40-hour in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for 40-hour in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

I.work [Am wərk, Brit wəːk] N

1. work U (labor, tasks):

work
trabajo m
it was a lot of work
dio mucho trabajo
I've got work to do
tengo trabajo or cosas que hacer
you're making more work for yourself
te estás creando más trabajo
repair work
reparaciones fpl
repair work
arreglos mpl
the building work is still going on
todavía están en obras
she was advised not to do any heavy work
le aconsejaron que no hiciera trabajos pesados
the work of the Red Cross
el trabajo or la labor de la Cruz Roja
work has already started on the film
ya han empezado a filmar or rodar
they've finished work on the building/road
ya han terminado las obras en el edificio/la carretera
she's got a lot of work to do to catch up
va a tener que trabajar mucho para ponerse al día
work in process or Brit progress
trabajos en curso
the house needs a lot of work done or Brit doing to it
la casa necesita muchos arreglos
let your legs do the work
(deja) que las piernas hagan el esfuerzo
she put a lot of work into it
puso mucho esfuerzo or empeño en ello
a lot of work goes into making a rug like this
una alfombra así lleva mucho trabajo
to set to work
ponerse a trabajar
to set to work
poner manos a la obra
we set to work painting the kitchen
nos pusimos a pintar la cocina
keep up the good work!
¡sigue (or sigan etc.) así!
it's hard work digging
cavar es muy duro
hard work never harmed or hurt anybody
trabajar duro no le hace daño a nadie
I don't want to have to talk to them: it's too much like hard work
no quiero tener que hablar con ellos: es demasiado esfuerzo
he's such hard work
da muchísimo trabajo
pleasing her is hard work
es difícil de agradar
that was quick work!
¡qué rapidez!
I've done a good day's work
he aprovechado bien el día
it's all in a day's work
es el pan nuestro de cada día
to have one's work cut out she's going to have her work cut out to get the job done in time
le va a costar terminar el trabajo a tiempo
to make short work of sth/sb Pete made short work of the ironing
Pete planchó todo rapidísimo
you made short work of that pizza!
¡te has despachado pronto la pizza!
he made short work of her in the debate
la hizo trizas en el debate
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
hay que dejar tiempo para el esparcimiento

3. work in phrases:

at work he's at work
está en el trabajo
at work he's at work
está en la oficina (or la fábrica etc.)
they were hard at work when I walked in
estaban muy ocupados trabajando cuando entré
other forces were at work
intervenían otros factores
other forces were at work
había otros factores en juego
“men at work”
“obras, hombres trabajando”
in work Brit, those in work
quienes tienen trabajo
off work, she was off work for a month after the accident
después del accidente estuvo un mes sin trabajar
he took a day off work to visit the exhibition
se tomó un día libre para ir a la exposición
out of work the closures will put 1, 200 people out of work
los cierres dejarán en la calle a 1.200 personas
she's been out of work for six months
hace seis meses que está sin trabajo or que está desocupada or desempleada
she's been out of work for six months
hace seis meses que está cesante Chil
she's been out of work for six months
lleva seis meses parada or en el paro Spain

II.work [Am wərk, Brit wəːk] VB intr

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1. work (to earn a living):

work people:
trabajar
both his parents work
tanto la madre como el padre trabajan (afuera)
I work in a bank/as a receptionist/in insurance
trabajo en un banco/de recepcionista/en seguros
he works nights
trabaja de noche
to get working
ponerse a trabajar
to get working
poner manos a la obra
to work hard
trabajar mucho or duro
he works hard at school
es un alumno muy aplicado
we work a 40-hour week
nuestra semana laboral es de 40 horas
to work at sth she's working hard at her French
está poniendo mucho empeño en mejorar su francés
to work at sth she's working hard at her French
está dándole duro al francés inf
you have to work at your service
tiene que practicar el servicio
a relationship is something you have to work at
una relación de pareja requiere cierto esfuerzo
she was working away at her accounts
estaba ocupada con su contabilidad
to work for sb
trabajar para alguien
to work for oneself
trabajar por cuenta propia
make your money work for you
ponga su dinero a trabajar
to work for sth all her life she worked for a more equal society
toda su vida luchó por una sociedad más justa
fame didn't just come to me: I had to work for it
la fama no me llegó del cielo, tuve que trabajar para conseguirla
he's working for his finals
está estudiando or está preparándose para los exámenes finales
to work from sth working from old drawings they restored the window
restauraron la ventana partiendo de antiguos dibujos
to work from nature artist:
copiar de la naturaleza
to work in sth to work in marble
trabajar el mármol or con mármol
to work in oils
pintar al óleo
to work in oils
trabajar con óleos
to work on sth he's working on his car
está arreglando el coche
the police are working on the case
la policía está investigando el caso
I'm working on the 18th century
estoy estudiando el siglo XVIII
I'm working on a biography of Napoleon
estoy preparando or escribiendo una biografía de Napoleón
scientists are working on a cure
los científicos están intentando encontrar una cura
she hasn't been fired yet, but she's working on it hum
todavía no la han echado, pero parece empeñada en que lo hagan
we're working on the assumption that …
partimos del supuesto de que …
the police had very little to work on
la policía tenía muy pocas pistas
the poison works on the nervous system
el veneno actúa sobre or ataca el sistema nervioso
to work toward sth we are working toward a peaceful solution
estamos intentando hallar una solución pacífica
to work toward a better future
luchar por un futuro mejor
to work under sb
trabajar bajo la dirección de alguien

III.work [Am wərk, Brit wəːk] VB trans

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3.1. work (to force gradually, manipulate) + adv compl:

work the brush into the corners
mete bien el cepillo en los rincones
he worked the peg out of the crevice
consiguió sacar el clavo de la grieta
I'll try to work that quote into the article
trataré de meter esa cita en el artículo
we worked some concessions out of them
conseguimos sacarles algunas concesiones
to work one's way his belt had worked its way loose
se le había soltado el cinturón
we worked our way toward the exit
nos abrimos camino hacia la salida
I worked my way through volume three
logré terminar el tercer volumen
damp was working its way up the walls
la humedad estaba subiendo por las paredes
she worked her way to the top of her profession
trabajó hasta llegar a la cima de su profesión
he worked his way across the continent/through college
cruzó el continente/hizo la carrera trabajando

4.1. work < pt & pp worked or wrought> (to bring about) → wrought

work miracle
hacer

Translations for 40-hour in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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1. hora (período de tiempo):

hora
hour
hace una hora escasa/larga que se fue
he left just under/over an hour ago
hace una hora escasa/larga que se fue
he left barely an hour ago/a good hour ago
el examen dura (una) hora y media
the exam is an hour and a half long
media hora
half an hour
en un cuarto de hora
in a quarter of an hour
nos pasamos horas y horas hablando
we talked for hours and hours o for hours on end
llevo horas esperándote
I've been waiting hours (for you)
las horas de mayor afluencia
the busiest time
semana laboral de 40 horas
40-hour working week
circulaba a (una velocidad de) 100 kilómetros por hora
it was traveling at 100 kilometers per hour o an hour
trabajar/cobrar por horas
to work/be paid by the hour
cobra 50 euros la hora o por hora
she charges 50 euros an hour
“horas de atención al público de ocho a una”
“open to the public from eight to one”
se pasa horas enteras leyendo
she reads for hours on end
no le gusta trabajar fuera de horas
he doesn't like working outside normal work (o office etc.) hours
pasarse las horas muertas
to while away one's time
tener las horas contadas
to be living on borrowed time

2.1. hora (momento puntual):

hora
time
¿tiene hora, por favor?
have you got the time, please?
¿me da la hora?
can you tell me the time?
¿qué hora es?
what's the time?
¿qué hora es?
what time is it?
pon el reloj en hora
put the clock right
pon el reloj en hora
set the clock (to the right time)
las ocho es una buena hora
eight o'clock is a good time
¿a qué hora te viene bien salir?
what time would it suit you to leave?
¿nos podemos ir? — todavía no es la hora
can we go? — it's not time yet
las clases siempre empiezan a la hora en punto
the classes always start exactly on time
las clases siempre empiezan a la hora en punto
the classes always start bang on time inf
los trenes nunca llegan a la o a su hora o RioPl en hora
the trains never arrive on time
el avión llegó antes de su hora
the plane arrived ahead of schedule o earlier than scheduled o early
la decisión se conocerá a las 20 horas de hoy
they will give their verdict at 8pm today
el ataque se inició a las 20 horas
the attack commenced at 20:00 hours form
se ha convocado una huelga desde las cero horas
a strike has been called from midnight
dar la hora Chil inf (en el vestir, comportamiento)
to look (o be etc.) out of place
dar la hora (al hablar)
to say things that are out of place
dar la hora (al hablar)
to say things that have nothing to do with the conversation
no dar ni la hora inf ¡ésa no da ni la hora!
I'll/you'll/he'll get nothing out of her
no dar ni la hora inf ¡ésa no da ni la hora!
she's as mean as they come inf
que se olvide de ese muchacho, si no le da ni la hora
she should forget about him, he's not the least bit interested in her o he doesn't even look at her
desde que la nombraron jefa, no nos da ni la hora
now that she's been made boss, she doesn't even give us the time of day

2.2. hora (momento sin especificar):

hora
time
ya es hora de irse a la cama
it's bedtime o time for bed
llámame a la hora de almorzar
call me at lunchtime
ya es hora de irnos
it's time for us to go
ya es hora de irnos
it's time we were going
hay que estar pendiente de él a todas horas
you have to keep an eye on him the whole time
el niño tiene que comer a su(s) hora(s)
the baby has to have its meals at regular times
¡ya era hora de que llamases!
it was about time you called
ya va siendo hora de que empieces a trabajar
it's about time you got a job
es hora de que vayas pensando en tu futuro
it's high time you started thinking about your future
a altas horas de la madrugada
in the early o small hours of the morning
te llamaré a primera hora de la mañana
I'll call you first thing in the morning
a última hora decidimos no ir
at the last moment we decided not to go
una notica de última hora
a late o last-minute news item
última hora: terremoto en Santiago
stop press: earthquake in Santiago
a estas horas deben estar llegando a Roma
they must be arriving in Rome about now
normalmente a estas horas ya hemos cenado
we've usually finished dinner by this time
estas no son horas de llamar
this is no time to call people up
¿qué horas son estas de llegar?
what time do you call this, then?
¿qué horas son estas de llegar?
what sort of time is this to come home?
¿qué haces levantado a estas horas?
what are you doing up at this time?
no puedo tomar café a estas horas porque me desvela
I can't drink coffee so late in the day because it keeps me awake
maldita sea la hora en que se le ocurrió volver
I curse the day he decided to come back
a buena hora o a buenas horas ¿llamó ayer y me lo dices ahora? ¡a buenas horas!
she phoned yesterday? now you tell me! o it's a bit late to tell me now!
a buenas horas llegas
this is a fine time to arrive!
a la hora de no están de acuerdo con él, pero a la hora de hablar nadie dice nada
they don't agree with him, but when it comes to it, nobody dares say anything
seguro que se encuentran con problemas a la hora de traducir esto
you can be sure they'll have problems when it comes to translating this
a la hora de la verdad
when it comes down to it
a la hora de la verdad nunca hacen nada
when it comes down to it o when it comes to the crunch, they never do anything
en buena hora en buena hora decidimos comprar esta casa
we decided to buy this house at just the right time
en mala hora en mala hora se nos ocurrió meternos en este lío
it was a really bad move getting ourselves involved in this mess
entre horas
between meals
no deberías comer entre horas
you shouldn't eat between meals
se pasa el día picando entre horas
she nibbles all day
hacer hora Chil
to kill time
llegarle a alg. su (última) hora sabía que le había llegado su (última) hora
he knew his time had come
no ver o Chil hallar la hora de no veo la hora de que lleguen las vacaciones
I'm really looking forward to the start of the vacation
no veía la hora de que se fuera
she couldn't wait for him to go
no veo la hora de salir de aquí
I can't wait to get out of here
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The male bodybuilder introduced her to a female bodybuilder and suggested we start training five days a week and work one body part a day.
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He puts on a car mechanic overall and comes down and there's no room for chit-chat, it's straight to work.
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But he soon left to work in Burma for two years, leaving her with her in-laws.
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From 1923 he began to devote all his energy to the literary arts and to work productively.
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His latest work used a process known as nutrient signaling to develop a nutraceutical treatment that may cause weight loss.
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