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work off

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
work [sth] off, work off [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(get rid of by physical effort) (coloquial)	bajar⇒, quemar⇒ vtr
	Walking around the neighborhood should work off some of that meal.
	Caminar por el barrio debería ayudarme a bajar esa comida.
work [sth] off, work off [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(pay back through work)	trabajar para pagar algo loc verb
		pagar algo con trabajo vtr + loc adv

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
off work adv	(not at work)	fuera del trabajo loc adv
	(ES)	de baja loc adv
	(AR)	de licencia loc adv
	My husband is at home today; he's off work with the flu.
	Mi esposo está en casa hoy: está fuera del trabajo porque tiene gripe.
work your ass off (US), work your arse off (UK) v expr	vulgar, informal (work extremely hard)	trabajar como un burro loc verb
		sudar la gota gorda loc verb
	(PR)	dejarse el pellejo loc verb
	(ES)	dejarse la piel loc verb
	(AR, PY, vulgar)	romperse el culo loc verb
	(ES, vulgar)	dejarse el culo loc verb

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