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I . working [ˈwɜ:kɪŋ, Am ˈwɜ:rk-] ADJ

1. working (employed):

working
pracujący

2. working (relating to work):

working clothes
ubranie nt robocze
working conditions
warunki pl pracy

II . working [ˈwɜ:kɪŋ, Am ˈwɜ:rk-] N

1. working no pl (work):

working
praca f

2. working:

the workings pl (way of operating), the workings of sth
mechanizm m działania czegoś

Phrases:

the workings pl (mine), the workings of an old mine
wyrobisko nt starej kopalni

hard-working ADJ

working capital N

working class N

the working class + sing/pl vb
klasa f robotnicza

working-class ADJ

working-class family, background:

working-class
robotniczy

working day N

working hours N pl ADMIN

Usage examples with workings

the workings pl (way of operating), the workings of sth
mechanizm m działania czegoś
the workings pl (mine), the workings of an old mine
wyrobisko nt starej kopalni

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It also occurs in dry caves and old mine workings as an efflorescence and as a crusty sublimate deposit around fumaroles.
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In order to solve the mystery, he must learn the inner workings of this new world of paper money.
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After a month of attrition, a force of 2,000 cossacks stormed the fort and, although rebuffed, captured part of its outer workings.
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Her proposals amount in effect to very little: a controlled experiment in using market methods to improve the workings of social democracy.
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Though the inner-workings of humor are not agreed upon, humor appeals may work by creating incongruities in the mind.
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An important cargo was coal all from the many mines and opencast workings.
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A reviewer said the authors had achieved their very laudable aim of showing the workings of the various social experiments as they are without exaggeration of concealment.
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That, however, is where any resemblance to the grimy inner-workings of machinery ends and the resemblance to your grandmother's delicate chinaware begins.
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His talent was not so much to make innovations, but rather to publicise and explain the workings of the various systems.
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His critical broadcasts inspired other journalists to investigate the inner workings of the organization including its connection to the CIA.
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