relief work in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for relief work in the English»Italian Dictionary

Translations for relief work in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.relief [Brit rɪˈliːf, Am rəˈlif] N

II.relief [Brit rɪˈliːf, Am rəˈlif] N

I.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] N

1. work (physical or mental activity):

work
lavoro m (on su)
to be at work on sth
lavorare a qc or essere occupato a fare qc
to watch sb at work
guardare qn lavorare
to go to or set to or get to work
mettersi al lavoro
to go to or set to or get to work on sth
mettersi al lavoro per fare qc
to set to work doing
mettersi a fare
to put a lot of work into essay, speech
dedicare molto lavoro or impegno a
to put a lot of work into meal, preparations
mettere molto impegno, dedicare molto tempo a (preparare)
to put a lot of work into doing
mettere molto impegno a fare
to put or set sb to work
mettere qn al lavoro or fare lavorare qn
we put him to work doing
l'abbiamo messo a fare or l'abbiamo incaricato di fare
it was hard work doing
è stato difficile or è stata una fatica fare
to be hard at work
lavorare sodo or darci dentro col lavoro
your essay needs more work
il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro
there's still a lot of work to be done
bisogna fare ancora un sacco di lavoro
I've got work to do
devo lavorare or ho del lavoro da fare
to make short or light work of sth
liquidare or sbrigare qc velocemente
to make short work of sb
liquidare qn or levarsi qn di torno rapidamente
it's all in a day's work
è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione or fa parte del lavoro
“good or nice work” (on written work)
“buono”
“good or nice work” (orally)
“bene!”
it's hot, thirsty work
fa venire caldo, sete

2. work (occupation):

work
lavoro m
work
occupazione f
work
mestiere m
to be in work
avere un lavoro or un'occupazione
to look for work
cercare lavoro
day, night work
lavoro di giorno, di notte
place of work
luogo di lavoro
to start or begin work (daily)
cominciare il lavoro or cominciare a lavorare
to start or begin work (for the first time)
cominciare a lavorare
to stop work (at the end of the day)
finire il lavoro or finire di lavorare
to stop work (on retirement)
finire or smettere di lavorare
to be off work (on vacation)
fare vacanza, essere in vacanza, in permesso
to be off work with flu
essere a casa con l'influenza or essere assente a causa dell'influenza
to be out of work
essere disoccupato or essere senza lavoro
nice work if you can get it! inf
beato chi ci riesce!
nice work if you can get it! before n clothes, shoes
da lavoro

6. work (achievement, product):

work (essay, report)
lavoro m
work (artwork, novel, sculpture)
lavoro m
work (artwork, novel, sculpture)
opera f (by di)
work (study)
lavoro m
work (study)
studio m (by di; on su)
an exhibition of work by young artists
una mostra di lavori or di opere di giovani artisti
he sells his work to tourists
vende i suoi lavori ai turisti
is this all your own work?
è tutta opera tua?
is this all your own work? (more informal)
l'hai fatto tu?
to mark students' work
correggere i compiti degli studenti
his work isn't up to standard
il suo lavoro non raggiunge gli standard richiesti or non è all'altezza
the research was the work of a team
la ricerca è stata il lavoro di una squadra
a work of genius
un'opera di genio
a work of fiction
un'opera di narrativa
a work of reference
un'opera di consultazione
this attack is the work of professionals
quest'attacco è opera di professionisti
I hope you're pleased with your work! iron
spero che tu sia soddisfatto del tuo lavoro
the works of Shakespeare, Alfieri
le opere di Shakespeare, Alfieri

III.work <pt/pp arch, liter wrought> [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB trans

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IV.work <pt/pp arch, liter wrought> [Brit wəːk, Am wərk] VB intr

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V.work [Brit wəːk, Am wərk]

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relief work in the PONS Dictionary

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We are doing the relief work with our government money.
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His work included large vases decorated with relief work and bouquets of flowers.
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The relief work program was unsound over the long term, and was meant as a stop-gap measure.
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He became known as the minestrone cardinal for his relief work in soup kitchens.
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Fifty soldiers and two helicopters were flown in ahead of the ships to survey the disaster area and bring relief work.
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It is also reported as the largest bas-relief work in the world.
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