| Hlavní překlady |
| work⇒ vi | (be employed) | pracovat ned |
| | | být zaměstnaný ned + příd |
| | He works at the bank. |
| | Pracuje v bance. |
| work vi | (toil) | pracovat ned |
| | He worked into the night. |
| | Pracoval do noci. |
| work vi | (function) | fungovat ned |
| | (neformální) | jít ned |
| | Does the car work? |
| | Funguje to auto? |
| | ⓘTato věta není překladem anglické ukázkové věty. Už mi zase jde počítač. |
| work vi | (be useful, effectual) | účinkovat ned |
| | | zabrat dok |
| | Did the medicine work? |
| | Účinkoval ten lék? |
| | ⓘTato věta není překladem anglické ukázkové věty. Pacient je stále ve vážném stavu, protože léky ještě nezabraly. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (machine: operate) | obsluhovat ned |
| | | zacházet s ned + předl |
| | Do you know how to work this machine? |
| | Víš, jak obsluhovat ten přístroj? |
| work n | uncountable (occupation) | povolání, zaměstnání s |
| | What is your work? I'm a dentist. |
| | Jaké je vaše povolání? Jsem zubař. |
| work n | uncountable (employment) | práce ž |
| | | zaměstnání s |
| | The bank provides work for many people. |
| | Banka dává práci mnoha lidem. |
| work n | uncountable (effort) | práce, námaha ž |
| | His work on the car was worth the result. |
| | Výsledek ukázal, že práce (or: námaha), kterou si s tím autem dal, se vyplatila. |
| work n | uncountable (toil) | práce ž |
| | | dřina ž |
| | An apple picker does exhausting work, from sunrise until dusk. |
| | Sběrači dělají vyčerpávající práci od úsvitu do soumraku. |
| | ⓘTato věta není překladem anglické ukázkové věty. Tu dřinu jim nezávidím. |
| Další překlady |
| work [sth] vtr | (knead, massage) (těsto apod.) | zpracovávat ned |
| | (těsto apod.) | hníst ned |
| | The baker gently works the dough until it forms crumbs. |
| work [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (knead, massage [sth] into [sth]) (něco do těsta apod.) | zapracovávat ned |
| | (olej apod.) | vmasírovat dok |
| | Work the lard into the flour with a fork. |
| works npl | (art, literature, music: achievements) (souhrn děl) | dílo s |
| | (souhrn děl) | práce ž |
| | The author's poems are his most overlooked works. |
| works npl | (factory) | továrna ž |
| | (neformální) | fabrika ž |
| | | podnik m |
| | Most of the menfolk were employed at the town's works. |
| the works expr | informal (everything) | kompletní výbava příd + ž |
| | | všechno, co k tomu patří fráze |
| | He dreamed of buying a shiny new car with the works. |
| | Snil o tom, že si koupí nablýskané nové auto s kompletní výbavou. |
| the works expr | informal (unpleasant treatment) (vyčinit někomu za něco) | co proto záj + část |
| | She forgot his birthday, and he gave her the works. |
| | Zapomněla na jeho narozeniny, takže jí dal co proto. |
| work n | uncountable (type of task) | práce ž |
| | I don't like this work. Can I do something different? |
| | Ta práce se mi nelíbí. Mohu dělat něco jiného? |
| work n | (office, place of work) | pracoviště s |
| | (přeneseně) | práce ž |
| | This is his work. Yes, that building. |
| | To je jeho pracoviště. Ano, tamta budova. |
| work n | (activity) | práce ž |
| | He is doing some work or other in the shop. |
| work n | (objects on which work is done) | práce ž |
| | | výtvor m |
| | The art students took their work to the benches. |
| work n | (product of labor) (výsledek) | práce ž |
| | | dílo s |
| | The work was obviously well done. |
| | Ta práce byla zjevně odvedena dobře. |
| work n | (building) (architektonické) | dílo s |
| | The tunnel is an impressive work of engineering. |
| work n | (physics: force times distance) (fyzikální veličina) | práce ž |
| | In physics, work deals with transference of energy. |
| work n | (product of artist) (umělecké) | dílo s |
| | 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) | pracovní příd |
| | He got a work permit in July. |
| works npl | (construction) (na silnici apod.) | práce ž mn |
| work⇒ vi | (with adverb or noun phrase) | pracovat ned |
| | 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) | pracovat jako ned + sp |
| | | být zaměstnán jako ned, fráze |
| | 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]) | vyhovovat ned |
| | I could meet you at 2 pm on Wednesday; does that work for you? |
work [sth],
work [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (contort) | smotat do, stočit do dok + předl |
| | She worked the wire into a loop. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (accomplish) | dokázat, dosáhnout dok |
| | She worked a change in the texture of the dough. |
| work [sth] vtr | (fashion by work) | zpracovat dok |
| | | vytvořit dok |
| | The carpenter works the pieces into a table. |
| work [sb]⇒ vtr | (keep at work) (prací) | zaměstnat dok |
| | The boss worked them until late into the night. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (land, be a farmer) (půdu) | obdělávat ned |
| | The farmer worked the land. |
| work [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade) | přimět dok |
| | The minister worked the congregation into an exultant state. |
Frázová slovesa
work | wrought | wreak |
work around [sth],
also UK: work round [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (avoid, bypass) (přeneseně: vyhnout se) | obejít dok |
| | They worked around the software bug by eliminating some features. |
| | Obešli chybu softwaru tím, že vypnuli některé funkce. |
| work [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (insert) | přidat, zapracovat dok |
| | I like the report, but could you somehow work in a mention of John's contribution? |
| work [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (insert with difficulty) | vsunout dok |
| | Drill a hole in the base and then gradually work the rod in the hole. |
| work [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (find time) | najít si čas na dok, fráze |
| | I'm pretty busy, but I think I can work in a movie tonight. |
| | I hope the doctor's office can work me in today. |
work [sth] off,
work off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (get rid of by physical effort) (fyzickou aktivitou) | zbavit se dok |
| | Walking around the neighborhood should work off some of that meal. |
| work on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (assignment, project: do) (úkolu, projektu apod.) | pracovat na ned + předl |
| work on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (put effort into) | zapracovat na dok + předl |
| | You really need to work on controlling your temper. I really need to work on my patience. |
| | Vážně bys měl zapracovat na lepším sebeovládání. |
| work on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (try to persuade) (přeneseně: přemlouvat) | pracovat na ned + předl |
| | Mike doesn't want to come with us, but I'm working on him. |
| | My husband won't let my daughter use nail polish, but I'm working on him. |
| work out vi phrasal | (exercise) | cvičit ned |
| | | posilovat ned |
| | We're going to the gym to work out this afternoon. |
work [sth] out,
work out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (solve) | vyřešit dok |
| | | vyluštit, rozluštit dok |
| | I'm still trying to work out this last crossword clue. |
work [sth] out,
work out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (calculate) | vypočítat dok |
| | | spočítat, dopočítat dok |
| | I finally worked out my income taxes, and now I have to send the government a check. |
work [sth] out,
work out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (resolve) (problémy apod.) | vyřešit dok |
| | They have a lot of problems to work out with their marriage. |
| | Things are very hostile between management and the union; it isn't clear how they will work out this dispute. |
| work [sb] out vtr phrasal sep | informal (understand [sb]) (někoho) | pochopit dok |
| | (někomu) | porozumět dok |
| | Marc is a moody character; I can't work him out. |
| work [sb] over vtr phrasal sep | slang (beat up, assault) (přeneseně: někoho zbít) | dát co proto dok, fráze |
| | (přeneseně, někomu) | naložit dok |
| | (neformální výraz) | zmlátit, zbít dok |
| | (přeneseně, někomu) | rozbít fasádu dok + m |
| | The thugs really worked him over. |
| work through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (manage, deal with) | projít si dok |
| | | řešit ned |
| | I worked through my budget, and decided to spend less. |
| | Just work through the first part of the problem for now. |
| work through [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (resolve) | vyrovnat se s dok + předl |
| | He spent years working through the death of his parents in an accident. |
| | Trvalo mu léta, než se vyrovnal se smrtí svých rodičů. |
work [sb] up,
work up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (annoy or excite) | vyburcovat dok |
| | | rozvášnit dok |
| | The politician's speech worked the crowd up. The boss was worked up because I was five minutes late. |
| | Politikův proslov vyburcoval dav. |
work [sth] up,
work up [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (produce, generate) | vyprodukovat dok |
| | I'm so unfit that I work up a sweat just walking down to the corner. |
work [sth] up,
work up [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (prepare) | vypracovat dok |
| | | vytvořit dok |
| | Susan will try to work up a sketch by Friday. |
| work [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (develop [sth]) | rozvíjet ned |
| | | rozvinout dok |
work [sb] up,
work up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (medicine: do diagnostic procedures) (pacienta) | vyšetřit dok |
| | The doctor worked the patient up thoroughly in her attempts to find the source of the problem. |