to work

work

wɜ:k

vēk

Definición y significado de "work"en inglés

to work

VERBO

trabajar

to do certain physical or mental activities in order to achieve a result or as a part of our job

Intransitive

información gramatical

composición morfológica

simple

verbo de acción

regular

presente

work

3.ª persona singular

works

participio presente

working

pretérito simple

worked

participio pasado

worked

Ejemplos

He's been working on his presentation for hours.

Ha estado trabajando en su presentación durante horas.

1.1

trabajar

to use or manage a particular thing in order to achieve something from it

Transitive: to work sth

Ejemplos

He worked his connections to secure a job offer.

Él trabajó sus conexiones para asegurar una oferta de trabajo.

1.2

hacer trabajar

to cause oneself or someone else to work, particularly extremely hard

Transitive: to work sb

Ejemplos

He worked himself to exhaustion trying to finish the project.

Se trabajó hasta el agotamiento intentando terminar el proyecto.

trabajar

to do a job or task, usually for a company or organization, in order to receive money

Transitive: to work for sb/sth | to work in sth | to work with sb/sth

Linking Verb: to work as sb

Ejemplos

Both of my siblings work full-time jobs.

Mis dos hermanos trabajan a tiempo completo.

funcionar

to operate or function properly

Intransitive

Ejemplos

The elevator is not working, we have to take the stairs.

El ascensor no funciona, tenemos que tomar las escaleras.

3.1

funcionar

to cause a device, machine, etc. to be in operation

Transitive: to work sth

Ejemplos

Do you know how to work the sewing machine?

¿Sabes cómo hacer funcionar la máquina de coser?

trabajar

to change the form or shape of a material into a certain form or shape by hitting, stretching, squeezing, etc.

Transitive: to work sth

Ejemplos

He is working the dough to make bread.

Él está trabajando la masa para hacer pan.

4.1

trabajar

to use a particular material to produce or craft a form of art

Transitive: to work with sth | to work in sth

Ejemplos

A jewelry maker working with gold to create a necklace.

Un joyero trabajando con oro para crear un collar.

funcionar

to have the result that is desired

Intransitive

Ejemplos

His solution worked, and they resolved the problem.

Su solución funcionó, y resolvieron el problema.

5.1

trabajar por

to make efforts in order to gain something

Ejemplos

She is working to improve her language skills.

Ella trabaja para mejorar sus habilidades lingüísticas.

5.2

funcionar

to have a specific impact

Linking Verb: to work in a specific manner

Ejemplos

Having a good sense of humor should work in your favor.

Tener un buen sentido del humor debería funcionar a tu favor.

abrirse camino, avanzar con dificultad

to move or pass from a particular position to another gradually or with difficulty

Complex Transitive: to work sth through sth

Ejemplos

I had to work my way through the crowd to get to the stage.

Tuve que abrirme paso entre la multitud para llegar al escenario.

6.1

moverse

(of a part of face or body) to move violently

Intransitive

Ejemplos

He saw the ghostly figure appear before him, his mouth working as he tried to scream but no sound came out.

Vio la figura fantasmal aparecer ante él, su boca trabajando mientras intentaba gritar pero no salía ningún sonido.

ponerse

to cause oneself or someone else to be in a particular emotional state

Complex Transitive: to work sb into sth

Ejemplos

He worked himself into a rage when he found out about the betrayal.

Se trabajó hasta enfurecerse cuando se enteró de la traición.

7.1

trabajarse, convencer

to use one's persuasiveness to manipulate or influence someone's emotions or behavior

Transitive: to work sb/sth

Ejemplos

The movie director worked the actors to evoke the desired emotions in the scene.

El director de la película trabajó a los actores para evocar las emociones deseadas en la escena.

Work

SUSTANTIVO

trabajo

activity that requires physical or mental effort

información gramatical

estado de animacidad

abstracto

composición morfológica

simple

incontable

Ejemplos

He enjoys the creative work of writing poetry in his spare time.

Disfruta del trabajo creativo de escribir poesía en su tiempo libre.

trabajo

something that we do regularly to earn money

Ejemplos

During the summer break, she took up work as a tour guide.

Durante las vacaciones de verano, ella tomó un trabajo como guía turística.

obra

a painting, piece of music or book that is produced by a painter, musician, or writer

Ejemplos

Each work in the artist's collection tells a unique story.

Cada obra de la colección del artista cuenta una historia única.

trabajo, lugar de trabajo

a place where work is done

estudio, trabajo intelectual

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

trabajo, obra

(physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force

trabajo, labor

tasks, documents, or projects that a person is currently engaged in or working on

Ejemplos

I have a lot of work to finish before the deadline.

Tengo mucho trabajo que terminar antes del plazo.

Árbol Léxico

overwork

rework

underwork

work

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Palabras Cercanas

wordy

wordsmith

words must be weighed not counted

words fail

words are for women actions for men

work a pitcher to full count

Definición y significado de "work"en inglés

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