| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| job n | (employment) | emprego, trabalho sm |
| | I need to find a new job. |
| | Debbie has to do two jobs to make ends meet. |
| | Preciso encontrar um novo emprego. // Debbie tem que ter dois trabalhos para sobreviver. |
| occupation n | (job, profession) | profissão sf |
| | | emprego sm |
| | | ocupação sf |
| | Christine finds her occupation as a writer very satisfying. |
| | Christine acha sua profissão como escritora muito satisfatória. |
| employment n | (job) | emprego sm |
| | Many young people struggle to find employment. |
| | Muitos jovens lutam para conseguir emprego. |
| signing n | (hiring: sportsperson, model) | contratação sf |
| | | emprego sm |
| | The formal signing for the new football players will take place on Saturday. |
| use n | (putting into service) (ato ou efeito de usar-se) | uso sm |
| | | emprego sm |
| | The use of a computer increased productivity. |
| | O uso do computador aumentou a produtividade. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês O emprego de jogos educativos traz benefícios à educação infantil. |
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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
apply for a job,
apply for a position v expr | (reply to employment advertisement) | candidatar-se a um emprego loc v |
| | My only task for today is to apply for a job. |
| career fair n | (recruitment event) | feira de emprego loc sf |
| dream job n | informal (desired or ideal occupation) | emprego dos sonhos, emprego ideal |
| | My old job was a nightmare but this one's truly a dream job. |
| employ sb vtr | (people) (pessoas) | empregar vt |
| | | dar emprego loc v |
| | This company employs over a hundred staff. |
| | Esta empresa emprega cem funcionários. |
| employment agency n | (company: finds jobs) | agência de emprego sf |
| employment application n | (formal response to a job vacancy) | ficha de emprego loc sf |
| | In order to be considered for this position, you must complete an employment application. |
| employment contract n | (contract about a job) | contrato de emprego loc sm |
| full employment n | (all of workforce is employed) (Econ: economia em equilibro) | pleno emprego loc sm |
| | Full employment is a goal of every administration. |
| get a job v expr | informal (find employment) (BRA, encontrar emprego) | arrumar emprego loc v |
| | | arranjar emprego, encontrar trabalho loc v |
| | I need to get a job that pays well. |
| | Preciso arrumar um emprego que pague bem. |
| graduate work n | (employment for sb with a degree) (emprego para alguém com graduação) | emprego qualificado loc sm |
| have a job v expr | (be in employment) (ter ocupação) | ter um emprego loc v |
| hold down a job v expr | (remain in employment) (coloquial: manter-se empregado) | segurar um emprego expres |
| | | permanecer empregado vt + sm |
| | After years of unemployment, John managed to hold down a job at the post office. I can never seem to hold down a job. |
| job board n | (noticeboard advertising work vacancies) | quadro de emprego sm |
| | | tabela de emprego sf |
| job board n | (website advertising work vacancies) | site de emprego sm |
| job centre n | UK (work support place) (BRA) | Centro de Apoio ao Trabalho sm |
| | (POR) | Centro de Emprego sm |
| job hunt n | (search for employment) | procura por emprego sf |
| | After she was made redundant, Alicia's job hunt was long and demoralizing. |
| job hunting n | (searching for employment) | busca de emprego sf |
| | Job hunting is a time-consuming business. |
| job-hunting adj | (related to job hunting) | de busca de emprego loc adj |
| job offer n | (invitation to be hired for job) | oferta de emprego loc subs |
| | Ana applied to ten companies and received job offers from three of them. |
| job security n | (chances of staying in employment) | estabilidade no emprego sf |
| | In the current economy, job security is a major concern of many employees. |
| job vacancies npl | (employment openings) | vagas de emprego sf pl |
| job-hunter n | (sb looking for a job) (figurado) | caçador de emprego sm + loc adj |
| jobholder n | (employed person, worker) | pessoa com emprego fixo loc sf |
| live in vi phrasal | (reside in your workplace) | morar no emprego expres v |
| | The hotel staff live in so they don't have to travel home after work. |
| | O pessoal do hotel mora no emprego, portanto eles não têm de viajar para casa depois do trabalho. |
| misuse n | (wrong use of sth) | mau uso loc sm |
| | | emprego incorreto loc sm |
| | The English teacher was easily upset by the misuse of words. The court imprisoned the businessman for his misuse of the employee pension fund. |
| | A professora de inglês se irritava facilmente com o mau uso das palavras. A corte aprisionou o executivo pelo mau uso do fundo de pensões dos empregados. |
| moonlighting n | (working a second job) | segundo emprego loc sm |
| Present Appointment n | written (current job) | ocupação atual loc sf |
| | | emprego atual, trabalho atual sm |
| | Please state your present appointment and the institution at which you are currently based. |
| second job n | (for additional income) | segundo emprego loc sm |
| | Evelyn took a second job as a cleaner to pay all her bills. |
short time,
short-time n | (temporarily working for less pay) | emprego temporário sm + adj |
sweatshop,
sweat shop n | informal, figurative, pejorative (factory that exploits workers) (pejorativo) | emprego escravizante loc sm |
| | A lot of immigrants work in sweatshops, sewing garments. |
| | Muitos imigrantes trabalham em empregos escravizantes costurando. |
| take a job v expr | (accept employment) | aceitar um emprego expres |
| | (informal) | trabalhar vt |
| | She needed money so badly that she took a job as a waitress in a seedy bar. |
| temporary work n | (employment on short-term contract) (emprego de contrato por curto prazo) | emprego temporário loc sm |
| | | trabalho temporário loc sm |
| | Temporary work is particularly common amongst young people. |
| vacant post n | (available position, job to be filled) (vaga disponível, emprego a ser preenchido) | vaga de emprego sf |
| | I've heard there's a vacant post in this company. |