work around in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for work around in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.work around VB [wəːk -] (work around to [sth])

work around subject:

work around

avvicinarsi a, giungere a toccare

it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say

ci ha messo un mucchio di tempo per dire quello che voleva dire

to work around to telling sb sth

arrivare a dire qc a qn

II.work around VB [wəːk -] (work [sth] around to)

to work the conversation around to sth

portare la conversazione su qc

Translations for work around in the English»Italian Dictionary

to work, watch sb around the clock

lavorare, guardare qn 24 ore su 24 or giorno e notte

beggars, prostitutes work the streets around the station

mendicanti, prostitute che popolano le strade attorno alla stazione

centre around life, plans, thoughts: holidays, person, work

essere imperniato su, ruotare intorno a

Translations for work around in the Italian»English Dictionary

lavorare giorno e notte

to work around the clock

Translations for work around in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] N

1. work (physical or mental activity):

work

lavoro m (on su)

to be at work on sth

lavorare a qc or essere occupato a fare qc

to watch sb at work

guardare qn lavorare

to go to or set to or get to work

mettersi al lavoro

to go to or set to or get to work on sth

mettersi al lavoro per fare qc

to set to work doing

mettersi a fare

to put a lot of work into essay, speech

dedicare molto lavoro or impegno a

to put a lot of work into meal, preparations

mettere molto impegno, dedicare molto tempo a (preparare)

to put a lot of work into doing

mettere molto impegno a fare

to put or set sb to work

mettere qn al lavoro or fare lavorare qn

we put him to work doing

l'abbiamo messo a fare or l'abbiamo incaricato di fare

it was hard work doing

è stato difficile or è stata una fatica fare

to be hard at work

lavorare sodo or darci dentro col lavoro

your essay needs more work

il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro

there's still a lot of work to be done

bisogna fare ancora un sacco di lavoro

I've got work to do

devo lavorare or ho del lavoro da fare

to make short or light work of sth

liquidare or sbrigare qc velocemente

to make short work of sb

liquidare qn or levarsi qn di torno rapidamente

it's all in a day's work

è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione or fa parte del lavoro

“good or nice work” (on written work)

“buono”

“good or nice work” (orally)

“bene!”

it's hot, thirsty work

fa venire caldo, sete

2. work (occupation):

work

lavoro m

work

occupazione f

work

mestiere m

to be in work

avere un lavoro or un'occupazione

to look for work

cercare lavoro

day, night work

lavoro di giorno, di notte

place of work

luogo di lavoro

to start or begin work (daily)

cominciare il lavoro or cominciare a lavorare

to start or begin work (for the first time)

cominciare a lavorare

to stop work (at the end of the day)

finire il lavoro or finire di lavorare

to stop work (on retirement)

finire or smettere di lavorare

to be off work (on vacation)

fare vacanza, essere in vacanza, in permesso

to be off work with flu

essere a casa con l'influenza or essere assente a causa dell'influenza

to be out of work

essere disoccupato or essere senza lavoro

nice work if you can get it! inf

beato chi ci riesce!

nice work if you can get it! before n clothes, shoes

da lavoro

3. work (place of employment):

work (office)

lavoro m

work (office)

ufficio m

work (factory)

lavoro m

work (factory)

fabbrica f

to go to work

andare al lavoro or a lavorare

don't phone me at work

non telefonarmi al lavoro

there's a canteen at work

c'è la mensa dove lavoro

there's a canteen at work before n phone number

del lavoro

4. work (building, construction):

work

lavori mpl (on a)

5. work (papers):

to take one's work home

portarsi il lavoro a casa

to take one's work home fig

portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

spread your work out on the table

occupa pure il tavolo con le tue cose, con il tuo lavoro

6. work (achievement, product):

work (essay, report)

lavoro m

work (artwork, novel, sculpture)

lavoro m

work (artwork, novel, sculpture)

opera f (by di)

work (study)

lavoro m

work (study)

studio m (by di; on su)

an exhibition of work by young artists

una mostra di lavori or di opere di giovani artisti

he sells his work to tourists

vende i suoi lavori ai turisti

is this all your own work?

è tutta opera tua?

is this all your own work? (more informal)

l'hai fatto tu?

to mark students' work

correggere i compiti degli studenti

his work isn't up to standard

il suo lavoro non raggiunge gli standard richiesti or non è all'altezza

the research was the work of a team

la ricerca è stata il lavoro di una squadra

a work of genius

un'opera di genio

a work of fiction

un'opera di narrativa

a work of reference

un'opera di consultazione

this attack is the work of professionals

quest'attacco è opera di professionisti

I hope you're pleased with your work! iron

spero che tu sia soddisfatto del tuo lavoro

the works of Shakespeare, Alfieri

le opere di Shakespeare, Alfieri

7. work PHYS:

work

lavoro m

8. work (research):

work

lavoro m

work

ricerche fpl (on su)

there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus

ci sono ancora da fare molte ricerche sul virus

9. work (effect):

to go to work drug, detergent:

agire

the weedkiller has done its work

l'erbicida ha agito

II.works N npl

1. works (factory):

works

fabbrica f

works

officina f

works canteen

mensa aziendale, della fabbrica

2. works (building work):

works

lavori m

public works

lavori pubblici, opere pubbliche

3. works (everything) inf:

the (full or whole) works

tutto, tutto quanto

III.work <pt/pp arch, liter wrought> [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB trans

1. work (drive):

to work sb hard

fare lavorare sodo or fare sgobbare qn

to work oneself too hard

lavorare troppo or sovraffaticarsi

to work oneself to death

ammazzarsi di lavoro

2. work (labour):

to work shifts

fare i turni or lavorare a turni

to work days, nights

lavorare di giorno, di notte

to work one's passage NAUT

pagarsi la traversata lavorando a bordo

to work one's way through university

lavorare per pagarsi l'università or fare l'università lavorando

to work one's way through a book, document

leggere un libro, un documento da cima a fondo

to work a 40 hour week

lavorare 40 ore settimanali

3. work (operate):

work computer, equipment, lathe

fare funzionare, azionare

4. work (exploit commercially):

work oil field, land, mine, seam

sfruttare

5. work (have as one's territory) representative:

work region

coprire, girare per lavoro

beggars, prostitutes work the streets around the station

mendicanti, prostitute che popolano le strade attorno alla stazione

6. work (consume):

to work one's way through amount, quantity

consumare

to work one's way through two whole cakes

sbafarsi due torte

7. work (bring about):

to work wonders, miracles

fare meraviglie, miracoli also fig

the landscape started to work its magic on me

il paesaggio cominciò a conquistarmi con la sua magia

8. work (use to one's advantage):

to work the system

sfruttare il sistema

can you work it for me to get tickets?

riesci a farmi avere dei biglietti?

how did you manage to work it?

come ci sei riuscito? come sei riuscito a sistemare le cose?

I've worked things so that…

ho sistemato le cose in modo che…

9. work (fashion):

work clay, dough

plasmare, modellare, lavorare

work gold, iron

lavorare

to work sth to a soft consistency

lavorare qc fino a renderlo soffice

to work gold into jewellery

lavorare l'oro per farne dei gioielli

10. work (embroider):

work design

ricamare (into su)

to be worked in blue silk

essere ricamata con seta blu

11. work (manoeuvre):

to work sth into slot, hole

infilare qc in

to work a lever up and down

azionare una leva

12. work (exercise):

work muscles, biceps

fare lavorare

13. work (move):

to work one's way through crowd

aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra

to work one's way along ledge, sill

avanzare lungo

to work one's hands free

liberarsi le mani

to work the rope loose

allentare la corda

it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose

si è allentato (poco a poco)

to work its way into bloodstream, system, food, chain

passare, entrare in

start at the top and work your way down

cominciate dall'alto e proseguite verso il basso

IV.work <pt/pp arch, liter wrought> [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB intr

1. work (engage in activity):

work

lavorare

to work at the hospital, the factory

lavorare in or all'ospedale, in or nella fabbrica

to work at home

lavorare a casa

to work as a midwife, teacher

lavorare come ostetrica, come insegnante

to work for sb

lavorare per qn

to work for Grant and Company

lavorare per Grant and Company

to work in advertising, publishing

lavorare nella pubblicità, nell'editoria

to work with young people

lavorare con i giovani

to work for a living

lavorare per vivere

to work in oils, watercolours artist:

dipingere a olio, ad acquerello

2. work (strive):

work

lottare (against contro; for per; to do per fare)

to work against corruption

lottare contro la corruzione

to work towards solution, agreement, compromise

adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere

3. work (function):

work equipment, machine:

funzionare, andare

work institution, system, heart, brain:

funzionare

to work on electricity, on gas

funzionare or andare a corrente elettrica, a gas

to work off the mains

funzionare a corrente

the washing machine isn't working

la lavatrice non funziona

4. work (act, operate):

it doesn't or things don't work like that

le cose non funzionano così

to work on the assumption that …

agire col presupposto or con l'idea che …

to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage

giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qn

to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage

giocare, tornare a sfavore di qn

5. work (be successful):

work treatment:

essere efficace, fare effetto

work detergent, drug:

agire, essere efficace (against contro; on su)

work spell:

agire, avere effetto

work plan, plot:

riuscire

work argument, hypothesis:

funzionare, reggere, stare in piedi

flattery won't work with me

le lusinghe non funzionano con me

the adaptation really works

l'adattamento è davvero riuscito

I didn't think the novel would work as a film

non credevo che il romanzo funzionasse come film

6. work (move):

work face, features:

contrarsi

V.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk]

to work oneself into a frenzy (with anger)

dare in smanie or escandescenze

to work oneself into a frenzy (with hysteria)

diventare isterico

to work oneself into a rage

andare in collera or infuriarsi

to work one's way up

fare carriera, fare strada

to work one's way up the company

fare carriera nell'azienda

I.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd] ADV Around often appears as the second element of certain verb structures (come around, look around, turn around etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (come, look, turn etc.). - Go around and get around generate many idiomatic expressions: for translations see the entries go, and get.

1. around (approximately):

around

circa

it sells for around 200

questo si vende, viene venduto a 200 sterline circa

at around 3 pm

verso le 15.00

2. around (in the vicinity):

to be (somewhere) around

essere nei paraggi

I'll be around

sarò nei paraggi

is there anyone around?

c'è qualcuno?

are they around?

sono da queste parti?

I just happened to be around

mi trovavo lì per caso

I don't want to be around when

non voglio esserci quando

3. around (in circulation):

to be around product, person, technology, phenomenon:

esserci

to be around again fashion, style:

ritornare di moda

CDs have been around for years

sono anni che esistono i cd

I wish I'd been around 50 years ago

avrei voluto esserci 50 anni fa

I'm glad I won't be around when

sono contento che non ci sarò quando

not to be around long enough to do

non rimanere abbastanza a lungo per fare

is he still around?

c'è ancora?

she's been around fig

è una donna di mondo

one of the most gifted musicians around

uno dei musicisti più dotati del momento

there is far less money around

ci sono molti meno soldi in circolazione, la gente ha meno soldi

there's a lot of corruption around

c'è molta corruzione

4. around (available):

to be around

essere disponibile

I wish you were around more

vorrei che tu fossi più disponibile

will she be around next week?

ci sarà la prossima settimana?

there are still some strawberries around

ci sono ancora delle fragole

5. around (in all directions):

all around

in giro

all around (in general)

tutto intorno, da ogni parte

to go all the way around fence, wall, moat:

fare tutto il giro

the only garage for miles around

la sola officina nel giro di chilometri

we like to travel around

a noi piace girare

6. around (in circumference):

three metres around (of tree trunk)

tre metri di circonferenza

7. around (in different, opposite direction):

a way around obstacle

un modo per aggirare

there is no way around the problem

non esiste nessun modo per evitare il problema

to go the long way around

prendere la strada più lunga

to turn sth the other way around

rigirare qc

to do it the other way around

farlo al contrario

I didn't ask her, it was the other way around

non fui io a chiederlo a lei, accadde il contrario

the wrong, right way around

nel senso giusto, sbagliato

to put one's skirt on the wrong way around

mettersi la gonna al contrario

you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around?

tu sei Ben e tu sei Tom, o è il contrario?

8. around (in specific place, home):

she asked him (to come) around

gli chiese di andare da lei

she's coming around today

verrà oggi

I'll be around in a minute

arrivo or sarò lì tra un minuto

II.also Britround PREP

1. also Britround (on all sides of):

also Britround fire, table, garden, lake

intorno a, attorno a

around the outside of the house

intorno alla casa

a scarf around her head

un foulard intorno alla testa

she put her arm around his shoulders

gli mise il braccio intorno alle spalle

the villages around Dublin

i paesi nei dintorni di Dublino

2. also Britround (throughout):

clothes scattered around the room

vestiti sparpagliati nella stanza

in several locations around the country

in diversi posti del paese

(all) around the world

intorno al mondo

from around the world

da tutto il mondo

doctors around the world

dottori di tutto il mondo

to go around the world

fare il giro del mondo

to walk around the town

fare un giro per la città

he'll show you around the castle

vi farà visitare il castello

to go or look around the house

fare il giro della casa

3. also Britround (in the vicinity of, near):

somewhere around the house

in casa da qualche parte

somewhere around Rome

nei pressi, nei dintorni di Roma

I like having people around the house or place

mi piace avere gente in casa

the people around here

le persone del posto

she's not from around here

non è del posto

4. also Britround (at):

also Britround

verso, intorno a

around midnight, 1980

verso mezzanotte, intorno al 1980

around the same time we…

quasi contemporaneamente noi…

5. also Britround (in order to circumvent):

to go around town centre

evitare

to go around obstacle

evitare or aggirare or girare intorno a

there's a way around the problem

c'è un modo per evitare il problema

6. also Britround (to the other side of):

to go around the corner

girare l'angolo

to go around a bend

prendere una curva

around the mountain

oltre la montagna

7. also Britround FASHION:

he's 90 cm around the chest

ha 90 cm di torace

III.around [Brit əˈraʊnd, Am əˈraʊnd]

what goes around comes around

si raccoglie ciò che si semina

work around in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for work around in the English»Italian Dictionary

to work around to sth

prepararsi a poco a poco per qc

Translations for work around in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.work [wɜ:rk] N

1. work (useful activity, employment, place of employment) PHYS:

work

lavoro m

to be hard work (doing sth)

essere dura (fare qc)

to set sb to work

mettere a lavorare qu

good work!

bravo!

to be out of work

essere disoccupato

2. work (product) a. ART, MUS:

work

opera f

reference work

opera f di consultazione

3. work (factory):

work pl + sing/pl vb

fabbrica f

steel works

acciaieria f

4. work pl TECH:

work of a clock

meccanismo m

Phrases:

to have one's work cut out to do sth

non essere facile per qu fare qc

to make short work of sb

sbrigarsela in fretta con qu

to make short work of sth

fare fuori qc rapidamente

to get to work on sb/sth inf

lavorarsi qu/qc

the works inf

tutto quanto

give me a pizza with the works

voglio una pizza con tutto

to give sb the works sl

pestare qu

II.work [wɜ:rk] VB intr

1. work (do job,):

work

lavorare

to work abroad

lavorare all'estero

to work as a teacher

fare l'insegnante

2. work (be busy):

work

essere occupato

to get working

mettersi al lavoro

to work hard

lavorare sodo

to work to do sth

impegnarsi a fare qc

3. work TECH (be successful):

work

funzionare

to get sth to work

far funzionare qc

4. work MED:

work

fare effetto

5. work (have an effect):

to work against sb/sth

agire contro qu/qc

to work against/for a candidate

risultare a sfavore/a favore di un candidato

to work both ways

essere un'arma a doppio taglio

6. work (move):

to work (somewhere)

spostarsi (da qualche parte)

7. work + adj (become):

to work free

liberarsi

to work loose

allentarsi

8. work liter (change expression):

work sb's face

contrarsi

Phrases:

to work like a charm

funzionare a meraviglia

to work like a dog, to work like a slave

lavorare come un mulo

to work around to sth

prepararsi a poco a poco per qc

III.work [wɜ:rk] VB trans

1. work (make sb work):

to work sb hard

far lavorare molto qu

to work oneself to death

ammazzarsi di lavoro

to work a forty-hour week

avere una settimana lavorativa di quaranta ore

2. work TECH (operate):

work

far funzionare

to be worked by sth

essere azionato da qc

3. work (move back and forward):

work

muovere

to work sth free

liberare qc

to work sth loose

allentare qc

to work one's way along sth

farsi strada lungo qc

4. work (bring about):

work

produrre

work a miracle

fare

to work it [or things] so that …

fare in modo che… +subj

5. work (shape):

work

modellare

work bronze, iron

lavorare

6. work FASHION (embroider):

work

ricamare

7. work:

work MIN

sfruttare

work AGR

lavorare

8. work (pay for by working):

to work one's way through college

mantenersi all'università lavorando

I.around [ə·ˈraʊnd] PREP

1. around (surrounding):

around

intorno a

all around sth

tutto intorno a qc

the earth goes around the sun

la terra gira intorno al sole

to go around the corner

girare l'angolo

2. around (move within sth):

around

per

to drive around France

girare in macchina per la Francia

to go around a museum

girare per un museo

to sit around the room

sedersi in modo sparso in una stanza

3. around (approximately):

around

intorno a

around May 10th

intorno al 10 maggio

somewhere around here

qui vicino

II.around [ə·ˈraʊnd] ADV

1. around (all over):

around

tutto intorno

all around

dappertutto

for 50 miles around

per un raggio di 50 miglia

for miles around

nel raggio di miglia

to be the other way around

essere esattamente al contrario

2. around (aimlessly):

to walk around

andare in giro

to stand/hang around

starsene/andare in giro

to have been around

conoscere il mondo

to have been around (be experienced)

avere una grande esperienza

3. around (nearby):

around

nelle vicinanze

is Mark around?

c'è Mark?

to be still around

essere ancora in circolazione

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Kitchen started out as a horseman but went on to work around collieries, and on railways.

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Many schools also offer work-study programs, which are designed to work around students' schedules and are typically limited to about 20 hours a week.

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Parents organise a patchwork of care to work around limited hours offered by nurseries and child minders.

www.telegraph.co.uk

On-site wall panels can be constructed to work around door frames, baseboard, or any other intrusion.

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All personnel work around the clock performing operations.

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Playing back your voicemail messages on speaker phone or conducting an entire call on speaker phone is distracting to people trying to work around you.

money.usnews.com

This creates a wall that the other player then has to work around, although they may still slip past diagonally.

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To work around their tomfoolery, the victim should invert his or her clothing and wear it.

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It means staff can fit work around the other commitments in their personal lives and, because we're not clock-watching, they feel empowered to take ownership of their workload management.

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