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work verb

worked/wrought   /wøːk/ , /wɜɪ̯k/ , /wɜː(ɹ)k/ , /wɜːk/ , /wɝk/ , /wɵːk/ , [wœːk] , [wɔːk] , [wɚk] , [wɛːk] , [wɜːk] , [wʊːɹk]
  • to do a specific task
 travailler, bosser
  • to function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for
 marcher, fonctionner
  • to set into action
 actionner
  • to embroider with thread
 broder
  • to cause to happen
 faire
  • to operate in a certain place, area, or specialty.
 opérer
  • to behave in a certain way when handled.
 se travailler
  • to shape, form, or improve a material
 travailler

work noun

  /wøːk/ , /wɜɪ̯k/ , /wɜː(ɹ)k/ , /wɜːk/ , /wɝk/ , /wɵːk/ , [wœːk] , [wɔːk] , [wɚk] , [wɛːk] , [wɜːk] , [wʊːɹk]
  • labour, employment, occupation, job
 travail, œuvre, création
  • literary, artistic, or intellectual production
 œuvre, travail
  • effort expended on a particular task
 travail, œuvre
  • place where one is employed
  • physics: measure of energy expended in moving an object
 travail
  • result of a particular manner of production
 œuvre

working noun

  /ˈwɜːkɪŋ/ , /ˈwɝkɪŋ/
  • method of operation
 fonctionnement

works

fabrique

works noun

  /wɜːks/ , /wɝks/
  • plural form of work (in its countable senses)
 marcher
  • a mechanism or machine; the means by which something happens
 machine

workings

fonctionnement
work out
calculer, entraîner
work of art
œuvre d’art, ouvrage d'art
work-to-rule
grève du zèle, grève perlée
work function
travail de sortie
undeclared work
travail au noir, travail non déclaré
all in a day's work
les doigts dans le nez
work hardening
écrouissage
reference work
ouvrage de référence
have one's work cut out for one
avoir du pain sur la planche
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