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| works npl | (art, literature, music: achievements) (artă, literatură) | lucrări s.f.pl. |
| | | scrieri s.f.pl. |
| | The author's poems are his most overlooked works. |
| works npl | (factory) | fabrică, uzină s.f. |
| | Most of the menfolk were employed at the town's works. |
| the works expr | informal (everything) | tot ce îți poți imagina expr. |
| | | toate opțiunile posibile expr. |
| | | tot luxul expr. |
| | He dreamed of buying a shiny new car with the works. |
| the works expr | informal (unpleasant treatment) | muștruluială s.f. |
| | | mustrare, dojană s.f. |
| | She forgot his birthday, and he gave her the works. |
| work n | uncountable (type of task) | muncă s.f. |
| | (atribuită) | sarcină s.f. |
| | I don't like this work. Can I do something different? |
| | Nu-mi place munca asta. Pot să fac altceva? |
| work n | (office, place of work) | loc de muncă loc.subst. |
| | This is his work. Yes, that building. |
| | Aici e locul lui de muncă. Da, clădirea aceea. |
| work n | (activity) | treabă s.f. |
| | He is doing some work or other in the shop. |
| work n | (objects on which work is done) | lucrare s.f. |
| | The art students took their work to the benches. |
| work n | (product of labor) (efectul muncii) | lucrare s.f. |
| | | treabă s.f. |
| | The work was obviously well done. |
| | În mod evident, lucrarea fusese bine făcută. |
| | În mod evident, făcuseră treabă bună. |
| work n | (building) | lucrare s.f. |
| | The tunnel is an impressive work of engineering. |
| work n | (physics: force times distance) (fizică) | lucru mecanic s.n. |
| | In physics, work deals with transference of energy. |
| work n | (product of artist) | operă s.f. |
| | Many think Beethoven's Ninth is his greatest work. |
| | I have the complete works of Dickens in my library. |
| work n as adj | (of, concerning work) | de lucru loc.adj. |
| | He got a work permit in July. |
| works npl | (construction) (construcție) | lucrări s.f.pl. |
| work⇒ vi | (with adverb or noun phrase) | a lucra, a munci vb.intranz. |
| | We'll have to work late to finish this project. |
| | Sheila's been working extra hours to pay off her debts. |
| work as [sth] vi + prep | (make a living as) | a lucra ca vb.intranz. |
| | Right now I am working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, but I want to be an actress. |
| work for [sb] vi + prep | informal (be OK with [sb]) | a fi bine, a fi potrivit vb.intranz. |
| | (figurat) | a merge vb.intranz. |
| | | a fi în regulă expr.vb. |
| | I could meet you at 2 pm on Wednesday; does that work for you? |
work [sth],
work [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (contort) | a îndoi vb.tranz. |
| | | a da formă loc.vb. |
| | She worked the wire into a loop. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (accomplish) | a determina, a produce, a cauza vb.tranz. |
| | She worked a change in the texture of the dough. |
| work [sth] vtr | (fashion by work) | a fasona, a prelucra vb.tranz. |
| | | a transforma vb.tranz. |
| | The carpenter works the pieces into a table. |
| work [sb]⇒ vtr | (keep at work) | a ține la lucru expr. |
| | The boss worked them until late into the night. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (land, be a farmer) | a munci, a prelucra vb.tranz. |
| | The farmer worked the land. |
| work [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade) | a convinge vb.tranz. |
| | | a aduce în starea de expr. |
| | The minister worked the congregation into an exultant state. |
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a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unusual character, individual) (informal) | figură s.f. |
| | | personaj s.n. |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unpleasant, difficult person) (informal) | figură s.f. |
| | | personaj s.n. |
| | Tommy's a real piece of work; I heard he blamed his mistake on the boss. |
| all in a day's work expr | informal, figurative (routine activity) | munca de zi cu zi, rutina de zi cu zi s.f. |
| | There's no need to thank me - it's all in a day's work for me. |
| all work n | (working all the time, overwork) | muncă și iar muncă s.f. |
| be approved to work v expr | (be permitted, qualified to do a job) | apt de muncă loc.adj. |
| | | calificat, autorizat adj. |
| at work adv | (at your workplace) | la serviciu, la muncă expr. |
| | Bob never checks his personal email at work. |
| at work on [sth] adj | (working on) | în acțiune loc.adv. |
| | (conjugat) | a munci la, a lucra la vb.intranz. |
| | | a se ocupa de vb.reflex. |
| | | în lucru loc.adv. |
| | The show is a great success, and its writers are already at work on the second season. |
| blood work n | (blood test) | test de sânge s.n. |
| | A yearly physical examination typically includes blood work. |
| charity work n | (work done for charitable cause) | activitate cu scop caritativ s.f. |
| | She does charity work, mostly for the orphans' home. |
| collected works npl | (anthology) | operă integrală s.f. |
| | | opere complete s.f.pl. |
| collected works npl | (everything by an author) | operă integrală s.f. |
| | | opere complete s.f.pl. |
| | This volume contains the entire collected works of Coleridge. |
| custom work n | ([sth] tailor-made, made to order) | lucrare la comandă s.f. |
| | The motorcyclists admired all the custom work on the bikes parked outside the bar. |
| custom work n | (bespoke, personalized service) | serviciu personalizat s.n. |
| have your work cut out for you v expr | informal, figurative (have a hard task ahead) | a avea o sarcină grea expr.vb. |
| | | a avea o misiune dificilă expr.vb. |
| | The house Joe and Maggie have bought needs a lot of renovation; they certainly have their work cut out for them. |
| day's work n | (work done in one day) | o zi de muncă, o zi de lucru s.f. |
| | It will take one more day's work to finish the job. |
| detective work n | literal (investigations carried out by a detective) | muncă de detectiv s.f. |
| | If the police based their accusations on detective work, rather than prejudice, they would be more effective. |
| detective work n | figurative (research) | cercetare s.f. |
| | | documentare s.f. |
| | I did a little detective work to find out why my mail hadn't been delivered in three days. |
| dirty work n | figurative (unpleasant task) | muncă murdară s.f. |
| | He was sick and tired of doing all her dirty work for her. |
| dirty work n | figurative (immoral or illegal action) | afacere necurată s.f. |
| | The mob boss hired goons to handle his dirty work. |
| do the dirty work v expr | figurative, slang (perform a disagreeable task) | a face treaba murdară |
| | She no longer had servants to do the dirty work for her. |
| do work for charity v expr | (volunteer) | a voluntaria vb.intranz. |
| | | a face muncă de caritate expr.vb. |
| field work n | (research carried out on site) | muncă de teren s.f. |
| | Smithers is in the Amazon doing field work on endangered species. |
| | Her fieldwork confirmed her academic theory about economic development. |
get down to business,
get down to work v expr | (start now) | a se apuca de treabă loc.vb. |
| | We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
| go to work v expr | (travel to workplace) | a merge la muncă expr. |
| | I prefer to go to work early before the traffic gets heavy. |
| go to work vi | figurative (do [sth] thoroughly) | a face temeinic loc.vb. |
| great work n | (job: done well) | operă măreață s.f. |
| | | capodoperă s.f. |
| | Her boss congratulated Chloe on her great work. |
| group work | (sociology) | grup de lucru s.n. |
| hard at work adj | (working hard) | muncitor adj. |
| | | silitor adj. |
| | Miguel was hard at work doing his history project. |
| hard work n | (great effort) | muncă din răsputeri s.f. |
| | | efort susținut s.n. |
| | We would like to commend you on your hard work for the company over the years. |
| hard work n | informal ([sth]: requires effort) | muncă grea s.f. |
| | Riding a bike uphill is hard work. |
| keep up the good work v expr | (expressing approval) | a o ține tot așa vb. |
| | | a continua tot așa vb. |
| | My teacher told me to keep up the good work after I scored 100% in the exam. |
| laboratory work n | (scientific research done in a laboratory) | muncă de laborator s.f. |
| | I'd like to find some laboratory work during the summer holidays. |
latticework,
trelliswork n | ([sth] with a crisscross design) | obiect cu model în zăbrele s.n. |
lifework,
life's work,
life-work n | (one's main endeavour) | operă capitală s.f. |
| | | muncă de o viață s.f. |
| line of work n | (profession, trade: field) | profesie, meserie s.f. |
| | | domeniu s.n. |
| | Police officers regularly have to deal with danger in their line of work. |
| mosaic work n | countable (artwork made of small pieces) | mozaic s.n. |
| off work adv | (not at work) | în concediu loc.adv. |
| | | liber adv. |
out of work,
out-of-work adj | (jobless) | șomer adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The closing of the tin mines left many men out of work. |
part work,
partwork n | (magazine series forming a collection) (publicații) | colecție s.f. |
| piece of work n | literal ([sth] made or done) | lucrare s.f. |
piecework,
piece work,
piece-work n | (work paid by the unit) | muncă plătită pe proiect s.f. |
| reference work n | (book consulted for information) (dicționare, enciclopedii) | lucrare de referință s.f. |
| | The Encyclopædia Britannica is a serious reference work. |
school work,
schoolwork n | (studies done at or for school) (pentru școală) | temă s.f. |
| scope of work n | (nature and extent of a job or task) | aria de acoperire a muncii expr. |
| | The scope of work for a project should specify precisely what work will be done. |
| set to work v expr | (start doing [sth]) | a se apuca de treabă loc.vb. |
| | He set to work as soon as he was given the new task. |
| set [sb] to work v expr | (cause to start doing [sth]) | a pune la treabă, a pune la muncă expr. |
| | The manager set the new employee to work filing invoices. |
| social work n | (assistance to local community) | asistență socială s.f. |
| | Social work involves dealing with people from all walks of life. |
| tedious work n | (laborious task) | sarcină minuțioasă s.f. |
| temporary work n | (employment on short-term contract) | slujbă temporară s.f. |
| | Temporary work is particularly common amongst young people. |
| timber work n | (wooden structure) | construcție de cherestea s.f. |
| | Over all the house was well-built but there were one or two problems with the timber work. |
| voluntary work n | (unpaid employment for a cause) | muncă voluntară s.f. |
| volunteer work n | (unpaid employment for a cause) | muncă voluntară s.f. |
| | Volunteer work looks good on your resume. |
| welfare work n | (social services) | servicii sociale s.n.pl. |
| work as a team v expr | (co-operate) | a lucra în echipă loc.vb. |
| | If we work as a team we'll finish much sooner. |
| work at [sth] vtr | (put great effort into) | a lucra la vb.intranz. |
| | We are currently working at finding ways to become more environmentally friendly. |
| work camp n | (enforced labour camp) | tabără de muncă s.f. |
| | Under Stalin's regime, political prisoners were sent to work camps. |
| work cited n | (bibliography: quoted text) | lucrare citată s.f. |
| | My English teacher always wants a work cited page, and I never know how to do one. |
| work ethic n | (belief in working hard) | etică profesională s.f. |
| | He has a very strong work ethic, sometimes to the detriment of his family life. |
| work experience n | (temporary job placement) | experiență de lucru s.f. |
| | All students on the course undertake a period of work experience. |
| work experience n | US (professional experience) | experiență profesională s.f. |
| | To apply for the position, please provide a detailed description of your work experience. |
| work for [sb/sth] vi + prep | (be employed by) | a lucra pentru vb.intranz. |
| | I work for the government. |
| work for [sb] vi + prep | (do tasks or jobs for [sb]) | a munci pentru cineva, a lucra pentru cineva vb.intranz. |
| | Tom works for Mrs Pritchard, doing gardening and repair jobs. |
| work for [sb] vi + prep | informal (be suitable, convenient for [sb]) | a fi acceptabil, a fi convenabil vb.intranz. |
| | I could meet with you at my office next Tuesday; does that work for you? |
| work hard vi + adv | (be diligent, apply yourself) | a munci din greu expr.vb. |
| | | a studia pe rupte expr.vb. |
| | When studying for exams it is important to work hard. |
| work hard vi | (be devoted to one's job) | a munci din greu expr. |
| work in [sth] vi + prep | (trade, profession) (într-un domeniu) | a lucra, a activa vb.tranz. |
| | | a fi de meserie expr. |
| | My husband works in accounting, and I work in technical services. |
work in progress,
work-in-progress n | ([sth] not yet finished) | lucrare neterminată / în desfășurare s.f. |
| | My novel's still a work in progress. |
| work like crazy v expr | slang (work extremely hard) | a da în brânci loc.vb. |
| | We've worked like crazy to beat that nearly-impossible deadline you set. |
| work like mad v expr | slang (work extremely hard) | a munci pe rupte loc.vb. |
| | They were working like mad, trying to finish the stocktake before the shop opened in the morning. |
| work of art n | (painting, sculpture, etc.) | operă de artă s.f. |
| | The museum is a place to contemplate works of art. |
| work of art n | figurative ([sth] beautiful and impressive) | operă de artă s.f. |
| | Aunt Betty's layer cake was a culinary work of art. |
| work of fiction n | (novel, etc.: invented story) | operă de ficțiune s.f. |
| | Her characters seemed so real, it was hard to believe the story was a work of fiction. |
| work off vtr | (get rid of by physical effort) | a da jos prin mișcare expr. |
| | | a arde calorii prin exercițiu fizic expr. |
| | Walking around the neighborhood should work off some of that meal. |
| work on vtr | (put effort into) | a lucra la vb.intranz. |
| | You really need to work on controlling your temper. |
| work on vtr | (try to persuade) | a încerca să convingă loc.vb. |
| | Mike doesn't want to come with us, but I'm working on him. |
| work over vtr | slang (beat up, assault) | a asalta vb.tranz. |
| | The thugs really worked him over. |
| work overtime vtr + adv | (work extra hours) | a lucra ore suplimentare loc.vb. |
| | I won't work overtime unless they pay me extra for the hours. |
| work permit n | (law: allows employment) | permis de muncă s.n. |
| | Before Emma can move to the company's French office, she will need to obtain a work permit. |
| work placement n | UK (temporary job, internship) | slujbă temporară s.f. |
| | | stagiatură s.f. |
| | I applied for a work placement during the holidays. |
| work shift n | (period of work) | tură de lucru s.f. |
| | My usual work shift is 8:30 to 5, but sometimes I work from noon to 8 instead. |
| work shoes npl | (sturdy footwear worn when working) | încălțăminte de lucru s.f. |
| | Nurses often wear white work shoes. |
| work space n | (area used for work) | spațiu de lucru s.n. |
| | Professor Hawkins had a very cluttered work space, with piles of papers and books everywhere. |
| work stream n | (flow of tasks carried out) | flux al muncii s.n. |
| work through vtr | (manage, deal with) | a se descurca să vb.reflex. |
| | I worked through my budget, and decided to spend less. |
| work together vi + adv | (co-operate) | a lucra împreună vb.intranz. |
| | We'll finish the job more quickly if we work together. |
| work train n | (train used for repairs to railroad) | tren de lucru s.n. |
| work up vtr | (annoy or excite) | a zgândări vb.tranz. |
| | His speech worked the crowd up into a frenzy. |
| work up vtr | (produce, generate) | a genera vb.tranz. |
| | I'm so unfit that I work up a sweat just walking down to the corner. |
| work up vtr | (prepare) | a pregăti vb.tranz. |
| | Susan will try to work up a sketch by Friday. |