lavoro

Definitions of lavoro
  1. noun
    activity directed toward making or doing something
    synonyms: opera
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    bucato, lavacro, lavaggio, lavata, lavatura
    the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
    elaborazione, funzionamento, funzione, manovra, operazione, prestazione, procedimento, procedura, processo, sviluppo, tecnica, trattamento
    a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
    servigio, servizio
    work done by one person or group that benefits another
    faccenda, mestiere
    the work of cleaning and running a house
    piega, stiratura
    the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
    scartoffia
    work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
    volontariato
    an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society
    approfondimento, investigazione
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
    governo, pensiero, riguardo
    the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
    dovere, impegno, obbligazione, obbligo, onere
    work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
    missione
    the organized work of a religious missionary
    incarico, incombenza, mansione, negozio
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
    abluzione
    the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels
    risciacquata, risciacquo
    washing lightly without soap
    sforzo, sudata
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    caccia
    the work of finding and killing or capturing animals for food or pelts
    superlavoro
    the act of working too much or too long
    analisi, demoscopia
    an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole
    conta, enumerazione, novero
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
    ispezione, perizia
    the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
    inchiesta
    a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
    perquisizione, rastrellamento
    an investigation seeking answers
    tabulazione
    the act of putting into tabular form
    cura, cura medica, terapia, trattamento
    care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
    incubazione
    maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
    carica, compito, funzione, mansione, officio, offizio, qualifica, ruolo, ufficio, uffizio, ufizio
    the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
    avventura
    a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
    impresa
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
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    attività, passo
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
    synonyms: attività, impiego, job, mestiere, occupazione, posto, professione
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    sport
    the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
    carriera
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
    attività, impiego, job, mestiere, occupazione, posto, professione, sistemazione
    the occupation for which you are paid
    mestiere
    the skilled practice of a practical occupation
    fotografia
    the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
    specializzazione
    the special line of work you have adopted as your career
    servizio
    employment in or work for another
    prestazione
    performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
    ambasceria, ambasciata, imbasciata
    the post of ambassador
    apprendistato, noviziato, volontariato
    the position of apprentice
    cardinalato
    the office of cardinal
    consolato
    the post of consul
    assessorato
    the position of council member
    internato
    the position of a medical intern
    legazione
    the post or office of legate
    magistratura, pretura
    the position of magistrate
    prefettura
    the office of prefect
    presidenza
    the office and function of president
    cattedra
    the position of professor
    reggenza
    the office of a regent
    sinecura
    an office that involves minimal duties
    carpenteria
    the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
    sartoria
    the craft of making dresses
    imbiancatura
    the occupation of a house painter
    architettura
    the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
    calzoleria
    the shoemaker's trade
    computisteria, contabilità
    the activity of recording business transactions
    tecnica, tecnologia
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
    tipografia
    the craft of composing type and printing from it
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    attività, passo
    any specific behavior
  3. noun
    the occupation for which you are paid
    synonyms: attività, impiego, job, mestiere, occupazione, posto, professione, sistemazione
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    servizio
    employment in or work for another
    prestazione
    performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
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    attività, impiego, job, mestiere, occupazione, posto, professione
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  4. noun
    a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
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    manufatto
    a work produced by hand labor
    valigeria
    work made of leather
    edizione, pubblicazione
    a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
    riedizione, ripubblicazione, ristampa
    a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
    libro
    a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
    annata
    a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
    esazione
    a publication containing a variety of works
    portariviste, rivista
    a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
    fonte
    a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
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    prodotto
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
  5. noun
    a place where work is done
    synonyms: posto di lavoro
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    panetteria, panificio
    a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
    alveare
    any workplace where people are very busy
    centrale
    a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
    burrificio
    a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
    borsa
    a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
    allevamento, fattoria
    workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
    fucina
    a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
    vetreria
    a workplace where glass is made
    ferriera
    the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
    laboratorio
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    lavanderia
    workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
    cantiere
    a workplace where ships are built or repaired
    gabinetto
    workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
    studio
    workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded
    conceria
    workplace where skins and hides are tanned
    acquedotto
    workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
    bottega, esercizio, laboratorio, officina, spaccio
    small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
    atelier
    a studio especially for an artist or designer
    caseificio, latteria
    a farm where dairy products are produced
    cascina
    a farm together with its buildings
    ranch
    farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
    vigna, vigneto
    a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
  6. noun
    (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force
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    energia, forza, potenza
    (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
  7. noun
    any specific behavior
    synonyms: attività, passo
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    Argonne
    an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved only by the armistice on November 11
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    svariamento
    an activity that varies from a norm or standard
    pratica, schema
    a customary way of operation or behavior
    attività ricreativa, diversivo, divertimento, passatempo, piacere, ricreazione, sollazzo, svago, trastullo
    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
    giocata
    a contest with rules to determine a winner
    manche, mano, turno
    (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
    musica
    musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
    recitazione
    the performance of a part or role in a drama
    animazione, movimento
    general activity and motion
    opera
    activity directed toward making or doing something
    gesta
    performance of moral or religious acts
    attività, impiego, job, mestiere, occupazione, posto, professione
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
    redazione, scrittura
    the activity of putting something in written form
    cascame, diseconomia, dissipazione, scialacquio, scialacquo, scialo, sciupio, sperpero, spreco
    useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
    fatica, faticata, prova, sforzo, tentativo
    earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
    comando, controllo
    the activity of managing or exerting control over something
    difesa, protezione, tutela
    the activity of protecting someone or something
    educazione, insegnamento, istruzione, magistero, scuola
    the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
    addestramento, allenamento, ammaestramento, esercitazione, preparazione
    activity leading to skilled behavior
    creazione
    the human act of creating
    smantellamento, smontaggio
    the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery)
    foratura, puntura
    the act of puncturing or perforating
    caccia, rastrellamento, ricerca
    the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
    impiego, uso, utilizzazione, utilizzo
    the act of using
    azione, azione militare, operazione militare
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
    misura, misurazione
    the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
    normazione, regolazione, standardizzazione
    the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
    assetto, disposizione, inquadramento, ordinamento, organizzazione, sistemazione
    the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
    raggruppamento
    the activity of putting things together in groups
    rincalzo
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
    continuazione, prosecuzione, proseguimento, prosieguo
    the act of continuing an activity without interruption
    meccanismo, procedimento, procedura, processo, tecnica, trattamento
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    cerimoniale
    the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
    culto
    the activity of worshipping
    attivazione
    the activity of causing to have energy and be active
    collocamento, collocazione, postazione
    the act of putting something in a certain place
    approvvigionamento, erogazione, fornitura, rifornimento, somministrazione
    the activity of supplying or providing something
    esigenza, pretensione, pretesa
    the act of demanding
    godimento
    an activity that affords enjoyment
    godimento, spasso
    act of receiving pleasure from something
    mercato
    the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
    allestimento, parata, preparativo, preparazione
    the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
    aiuto, assistenza, ausilio, cura
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
    rincalzo
    the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
    comportamento, condotta, contegno, forma, habit, piega
    manner of acting or controlling yourself
    direzione, redini, timone
    the activity of leading
    precessione
    the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
    conturbamento, seccatura
    activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
    bucato, lavacro, lavaggio, lavata, lavatura
    the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
    punteggiatura
    the use of certain marks to clarify meaning of written material by grouping words grammatically into sentences and clauses and phrases
    cooperazione
    the practice of cooperating
    formalismo
    the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms
    simbolismo, simbologia
    the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning
    modernismo
    practices typical of contemporary life or thought
    antropofagia, cannibalismo
    the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind
    costumanza, prammatica
    accepted or habitual practice
    figurino
    characteristic or habitual practice
    schiavismo
    the practice of owning slaves
    birichinata, buffonata, monelleria, scherzo, tiro birbone
    a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
    balneazione
    immersing the body in water or sunshine
    celebrazione, festeggiamento
    any joyous diversion
    ballabile, ballo, danza
    taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
    distrazione, divertimento, intrattenimento, spasso
    an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
    scappatella
    any carefree episode
    burla, celia, gioco, pacchia, ruzzo, scherzo
    activities that are enjoyable or amusing
    gioco
    an amusement or pastime
    buffonata, burla, canzonatura, celia, gioco, lazzo, motteggio, scherzo
    activity characterized by good humor
    sport
    the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
    duvet, verticale
    (American football) a complete play to advance the football
    bowling
    a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
    toppa
    a game that involves gambling
    gioco
    gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
    atletica, attività sportiva, slittino, sport
    an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
    tambureggiamento
    the act of playing a percussion instrument
    imitazione, mimesi
    imitating the mannerisms of another person
    mimica, mimo, pantomima
    a performance using gestures and body movements without words
    controparte, controscena
    incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect
    elaborazione, funzionamento, funzione, manovra, operazione, prestazione, procedimento, procedura, processo, sviluppo, tecnica, trattamento
    a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work
    servigio, servizio
    work done by one person or group that benefits another
    faccenda, mestiere
    the work of cleaning and running a house
    piega, stiratura
    the work of using heat to smooth washed clothes in order to remove any wrinkles
    scartoffia
    work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc.
    volontariato
    an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society
    carriera
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
    attività, impiego, job, mestiere, occupazione, posto, professione, sistemazione
    the occupation for which you are paid
    mestiere
    the skilled practice of a practical occupation
    codifica, codificazione
    act of writing in code or cipher
    calligrafia
    the activity of writing by hand
    fotografia
    the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
    esercizio, pratica
    the exercise of a profession
    approfondimento, investigazione
    the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
    governo, pensiero, riguardo
    the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
    dovere, impegno, obbligazione, obbligo, onere
    work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
    missione
    the organized work of a religious missionary
    profanazione, violazione
    entry to another's property without right or permission
    abuso, arbitrio, prevaricazione
    misconduct in public office
    malefatta
    improper or wicked or immoral behavior
    delinquenza
    willful negligence
    sperpero
    spending resources lavishly and wastefully
    ingiustizia, scellerataggine, scorrettezza
    an unjust act
    disonestà
    lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
    contraffazione, falsificazione, mistificazione
    a willful perversion of facts
    valico, varco, vortice
    a usually brief attempt
    incursione, puntata
    an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
    apporto, contributo, contribuzione
    the part played by a person in bringing about a result
    accertamento, controllo, esame, indagine, investigazione, prova, riscontro, test, verifica, verificazione
    the act of testing something
    accertamento, controllo, esame, indagine, investigazione, prova, riscontro, test, verifica, verificazione
    the act of undergoing testing
    incarico, incombenza, mansione, negozio
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
    prescrizione, regolazione
    the act of controlling or directing according to rule
    detenzione, melina, ostruzionismo, possedimento, possessione, possesso
    the act of having and controlling property
    accalappiamento
    the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
    schermaggio, screening
    the act of shielding from harm
    conservazione, preservazione
    the activity of protecting something from loss or danger
    perlustrazione
    the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
    autodifesa
    the act of defending yourself
    isolamento
    the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
    accompagnamento, scorta
    the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
    copertura
    the act of protecting something by covering it
    immunizzazione
    the act of making immune (especially by inoculation)
    accuratezza, curatela, custodia, guardia, salvaguardia, tutela
    attention and management implying responsibility for safety
    impermeabilizzazione, piombatura
    the act of treating something to make it repel water
    calcolo, computazione, computo, conteggio, conto
    the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods
    percezione
    becoming aware of something via the senses
    corso, scuola
    education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
    esercizio, pratica, scuola
    systematic training by multiple repetitions
    aeromodellismo, modellismo, modellistica
    the act of representing something (usually on a smaller scale)
    schematizzazione
    providing a chart or outline of a system
    arte, attività artistica
    the creation of beautiful or significant things
    perforazione, traforo
    the act of punching a hole (especially a row of holes as for ease of separation)
    cerca
    the act of searching visually
    abuso
    improper or excessive use
    sfruttamento, valorizzazione
    the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
    recupero, riciclaggio, riutilizzazione, riutilizzo
    the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
    applicazione
    the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
    manovra, manovra militare
    a military training exercise
    protezione
    activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster
    appoggio, rincalzo, rinforzo
    a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
    aggressione, assalto, attacco, carica
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
    offensiva, offesa
    the action of attacking an enemy
    accordatura, sintonia
    (music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency
    voltura
    the act of adjusting something to match a standard
    calorimetria
    measurement of quantities of heat
    quantificazione
    the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
    assetto, ordinata
    the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
    fraseggio
    the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
    collezionismo, levata, prelievo, raccolta
    the act of gathering something together
    smistamento
    grouping by class or kind or size
    appoggio, fiancheggiamento, rincalzo, supporto
    the act of propping up with shores
    impiccagione
    the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
    allungamento, allungatura, estensione, prolungamento
    the act of prolonging something
    iterazione, ripetizione
    the act of doing or performing again
    insistenza, perseveranza, persistenza
    the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
    irrigidimento
    the act of becoming stiff
    routine, tran tran
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
    apologia, apoteosi, deificazione, esaltazione, sublimazione
    the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
    rituale
    the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
    naturismo
    going without clothes as a social practice
    adorazione, latria
    the worship given to God alone
    idolatria
    the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
    culto, idolatria, reverenza, timore, venerazione
    religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
    elettrificazione, elettrizzazione
    the activity of thrilling or markedly exciting some person or group
    animazione
    the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something
    travestimento
    the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
    mascheramento
    the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
    inquinamento, insabbiamento, occultamento, occultazione
    concealment that attempts to prevent something scandalous from becoming public
    inumazione, sotterramento
    concealing something under the ground
    giustapposizione
    the act of positioning close together (or side by side)
    orientamento
    the act of orienting
    irrigazione
    supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
    alimentazione, nutrizione
    the act of supplying food and nourishment
    emanazione, emissione
    the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
    logistica
    handling an operation that involves providing labor and materials be supplied as needed
    esazione
    act of demanding or levying by force or authority
    esigenza, pretensione, pretesa, reclamo, rivendicazione
    demand for something as rightful or due
    abnegazione, autarchia, autocontrollo, autodisciplina, autogoverno, self-control
    the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
    spiegamento
    the distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work
    innescamento
    the act of making something ready
    pianificazione, progettazione, programmazione
    an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
    contenimento, trattenimento
    the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
    agevolazione, facilitazione
    act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
    rifugio
    act of turning to for assistance
    incoraggiamento
    the act of giving hope or support to someone
    rincalzo
    aiding the cause or policy or interests of
    sostenimento, sostentamento
    the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence
    villania
    a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
    bega, disturbo, rompicapo, seccatura, turba
    an angry disturbance
    anacronismo
    something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
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    atto, azione, fatto
    something that people do or cause to happen
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