| ترجمات إضافية |
| work [sth] vtr | (knead, massage) | يدعك شيئًا |
| | The baker gently works the dough until it forms crumbs. |
| | استمرَّ الخبَّاز يدعك العجين حتى تشكَّل الفتات. |
| work [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (knead, massage [sth] into [sth]) | يدعك شيئًا في شيء، يمزج شيئًا في شيء |
| | Work the lard into the flour with a fork. |
| | امزج الشحم بالطحين بواسطة شوكة. |
| works npl | (art, literature, music: achievements) | أعمال |
| | The author's poems are his most overlooked works. |
| | كتابات المؤلف الشعرية هي أكثر أعماله المغفول عنها. |
| works npl | (factory) | مصنع |
| | Most of the menfolk were employed at the town's works. |
| | كان معظم الرجال يعملون في مصنع البلدة. |
| the works expr | informal (everything) | مزايا إضافيّة، إضافات |
| | He dreamed of buying a shiny new car with the works. |
| | كان يحلم بشراء سيارة جديدة برّاقة بكل مزاياها الإضافية. |
| the works expr | informal (unpleasant treatment) | تعامُل سيئ |
| | She forgot his birthday, and he gave her the works. |
| | بعدما نسيَت عيد ميلاده، صار تعامله معها سيئًا. |
| work n | uncountable (type of task) | مهمة، عمل |
| | I don't like this work. Can I do something different? |
| | لا أحب هذا العمل. هل بإمكاني فعل شيء آخر؟ |
| work n | (office, place of work) | مكان العمل |
| | This is his work. Yes, that building. |
| work n | (activity) | عمل، نشاط |
| | He is doing some work or other in the shop. |
| work n | (objects on which work is done) (ما يجري عليه العمل) | عمل |
| | The art students took their work to the benches. |
| work n | (product of labor) | عمل |
| | The work was obviously well done. |
| | من الواضح أن العمل أُنجز بشكل جيد. |
| work n | (building) | عمل |
| | The tunnel is an impressive work of engineering. |
| | هذا النفق هو عمل هندسي مذهل. |
| work n | (physics: force times distance) (في الفيزياء) | شغل |
| | In physics, work deals with transference of energy. |
| work n | (product of artist) | عمل فني |
| | Many think Beethoven's Ninth is his greatest work. |
| | I have the complete works of Dickens in my library. |
| work n as adj | (of, concerning work) (مضاف إليه) | عملٍ |
| | He got a work permit in July. |
| | حصل على رخصة عمل في يوليو. |
| works npl | (roadworks: construction) | أعمال، أشغال |
| | A triangular sign at the side of the road warned of works ahead. |
| work to do [sth] v expr | (strive or make an effort to do [sth]) | يسعى جاهدًا لشيء |
| work⇒ vi | (with adverb or noun phrase) | يعمل |
| | We'll have to work late to finish this project. |
| | Sheila's been working extra hours to pay off her debts. |
| work as [sth] vi + prep | (make a living as) | يعمل |
| | Right now I am working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, but I want to be an actress. |
| work for [sb] vi + prep | informal (be OK with [sb]) | يناسب شخصًا |
| | I could meet you at 2 pm on Wednesday; does that work for you? |
work [sth],
work [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (contort) | يلوي، يثني |
| | She worked the wire into a loop. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (accomplish) | يُحدث |
| | She worked a change in the texture of the dough. |
| work [sth] vtr | (fashion by work) | يصنع شيئًا من شيء |
| | The carpenter works the pieces into a table. |
| work [sb]⇒ vtr | (keep at work) | يشغّل |
| | The boss worked them until late into the night. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (land, be a farmer) | يعمل في شيء |
| | The farmer worked the land. |
| work [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade) | يقنع |
| | The minister worked the congregation into an exultant state. |
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a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unusual character, individual) | شخص استثنائي، شخص مميز |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work,
also UK: a nasty piece of work n | figurative, informal (unpleasant, difficult person) | شخص بغيض |
| | Tommy's a real piece of work; I heard he blamed his mistake on the boss. |
| | That woman is a nasty piece of work; she's been making her neighbours' lives hell for years. |
| all in a day's work expr | informal, figurative (routine activity) | أمر روتينيّ، أمر عاديّ |
| | There's no need to thank me - it's all in a day's work for me. |
| all work n | (working all the time, overwork) | العمل كل الوقت |
| be approved to work v expr | (be permitted, qualified to do a job) | يُسمح له بالعمل، يُعتبر مؤهلاً للعمل |
| at work adv | (at your workplace) | في العمل |
| | Bob never checks his personal email at work. |
| at work adj | (in action) | عامل |
| | Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks show his genius at work. |
| at work on [sth] adj | (working on) | يعمل على شيء |
| | The show is a great success, and its writers are already at work on the second season. |
| bar work n | (job at a bar, pub, etc.) | العمل في البار |
| black work n | (work paid in cash, not recorded) (لتفادي الضرائب) | عمل بأجر نقديّ بدون تسجيل |
| black work n | (embroidery) (تطريز بخيط أسود إجمالاً) | تطريز أسود |
| blood work n | (blood test) | فحص دم |
| | A yearly physical examination typically includes blood work. |
| body of work n | (all of [sb]'s creations) | مجمَل أعمال |
| | The author's body of work spanned six decades. |
| charity work n | (work done for charitable cause) | عمل خيري |
| | She does charity work, mostly for the orphans' home. |
| collected works npl | (anthology) | أعمال أدبية |
| collected works npl | (everything by an author) | أعمال أدبية، رصيد أعمال |
| | This volume contains the entire collected works of Coleridge. |
| construction work n | (building) | أعمال بناء |
| | The street will be blocked off for two months because of the construction work. |
| custom work n | ([sth] tailor-made, made to order) | عمل موصى عليه |
| | The motorcyclists admired all the custom work on the bikes parked outside the bar. |
| custom work n | (bespoke, personalized service) | حسب الطلب |
| have your work cut out for you v expr | informal, figurative (have a hard task ahead) | يكون شيء صعب أمام شخص، ينتظر شخصًا أمر شاقّ |
| | The house Joe and Maggie have bought needs a lot of renovation; they certainly have their work cut out for them. |
| | البيت الذي اشتراه جو وماغي بحاجة إلى أعمال تجديد كثيرة. تنتظرهما أعمال شاقّة كثيرة. |
| day's work n | (work done in one day) | عمل يوم |
| | It will take one more day's work to finish the job. |
deskwork,
desk work n | (work done at a desk) | أعمال مكتبيّة |
| | Tony doesn't like working in an office because there's too much deskwork. |
| detective work n | (police investigation) | عمل تحرٍّ |
| | All their detective work finally paid off when the murderer was arrested. |
| detective work n | figurative (research) | البحث، التقصّي |
| | I did a little detective work to find out why my mail hadn't been delivered in three days. |
| dirty work n | figurative (unpleasant tasks) | أعمال قذرة |
| | He was sick and tired of doing all her dirty work for her. |
| dirty work n | figurative (immoral or illegal action) | عمل مشين |
| | The mob boss hired goons to handle his dirty work. |
| do the dirty work v expr | figurative, slang (perform a disagreeable task) | يمارس عملاً غير مقبول |
| | She no longer had servants to do the dirty work for her. |
| do work for charity v expr | (volunteer) | يتطوّع للأعمال الخيرية |
| donkey work | informal, figurative (tedious work) | عمل صعب ومملّ |
| field work n | (research carried out on site) | دراسة ميدانية، بحث ميداني |
| | | عمل ميداني |
| | Smithers is in the Amazon doing field work on endangered species. |
| | Her fieldwork confirmed her academic theory about economic development. |
get down to business,
get down to work v expr | (start now) | يركّز على مهمة العمل |
| | We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
| go to work v expr | (travel to workplace) | يذهب إلى العمل |
| | I prefer to go to work early before the traffic gets heavy. |
| go to work on [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (do [sth] thoroughly) | يعمل بكدّ على شيء |
| | The artist has really gone to work on this mural; it's huge and very detailed. |
| graduate work n | (employment for [sb] with a degree) | توظيف حامل شهادة |
| graduate work n | US (graduate school studies) | دراسات عليا |
| great work n | (job: done well) | عمل ممتاز |
| | Her boss congratulated Chloe on her great work. |
| great work n | (art: masterpiece) | عمل فني مميز |
| | The Great Gatsby is one of the great works of American literature. |
| group work | (sociology) (في علم الاجتماع) | عمل جماعي، عمل مع جماعات |
| grunt work n | (repetitious work) (تكراريّ مملّ) | عمل شاقّ |
| hard at work adj | (working hard) | منكَبّ، يبذل جهدًا كبيرًا |
| | Miguel was hard at work doing his history project. |
| hard work n | (great effort) | كدّ، جهود كبيرة |
| | (مجازي) | تعب |
| | We would like to commend you on your hard work for the company over the years. |
| hard work n | informal ([sth]: requires effort) | مُتعب، شاقّ |
| | Riding a bike uphill is hard work. |
| in-work adj | (occurring while [sb] is employed) | خلال الاستخدام، خلال التوظيف |
| keep up the good work v expr | (expressing approval) | أحسنت، عمل ممتاز، استمر بهذا |
| | My teacher told me to keep up the good work after I scored 100% in the exam. |
| lab work n | abbr (research done in a laboratory) (أبحاث تُجرى في مختبر) | أعمال مخبريّة، أعمال معمليّة |
| laboratory work n | (scientific research done in a laboratory) | عمل مخبري |
| | I'd like to find some laboratory work during the summer holidays. |
latticework,
trelliswork n | ([sth] with a crisscross design) | شبكيّة، تشبيك |
| | One corner of the room was hidden by a screen decorated with intricate latticework. |
lifework,
life's work,
life-work n | (one's main endeavour) | إنجاز العمر، عمل يكرس المرء حياته له |
| line of work n | (profession, trade: field) | مجال العمل |
| | Police officers regularly have to deal with danger in their line of work. |
| literary work n | (high-quality fiction or poetry) | عمل أدبيّ |
| make short work of [sth] expr | (do [sth] quickly) | يُنجز شيئًا بسرعة، ينتهي من شيء بسرعة |
| | The project entailed a huge amount of translation, but Audrey made short work of it. |
| make short work of [sth/sb] expr | (deal with summarily) | يعجِّل في الانتهاء من شخص/شيء |
| | The professor made short work of her student's rather poor arguments. |
| make-work n | uncountable (task to keep [sb] from being idle) (لمجرد عدم بقاء الشخص متعطلاً) | عمل تلهية |
| Men at work n | written (roadworks sign) (لافتة عند أشغال الطرق) | نعمل لأجلكم |
| mosaic work n | uncountable (creating art with small pieces) | صنع الفسيفساء |
| mosaic work n | countable (artwork made of small pieces) | عمل فسيفسائيّ |
| nasty piece of work n | UK, informal, figurative (malicious person) | شخص كريه، شخص بغيض |
| | | شخص لا يُطمأن إليه |
| | That woman is a nasty piece of work. |
| nice work interj | informal (used to praise [sth] made or done) | أحسنت صنيعًا! |
| | Nice work! You did a better job than I would have and faster as well. |
| nice work n | informal, figurative ([sth] easy and lucrative) | تمام!، هنيئًا له! |
| | She can study while she works at the box office and she gets into shows free -- nice work! |
| off work adv | (not at work) | لا يعمل، ليس في العمل |
| | My husband is at home today; he's off work with the flu. |
out of work,
out-of-work adj | (jobless, unemployed) | عاطل عن العمل |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | The closing of the tin mines left many men out of work. I've been out of work for four months now; hopefully I'll find a new job soon. |
part work,
partwork n | (magazine series) | عمل مجزَّأ |
| | The novel was originally published as a part work. |
| piece of work n | ([sth] made or done) (فني) | عمل |
| | The novel is a magnificent piece of work which is beautifully written. |
piecework,
piece work,
piece-work n | (work paid by the unit) | شغل بالقطعة، مقاولة |
| place of work n | (workplace) | مكان العمل |
| project work n | (done for a specific task) | مشروع |
| | The students will be doing project work in their class this afternoon. |
| put [sb] to work v expr | (give a job, task to) | يجعل شخصًا يعمل، يشغِّل شخصًا |
| put [sth] to work v expr | (use) | يستثمر شيئًا |
| | (في بعض المناطق) | يشغِّل شيئًا |
| | Good investors say you should put your money to work if you want to make even more money. |
| reference work n | (book consulted for information) | كتاب مرجعي |
| | The Encyclopædia Britannica is a serious reference work. |
| return to work v expr | (go back to one's job after a holiday) (بعد إجازة) | يعود إلى العمل |
| return to work v expr | (go back into employment) (بعد بطالة) | يعود إلى العمل |
| | My sister retired three years ago, but she has returned to work. |
| rough work n | (preliminary draft) | عمل تمهيديّ، عمل تحضيريّ |
| rough work n | (physical work) | عمل مجهِد |
| safe place to work n | (not dangerous) | مكان عمل آمن |
school work,
schoolwork n | (studies done at or for school) | واجبات مدرسية |
| scope of work n | (nature and extent of a job or task) | طبيعة عمل |
| | The scope of work for a project should specify precisely what work will be done. |
| set to work v expr | (start doing [sth]) | يبدأ عمل شيء |
| | He set to work as soon as he was given the new task. |
| set [sb] to work v expr | (cause to start doing [sth]) | يجعل شخصًا يبدأ بالعمل في شيء |
| | The manager set the new employee to work filing invoices. |
| sex work n | (prostitution) | بغاء، اشتغال بالجنس |
shiftwork,
shift work n | (work done in rotating periods) | عمل بالمناوبة، شغل بالوردية |
| social work n | (assistance to local community) | خدمة اجتماعية، إرشاد اجتماعي |
| | Social work involves dealing with people from all walks of life. |
| statement of work n | (document stating scope of a job or task) | بيان عمل، بيان أعمال |
| stroke of work n | (bit of work) | القليل من العمل |
| | (في الجمل المنفيّة) | ولا أيّ عمل |
| tedious work n | (laborious task) | عمل مضجر |
| temporary work n | (employment on short-term contract) | وظيفة مؤقتة |
| | Temporary work is particularly common amongst young people. |
| timber work n | (wooden structure) | البنية الخشبية |
| | Over all the house was well-built but there were one or two problems with the timber work. |
| unfit for work adj | (incapable of doing a job) | غير مؤهل للعمل |
| | Until he brings in a written statement from his doctor, we have to consider him unfit for work. |
| be unfit for work v expr | (be incapable of job) | يكون غير مؤهل للعمل |
| voluntary work n | (unpaid employment for a cause) | عمل طوعي، عمل تطوعي |
| volunteer work n | (unpaid employment for a cause) | عمل تطوعي |
| | Volunteer work looks good on your resume. |
| welfare work n | (social services) | الرعاية الاجتماعية |
women's work,
woman's work n | controversial! (household chores and child-rearing) (رأي: شغل البيت وتربية الأطفال) | عمل المرأة |
| work against [sb/sth] v expr | (be detrimental to) | يؤثّر سلبًا في شخص/شيء |
| | | يسعى لمنع شيء |
| work area n | (environment in which a job is done) | منطقة العمل، حيّز العمل |
| work as a team v expr | (co-operate) | يتعاون |
| | If we work as a team we'll finish much sooner. |
| work at [sth] vtr | (put great effort into) | يعمل على شيء |
| | We are currently working at finding ways to become more environmentally friendly. |
| work backwards vi | (do [sth] in reverse) | يعمل بالعكس |
| work camp n | (enforced labour camp) | معسكر عمل |
| | Under Stalin's regime, political prisoners were sent to work camps. |
| work certificate n | (document: proof of job experience) | شهادة عمل |