work at in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for work at in the English»Italian Dictionary

to work at home

lavorare a casa

to work at the pit

lavorare in miniera

to work at full stretch factory, machine:

lavorare a pieno regime

to work at full stretch person:

lavorare al massimo delle proprie possibilità

to work at the surface MIN

lavorare in superficie

to work at a steady rate

lavorare a ritmo regolare

to work at a terrific rate

lavorare a ritmo indiavolato

Translations for work at in the Italian»English Dictionary

lavorare a domicilio

to work at home

lavorare in or all'ospedale

to work at the hospital

rientra dal lavoro alle cinque

she comes in from work at five

Translations for work at 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.at full pelt N

at full pelt

a tutta velocità, a rotta di collo

II.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB trans

pelt

colpire ripetutamente, bersagliare

to pelt sb with sth stones

colpire qn con una raffica di

III.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB intr

1. pelt (fall):

pelt, also pelt down rain:

picchiare, scrosciare

it's pelting with rain

piove a dirotto or a catinelle

the pelting rain

la pioggia battente

2. pelt (run) inf:

pelt person:

correre a gambe levate, correre a rotta di collo

to pelt down, across the road

precipitarsi in strada, dall'altra parte della strada

at [Brit at, ət, Am æt, ət] PREP

1. at (place, distance etc.):

at

a

at school, the airport

a scuola, all'aeroporto

at the end of the corridor

alla fine del corridoio

2. at (at the house etc. of):

at

da

at David's place, the baker's

da David, dal panettiere

3. at (direction):

at

a, verso, contro

throw a stone at sth

tirare una pietra contro qc

4. at (point in time, age):

at

a

at two o'clock

alle due

at (the age of) 14

all'età di 14 anni, a 14 anni

at (the age of) 14 (moment, period of time)

a, di

at dawn

all'alba

at night

di notte

at Christmas

a Natale

5. at (activity):

at

a

at

in

at work

al lavoro

at war

in guerra

6. at (skill, ability):

at

a

at

in

to be good at sth, at doing

essere bravo in qc, a fare

7. at (measure, rate, speed etc.):

at

a

at 50 mph

a 50 miglia all'ora

at a low price

a basso prezzo

8. at (followed by superlative):

the garden is at its prettiest in June

giugno è il mese in cui il giardino è più bello

I'm at my best in the morning

di mattina sono al massimo delle mie possibilità

he was at his most irritating

era più irritante che mai

she was at her best at 50 (of musician, artist etc.)

è arrivata all'apice della carriera a 50 anni

9. at (cause):

at

di

laugh at sb

ridere di qn

show one's anger at being deceived

mostrare la propria rabbia per essere stato ingannato

10. at (harassing) inf:

he's been (on) at me to buy a new car

continua a tormentarmi perché io compri una nuova auto

I don't know where he's at inf

non so che cosa sta combinando

while we're at it inf

già che ci siamo

I've been (hard) at it all day

ci ho lavorato tutto il giorno

they're at it again inf

ecco che ricominciano!

AT N

AT → alternative technology

AT

tecnologia alternativa

See also alternative technology

alternative technology [ɔːlˌtɜːnətɪv tekˈnɒlədʒɪ] N

alternative technology

tecnologia f alternativa

work at in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for work at in the English»Italian Dictionary

to work at full capacity

operare a pieno regime

to work at full stretch

lavorare al massimo della propria capacità

we start work at 6:30 every morning

iniziamo a lavorare alle 6:30 ogni mattina

to knock off work at 3 p.m.

smontare alle tre dal lavoro

to keep at work

continuare a lavorare

the girls pl at work

le colleghe

top performer at work

lavoratore(-a) m (f) modello

bad performer at work

mal(a) lavoratore(a) m (f)

Translations for work at in the Italian»English Dictionary

impegnarsi in qc (studio, lavoro)

to work hard at sth

Translations for work at in the English»Italian Dictionary

at¹ [ət, æt] PREP

1. at (place):

at

a

at the dentist's

dal dentista

at home/school

a casa/scuola

at the table

a tavola

at the office

in ufficio

at the window

alla finestra

2. at (time):

at Christmas

a Natale

at night

di notte

at once

subito

all at once

all'improvviso

at present

in questo momento

at the time

in quel momento

at the same time

nello stesso momento

at three o'clock

alle tre

while I am at it

già che ci sono

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb

ridere di qn

to look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qn

to aim at sth/sb

mirare a qc/qn

to point at sb

indicare qn

to rush at sb/sth

avventarsi su qn/qc

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request

su richiesta di qn

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

essere sbalordito/irritato da qc

to be mad at sb

essere arrabbiato con qn

to be unhappy at sth

essere scontento di qc

5. at (in amount of):

at all

per niente

to sell sth at $10 a pound

vendere qc a 10 dollari alla libbra

at 120 mph

a 120 miglia orarie

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

nel migliore/peggiore dei casi

at first

all'inizio

at least

almeno

at war/peace

in guerra/pace

at 20

a vent'anni

I feel at ease

mi sento a mio agio

to be at a loss

essere un po' perso

a child at play

un bimbo che gioca

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

andare bene/male in francese

to be at an advantage

essere in vantaggio

8. at (repeatedly do):

to pull at sb's hair

tirare i capelli a qn

to tug at the rope

tirare la fune

to wear at sb's nerves

dare sui nervi a qn

Phrases:

at all

assolutamente

did you know the film at all?

conoscevi il film?

not at all!

per niente!

not at all!

niente affatto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks)

(di) niente

nobody at all

assolutamente nessuno

at² [æt] (in email address)

at

chiocciola f

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although she returned to work at the abattoir, she injured her back the following year and went on a disability pension.

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Most of the women who work at the maternity are Inuk and births are peppered with cultural practices.

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An example is maintenance work at one antenna of a medium wave transmission site that has two antennas transmitting on two frequencies.

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Devise ways and means of bringing the two closer to each other, and to ensure that they do not work at cross-purposes.

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Studies show employees are more prone to work at a business with IDD diversity.

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Before becoming a hit man, he used to work at a church/orphanage.

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After returning to work at the same store after university, he first got involved in the art of window dressing.

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Intensively trained volunteers and staff work at the national call center hot line, which is free for callers.

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The station also provides students with the opportunity to work at a college radio station and learn the basics of the music industry.

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The private contract employee has lost the required security privilege to work at the men's centre.

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