trabajo

Definitions of trabajo
  1. noun
    activity directed toward making or doing something
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    colado, enjuague, lavado, ropa sucia, tendido
    the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
    funcionalidad, funcionamiento, función, marcha, operatividad, procedimiento
    a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
    faenas de la casa, quehaceres domésticos
    the work of cleaning and running a house
    papeleo
    work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
    afán, aperreo, esfuerzo, laceria, reventón, sudor, tráfago
    productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
    investigación
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
    atención, cuidado
    the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
    deber, obligación
    work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
    tarea
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
    ablución, lavatorio
    the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
    fregado, platos
    the washing of dishes etc after a meal
    remojón
    washing something by allowing it to soak
    boludez, ganga
    any undertaking that is easy to do
    ajetreo, hueso, matadero, perrera, trabajo duro, tráfago, zurra
    hard monotonous routine work
    afán, ajetreo, desvelo, esfuerzo, sudor
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    cacería, caza, montería
    the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
    trabajo manual
    labor done with the hands
    aperreo, surmenage, surmenaje
    the act of working too much or too long
    contaje, conteo, cuenta, cómputo, enumeración, escrutinio, numeración, recuento
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
    escrutinio, examen, inspección, reconocimiento, registro
    the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
    examen
    the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
    investigación
    a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
    investigación
    systematic investigation to establish facts
    primeras curas, primeros auxilios
    emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained
    terapia, terapéutica
    care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
    incubación
    maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
    manicura, manicuro
    professional care for the hands and fingernails
    pedicura
    professional care for the feet and toenails
    cometido, faena, quehacer, tarea
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
    función, oficio, papel
    the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
    aventura, belén
    a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
    raid
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
    maratón
    any long and arduous undertaking
    empresa
    any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
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    actividad
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    the occupation for which you are paid
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    entrenamiento, instrucción
    the job of a professional coach
    navegación
    the work of a sailor
    volumen de trabajo
    work that a person is expected to do in a specified time
    destajo, trabajo a destajo
    work paid for according to the quantity produced
    servicio
    performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
    SP
    employment within a government system (especially in the civil service)
    cabotaje
    navigation in coastal waters
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    ocupación
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  3. noun
    the responsibility to do something
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    deber, misión, obligación
    the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
  4. noun
    productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
    synonyms: afán, aperreo, esfuerzo, laceria, reventón, sudor, tráfago
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    ajetreo, hueso, matadero, perrera, trabajo duro, tráfago, zurra
    hard monotonous routine work
    afán, ajetreo, desvelo, esfuerzo, sudor
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    cacería, caza, montería
    the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
    trabajo manual
    labor done with the hands
    aperreo, surmenage, surmenaje
    the act of working too much or too long
    dificultad, disgusto, problema
    an effort that is inconvenient
    tensión
    an intense or violent exertion
    entrenamiento
    the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
    diligencia, solicitud
    a diligent effort
    supererogación
    an effort above and beyond the call of duty
    rececho
    a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
    fricción, frotación, frotamiento, roce, rozamiento
    effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
    baño, capa, revestimiento
    the work of applying something
    manejo
    manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
    cogida, recogimiento, recolección
    the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)
    entablado, entabladura, entable, tablaje, tablazón
    the work of covering an area with planks
  5. noun
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
    synonyms: cometido, faena, quehacer, tarea
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    deber, obligación
    work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
  6. noun
    a place where work is done
    synonyms: curro, lugar de trabajo, tajo
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    panadería
    a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
    central telefónica
    a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
    hullera, mina de carbón
    a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
    cremería, mantequería, quesería
    a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
    lonja
    a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
    cortijo, estancia, explotación agrícola, granja, hacienda, heredad, labranza, masada, masía
    workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
    industria pesquera
    a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
    forja
    a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
    usina
    the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
    cristalería, vidriería
    a workplace where glass is made
    ferrería, fundición, fundición de hierro, herrería
    the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
    curro
    a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
    laboratorio
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    lavandería
    workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
    almacén de madera
    a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
    ostral, ostrero
    a workplace where oysters are bred and grown
    cordelería, cordería, soguería
    workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
    astillero, atarazana, varadero
    a workplace where ships are built or repaired
    estudio
    workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
    estudio
    workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded
    curtiduría, pellejería, tenería
    workplace where skins and hides are tanned
    central depuradora de aguas
    workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
    taller
    small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
    encuadernación, taller de encuadernación
    a workshop where books are bound
    laboratorio de biología
    a laboratory for biological research
    ladrillar
    a place where bricks are made and sold
    estudio de televisión
    a studio where broadcasts originate
    laboratorio de química
    a laboratory for research in chemistry
    alhóndiga, lonja de granos
    an exchange where grains are bought and sold
    lechería, vaquería
    a farm where dairy products are produced
    tintorería
    a workshop where dyeing is done
    lavandería automática
    a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
    taller de máquinas
    workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools
    arsenal
    a military shipyard
    laboratorio de psicología, laboratorio de sicología
    a laboratory for research in physics
    granja porcina
    a farm where pigs are raised or kept
    taller de imprenta
    a workplace where printing is done
    rancho
    farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
    estudio de grabación
    studio where tapes and records are recorded
    sillería
    workshop where a saddler works
    bolsa
    an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers
    acaballadero, potrero
    a farm where horses are bred
    centralita
    telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
    chacra, huerta
    a farm where vegetables are grown for market
    tornería
    workshop where objects are made on a lathe
    viña, viñedo
    a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
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    punto geográfico
    a point on the surface of the Earth
  7. noun
    a work produced by hand labor
    synonyms: artesanía, destreza manual, habilidad manual, manualidad, obra
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    obra
    a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
  8. noun
    a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
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    curro, lugar de trabajo, tajo
    a place where work is done
  9. noun
    an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
    synonyms: artículo, comunicación, memoria, ponencia
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    ensayo
    an analytic or interpretive literary composition
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