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work

 
 
/wɜːk/ noun

Translation

EFFORT [U] when you use physical or mental effort to do something
iş, çaba, çalışma
Decorating that room was hard work.1356
PLACE [U] the place where you go to do your job
iş, işyeri, çalışma yeri
He had an accident at work.1436
JOB [U] something you do as a job to earn money
iş, uğraş, meslek
Has she got any work yet? Many young people are out of work (= they do not have a job).14361357
ACTIVITY [U] the activities that you have to do at school, for your job, etc
faaliyetler, uğraşılar, işler, görevler
Have you got a lot of work to do? The teacher said she was pleased with my work.1357
get/set to work (on sth) to start doing something
işe başlamak, işe koyulmak
1552
ART/MUSIC ETC [C, U] a painting, book, piece of music, etc
eser, ürün, çalışma
The exhibition includes works by Picasso and Klee. the complete works of Shakespeare1340
do sb's dirty work to do something unpleasant or difficult for someone else because they do not want to do it themselves
başkasının kirli işlerini yapmak
1861
have your work cut out to have something very difficult to do
yapacak çok zor bir işi olmak, halletmesi gereken bir uğraşı olmak
It's a demanding job - she's going to have her work cut out for her.1785
→ See also donkey work → See also work of art
(Definition of work noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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