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I. work·ing [ˈwɜ:kɪŋ, Am ˈwɜ:rk-] ADJ attr, inv

1. working (employed):

working
berufstätig
working
erwerbstätig
the ordinary working man [or Am Joe]
der einfache Arbeiter
the working population
die arbeitende Bevölkerung

2. working (pertaining to work):

working
Arbeits-
working breakfast/lunch
Arbeitsfrühstück nt /-essen nt
working clothes
Arbeitskleidung f <-, -en>
working conditions
Arbeitsbedingungen pl
working hour/hours
Arbeitsstunde f /-zeit f
working model
Arbeitsmodell nt
working practices
Arbeitsweise f <-, -n>
working relationship
Arbeitsverhältnis nt <-ses, -se>
37-hour working week
37-Stunden-Woche f

3. working (functioning):

working
funktionierend attr
working order
Betriebsfähigkeit f <-> kein pl
working order
Funktionsfähigkeit f
to be in good working order
sich acc in gutem Zustand befinden inf
to be in good working order
gut in Schuss sein
to restore sth to working order
etw wieder in Ordnung bringen
in working order
betriebsfähig
in working order
funktionstüchtig
the working parts of a machine
die beweglichen Teile

4. working (of theory):

working definition/hypothesis/theory
Arbeitsdefinition f /-hypothese f /-theorie f

5. working (basic):

working
Arbeits-
to have a working knowledge of sth
in etw dat Grundkenntnisse haben

6. working (of animal):

working dog/horse
Arbeitshund m /-pferd nt

II. work·ing [ˈwɜ:kɪŋ, Am ˈwɜ:rk-] N

1. working no pl (activity):

working
Arbeiten nt
working
Arbeit f <-, -en>

2. working no pl MIN (extracting minerals):

working
Abbau m <-s>
working
Gewinnung f <-, -en>
opencast working
Abbau m über Tage

3. working MIN:

working [or workings] (mine)
Grube f <-, -n>
working [or workings] (mine)
Mine f <-, -n>
working [or workings] (part of mine)
Schacht m <-(e)s, Schạ̈ch·te>

Phrases:

the workings of fate
die Wege des Schicksals

hard-ˈwork·ing ADJ

hard-working
fleißig
to be hard-working
hart arbeiten

work·ing ˈcapi·tal N no pl

working capital
Betriebskapital nt <-(e)s, -e>
working capital fund
Fonds m des Reinumlaufvermögens
working capital funding
Betriebsmittelfinanzierung f

work·ing ˈclass N + sing/pl vb

the working class
die Arbeiterklasse kein pl

ˈwork·ing-class ADJ

working-class
der Arbeiterklasse nach n
sb from a working-class background
jd aus der Arbeiterschicht
a working-class family
eine Arbeiterfamilie

work·ing ˈday N esp Brit

1. working day (time at work):

working day
Arbeitstag m <-(e)s, -e>
an eight-hour working day
ein Achtstundentag m

2. working day (not holiday):

working day
Werktag m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈwork·ing girl N inf

1. working girl dated (woman with job):

working girl
berufstätige [junge] Frau

2. working girl esp Am euph (prostitute):

working girl
Freudenmädchen nt <-s, -> euph form
working girl
Prostituierte f

ˈwork·ing group N

working group
Arbeitsgruppe f <-, -n>

ˈwork·ing hours N pl ADMIN

working hours
Arbeitszeit f <-, -en>

work·ing ˈlife N

working life of a person
Berufsleben nt <-s> kein pl
working life of a person
Arbeitsleben f <-s> kein pl
working life of a machine
Lebensdauer f <-> kein pl

work·ing-ˈout N no pl MATH

working-out
Rechenweg m

work·ing-ˈover N inf

working-over
Abreibung f <-, -en> inf
to get a good working-over
eine ordentliche Abreibung verpasst bekommen inf

ˈwork·ing-spouse ADJ attr, inv

working-spouse surcharges, restrictions:

working-spouse
für berufstätige Ehepartner nach n