to work

work

wɜ:k

vēk

Definizione e significato di "work"in inglese

to work

VERBO

lavorare

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

Intransitive

informazioni grammaticali

composizione morfologica

semplice

verbo d’azione

regolare

presente

work

3ª persona singolare

works

participio presente

working

passato semplice

worked

participio passato

worked

Esempi

He's been working on his presentation for hours.

Sta lavorando alla sua presentazione da ore.

1.1

usare, gestire

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

Transitive: to work sth

Esempi

He worked his connections to secure a job offer.

Ha lavorato le sue connessioni per assicurarsi un'offerta di lavoro.

1.2

lavorare, sgobbare

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

Transitive: to work sb

Esempi

He worked himself to exhaustion trying to finish the project.

Si è lavorato fino allo sfinimento cercando di finire il progetto.

lavorare

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

Esempi

Both of my siblings work full-time jobs.

Entrambi i miei fratelli lavorano a tempo pieno.

operare

to operate or function properly

Intransitive

Esempi

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

L'ascensore non funziona, dobbiamo prendere le scale.

3.1

far funzionare, usare

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

Transitive: to work sth

Esempi

Do you know how to work the sewing machine?

Sai come far funzionare la macchina da cucire?

lavorare, impastare

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

Transitive: to work sth

Esempi

He is working the dough to make bread.

Sta lavorando l'impasto per fare il pane.

4.1

lavorare

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

Transitive: to work with sth | to work in sth

Esempi

A jewelry maker working with gold to create a necklace.

Un gioielliere che lavora con l'oro per creare una collana.

funzionare, riuscire

to have the result that is desired

Intransitive

Esempi

His solution worked, and they resolved the problem.

La sua soluzione ha funzionato, e hanno risolto il problema.

5.1

lavorare

to make efforts in order to gain something

Esempi

She is working to improve her language skills.

Lei lavora per migliorare le sue abilità linguistiche.

5.2

funzionare

to have a specific impact

Linking Verb: to work in a specific manner

Esempi

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

Avere un buon senso dell'umorismo dovrebbe funzionare a tuo favore.

farsi strada, progredire con difficoltà

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

Complex Transitive: to work sth through sth

Esempi

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

Ho dovuto farmi strada tra la folla per raggiungere il palco.

6.1

contrarsi, torcersi

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

Intransitive

Esempi

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

Vide la figura spettrale apparire davanti a lui, la sua bocca lavorava mentre cercava di urlare ma non usciva alcun suono.

mettersi, lavorarsi

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

Complex Transitive: to work sb into sth

Esempi

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

Si lavorò fino a farsi prendere dalla rabbia quando scoprì il tradimento.

7.1

manipolare, influenzare

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

Transitive: to work sb/sth

Esempi

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

Il regista del film ha lavorato gli attori per evocare le emozioni desiderate nella scena.

Work

SOSTANTIVO

lavoro

activity that requires physical or mental effort

informazioni grammaticali

stato di animatezza

astratto

composizione morfologica

semplice

non numerabile

Esempi

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

Gli piace il lavoro creativo di scrivere poesie nel suo tempo libero.

lavoro

something that we do regularly to earn money

Esempi

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

Durante le vacanze estive, ha preso un lavoro come guida turistica.

lavoro

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

Esempi

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

Ogni opera nella collezione dell'artista racconta una storia unica.

lavoro, posto di lavoro

a place where work is done

studio, lavoro intellettuale

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

lavoro, opera

(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

lavoro, opera

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

Esempi

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

Ho molto lavoro da finire prima della scadenza.

Albero Lessicale

overwork

rework

underwork

work

@langeek.co

Parole Vicine

wordy

wordsmith

words must be weighed not counted

words fail

words are for women actions for men

work a pitcher to full count

Definizione e significato di "work"in inglese

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