forty-hour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for forty-hour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] N

1. work no pl (useful activity):

work

trabajo m

to be hard work (doing sth) (strenuous)

ser un gran esfuerzo (hacer algo)

to be hard work (doing sth) (difficult)

ser una tarea difícil (hacer algo)

to set sb to work

poner a trabajar a alguien

good work!

¡bien hecho!

2. work no pl (employment):

work

empleo m

to be in/out of work

estar en activo/en paro

3. work no pl (place of employment):

work

lugar m de trabajo

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

work

obra f

work of reference

libro m de consulta

5. work (factory):

work pl + sing/pl vb

fábrica f

steel works

fundición f de acero

6. work pl TECH:

work of a clock

mecanismo m

7. work no pl PHYS:

work

esfuerzo m

Phrases:

to be in the works

estar en proceso (de planificación o desarrollo)

to be in the works (proceedings)

estar en trámite

to have one's work cut out to do sth

costarle trabajo a uno hacer algo

to make short work of sb

hacer trizas a alguien

to make short work of sth

despachar algo rápidamente

to get to work on sb inf

ponerse a convencer a alguien

to give sb the works inf

tratar duro a alguien

II.work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB intr

1. work (do job):

work

trabajar

to work abroad

trabajar en el extranjero

to work as sth

trabajar de algo

to work to rule ECON

hacer huelga de celo

2. work (be busy):

work

estar ocupado

to get working

poner manos a la obra

to work hard

ser aplicado

to work to do sth

dedicarse a hacer algo

3. work TECH:

work

funcionar

to get sth to work

conseguir que algo funcione

4. work (be successful):

work

salir adelante

work plan, tactics

dar resultado

5. work MED:

work

hacer efecto

6. work (have an effect):

to work against sb/sth

obrar en contra de alguien/algo

to work against a candidate

resultar negativo para un candidato

to work for sb

ser eficaz para alguien

to work both ways

ser un arma de doble filo

7. work (move):

to work (somewhere)

moverse (hacia algún sitio)

8. work + adj (become):

to work free

soltarse

to work loose

desprenderse

9. work liter sb's face:

work (change expression)

moverse

work (contort)

contraerse

work (twitch)

temblar

Phrases:

to work like a charm

funcionar de maravilla

to work like a dog Am, to work like a slave

trabajar como un esclavo

to work like a Trojan Brit

trabajar como un demonio

to work round to sth

prepararse con tranquilidad para algo

III.work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB trans

1. work (make sb work):

to work sb hard

hacer trabajar duro a alguien

to work oneself to death

matarse trabajando

to work a forty-hour week

tener una semana laboral de cuarenta horas

2. work TECH (operate):

work

hacer funcionar

to be worked by sth

ser accionado por algo

3. work (move back and forward):

work

mover

to work sth backwards and forwards

tirar algo hacia adelante y hacia atrás

to work sth free

liberar algo

to work sth loose

desprender algo

to work one's way along sth

abrirse camino por algo

4. work (bring about):

work

producir

work a cure

efectuar

work a miracle

lograr

to work it [or things] so that ...

arreglárselas para que... +subj

5. work (shape):

work

tallar

work bronze, iron

trabajar

6. work FASHION (embroider):

work

bordar

7. work:

work MIN

explotar

work AGR

cultivar

8. work (pay for by working):

to work one's passage NAUT

costear el viaje trabajando

to work one's way through university

pagarse la universidad trabajando

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Workers at these mills received slight pay raises, forty-hour workweeks and a week vacation along with three guaranteed holidays.

en.wikipedia.org

After steady growth over the first half of the century, including winning paid sick leave, annual leave and a forty-hour week, the union really took off in the 1950s.

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