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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

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

I. study [Brit ˈstʌdi, Am ˈstədi] N

1. study (gaining of knowledge):

study: étude f

study attr group, visit: d'étude

study tour or trip: voyage m d'études

2. study (piece of research):

study: étude f (of, on de)

to make a study of sth: faire une étude de qc, étudier qc

3. study (room):

study: bureau m

study: cabinet m de travail

4. study:

study ART, MUS: étude f

5. study (model):

a study in incompetence/in bigotry: un modèle d'incompétence/de bigoterie

II. studies N

studies npl:

studies: études fpl

studies computer studies: informatique f

studies social studies: sciences fpl humaines

III. study [Brit ˈstʌdi, Am ˈstədi] VB trans

study (all contexts): étudier

study UNIV French, Law, Physics: faire des études de

to study to be a teacher/lawyer/nurse: faire des études pour être enseignant/juriste/infirmière

she's studying to be a doctor: elle fait des études de médecine

IV. study [Brit ˈstʌdi, Am ˈstədi] VB intr

1. study (revise):

study: réviser

to study for an exam: réviser pour un examen

2. study (get one's education):

study: faire ses études (under sb avec qn)

V. study [Brit ˈstʌdi, Am ˈstədi]

his face was a study!: il fallait voir sa tête!

I. program [Brit ˈprəʊɡram, Am ˈproʊˌɡræm] N

1. program COMPUT:

program: programme m

to run a program: lancer un programme

2. program Am:

program RADIO, TV: émission f

II. program <pres part etc programming, programmed Brit programing, programed Am> [Brit ˈprəʊɡram, Am ˈproʊˌɡræm] VB trans (gen)

program COMPUT: programmer (to do pour faire)

III. program <pres part etc programming, programmed Brit programing, programed Am> [Brit ˈprəʊɡram, Am ˈproʊˌɡræm] VB intr COMPUT

program: programmer (in en)

work-study program N UNIV

work-study program: programme alternant une formation universitaire et professionnelle

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

I. study [ˈstʌdi] VB trans

study: étudier

II. study [ˈstʌdi] VB intr

study: faire des études

III. study <-ies> [ˈstʌdi] N

1. study (investigation):

study: étude f

2. study (academic investigation):

study: recherche f

3. study pl (learning):

study: études fpl

4. study (room):

study: bureau m de travail

5. study (literary treatment):

study: étude f de texte

I. program [ˈprəʊgræm, Am ˈproʊ-] N (computer instructions)

program: programme m

to write a program: faire un programme

II. program <-mm-> [ˈprəʊgræm, Am ˈproʊ-] VB trans (make program for)

program: programmer

work-study program N UNIV

work-study program: études fpl en alternance

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. study [ˈstʌd·i] VB trans

study: étudier

II. study [ˈstʌd·i] VB intr

study: faire des études

III. study <-ies> [ˈstʌd·i] N

1. study (investigation):

study: étude f

2. study (academic investigation):

study: recherche f

3. study pl (learning):

study: études fpl

4. study (room):

study: bureau m (de travail)

5. study (literary treatment):

study: étude f de texte

I. program [ˈproʊ·græm] N

1. program (broadcast):

program: émission f

2. program (presentation, guide, list of events):

program: programme m

fitness program: programme de mise en forme physique

3. program (plan):

program: programme m

modernization program: plan m de modernisation

4. program comput (computer instructions):

program: programme m

to write a program: faire un programme

II. program <-mm-> [ˈproʊ·græm] VB trans

program: programmer

Present
I	work
you	work
he/she/it	works
we	work
you	work
they	work

Past
I	worked
you	worked
he/she/it	worked
we	worked
you	worked
they	worked

Present Perfect
I	have	worked
you	have	worked
he/she/it	has	worked
we	have	worked
you	have	worked
they	have	worked

Past Perfect
I	had	worked
you	had	worked
he/she/it	had	worked
we	had	worked
you	had	worked
they	had	worked

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