out
calculer
to work out the total
faire le total

2. work out (reason):

work out
résoudre
work out solution, answer
trouver
we can work things out
on peut arranger les choses

3. work out (decide):

work out
décider

4. work out (understand):

work out
comprendre

II. work out VB intr

1. work out (give a result):

to work out to $10
revenir à 10 dollars

2. work out (be a success):

work out
marcher
to work out well/badly
bien/mal se passer
how are things working out?
comment ça va?

3. work out (do exercise):

work out
s'entraîner

I. work on VB trans

work on book, project
travailler sur
work on answer
préparer
work on person
travailler

II. work on VB intr

work on
continuer à travailler

work off VB trans

work off
évacuer
work off one's anger
passer
to work off some fat
perdre du poids

work in VB trans

1. work in (mix in):

work in
incorporer

2. work in (include):

work in
introduire

social work N

social work
assistance f sociale

clerical work N

clerical work
travail m administratif

work up VB trans

1. work up (upset):

to work sb up into a rage
mettre qn en rage
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 pour/s'intéresser à qc

work permit N

work permit
permis m de travail

shift work N

shift work
travail m posté

OFAJ Glossary "Intégration et égalité des chances"

temps partiel
part-time (work)
intérim
temporary work
permis de travail
work permit
travail d’intérêt général
community work [criminal law]
Present
Iwork
youwork
he/she/itworks
wework
youwork
theywork
Past
Iworked
youworked
he/she/itworked
weworked
youworked
theyworked
Present Perfect
Ihaveworked
youhaveworked
he/she/ithasworked
wehaveworked
youhaveworked
theyhaveworked
Past Perfect
Ihadworked
youhadworked
he/she/ithadworked
wehadworked
youhadworked
theyhadworked
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nice work if you can get it!
il y en a qui ont de la chance!
to work sb up into a fury/state
mettre qn dans tous ses états
to work like a Trojan Brit, to work till you drop
travailler comme un forçat
bricoler
to drift in and out of work
ce travail me prend tout mon temps
this work takes up all my time

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The groupmembers usually work as firefighters and perform dressed as such.
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He saw motherhood as a way for female sexuality to live out its disturbances, but also as an opportunity to work through them.
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Also, many viruses created by the program did not work at all - and often, their source codes could not be compiled.
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The company also acts as the middleman through which he produces his licensed comics work.
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From 1923 he began to devote all his energy to the literary arts and to work productively.
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