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a piece of work,
a real piece of work,
also UK: a nasty piece of work n | figurative, informal (unpleasant, difficult person) | شخص بغيض |
| Tommy's a real piece of work; I heard he blamed his mistake on the boss. |
| That woman is a nasty piece of work; she's been making her neighbours' lives hell for years. |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unusual character, individual) | شخص استثنائي، شخص مميز |
| all in a day's work expr | informal, figurative (routine activity) | أمر روتينيّ، أمر عاديّ |
| There's no need to thank me - it's all in a day's work for me. |
| all work n | (working all the time, overwork) | العمل كل الوقت |
| be approved to work v expr | (be permitted, qualified to do a job) | يُسمح له بالعمل، يُعتبر مؤهلاً للعمل |
| at work adv | (at your workplace) | في العمل |
| Bob never checks his personal email at work. |
| at work adj | (in action) | عامل |
| Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks show his genius at work. |
| at work on [sth] adj | (working on) | يعمل على شيء |
| The show is a great success, and its writers are already at work on the second season. |
| bar work n | (job at a bar, pub, etc.) | العمل في البار |
| black work n | (work paid in cash, not recorded) (لتفادي الضرائب) | عمل بأجر نقديّ بدون تسجيل |
| black work n | (embroidery) (تطريز بخيط أسود إجمالاً) | تطريز أسود |
| blood work n | (blood test) | فحص دم |
| A yearly physical examination typically includes blood work. |
| body of work n | (all of [sb]'s creations) | مجمَل أعمال |
| The author's body of work spanned six decades. |
| charity work n | (work done for charitable cause) | عمل خيري |
| She does charity work, mostly for the orphans' home. |
| collected works npl | (anthology) | أعمال أدبية |
| collected works npl | (everything by an author) | أعمال أدبية، رصيد أعمال |
| This volume contains the entire collected works of Coleridge. |
| construction work n | (building) | أعمال بناء |
| The street will be blocked off for two months because of the construction work. |
| custom work n | ([sth] tailor-made, made to order) | عمل موصى عليه |
| The motorcyclists admired all the custom work on the bikes parked outside the bar. |
| custom work n | (bespoke, personalized service) | حسب الطلب |
| have your work cut out for you v expr | informal, figurative (have a hard task ahead) | يكون شيء صعب أمام شخص، ينتظر شخصًا أمر شاقّ |
| The house Joe and Maggie have bought needs a lot of renovation; they certainly have their work cut out for them. |
| البيت الذي اشتراه جو وماغي بحاجة إلى أعمال تجديد كثيرة. تنتظرهما أعمال شاقّة كثيرة. |
| day's work n | (work done in one day) | عمل يوم |
| It will take one more day's work to finish the job. |
deskwork,
desk work n | (work done at a desk) | أعمال مكتبيّة |
| Tony doesn't like working in an office because there's too much deskwork. |
| detective work n | (police investigation) | عمل تحرٍّ |
| All their detective work finally paid off when the murderer was arrested. |
| detective work n | figurative (research) | البحث، التقصّي |
| I did a little detective work to find out why my mail hadn't been delivered in three days. |
| dirty work n | figurative (unpleasant tasks) | أعمال قذرة |
| He was sick and tired of doing all her dirty work for her. |
| dirty work n | figurative (immoral or illegal action) | عمل مشين |
| The mob boss hired goons to handle his dirty work. |
| do the dirty work v expr | figurative, slang (perform a disagreeable task) | يمارس عملاً غير مقبول |
| She no longer had servants to do the dirty work for her. |
| do work for charity v expr | (volunteer) | يتطوّع للأعمال الخيرية |
| donkey work | informal, figurative (tedious work) | عمل صعب ومملّ |
| field work n | (research carried out on site) | دراسة ميدانية، بحث ميداني |
| عمل ميداني |
| Smithers is in the Amazon doing field work on endangered species. |
| Her fieldwork confirmed her academic theory about economic development. |
get down to business,
get down to work v expr | (start now) | يركّز على مهمة العمل |
| We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
| go to work v expr | (travel to workplace) | يذهب إلى العمل |
| I prefer to go to work early before the traffic gets heavy. |
| go to work on [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (do [sth] thoroughly) | يعمل بكدّ على شيء |
| The artist has really gone to work on this mural; it's huge and very detailed. |
| graduate work n | (employment for [sb] with a degree) | توظيف حامل شهادة |
| graduate work n | US (graduate school studies) | دراسات عليا |
| great work n | (job: done well) | عمل ممتاز |
| Her boss congratulated Chloe on her great work. |
| great work n | (art: masterpiece) | عمل فني مميز |
| The Great Gatsby is one of the great works of American literature. |
| group work | (sociology) (في علم الاجتماع) | عمل جماعي، عمل مع جماعات |
| grunt work n | (repetitious work) (تكراريّ مملّ) | عمل شاقّ |
| hard at work adj | (working hard) | منكَبّ، يبذل جهدًا كبيرًا |
| Miguel was hard at work doing his history project. |
| hard work n | (great effort) | كدّ، جهود كبيرة |
| (مجازي) | تعب |
| We would like to commend you on your hard work for the company over the years. |
| hard work n | informal ([sth]: requires effort) | مُتعب، شاقّ |
| Riding a bike uphill is hard work. |
| in-work adj | (occurring while [sb] is employed) | خلال الاستخدام، خلال التوظيف |
| keep up the good work v expr | (expressing approval) | أحسنت، عمل ممتاز، استمر بهذا |
| My teacher told me to keep up the good work after I scored 100% in the exam. |
| lab work n | abbr (research done in a laboratory) (أبحاث تُجرى في مختبر) | أعمال مخبريّة، أعمال معمليّة |
| laboratory work n | (scientific research done in a laboratory) | عمل مخبري |
| I'd like to find some laboratory work during the summer holidays. |
latticework,
trelliswork n | ([sth] with a crisscross design) | شبكيّة، تشبيك |
| One corner of the room was hidden by a screen decorated with intricate latticework. |
lifework,
life's work,
life-work n | (one's main endeavour) | إنجاز العمر، عمل يكرس المرء حياته له |
| line of work n | (profession, trade: field) | مجال العمل |
| Police officers regularly have to deal with danger in their line of work. |
| literary work n | (high-quality fiction or poetry) | عمل أدبيّ |
| make short work of [sth] expr | (do [sth] quickly) | يُنجز شيئًا بسرعة، ينتهي من شيء بسرعة |
| The project entailed a huge amount of translation, but Audrey made short work of it. |
| make short work of [sth/sb] expr | (deal with summarily) | يعجِّل في الانتهاء من شخص/شيء |
| The professor made short work of her student's rather poor arguments. |
| make-work n | uncountable (task to keep [sb] from being idle) (لمجرد عدم بقاء الشخص متعطلاً) | عمل تلهية |
| Men at work n | written (roadworks sign) (لافتة عند أشغال الطرق) | نعمل لأجلكم |
| mosaic work n | uncountable (creating art with small pieces) | صنع الفسيفساء |
| mosaic work n | countable (artwork made of small pieces) | عمل فسيفسائيّ |
| nasty piece of work n | UK, informal, figurative (malicious person) | شخص كريه، شخص بغيض |
| شخص لا يُطمأن إليه |
| That woman is a nasty piece of work. |
| nice work interj | informal (used to praise [sth] made or done) | أحسنت صنيعًا! |
| Nice work! You did a better job than I would have and faster as well. |
| nice work n | informal, figurative ([sth] easy and lucrative) | تمام!، هنيئًا له! |
| She can study while she works at the box office and she gets into shows free -- nice work! |
| off work adv | (not at work) | لا يعمل، ليس في العمل |
| My husband is at home today; he's off work with the flu. |
out of work,
out-of-work adj | (jobless, unemployed) | عاطل عن العمل |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| The closing of the tin mines left many men out of work. I've been out of work for four months now; hopefully I'll find a new job soon. |
part work,
partwork n | (magazine series) | عمل مجزَّأ |
| The novel was originally published as a part work. |
| piece of work n | ([sth] made or done) (فني) | عمل |
| The novel is a magnificent piece of work which is beautifully written. |
piecework,
piece work,
piece-work n | (work paid by the unit) | شغل بالقطعة، مقاولة |
| place of work n | (workplace) | مكان العمل |
| project work n | (done for a specific task) | مشروع |
| The students will be doing project work in their class this afternoon. |
| put [sb] to work v expr | (give a job, task to) | يجعل شخصًا يعمل، يشغِّل شخصًا |
| put [sth] to work v expr | (use) | يستثمر شيئًا |
| (في بعض المناطق) | يشغِّل شيئًا |
| Good investors say you should put your money to work if you want to make even more money. |
| reference work n | (book consulted for information) | كتاب مرجعي |
| The Encyclopædia Britannica is a serious reference work. |
| return to work v expr | (go back to one's job after a holiday) (بعد إجازة) | يعود إلى العمل |
| return to work v expr | (go back into employment) (بعد بطالة) | يعود إلى العمل |
| My sister retired three years ago, but she has returned to work. |
| rough work n | (preliminary draft) | عمل تمهيديّ، عمل تحضيريّ |
| rough work n | (physical work) | عمل مجهِد |
| safe place to work n | (not dangerous) | مكان عمل آمن |
school work,
schoolwork n | (studies done at or for school) | واجبات مدرسية |
| scope of work n | (nature and extent of a job or task) | طبيعة عمل |
| The scope of work for a project should specify precisely what work will be done. |
| set to work v expr | (start doing [sth]) | يبدأ عمل شيء |
| He set to work as soon as he was given the new task. |
| set [sb] to work v expr | (cause to start doing [sth]) | يجعل شخصًا يبدأ بالعمل في شيء |
| The manager set the new employee to work filing invoices. |
| sex work n | (prostitution) | بغاء، اشتغال بالجنس |
shiftwork,
shift work n | (work done in rotating periods) | عمل بالمناوبة، شغل بالوردية |
| social work n | (assistance to local community) | خدمة اجتماعية، إرشاد اجتماعي |
| Social work involves dealing with people from all walks of life. |
| statement of work n | (document stating scope of a job or task) | بيان عمل، بيان أعمال |
| stroke of work n | (bit of work) | القليل من العمل |
| (في الجمل المنفيّة) | ولا أيّ عمل |
| tedious work n | (laborious task) | عمل مضجر |
| temporary work n | (employment on short-term contract) | وظيفة مؤقتة |
| Temporary work is particularly common amongst young people. |
| timber work n | (wooden structure) | البنية الخشبية |
| Over all the house was well-built but there were one or two problems with the timber work. |
| unfit for work adj | (incapable of doing a job) | غير مؤهل للعمل |
| Until he brings in a written statement from his doctor, we have to consider him unfit for work. |
| be unfit for work v expr | (be incapable of job) | يكون غير مؤهل للعمل |
| voluntary work n | (unpaid employment for a cause) | عمل طوعي، عمل تطوعي |
| volunteer work n | (unpaid employment for a cause) | عمل تطوعي |
| Volunteer work looks good on your resume. |
| welfare work n | (social services) | الرعاية الاجتماعية |
women's work,
woman's work n | controversial! (household chores and child-rearing) (رأي: شغل البيت وتربية الأطفال) | عمل المرأة |
| work against [sb/sth] v expr | (be detrimental to) | يؤثّر سلبًا في شخص/شيء |
| يسعى لمنع شيء |
| work area n | (environment in which a job is done) | منطقة العمل، حيّز العمل |
| work as a team v expr | (co-operate) | يتعاون |
| If we work as a team we'll finish much sooner. |
| work at [sth] vtr | (put great effort into) | يعمل على شيء |
| We are currently working at finding ways to become more environmentally friendly. |
| work backwards vi | (do [sth] in reverse) | يعمل بالعكس |
| work camp n | (enforced labour camp) | معسكر عمل |
| Under Stalin's regime, political prisoners were sent to work camps. |
| work certificate n | (document: proof of job experience) | شهادة عمل |
