| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| working adj | (employed) | arbetande adj |
| | | arbetar- adj |
| | He's a working man, now that he has found a job. |
| working adj | (operating) | fungerande adj |
| | | funktions- adj |
| | Is the TV in working condition? |
| working adj | (knowledge: basic) (vardagligt) | grundläggande adj |
| | (mer formellt) | basal adj |
| | I have a working knowledge of how cars work. |
| working adj | (hours: of work) | arbets- adj |
| | | arbetstid s |
| | The working hours here are 9 to 6. |
| working adj | (hypothesis, title: current) | arbets- adj |
| | | nuvarande adj |
| | His working theory has gone through a few changes. |
workings,
workings of [sth] npl | figurative (way [sth] functions) | funktionssätt, funktion s |
| | This book explains the inner workings of the banking system. |
| workings npl | (mechanism) | funktionsmekanism s |
| | I took the back off of my watch to inspect the workings. |
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| work⇒ vi | (be employed) | arbeta, jobba vitr |
| | (formell) | vara anställd vitr |
| | He works at the bank. |
| | Han arbetar (or: jobbar) på banken. |
| work vi | (toil) (vardagligt) | arbeta, jobba vitr |
| | | slita, träla vitr |
| | He worked into the night. |
| | Han arbetade (or: jobbade) till långt inpå natten. |
| work vi | (function) (bokstavligt) | fungera vitr |
| | (bildligt) | gå vitr |
| | Does the car work? |
| | Fungerar bilen? |
| work vi | (be useful, effectual) | verka vitr |
| | | fungera vitr |
| | Did the medicine work? |
| | Verkade (or: fungerade) medicinen? |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (machine: operate) (allmänt) | sköta vtr |
| | | köra, driva vtr |
| | | använda vtr |
| | Do you know how to work this machine? |
| | Vet du hur man kör (or: använder) den här maskinen? |
| work n | uncountable (occupation) (vardaglig) | arbete, jobb s |
| | | yrke s |
| | What is your work? I'm a dentist. |
| | Vad har du för arbete (or: jobb)? Jag är tandläkare. |
| work n | uncountable (employment) (vardaglig) | arbete, jobb s |
| | | anställning s |
| | The bank provides work for many people. |
| | Banken ger arbete (or: jobb) till många människor. |
| work n | uncountable (effort) | arbete, jobb s |
| | | ansträngning, möda s |
| | His work on the car was worth the result. |
| | Han arbete (or: jobb) på bilen var värt resultatet. |
| work n | uncountable (toil) | arbete, jobb s |
| | | slit, släp s |
| | An apple picker does exhausting work, from sunrise until dusk. |
| | En äppelplockare utför utmattande arbete (or: jobb), från soluppgång till solnedgång. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| work [sth] vtr | (knead, massage) | arbeta med ngt, jobba med ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (bildlig) | knåda vtr |
| | The baker gently works the dough until it forms crumbs. |
| work [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (knead, massage [sth] into [sth]) | bearbeta vtr |
| | | knåda vtr |
| | Work the lard into the flour with a fork. |
| works npl | (art, literature, music: achievements) (oräkneligt) | verk spl |
| | The author's poems are his most overlooked works. |
| works npl | (factory) | fabrik s |
| | Most of the menfolk were employed at the town's works. |
| the works expr | informal (everything) | alla bekvämligheter spl |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | He dreamed of buying a shiny new car with the works. |
| the works expr | informal (unpleasant treatment) | hela faderullan |
| | She forgot his birthday, and he gave her the works. |
| work n | uncountable (type of task) | arbete, arbetsuppgift, jobb s |
| | I don't like this work. Can I do something different? |
| work n | (office, place of work) | arbetsplats s |
| | | arbete, jobb s |
| | This is his work. Yes, that building. |
| work n | (activity) | jobb, syssla s |
| | | uppgift s |
| | He is doing some work or other in the shop. |
| work n | (objects on which work is done) | alster, verk s |
| | | arbete s |
| | The art students took their work to the benches. |
| work n | (product of labor) | arbete, handarbete s |
| | The work was obviously well done. |
| work n | (building) | verk, gärning s |
| | | byggnadsverk s |
| | The tunnel is an impressive work of engineering. |
| work n | (physics: force times distance) | arbete s |
| | In physics, work deals with transference of energy. |
| work n | (product of artist) | alster, verk 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) (förled) | arbets- adj |
| | (förled) | anställnings- adj |
| | He got a work permit in July. |
| works npl | (roadworks: construction) (oräkneligt) | byggnadsverk spl |
| | A triangular sign at the side of the road warned of works ahead. |
| work⇒ vi | (with adverb or noun phrase) (vardagligt) | jobba vitr |
| | | arbeta vitr |
| | 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) (vardagligt) | jobba som ngt vitr + prep |
| | | arbeta som ngt vitr + prep |
| | 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]) (vardagligt) | funka för ngn vitr + prep |
| | | fungera för ngn vitr + prep |
| | I could meet you at 2 pm on Wednesday; does that work for you? |
work [sth],
work [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtr | (contort) | arbeta in ngt i ngt, jobba in ngt i ngt vbal uttr |
| | She worked the wire into a loop. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (accomplish) (allmän) | arbeta vtr |
| | (specifikt) | knåda vtr |
| | She worked a change in the texture of the dough. |
| work [sth] vtr | (fashion by work) | bearbeta, arbeta vtr |
| | | åstadkomma vtr |
| | | forma vtr |
| | The carpenter works the pieces into a table. |
| work [sb]⇒ vtr | (keep at work) | arbeta, jobba vtr |
| | The boss worked them until late into the night. |
| work [sth]⇒ vtr | (land, be a farmer) | bruka vtr |
| | | bearbeta vtr |
| | The farmer worked the land. |
| work [sb]⇒ vtr | (persuade) | driva vtr |
| | | hetsa vtr |
| | The minister worked the congregation into an exultant state. |