work over in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.over [Am ˈoʊvər, Brit ˈəʊvə] ADV over often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (blow over, knock over, pore over, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (blow, knock, pore, etc).

2.1. over (across):

come over here!
¡ven aquí!
look over there!
¡mira allí!
he's looking over this way
está mirando hacia aquí
he came over to say hello
vino or se acercó a saludar
she called me over
me llamó (desde el otro lado)
I'm just going over to the butcher's
voy a cruzar un momento a la carnicería
could you take me over to Nick's?
¿podrías llevarme a casa de Nick?
you must come over sometime!
¡tienes que venir un día!
I'll be right over
enseguida estoy allí
I'd like to ask them over for dinner
quisiera invitarlos a cenar
he made his way over to the exit
se dirigió a la salida
he reached over and took the money
se estiró y tomó el dinero
we looked over into the garden
miramos el jardín (por encima de un muro etc)
we can jump over
podemos saltar por encima
I can row you over
yo te puedo llevar en bote al otro lado
the journey over to/from France
el viaje hasta/desde Francia
we didn't make it over to Ireland in the end
al final no cruzamos a Irlanda
how did you come? — I drove/flew over
¿cómo viniste? — en coche/avión
let's cross over
crucemos (la calle)

II.over [Am ˈoʊvər, Brit ˈəʊvə] PREP

3. over (covering, on):

with just a blanket over her
con solo una manta encima
there are grilles over the windows
hay rejas en las ventanas
she wears a patch over one eye
lleva un parche en un ojo
snow was falling over the countryside
nevaba sobre la campiña
you'll get oil over your shirt
te vas a salpicar la camisa de aceite
my room looks out over the square
mi habitación da a la plaza
he pulled his hat down over his eyes
se encasquetó el sombrero tapándose los ojos
we just painted over the wallpaper
pintamos encima del papel
he put a coat on over his pajamas
se puso un abrigo encima del pijama
the sweater won't go over my head
el suéter no me pasa por la cabeza
she held her hand over her glass
tapó la copa con la mano
she hit me over the head with her stick
me dio con el bastón en la cabeza

III.over [Am ˈoʊvər, Brit ˈəʊvə] N (in cricket)

See also go over, turn over, come over

I.go over VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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II.go over VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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I.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv)

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II.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (hand over)

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III.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv + o)

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IV.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv)

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I.come over VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

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5. come over → come across

II.come over VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + prep + o) (affect, afflict)

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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

work over in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for work over in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] PREP

II.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADV

III.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADJ

II.work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB intr

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III.work [wɜ:k, Am wɜ:rk] VB trans

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Overtime pay must be provided for any work over eight hours per day, over 40 hours per week or on holidays.
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The school site has seen extensive building work over the years.
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Contemporary perspectives however, informed by empirical work over the past two decades, offer a more complex account than a simple separation of function into two-streams.
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There also was work over the years to maintain and restore the springs, the waterworks and infrastructure of the springs.
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Distance learning allows applicants to complete didactic course work over the internet.
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Students receive laptops in order to do their work over the school year here.
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His day's work over, he goes home, and returns the next morning.
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It then became routine doctrine to thoroughly work over beaches with thousands of high explosive and armor piercing shells.
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At the time of the publication of this work over fifty mice spanning three generations had been produced through this technique.
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He firmly declined to work over-long hours and was careful, perhaps even fussy, over his health.
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