working in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for working in the English»French Dictionary

I.working [Brit ˈwəːkɪŋ, Am ˈwərkɪŋ] N

1. working (functioning):

working

fonctionnement m

2. working (shaping, preparation):

working

travail m (of de)

3. working (draft solution):

working

calculs mpl

candidates must show all working

les candidats doivent montrer leurs calculs

4. working:

working (mine)

chantier m de mine

working (quarry)

chantier m de carrière

II.workings N

workings npl lit, fig:

workings

rouages mpl

the workings of the human mind

les rouages de l'esprit humain

III.working [Brit ˈwəːkɪŋ, Am ˈwərkɪŋ] ADJ

1. working (professional):

working parent, woman, mother

qui travaille

working conditions, environment, methods

de travail

working population

actif/-ive

working life

actif/-ive, professionnel/-elle

working breakfast, lunch, day, week

de travail

during working hours (in office)

pendant les heures de bureau

during working hours (in shop)

pendant les heures de travail

the working woman

la femme active

working mothers

les mères qui travaillent

we have a good working relationship

nous avons de bons rapports professionnels

2. working (provisional):

working document, hypothesis

de travail

working definition, title

provisoire

3. working (functional):

working model

qui fonctionne

working farm, mine

en exploitation

to have a working knowledge of

connaître les éléments de base de

in full working order

en parfait état de marche

4. working FIN:

working expenses, plant, ratio, stock

d'exploitation

working dog N

working dog

chien m d'utilité

hard-working [Brit ˌhɑːdˈwəːkɪŋ, Am hɑrd ˈwərkɪŋ] ADJ

hard-working person

travailleur/-euse

hard-working animal

industrieux/-ieuse

non-working [Am ˌnɑnˈwərkɪŋ] ADJ

non-working

inactif/-ive

working agreement N

working agreement

modus m vivendi

I.working class N

working class

classe f ouvrière

the working classes

les classes fpl laborieuses

II.working class ADJ

working class area, background, childhood, family, life

ouvrier/-ière

working class culture, London

prolétarien/-ienne

working class person

de la classe ouvrière

working environment N

working environment

conditions fpl de travail

working capital N FIN

working capital

fonds m de roulement

working balance N FIN

working balance

fonds mpl de roulement

working account N FIN

working account

compte m d'exploitation

working in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for working in the English»French Dictionary

working ADJ

1. working (employed):

working

qui travaille

working population

actif(-ive)

working people

ouvriers mpl

2. working (pertaining to work):

working

de travail

working lunch

d'affaires

3. working (functioning):

working

qui fonctionne

to be in good working order

être en bon état de fonctionnement

to have a working knowledge of English

avoir des bases d'anglais

hard-working ADJ

hard-working

travailleur(-euse)

working class N

working class

classe f ouvrière

working day N

1. working day (day of work):

working day

journée f de travail

2. working day ADMIN:

working day

jour m ouvrable

working-class ADJ

working-class

ouvrier(-ère)

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.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 at £10

revenir à 10 livres

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

Translations for working in the French»English Dictionary

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ouvré(e)

working

ouvrable

working

fonctionnement

working

working Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in good working order

être en bon état de fonctionnement

to have a working knowledge of English

avoir des bases d'anglais

they won't move on working hours

ils ne feront pas la moindre concession sur les heures de travail

I'm working/speaking as her deputy

je travaille/m'exprime en tant que son adjoint(e)

to be ready to start working

être à pied d'œuvre

to have French origins/a working-class background

être d'origine française/ouvrière

to be on but not working

tourner à vide machine

to be working at full capacity

tourner à plein rendement [ou régime]

to be in the middle of working

être en plein travail

to help sb readjust to working life

réadapter qn à la vie professionnelle

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

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travailleurs pauvres

working poor

RTT

cut in working hours

flexibilité du temps de travail

flexibility of working hours

horaires variables

irregular working hours

équipe de prévention

prevention team working in sensitive neighbourhoods

dégradation des conditions de travail

deterioration of working conditions

médiateur

mediator (working to de-escalate conflicts in problem areas)

conditions de travail

working conditions

temps partiel

part-time (work)

intérim

temporary work

working Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for working in the French»English Dictionary

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courant de service

working current.

type de fonctionnement

working according to ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We handled all aspects of production ourselves, working on weekends and whenever our collective personal schedules would permit.

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The academic year consists of two semesters, each with 90 working days.

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Working without the funding of a record label, and without any outside influences, they were able to focus entirely on the music.

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Instead of a real culture where songs actually mean something, we have this junk culture of entertainment working on the principle of planned obsolescence.

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It aimed to recognize individuals or organizations working with the environment and sustainable development.

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Training is also provided in specific skills essential to successful future careers, such as giving and receiving feedback, working in groups, intercultural sensitivity, customer orientation and presentation skills.

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When returning, he continued working in the animation, but a series of failures pushed to him to return to the comic strip.

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Working memory capacity allows for the retention and manipulation of information for short periods of time.

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Creditors who provide a $10 million working capital loan are to receive 7 percent of the new stock.

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I saw students working together in class, gaining additional practice with quantitative, communication, and management skills.

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