worked nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di worked nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.work [ingl brit wəːk, ingl am wərk] SOST

1. work (physical or mental activity):

work

lavoro m (on su)

to be at work on sth

lavorare a qc or essere occupato a fare qc

to watch sb at work

guardare qn lavorare

to go to or set to or get to work

mettersi al lavoro

to go to or set to or get to work on sth

mettersi al lavoro per fare qc

to set to work doing

mettersi a fare

to put a lot of work into essay, speech

dedicare molto lavoro or impegno a

to put a lot of work into meal, preparations

mettere molto impegno, dedicare molto tempo a (preparare)

to put a lot of work into doing

mettere molto impegno a fare

to put or set sb to work

mettere qn al lavoro or fare lavorare qn

we put him to work doing

l'abbiamo messo a fare or l'abbiamo incaricato di fare

it was hard work doing

è stato difficile or è stata una fatica fare

to be hard at work

lavorare sodo or darci dentro col lavoro

your essay needs more work

il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro

there's still a lot of work to be done

bisogna fare ancora un sacco di lavoro

I've got work to do

devo lavorare or ho del lavoro da fare

to make short or light work of sth

liquidare or sbrigare qc velocemente

to make short work of sb

liquidare qn or levarsi qn di torno rapidamente

it's all in a day's work

è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione or fa parte del lavoro

“good or nice work” (on written work)

“buono”

“good or nice work” (orally)

“bene!”

it's hot, thirsty work

fa venire caldo, sete

2. work (occupation):

work

lavoro m

work

occupazione f

work

mestiere m

to be in work

avere un lavoro or un'occupazione

to look for work

cercare lavoro

day, night work

lavoro di giorno, di notte

place of work

luogo di lavoro

to start or begin work (daily)

cominciare il lavoro or cominciare a lavorare

to start or begin work (for the first time)

cominciare a lavorare

to stop work (at the end of the day)

finire il lavoro or finire di lavorare

to stop work (on retirement)

finire or smettere di lavorare

to be off work (on vacation)

fare vacanza, essere in vacanza, in permesso

to be off work with flu

essere a casa con l'influenza or essere assente a causa dell'influenza

to be out of work

essere disoccupato or essere senza lavoro

nice work if you can get it! colloq

beato chi ci riesce!

nice work if you can get it! before sost clothes, shoes

da lavoro

3. work (place of employment):

work (office)

lavoro m

work (office)

ufficio m

work (factory)

lavoro m

work (factory)

fabbrica f

to go to work

andare al lavoro or a lavorare

don't phone me at work

non telefonarmi al lavoro

there's a canteen at work

c'è la mensa dove lavoro

there's a canteen at work before sost phone number

del lavoro

4. work (building, construction):

work

lavori mpl (on a)

5. work (papers):

to take one's work home

portarsi il lavoro a casa

to take one's work home fig

portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

spread your work out on the table

occupa pure il tavolo con le tue cose, con il tuo lavoro

6. work (achievement, product):

work (essay, report)

lavoro m

work (artwork, novel, sculpture)

lavoro m

work (artwork, novel, sculpture)

opera f (by di)

work (study)

lavoro m

work (study)

studio m (by di; on su)

an exhibition of work by young artists

una mostra di lavori or di opere di giovani artisti

he sells his work to tourists

vende i suoi lavori ai turisti

is this all your own work?

è tutta opera tua?

is this all your own work? (more informal)

l'hai fatto tu?

to mark students' work

correggere i compiti degli studenti

his work isn't up to standard

il suo lavoro non raggiunge gli standard richiesti or non è all'altezza

the research was the work of a team

la ricerca è stata il lavoro di una squadra

a work of genius

un'opera di genio

a work of fiction

un'opera di narrativa

a work of reference

un'opera di consultazione

this attack is the work of professionals

quest'attacco è opera di professionisti

I hope you're pleased with your work! iron

spero che tu sia soddisfatto del tuo lavoro

the works of Shakespeare, Alfieri

le opere di Shakespeare, Alfieri

7. work FIS:

work

lavoro m

8. work (research):

work

lavoro m

work

ricerche fpl (on su)

there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus

ci sono ancora da fare molte ricerche sul virus

9. work (effect):

to go to work drug, detergent:

agire

the weedkiller has done its work

l'erbicida ha agito

II.works SOST npl

1. works (factory):

works

fabbrica f

works

officina f

works canteen

mensa aziendale, della fabbrica

2. works (building work):

works

lavori m

public works

lavori pubblici, opere pubbliche

3. works (everything) colloq:

the (full or whole) works

tutto, tutto quanto

III.work <pass/part perf arc, letter wrought> [ingl brit wəːk, ingl am wərk] VB vb trans

1. work (drive):

to work sb hard

fare lavorare sodo or fare sgobbare qn

to work oneself too hard

lavorare troppo or sovraffaticarsi

to work oneself to death

ammazzarsi di lavoro

2. work (labour):

to work shifts

fare i turni or lavorare a turni

to work days, nights

lavorare di giorno, di notte

to work one's passage NAUT

pagarsi la traversata lavorando a bordo

to work one's way through university

lavorare per pagarsi l'università or fare l'università lavorando

to work one's way through a book, document

leggere un libro, un documento da cima a fondo

to work a 40 hour week

lavorare 40 ore settimanali

3. work (operate):

work computer, equipment, lathe

fare funzionare, azionare

4. work (exploit commercially):

work oil field, land, mine, seam

sfruttare

5. work (have as one's territory) representative:

work region

coprire, girare per lavoro

beggars, prostitutes work the streets around the station

mendicanti, prostitute che popolano le strade attorno alla stazione

6. work (consume):

to work one's way through amount, quantity

consumare

to work one's way through two whole cakes

sbafarsi due torte

7. work (bring about):

to work wonders, miracles

fare meraviglie, miracoli also fig

the landscape started to work its magic on me

il paesaggio cominciò a conquistarmi con la sua magia

8. work (use to one's advantage):

to work the system

sfruttare il sistema

can you work it for me to get tickets?

riesci a farmi avere dei biglietti?

how did you manage to work it?

come ci sei riuscito? come sei riuscito a sistemare le cose?

I've worked things so that…

ho sistemato le cose in modo che…

9. work (fashion):

work clay, dough

plasmare, modellare, lavorare

work gold, iron

lavorare

to work sth to a soft consistency

lavorare qc fino a renderlo soffice

to work gold into jewellery

lavorare l'oro per farne dei gioielli

10. work (embroider):

work design

ricamare (into su)

to be worked in blue silk

essere ricamata con seta blu

11. work (manoeuvre):

to work sth into slot, hole

infilare qc in

to work a lever up and down

azionare una leva

12. work (exercise):

work muscles, biceps

fare lavorare

13. work (move):

to work one's way through crowd

aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra

to work one's way along ledge, sill

avanzare lungo

to work one's hands free

liberarsi le mani

to work the rope loose

allentare la corda

it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose

si è allentato (poco a poco)

to work its way into bloodstream, system, food, chain

passare, entrare in

start at the top and work your way down

cominciate dall'alto e proseguite verso il basso

IV.work <pass/part perf arc, letter wrought> [ingl brit wəːk, ingl am wərk] VB vb intr

1. work (engage in activity):

work

lavorare

to work at the hospital, the factory

lavorare in or all'ospedale, in or nella fabbrica

to work at home

lavorare a casa

to work as a midwife, teacher

lavorare come ostetrica, come insegnante

to work for sb

lavorare per qn

to work for Grant and Company

lavorare per Grant and Company

to work in advertising, publishing

lavorare nella pubblicità, nell'editoria

to work with young people

lavorare con i giovani

to work for a living

lavorare per vivere

to work in oils, watercolours artist:

dipingere a olio, ad acquerello

2. work (strive):

work

lottare (against contro; for per; to do per fare)

to work against corruption

lottare contro la corruzione

to work towards solution, agreement, compromise

adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere

3. work (function):

work equipment, machine:

funzionare, andare

work institution, system, heart, brain:

funzionare

to work on electricity, on gas

funzionare or andare a corrente elettrica, a gas

to work off the mains

funzionare a corrente

the washing machine isn't working

la lavatrice non funziona

4. work (act, operate):

it doesn't or things don't work like that

le cose non funzionano così

to work on the assumption that …

agire col presupposto or con l'idea che …

to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage

giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qn

to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage

giocare, tornare a sfavore di qn

5. work (be successful):

work treatment:

essere efficace, fare effetto

work detergent, drug:

agire, essere efficace (against contro; on su)

work spell:

agire, avere effetto

work plan, plot:

riuscire

work argument, hypothesis:

funzionare, reggere, stare in piedi

flattery won't work with me

le lusinghe non funzionano con me

the adaptation really works

l'adattamento è davvero riuscito

I didn't think the novel would work as a film

non credevo che il romanzo funzionasse come film

6. work (move):

work face, features:

contrarsi

V.work [ingl brit wəːk, ingl am wərk]

to work oneself into a frenzy (with anger)

dare in smanie or escandescenze

to work oneself into a frenzy (with hysteria)

diventare isterico

to work oneself into a rage

andare in collera or infuriarsi

to work one's way up

fare carriera, fare strada

to work one's way up the company

fare carriera nell'azienda

work basket [ingl brit, ingl am ˈwərkˌbæskət], work bag [ˈwɜːkbæɡ] SOST

work basket

cestino m da lavoro

I.work up VB [wəːk -] (work up [sth])

work up interest

stimolare

work up support

allargare, accrescere

to work up the courage to do

trovare il coraggio di fare

to work up some enthusiasm for

provare entusiasmo per

to work up an appetite

farsi venire l'appetito

II.work up VB [wəːk -] (work up to [sth])

work up announcement, confession, confrontation:

work up

prepararsi a

the music is working up to a climax

la musica sta crescendo per raggiungere l'apoteosi

III.work up VB [wəːk -] (work up [sb], work [sb] up)

1. work up (excite):

work up child, crowd

eccitare

to work sb up into a frenzy

innervosire, agitare qn

to work sb up into a rage

fare inferocire, infuriare qn

2. work up (annoy):

work up

innervosire

to get worked up

innervosirsi

to work oneself up

innervosirsi

to work oneself up into a state

innervosirsi, agitarsi

to get oneself all worked up over or about

innervosirsi, agitarsi per

drawn work [ingl am ˈdrɔnwərk], drawn-thread-work [ˈdrɔːn θredˌ wɜːk] SOST

drawn work

sfilato m

youth work [ˈjuːθwɜːk] SOST

youth work

= assistenza sociale dei giovani a rischio

part-work [ingl brit] SOST ingl brit

part-work

pubblicazione f a fascicoli, a dispense

I.work around VB [wəːk -] (work around to [sth])

work around subject:

work around

avvicinarsi a, giungere a toccare

it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say

ci ha messo un mucchio di tempo per dire quello che voleva dire

to work around to telling sb sth

arrivare a dire qc a qn

II.work around VB [wəːk -] (work [sth] around to)

to work the conversation around to sth

portare la conversazione su qc

clerical work SOST U

clerical work

lavoro m d'ufficio

work-shadowing [ˈwɜːkˌʃædəʊɪŋ] SOST

work-shadowing

= periodo di formazione professionale consistente nell'affiancarsi a una persona esperta

shift work [ingl am ˈʃɪf(t) ˌwərk] SOST

shift work

lavoro m a turni

to be on shift work

fare i turni

worked nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di worked nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.work [wɜ:rk] SOST

1. work (useful activity, employment, place of employment) FIS:

work

lavoro m

to be hard work (doing sth)

essere dura (fare qc)

to set sb to work

mettere a lavorare qu

good work!

bravo!

to be out of work

essere disoccupato

2. work (product) a. ARTE, MUS:

work

opera f

reference work

opera f di consultazione

3. work (factory):

work pl + sing/pl vb

fabbrica f

steel works

acciaieria f

4. work pl TECN:

work of a clock

meccanismo m

locuzioni:

to have one's work cut out to do sth

non essere facile per qu fare qc

to make short work of sb

sbrigarsela in fretta con qu

to make short work of sth

fare fuori qc rapidamente

to get to work on sb/sth colloq

lavorarsi qu/qc

the works colloq

tutto quanto

give me a pizza with the works

voglio una pizza con tutto

to give sb the works sl

pestare qu

II.work [wɜ:rk] VB vb intr

1. work (do job,):

work

lavorare

to work abroad

lavorare all'estero

to work as a teacher

fare l'insegnante

2. work (be busy):

work

essere occupato

to get working

mettersi al lavoro

to work hard

lavorare sodo

to work to do sth

impegnarsi a fare qc

3. work TECN (be successful):

work

funzionare

to get sth to work

far funzionare qc

4. work MED:

work

fare effetto

5. work (have an effect):

to work against sb/sth

agire contro qu/qc

to work against/for a candidate

risultare a sfavore/a favore di un candidato

to work both ways

essere un'arma a doppio taglio

6. work (move):

to work (somewhere)

spostarsi (da qualche parte)

7. work + agg (become):

to work free

liberarsi

to work loose

allentarsi

8. work letter (change expression):

work sb's face

contrarsi

locuzioni:

to work like a charm

funzionare a meraviglia

to work like a dog, to work like a slave

lavorare come un mulo

to work around to sth

prepararsi a poco a poco per qc

III.work [wɜ:rk] VB vb trans

1. work (make sb work):

to work sb hard

far lavorare molto qu

to work oneself to death

ammazzarsi di lavoro

to work a forty-hour week

avere una settimana lavorativa di quaranta ore

2. work TECN (operate):

work

far funzionare

to be worked by sth

essere azionato da qc

3. work (move back and forward):

work

muovere

to work sth free

liberare qc

to work sth loose

allentare qc

to work one's way along sth

farsi strada lungo qc

4. work (bring about):

work

produrre

work a miracle

fare

to work it [or things] so that …

fare in modo che… +subj

5. work (shape):

work

modellare

work bronze, iron

lavorare

6. work MODA (embroider):

work

ricamare

7. work:

work MINER

sfruttare

work AGR

lavorare

8. work (pay for by working):

to work one's way through college

mantenersi all'università lavorando

I.work out VB vb trans

1. work out (solve):

work out

risolvere

to work things out

sistemare le cose

2. work out (calculate):

work out

calcolare

3. work out a settlement, solution:

work out (develop)

elaborare

work out (develop)

trovare

work out (decide)

decidere

4. work out (understand):

work out

capire

5. work out (complete):

work out

completare

work out one's contract

lavorare fino alla fine del

locuzioni:

to be worked out lode, mine, quarry

essere sfruttato

II.work out VB vb intr

1. work out (give a result):

work out a calculation, sum

ammontare a

work out cheaper, more expensive

risultare

2. work out (be resolved):

work out

risolversi

3. work out (be successful):

work out

funzionare

to work out for the best

finire bene

4. work out (do exercise):

work out

allenarsi

research work SOST

research work

lavoro m di ricerca

work over VB vb trans colloq

work over

pestare

work on VB vb trans

work on a car, project

lavorare a

work on accent, fitness, skills

lavorare per migliorare

work on assumption, hypothesis

esaminare

work on person

lavorarsi

welfare work SOST

welfare work

servizio m di assistenza sociale

shift work [ˈʃɪft·wɜ:rk] SOST

shift work

lavoro m a turni

work-sharing [ˈwɜ:rk·ˌʃe·rɪŋ] SOST

work-sharing

ripartizione f del lavoro

work force SOST + sing/pl vb

work force

popolazione f attiva

I.work off VB vb trans

1. work off (counter effects of):

work off one's anger, frustration

sfogare

work off stress

alleviare

2. work off (pay by working):

work off

pagare lavorando

II.work off VB vb intr TECN

work off

separarsi

worked Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to be taken over by one's work

essere schiavo del lavoro

to work like a dog, to work like a slave

lavorare come un mulo

to be worked by sth

essere azionato da qc

she worked for the Washington Post as a summer intern

durante l'estate ha lavorato come stagista presso il Washington Post

she has no appreciation of my work

non apprezza il mio lavoro

to be unfit for work/military duty

essere inabile al lavoro/al servizio militare

to bear the brunt of the work

fare il grosso del lavoro

to be worked out lode, mine, quarry

essere sfruttato

to have to work for a living

guadagnare per vivere

I'll finish the work within two months

finirò il lavoro in due mesi

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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Amy had never even had a singing lesson before that audition, so we practised it together and worked on her breathing.

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His was a dangerous occupation: the relay of postal runners worked throughout the day and night, vulnerable to attacks by bandits and wild animals.

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He worked as a houseboy on the estate and, as a young man, worked in the lumberyard.

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Just to hover in the room where they worked or plotted was instructive.

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As an artist she worked across several media including painting, tapestry and environmental art.

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While there is a winter low season, the business worked reasonably well with stand-in operators last year.

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Although silversmiths of this era were typically familiar with all precious metals, they primarily worked in sterling silver.

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Immoderate drinkers who worked out had far more white matter than their sedentary peers.

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He later worked in the oil business after being released from prison as a result of a presidential commutation.

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A strong supporter of patent reform, he worked for ways of streamlining and expediting patent operations.

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