forty-hour in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for forty-hour in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.work [wɜrk] N

1. work (useful activity):

work

trabajo m

to be hard work (doing sth) (strenuous)

costar 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 (employment):

work

empleo m

to be out of work

estar en paro

3. work (place of employment):

work

(lugar m de) trabajo m

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

work

obra f

reference work

obra m de consulta

5. work:

works + sing/pl vb (factory)

fábrica f

steel works

fundición f de acero

6. work:

works TECH of a clock

mecanismo m

7. work PHYS:

work

trabajo m

Phrases:

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 get to work on sth inf

ponerse manos a la obra con algo

the works sl

toda la historia [o pesca]

give me a pizza with the works

dame una pizza con todo lo que haya

to give sb the works sl

tratar a alguien como a un perro

II.work [wɜrk] VB intr

1. work (do job):

work

trabajar

to work abroad

trabajar en el extranjero

to work as sth

trabajar de algo

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)

cambiar

work (contort)

contraerse

work (twitch)

temblar

Phrases:

to work like a charm

funcionar de maravilla

to work like a dog, to work like a slave

trabajar como un esclavo

to work around to sth

prepararse con tranquilidad para algo

III.work [wɜrk] 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 way through college

pagarse la universidad trabajando

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a forty hour week

una semana laboral de cuarenta horas

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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