work
/wɜːk/ nounTranslation
EFFORT [U] › when you use physical or mental effort to do something
iş, çaba, çalışma
Decorating that room was hard work.1356PLACE [U] › the place where you go to do your job
iş, işyeri, çalışma yeri
He had an accident at work.1436JOB [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).14361357ACTIVITY [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
1552ART/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 Shakespeare1340do 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
1861have your work cut out › to have something very difficult to do
→ See also donkey work → See also work of artyapacak 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(Definition of work noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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