Übersetzung von “work” — Englisch–Deutsch Wörterbuch

work

noun /wəːk/

effort made in order to achieve or make something

die Arbeit
He has done a lot of work on this project

employment

die Arbeit
I cannot find work in this town.

a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on

die Arbeit
Please clear your work off the table.

a painting, book, piece of music etc

das Werk
the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart
This work was composed in 1816.

the product or result of a person’s labours

die Arbeit
His work has shown a great improvement lately.

one’s place of employment

die Arbeit
He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.
I don’t think I’ll go to work tomorrow.
-work

(the art of making) goods of a particular material

…-arbeiten
He learns woodwork at school
This shop sells basketwork.

parts of something, eg a building, made of a particular material

…-werk
The stonework/woodwork/paintwork needs to be renewed.
workable adjective

(of a plan) able to be carried out

durchführbar
a workable solution.
worker noun

a person who works or who is employed in an office, a factory etc

der/die Arbeiter(in)
office workers
car workers.

a manual worker rather than an office-worker etc.

der/die Arbeiter(in)

a person who works (hard etc)

der/die Arbeiter(in)
He’s a slow/hard worker.
works noun singular or plural

a factory etc

die Werke (pl.)
The steelworks is/are closed for the holidays.
work-basket ( work-box)

etc nouns a basket, box etc for holding thread, needlework etc.

der Nähkorb
workbook noun

a book of exercises usually with spaces for answers.

das Arbeitsheft
workforce noun

the number of workers (available for work) in a particular industry, factory etc

die Belegschaft
The factory has a workforce of about 300 people.
working class

the section of society who work with their hands, doing manual labour.

die Arbeiterklasse
working day nouns ( work-day)

a day on which one goes to work, and is not on holiday.

der Werktag

the period of actual labour in a normal day at work

der Arbeitstag
My working day is eight hours long.
working hours

the times of day between which one is at work

die Arbeitszeit
Normal working hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
working-party nouns ( work-party)

a group of people gathered together (usually voluntarily) to perform a particular physical task

die Arbeitsgruppe
They organized a work-party to clear the canal of weeds.
working week

the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive when people go to work.

die Arbeitswoche
workman noun

a man who does manual work

der Arbeiter
the workmen on a building site.
workmanlike adjective

suitable to a good workman

fachmännisch
a workmanlike attitude.

well performed

fachmännisch
a workmanlike job.
workmanship noun

the skill of a qualified workman; skill in making things

die Kunstfertigkeit
We were admiring the superb workmanship of the sculpture.
workmate noun

one of the people who work in the same place of employment as oneself

der Arbeitskollege, die Arbeitskollegin
Her workmates teased her about being the boss’s favourite.
workout noun

a period of hard physical exercise for the purpose of keeping fit etc

das Konditionstraining
Do these exercises as part of you daily workout.
workshop noun

a room or building, especially in a factory etc where construction and repairs are carried out.

die Werkstatt

a course of experimental work for a group of people on a particular project.

der Arbeitskreis
at work

working

an der Arbeit
He’s writing a novel and he likes to be at work (on it) by eight o’clock every morning.
get/set to work

to start work

an die Arbeit gehen
Could you get to work painting that ceiling?
I’ll have to set to work on this mending this evening.
go to work on

to begin work on

anfangen zu arbeiten
We’re thinking of going to work on an extension to the house.
have one’s work cut out

to be faced with a difficult task

schwer zu schaffen haben
You’ll have your work cut out to beat the champion.
in working order

(of a machine etc) operating correctly

in betriebsfähigem Zustand
Despite its age, the clock was in perfect working order.
out of work

having no employment

keine Arbeit haben
He’s been out of work for months.
work of art

a painting, sculpture etc.

das Kunstwerk
work off

to get rid of (something unwanted or unpleasant) by taking physical exercise etc

abreagieren
He worked off his anger by running round the garden six times.
work out

to solve or calculate correctly

ausrechnen
I can’t work out how many should be left.

to come to a satisfactory end

klappen
Don’t worry – it will all work out (in the end).

to perform physical exercises

Gymnastik machen
She works out every day.
work up

to excite or rouse gradually

sich steigern, aufgebracht
She worked herself up into a fury. (adjective worked-up: Don’t get so worked-up!).

to raise or create

aufbringen
I just can’t work up any energy/appetite/enthusiasm today.
work up to

to progress towards and prepare for

sich hocharbeiten
Work up to the difficult exercises gradually.
work wonders

to produce marvellous results

Wunder wirken
These pills have worked wonders for my rheumatism.

(Übersetzung von “work” aus dem PASSWORD English–German Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)