work in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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

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

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

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IV.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB intr

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V.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB refl

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VI.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk]

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crewel work [Am ˈkruwəl ˌwərk] N

work in the PONS Dictionary

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II.work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB intr

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work Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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
to drift in and out of work
bricoler
this work takes up all my time
ce travail me prend tout mon temps
to be allergic to pollen/to work
être allergique aux pollens/au travail
to work by a process of elimination
procéder par élimination
to work/be paid by the hour
travailler/être payé à l'heure
to get one's sums to work out
s'y retrouver dans ses calculs
to do a period of work experience Brit
faire un stage

work Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

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He puts on a car mechanic overall and comes down and there's no room for chit-chat, it's straight to work.
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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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Once these obstacles were overcome, work proceeded apace a difficult task because the conversion was accomplished in a foreign yard with non-standard materials.
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Mature was always a self-effacing star who had no delusions about his own work.
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They work under cognitive overload, engaging in multitasking and encountering frequent interruptions.
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The groupmembers usually work as firefighters and perform dressed as such.
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The male bodybuilder introduced her to a female bodybuilder and suggested we start training five days a week and work one body part a day.
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There were several factors which preoccupied her over those decades, and took her attention away from publishing her own work.
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His latest work used a process known as nutrient signaling to develop a nutraceutical treatment that may cause weight loss.
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Employees often work at cross-purposes when their goals, metrics and incentives are not aligned.
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