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Subj
trabajo de toda una vida

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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inglés
español
español
order work/life/affairs
order work/life/affairs
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español
inglés
inglés
Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. work [ingl. am. wərk, ingl. brit. wəːk] SUST.

1. work U (labor, tasks):

work in process or ingl. brit. progress
the house needs a lot of work done or ingl. brit. doing to it
¡sigue (or sigan etc.) así!

2. work U (employment):

they both go out to work ingl. brit.

3. work in phrases:

men at work
in work ingl. brit., those in work

4.1. work C (product, single item):

4.2. work U (output):

ser obra de alguien

5. work U FÍS.:

II. work [ingl. am. wərk, ingl. brit. wəːk] V. intr.

1. work (to earn a living):

work people:
to work for sb
trabajar para alguien
to work from nature artist:
to work under sb

2.1. work (to operate, to function):

work machine/system/relationship:
work drug/person:

2.2. work (to have a required effect):

work drug/plan/measures/method:

3. work (to penetrate, to travel down) + adv. compl.:

III. work [ingl. am. wərk, ingl. brit. wəːk] V. trans.

1.1. work (to force to work):

1.2. work (to exploit):

work land/soil
work land/soil
work mine

1.3. work (to be employed in):

work nightclubs/casinos

1.4. work (to pay for by working):

2. work (to make to function):

3.1. work (to force gradually, manipulate) + adv. compl.:

3.2. work (to shape, fashion):

work clay/metal
work dough
work dough

3.3. work (in needlework, knitting):

4.1. work < pret. & part. pas. worked or wrought> (to bring about) → wrought

work miracle

4.2. work < pret. & part. pas. worked or wrought> (to manage, to arrange):

work coloq.

5. work (to solve) ingl. am.:

work problem/crossword
work problem/crossword

life <pl lives> [ingl. am. laɪf, ingl. brit. lʌɪf] SUST.

1. life C or U (existence):

departed this life May 17 1988 form.
dejó de existir el 17 de mayo de 1988 form.
to save sb's life
salvarle la vida a alguien
to take sb's life form.
darle muerte a alguien form.
to take one's (own) life form.
(llevarse) el susto de su (or mi etc.) vida
life begins at 40 provb.
life begins at 40 atrbv. member/pension/president

2.1. life U (vital force):

resucitar a alguien
to come to life party:
to come to life puppet/doll:

2.2. life U (vitality):

to be the life or esp ingl. brit. the life and soul of the party

3. life U (lifestyle):

get a life! coloq. usually pey.
atrbv. life event

4. life U (living things):

5. life U (duration):

6. life U (imprisonment):

life coloq.

7. life U ARTE:

to paint/draw from life atrbv. drawing
atrbv. life class

8. life C (biography):

en el diccionario PONS

life work SUST. sin pl.

en el diccionario PONS

I. work [wɜ:k, ingl. am. wɜ:rk] SUST.

1. work sin pl. (useful activity):

2. work sin pl. (employment):

3. work sin pl. (place of employment):

4. work (product) a. ARTE, MÚS.:

5. work (factory):

work pl + sing./pl v.

6. work pl TÉC.:

work of a clock

7. work sin pl. FÍS.:

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to get to work on sb coloq.
to give sb the works coloq.

II. work [wɜ:k, ingl. am. wɜ:rk] V. intr.

1. work (do job):

to work as sth
to work to rule ECON.

2. work (be busy):

to work to do sth

3. work TÉC.:

4. work (be successful):

work plan, tactics

5. work MED.:

6. work (have an effect):

to work against sb/sth

7. work (move):

8. work + adj. (become):

9. work liter. sb's face:

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to work like a dog ingl. am., to work like a slave
to work like a Trojan ingl. brit.

III. work [wɜ:k, ingl. am. wɜ:rk] V. trans.

1. work (make sb work):

2. work TÉC. (operate):

3. work (move back and forward):

4. work (bring about):

work a cure
work a miracle
to work it [or things] so that ...

5. work (shape):

work bronze, iron

6. work MODA (embroider):

7. work:

work MIN
work AGR.

8. work (pay for by working):

life <lives> [laɪf] SUST.

1. life:

to draw sth/sb from life ARTE
to take sb's life

2. life sin pl. (existence):

to be sb's (whole) life

3. life sin pl. (duration):

4. life coloq. (prison sentence):

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be the life and soul of the party ingl. brit.
it's a hard life! irón. coloq.
I'm not able for the life of me to ... coloq.
not on your life! coloq.
en el diccionario PONS
en el diccionario PONS

I. work [wɜrk] SUST.

1. work (useful activity):

2. work (employment):

3. work (place of employment):

4. work (product) a. ARTE, MÚS.:

5. work:

works + sing./pl v. (factory)

6. work:

works TÉC. of a clock

7. work FÍS.:

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to get to work on sb coloq.
to get to work on sth coloq.
the works argot
to give sb the works argot

II. work [wɜrk] V. intr.

1. work (do job):

to work as sth

2. work (be busy):

to work to do sth

3. work TÉC.:

4. work (be successful):

work plan, tactics

5. work MED.:

6. work (have an effect):

to work against sb/sth

7. work (move):

8. work + adj. (become):

9. work liter. sb's face:

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

III. work [wɜrk] V. trans.

1. work (make sb work):

2. work TÉC. (operate):

3. work (move back and forward):

4. work (bring about):

work a cure
work a miracle
to work it [or things] so that...

5. work (shape):

work bronze, iron

6. work MODA (embroider):

7. work:

work MIN
work AGR.

8. work (pay for by working):

life <lives> [laɪf] SUST.

1. life:

to take sb's life

2. life (existence):

to be sb's (whole) life

3. life (duration):

4. life argot (prison sentence):

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

life is hard! irón. coloq.
not on your life! coloq.
Present
Iwork
youwork
he/she/itworks
wework
youwork
theywork
Past
Iworked
youworked
he/she/itworked
weworked
youworked
theyworked
Present Perfect
Ihaveworked
youhaveworked
he/she/ithasworked
wehaveworked
youhaveworked
theyhaveworked
Past Perfect
Ihadworked
youhadworked
he/she/ithadworked
wehadworked
youhadworked
theyhadworked

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Anyhow, the retirement wasn't the end of her life work.
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Real life work experiences take place on campus, as the students manage the business transactions of school enterprises.
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This project should be his life work and accomplishment.
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And at 19, he began his life work as an independent preacher.
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In these he became familiar with the blossoming field of psychology, the area upon which his life work eventually would be focused.
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