to work

work

wɜ:k

vēk

Définition et signification de « work » en anglais

to work

VERBE

travailler

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

Intransitive

informations grammaticales

composition morphologique

simple

verbe d’action

régulier

présent

work

3e personne du singulier

works

participe présent

working

passé simple

worked

participe passé

worked

Exemples

He's been working on his presentation for hours.

Il travaille sur sa présentation depuis des heures.

1.1

travailler, faire marcher, faire fonctionner

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

Transitive: to work sth

Exemples

He worked his connections to secure a job offer.

Il a travaillé ses relations pour obtenir une offre d'emploi.

1.2

faire travailler, travailler

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

Transitive: to work sb

Exemples

He worked himself to exhaustion trying to finish the project.

Il s'est travaillé jusqu'à l'épuisement en essayant de terminer le projet.

travailler

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

Exemples

Both of my siblings work full-time jobs.

Mes deux frères et sœurs travaillent à temps plein.

marcher

to operate or function properly

Intransitive

Exemples

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

L'ascenseur ne fonctionne pas, nous devons prendre les escaliers.

3.1

faire marcher, faire fonctionner

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

Transitive: to work sth

Exemples

Do you know how to work the sewing machine?

Savez-vous comment faire fonctionner la machine à coudre ?

travailler, façonner

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

Transitive: to work sth

Exemples

He is working the dough to make bread.

Il travaille la pâte pour faire du pain.

4.1

travailler

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

Transitive: to work with sth | to work in sth

Exemples

A jewelry maker working with gold to create a necklace.

Un fabricant de bijoux travaillant avec de l'or pour créer un collier.

marcher, être efficace, agir

to have the result that is desired

Intransitive

Exemples

His solution worked, and they resolved the problem.

Sa solution a fonctionné, et ils ont résolu le problème.

5.1

travailler

to make efforts in order to gain something

Exemples

She is working to improve her language skills.

Elle travaille à améliorer ses compétences linguistiques.

5.2

jouer (en faveur ou en défaveur)

to have a specific impact

Linking Verb: to work in a specific manner

Exemples

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

Avoir un bon sens de l'humour devrait jouer en votre faveur.

devenir

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

Complex Transitive: to work sth through sth

Exemples

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

J'ai dû me frayer un chemin à travers la foule pour atteindre la scène.

6.1

bouger

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

Intransitive

Exemples

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

Il vit la figure fantomatique apparaître devant lui, sa bouche travaillant alors qu'il essayait de crier mais aucun son ne sortait.

se mettre dans

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

Complex Transitive: to work sb into sth

Exemples

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

Il s'est mis en rage lorsqu'il a découvert la trahison.

7.1

bouleverser, parvenir

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

Transitive: to work sb/sth

Exemples

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

Le réalisateur du film a travaillé les acteurs pour évoquer les émotions souhaitées dans la scène.

Work

NOM

travail

activity that requires physical or mental effort

informations grammaticales

statut d’animéité

abstrait

composition morphologique

simple

indénombrable

Exemples

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

Il apprécie le travail créatif d'écrire de la poésie pendant son temps libre.

travail

something that we do regularly to earn money

Exemples

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

Pendant les vacances d'été, elle a pris un travail comme guide touristique.

œuvre

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

Exemples

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

Chaque œuvre de la collection de l'artiste raconte une histoire unique.

travail, lieu de travail

a place where work is done

étude, travail intellectuel

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

travail, œuvre

(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

travail, ouvrage

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

Exemples

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

J'ai beaucoup de travail à terminer avant la date limite.

Arbre Lexical

overwork

rework

underwork

work

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Mots Proches

wordy

wordsmith

words must be weighed not counted

words fail

words are for women actions for men

work a pitcher to full count

Définition et signification de « work » en anglais

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