Formas compostas:
job | Job |
| a job well done n | (task that is performed well) | um trabalho bem feito expres |
| | Congratulations on a job well done! |
apply for a job,
apply for a position v expr | (reply to employment advertisement) | candidatar-se a um emprego loc v |
| | My only task for today is to apply for a job. |
| bad job n | informal (incompetence) (incompetência) | trabalho porco loc sm |
| | Every time I give him something to do he does such a bad job. |
| batch job n | (computing) (computação) | processamento em lote sm + prep + sm |
blow job,
blowjob n | vulgar, slang (oral sex on a male) (BRA, gíria, vulgar) | boquete sm |
| | (BRA, gíria, vulgar) | chupa, chupada, chupeta sf |
| | (POR, gíria, vulgar) | broche sm |
| | (POR, gíria, vulgar) | mamada sf |
| | Jonny asked his girlfriend to give him a blow job. |
don't quit your day job,
don't quit the day job,
don't give up your day job,
don't give up the day job expr | humorous, informal (suggesting [sb] is bad at [sth]) (informal) | não mude de profissão expres v |
| dream job n | informal (desired or ideal occupation) | emprego dos sonhos, emprego ideal |
| | My old job was a nightmare but this one's truly a dream job. |
| full-time job n | (job: 40 hours a week) | trabalho integral, trabalho de tempo integral loc sm |
| | When we were children, my mother obtained a full-time job so that she could support us financially. |
| get a job v expr | informal (find employment) (BRA, encontrar emprego) | arrumar emprego loc v |
| | | arranjar emprego, encontrar trabalho loc v |
| | I need to get a job that pays well. |
| | Preciso arrumar um emprego que pague bem. |
| get on with the job v expr | informal (do [sth] without delay) | dedicar-se ao trabalho expres |
| | (informal) | enfiar a cara no trabalho expres |
| | You've got a lot of papers to file, so stop chatting and get on with the job. |
| Good job! interj | mainly US, informal (expressing admiration) (expressar admiração) | bom trabalho! interj |
| | That's an awesome painting. Good job! |
Good job,
It's a good job interj | informal, UK (it is fortunate) | coisa boa, ainda bem interj |
| | Good job you remembered your umbrella! |
| | Coisa boa você ter lembrado do guarda-chuva! |
| great job n | informal (success) (sucesso) | bom trabalho loc sm |
| | | excelente trabalho loc sm |
| | You did a great job on your math test. |
| great job interj | mainly US, informal (well done) | bom trabalho interj |
| | Great job on your presentation today! I was very impressed. |
| great job interj | mainly US, ironic (sarcastic: well done) (sarcasmo) | parabéns interj |
hand job,
handjob n | slang (masturbation of the penis) (vulgar, masturbação peniana) | punheta sf |
| | I can't believe you gave him a hand job in his car! |
| hard job n | (difficult occupation) | trabalho difícil, duro sm |
| | Long haul trucking is a hard job. |
| hard job n | (difficult task) | tarefa difícil, dura sf |
| | In this recession, we're going to have a hard job persuading the boss to spend money on new computers. |
| have a job v expr | (be in employment) (ter ocupação) | ter um emprego loc v |
| have a job doing [sth] v expr | slang (experience difficulty: doing [sth]) (ao fazer algo) | ter dificuldade loc v |
| | You'll have a job convincing him to give you a raise. |
| have the job of [sth] vtr | (be charged with) (ter o cargo de) | ter o trabalho de loc v |
| | I have the job of cleaning the swimming pool every week. |
| hold down a job v expr | (remain in employment) (coloquial: manter-se empregado) | segurar um emprego expres |
| | | permanecer empregado vt + sm |
| | After years of unemployment, John managed to hold down a job at the post office. I can never seem to hold down a job. |
| inside job n | (crime by [sb] within company) | roubo por funcionário sm |
| | Apparently, the jewelry store robbery was an inside job. |
| job applicant n | (candidate for an advertised post) | candidato sm |
| | We have 300 job applicants but only five open positions. |
| job board n | (noticeboard advertising work vacancies) | quadro de emprego sm |
| | | tabela de emprego sf |
| job board n | (website advertising work vacancies) | site de emprego sm |
| job centre n | UK (work support place) (BRA) | Centro de Apoio ao Trabalho sm |
| | (POR) | Centro de Emprego sm |
| job costing n | (method of expense accounting) | custeio por ordem de produção |
| job description n | (outline of a role's responsibilities) (recursos humanos) | descrição da vaga sf |
| | I hate firing employees, but it's in my job description. |
| job fair n | (recruitment event) | feira de empregos sf |
| | You don't have to be unemployed to attend a job fair. |
| job hunt n | (search for employment) | procura por emprego sf |
| | After she was made redundant, Alicia's job hunt was long and demoralizing. |
| job hunting n | (searching for employment) | busca de emprego sf |
| | Job hunting is a time-consuming business. |
| job-hunting adj | (related to job hunting) | de busca de emprego loc adj |
| job lot n | (articles bought together) | lote sm |
| | They bought a job lot for a very good price. |
| | Ele comprou um lote por um preço muito bom. |
| job market n | (employment available) | mercado de trabalho sm |
| | Our training courses should match the needs of the job market. |
| | The job market's weak right now, with very few positions available even for qualified workers. |
| job offer n | (invitation to be hired for job) | oferta de emprego loc subs |
| | Ana applied to ten companies and received job offers from three of them. |
| job opening n | (employment vacancy) | vaga de trabalho sf |
| job opportunity n | (employment vacancy) | oportunidade de trabalho sf |
| | | vaga de trabalho sf |
| job satisfaction n | (contentment with work) | satisfação profissional sf |
| job security n | (chances of staying in employment) | estabilidade no emprego sf |
| | In the current economy, job security is a major concern of many employees. |
job seeker (US),
jobseeker (UK) n | (person looking for employment) (em busca de emprego) | candidato sm |
| | Jobseekers are expected to attend a fortnightly interview with their advisor. |
| job shadow v expr | UK (work alongside [sb] for experience) | job shadow estrang |
| job shadow n | (working alongside [sb] for experience) | job shadow estrang |
job sharing,
job-sharing n | (dividing a job position) | divisão do trabalho loc sf |
| job title n | (name of a professional role) | nome do cargo sm + prep + sm |
| | | título sm |
| | Her job title was "Manager of Human Resources". |
| | O nome do cargo dele era "Gerente de Recursos Humanos". |
| job vacancies npl | (employment openings) | vagas de emprego sf pl |
| job-hunter n | ([sb] looking for a job) (figurado) | caçador de emprego sm + loc adj |
Jobcentre,
Jobcentre Plus,
jobcentre,
job centre n | UK (work support place) | agência de empregos sf + loc adj |
| Nota: Jobcentre Plus is the current official name. As a name, Jobcentre should start with a capital letter, but this may be omitted in informal communications. |
jobshare,
job-share n | (employment arrangement) | divisão de trabalho sf + prep + sm |
| make a good job of [sth] v expr | informal (do [sth] well) | fazer um bom trabalho expres |
| | Tim made a good job of painting the house. |
| nasty job n | (unpleasant task) | tarefa desagradável loc sf |
| | Cleaning the bathroom is a nasty job, but it must be done weekly. |
| | Unclogging a toilet is a nasty job, but someone has to do it. |
| nose job n | slang (cosmetic surgery on the nose) (estética) | cirurgia no nariz sf |
| odd job n | usually plural (small manual task) (figurado, trabalho manual pouco complexo) | bico sm |
| | I wish we could find a handyman for odd jobs. |
| | During this recession, I know people who get by working odd jobs. |
| odd-job man n | (male who does manual tasks) (pessoa que realiza trabalhos manuais) | faz tudo loc sm |
odd-jobman (US),
odd-job man (UK) n | (male who does casual manual work) | faz-tudo sm |
| on the job expr | (while working) | no trabalho loc adv |
| | Apprentices are trained while on the job. |
| on the job expr | slang (having sex) | transando expres |
| | The couple were on the job. |
| on-the-job adj | (at work) | no trabalho loc adj |
| | | no local de trabalho loc adv |
| | There is no substitute for on-the-job experience. |
| | These new systems will improve on-the-job communications significantly. |
| on-the-job training n | (apprenticeship, learning by doing) | treinamento no local de trabalho sm |
| | | capacitação no local de trabalho sf |
| | I never took actual programming courses, but I had a lot of on-the-job training. |
| | Experience is not required; the company provides on-the-job training. |
| part-time job n | (work: not full time) | trabalho de meio período loc sm |
| | When I was a student I had a part-time job working in a pub. |
| | Quando eu era estudante, eu tinha um trabalho de meio período em um pub. |
| print job n | (computer: batch of files to be printed) (inf: lote de arquivos para ser impressos) | trabalho de impressão loc sm |
| | | impressão de documentos loc sf |
| | There are several print jobs queued up because the printer paper feed is jammed. |
| put-up job n | informal (scam, con) | falcatrua sf |
| | (informal) | esquema sm |
| | | embuste sm |
relieve of their job,
relieve [sb] of his job,
relieve [sb] of her job v expr | (dismiss or fire [sb]) | demitir vt |
| | | dar as contas a alguém expres |
| second job n | (for additional income) | segundo emprego loc sm |
| | Evelyn took a second job as a cleaner to pay all her bills. |
| steady job n | (job: stable and pays regularly) | trabalho regular sm + adj |
| | | trabalho estável sm + adj |
| take a job v expr | (accept employment) | aceitar um emprego expres |
| | (informal) | trabalhar vt |
| | She needed money so badly that she took a job as a waitress in a seedy bar. |
temporary job,
temp job n | (short-term employment) | trabalho temporário sm |
| That will do the job. interj | informal (that will suffice) | será o suficiente interj |
| | That'll do the job until you can get to a proper mechanic. |
| tough job n | informal (difficult task) (tarefa difícil) | trabalho difícil sm |
| | (fig, duro) | trabalho sujo loc sm |
| | It's a tough job, but somebody had to do it. |
| whack job n | slang, pejorative (insane person) (pessoa insana) | louco sm |
| | | doido sm |
| | | maluco sm |
| | That guy over there is a whack job. |