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Job 1
(jōb) In the Bible, an upright man whose faith in God survived the test of repeated calamities.
Job 2
(jōb)n.
See Table at Bible.
[After Job.]
job 1
(jŏb)n.
1.
a. A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession: Her job is doing drug research.
b. A position of employment: How many jobs are open at the factory?
2.
a. A task that must be done: Let's finish this job before we start another.
b. A specified duty or responsibility: Your job is to watch the kids while we're away. See Synonyms at task.
c. Informal A difficult or strenuous task: It's a real job getting people to help out at these events.
3.
a. A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee: an expensive repair job.
b. The object to be worked on: Those overgrown shrubs are a big job.
c. Something resulting from or produced by work: I like the job they did on those shrubs.
4. An operation done to improve one's appearance, or the result of such an operation. Often used in combination: a face job.
5. Computers A program application that may consist of several steps but is performed as a single logical unit.
6. Informal A state of affairs: Their marriage was a bad job from the start. It's a good job that we left early to avoid the traffic.
7. Informal A criminal act, especially a robbery: a bank job.
8. Informal An example of a specified type, especially of something made or constructed. Often used in combination: a new building that is just another glass and steel job; a cowboy hat that is one of those ten-gallon jobs.
v. jobbed, job·bing, jobs
v.intr.
1. To work at odd jobs.
2. To work by the piece.
3. To act as a jobber.
v.tr.
Idioms: 1. To purchase (merchandise) from manufacturers and sell it to retailers.
2. To arrange for (contracted work) to be done in portions by others; subcontract.
3. To transact (official business) dishonestly for private profit.
do a job on
1. To damage, harm, or worsen: The stylist did a real job on my hair.
2. To defecate on.
on the job
1. Paying close attention; on the alert.
2. At work; at one's place of business: Employees are not allowed to smoke while on the job.
[Perhaps from obsolete jobbe, piece, alteration of Middle English gobbe, lump; see gob1.]
job 2
(jŏb) Chiefly Southerntr. & intr.v. jobbed, job·bing, jobs
To jab or make a jab.
n.
A jab.
[Middle English jobben, of imitative origin.]
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job
(dʒɒb)n
1. an individual piece of work or task
2. an occupation; post of employment
3. an object worked on or a result produced from working
4. a duty or responsibility: her job was to cook the dinner.
5. informal a difficult task or problem: I had a job to contact him.
6. a state of affairs: make the best of a bad job; it's a good job I saw you.
7. informal a damaging piece of work: he really did a job on that.
8. informal a crime, esp a robbery or burglary
9. informal an article or specimen: the new car was a nice little job.
10. an instance of jobbery
11. (Computer Science) computing a unit of work for a computer consisting of a single complete task submitted by a user
12. jobs for the boys appointments given to or created for allies or favourites
13. on the job
a. actively engaged in one's employment
b. Brit taboo engaged in sexual intercourse
14. just the job exactly what was required
vb, jobs, jobbing or jobbed
15. (intr) to work by the piece or at casual jobs
16. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to make a private profit out of (a public office, etc)
17. (Stock Exchange)
a. to buy and sell (goods or services) as a middleman: he jobs in government surplus.
b. Brit to buy and sell stocks and shares as a stockjobber: he jobs in blue chips.
18. (Commerce) (often foll by: out) to apportion (a contract, work, etc) among several contractors, workers, etc
[C16: of uncertain origin]
Job
(dʒəʊb)n
1. (Bible) Old Testament
a. a Jewish patriarch, who maintained his faith in God in spite of the afflictions sent by God to test him
b. the book containing Job's pleas to God under these afflictions, attempted explanations of them by his friends, and God's reply to him
2. any person who withstands great suffering without despairing
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job
(dʒɒb)n., v. jobbed, job•bing,
adj. n.
1. a piece of work, esp. a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price.
2. a post of employment; position.
3. any task or project.
4. a responsibility; duty: It is your job to be on time.
5. the execution or performance of a task: to do a good job.
6. the material or item being worked upon.
7. a state of affairs; matter: to make the best of a bad job.
8. a difficult task: We had a job getting him to agree.
9. Informal. an example of a specific type: That little sports job is a great car.
10. Slang. a theft or similar crime.
11. a public or official act or decision done for improper private gain.
12. a unit of work for a computer.
v.i. 13. to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece.
14. to do business as a jobber.
15. to turn public business improperly to private gain.
v.t. 16. to assign (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as to different contractors or workers (often fol. by out).
17. to buy in large quantities from wholesalers or manufacturers and sell to dealers in smaller quantities.
18. to swindle or trick.
19. to carry on (public business) for improper private gain.
adj. 20. of or for a particular job or transaction.
21. bought, sold, or handled together: to buy in job quantities.
Idioms: 1. do a job on,
a. to damage or destroy.
b. to deceive; snow.
2. on the job,
a. while working; at work.
b. on the alert.
[1620–30; orig. uncertain]
syn: See task.
Job
(dʒoʊb)n.
1. the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.
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position
– post – job1. 'position' and 'post'
Someone's job can be referred to in formal English as their position or post. When advertising or applying for a job, you usually use position or post.
We are looking for someone to fill a senior management position.
I am writing to apply for the post of clerical assistant.
2. 'job'
In conversation, don't use 'position' or 'post'. Use job.
He's afraid of losing his job.
She's got a really interesting job.
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job
Past participle: jobbed
Gerund: jobbing
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| Noun | 1. |  job - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" confectionery - the occupation and skills of a confectioner sport - the occupation of athletes who compete for pay farming, land - agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" appointment - the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury" berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" profession - an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) metier, medium - an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" accountancy, accounting - the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business photography - the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies catering - providing food and services |
| 2. |  job - a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job" ball-breaker, ball-buster - a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker" stint - an individual's prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her" scut work - trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores; "the hospital hired him to do scut work" | |
| 3. | job - a workplace; as in the expression "on the job"; | |
| 4. | job - an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right" product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" | |
| 5. | job - the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth" duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr | |
| 6. | job - the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job" work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" | |
| 7. | job - a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair" work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" | |
| 8. |  job - a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved; "she and her husband are having problems"; "it is always a job to contact him"; "urban problems such as traffic congestion and smog"difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" race problem - a social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions balance-of-payments problem - an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports | |
| 9. | Job - a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him | |
| 10. | Job - any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune | |
| 11. | job - (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures application program, applications programme, application - a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" | |
| 12. | Job - a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible | |
| 13. | job - a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis" robbery - larceny by threat of violence | |
| Verb | 1. | job - profit privately from public office and official business |
| 2. | job - arranged for contracted work to be done by others | |
| 3. | job - work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks" | |
| 4. | job - invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" bull - try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying |
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job
noun
1. position, post, function, capacity, work, posting, calling, place, business, office, trade, field, career, situation, activity, employment, appointment, craft, profession, occupation, placement, vocation, livelihood, métier the pressure of being the first woman in the job
2. task, concern, duty, charge, work, business, role, operation, affair, responsibility, function, contribution, venture, enterprise, undertaking, pursuit, assignment, stint, chore, errand Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.
3. (Informal) difficulty, problem, hassle (informal), trouble, hard work With all these different pensions, you're going to have a job to keep track.
jobs for the boys cronyism, favouritism, nepotism a `jobs for the boys' system of government
just the job perfect, excellent, ideal, supreme, superb, splendid, sublime, superlative This bag is just the job for travelling.
Quotations
"If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job" [Malcolm S. Forbes]
"Everyone sees life through their job. To the doctor the world is a hospital, to the broker it is a stock exchange, to the lawyer a vast criminal court" [Alasdair Gray Janine]
"McJob: A low-pay, low-prestige, low-dignity, low-benefit, no-future job in the service sector" [Douglas Coupland Generation X]
"If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job" [Malcolm S. Forbes]
"Everyone sees life through their job. To the doctor the world is a hospital, to the broker it is a stock exchange, to the lawyer a vast criminal court" [Alasdair Gray Janine]
"McJob: A low-pay, low-prestige, low-dignity, low-benefit, no-future job in the service sector" [Douglas Coupland Generation X]
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job
noun1. Activity pursued as a livelihood:
art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work.
Slang: racket.
Archaic: employ.
2. A post of employment:
Slang: gig.
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Translations
مهمةمُهِمَّه، واجِبمِهْنَه، وظيفَهوَظِيفَةٌ
práceúkolzaměstnání
jobtingarbejde
työtyöskennellätehdä töitätehdä työtätehtävä
posao
verkefnivinnastarfstarf, atvinnaverk
職
직업
negotium
numoti į ką rankaturėti vargo
darbsuzdevums
delozaposlitev
jobb
งาน
công việc
Job
[dʒəʊb] N → JobJob's comforter el que queriendo animar a otro le desconsuela todavía más
job
[dʒɒb]A. N
1. (= employment) → trabajo m, empleo m
what would the job involve? → ¿en qué consistiría el trabajo or empleo?
what's her job? → ¿de qué trabaja?
we shall create 1,000 new jobs → vamos a crear 1.000 puestos de trabajo más
he got a job as a clerk → consiguió un trabajo or empleo de oficinista
I think he's the best man for the job → creo que es el más apropiado para el puesto
to be in a job → tener trabajo
to look for a job → buscar (un) trabajo or empleo
to lose one's job (gen) → perder el trabajo or empleo; (= be sacked) → ser despedido
to be out of a job → estar sin trabajo or empleo
if they go bankrupt we'll all be out of a job → si se arruinan nos quedaremos todos sin trabajo or empleo
to put sb out of a job → quitar el trabajo or empleo a algn
jobs for the boys (Brit) → amiguismo m, enchufes mpl
see also day B
what would the job involve? → ¿en qué consistiría el trabajo or empleo?
what's her job? → ¿de qué trabaja?
we shall create 1,000 new jobs → vamos a crear 1.000 puestos de trabajo más
he got a job as a clerk → consiguió un trabajo or empleo de oficinista
I think he's the best man for the job → creo que es el más apropiado para el puesto
to be in a job → tener trabajo
to look for a job → buscar (un) trabajo or empleo
to lose one's job (gen) → perder el trabajo or empleo; (= be sacked) → ser despedido
to be out of a job → estar sin trabajo or empleo
if they go bankrupt we'll all be out of a job → si se arruinan nos quedaremos todos sin trabajo or empleo
to put sb out of a job → quitar el trabajo or empleo a algn
jobs for the boys (Brit) → amiguismo m, enchufes mpl
see also day B
2. (= piece of work) → trabajo m
I have a job for you → tengo un trabajo para ti
I'm afraid this is a job for a specialist → me parece que para esto hace falta un especialista
it was a big job → dio mucho trabajo → era mucho trabajo
it's a difficult job → es (un trabajo) muy difícil
I'm paid by the job → me pagan a destajo
I've got a few jobs to do → tengo algunas cosillas que hacer
to do a job for sb → hacer un encargo para algn, hacer un recado a algn
can you do a job for me? → ¿te puedo hacer un encargo?, ¿te puedo encargar algo?
she's doing a good job → trabaja bien
he has done a good job with the book → el libro le ha salido bien
we could do a far better job of it → podríamos hacer un trabajo muchísimo mejor
it's not ideal but it'll do the job → no es lo ideal pero valdrá
let's get on with the the job in hand → vamos a concentrarnos en el trabajo que tenemos entre manos
to know one's job → conocer el oficio
he really knows his job → es un experto en lo suyo
you've made a good job of painting the doors → has pintado muy bien las puertas
he's out on a job at the moment → en este momento ha salido a hacer un trabajo
on the job: he fell asleep on the job → se quedó dormido trabajando
there was no formal training - they learned on the job → no se ofrecía formación específica - aprendían trabajando or sobre la marcha
he quit after five years on the job → se fue tras haber estado en el trabajo cinco años
to be on the job (= having sex) → estar haciéndolo
to fall down on the job → demostrar no tener capacidad
if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well → las cosas bien hechas bien parecen
see also hatchet, nose D
see also odd C
see also repair C
I have a job for you → tengo un trabajo para ti
I'm afraid this is a job for a specialist → me parece que para esto hace falta un especialista
it was a big job → dio mucho trabajo → era mucho trabajo
it's a difficult job → es (un trabajo) muy difícil
I'm paid by the job → me pagan a destajo
I've got a few jobs to do → tengo algunas cosillas que hacer
to do a job for sb → hacer un encargo para algn, hacer un recado a algn
can you do a job for me? → ¿te puedo hacer un encargo?, ¿te puedo encargar algo?
she's doing a good job → trabaja bien
he has done a good job with the book → el libro le ha salido bien
we could do a far better job of it → podríamos hacer un trabajo muchísimo mejor
it's not ideal but it'll do the job → no es lo ideal pero valdrá
let's get on with the the job in hand → vamos a concentrarnos en el trabajo que tenemos entre manos
to know one's job → conocer el oficio
he really knows his job → es un experto en lo suyo
you've made a good job of painting the doors → has pintado muy bien las puertas
he's out on a job at the moment → en este momento ha salido a hacer un trabajo
on the job: he fell asleep on the job → se quedó dormido trabajando
there was no formal training - they learned on the job → no se ofrecía formación específica - aprendían trabajando or sobre la marcha
he quit after five years on the job → se fue tras haber estado en el trabajo cinco años
to be on the job (= having sex) → estar haciéndolo
to fall down on the job → demostrar no tener capacidad
if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well → las cosas bien hechas bien parecen
see also hatchet, nose D
see also odd C
see also repair C
3. (Comput) → trabajo m
4. (= duty, responsibility) my job is to sell them → yo estoy encargado de venderlos
that's not my job → eso no me incumbe a mí, eso no me toca a mí
he's only doing his job → está cumpliendo con su deber, nada más
I had the job of telling him → a mí me tocó decírselo
that's not my job → eso no me incumbe a mí, eso no me toca a mí
he's only doing his job → está cumpliendo con su deber, nada más
I had the job of telling him → a mí me tocó decírselo
5. (= undertaking) it's quite a job, bringing up five children → es una tarea bastante dura, criar a cinco hijos
6. (= difficulty) to have a (hard) job doing/to do sth: we're having a hard job keeping up with the demand → nos está costando trabajo satisfacer la demanda
we had quite a job getting here! → ¡vaya que nos costó (trabajo) llegar!
we'll have a (hard) job to finish it in time → nos va a costar mucho trabajo terminarlo a tiempo
we had quite a job getting here! → ¡vaya que nos costó (trabajo) llegar!
we'll have a (hard) job to finish it in time → nos va a costar mucho trabajo terminarlo a tiempo
7. (= state of affairs) it's a bad job → es una situación difícil
it's a good job he didn't see us → menos mal que no nos vio
(and a) good job too! → ¡menos mal!
to make the best of a bad job → poner al mal tiempo buena cara
we'll just have to make the best of a bad job → habrá que poner al mal tiempo buena cara
to give sth up as a bad job → dejar algo por imposible
she gave him up as a bad job → por imposible rompió con él
it's a good job he didn't see us → menos mal que no nos vio
(and a) good job too! → ¡menos mal!
to make the best of a bad job → poner al mal tiempo buena cara
we'll just have to make the best of a bad job → habrá que poner al mal tiempo buena cara
to give sth up as a bad job → dejar algo por imposible
she gave him up as a bad job → por imposible rompió con él
8. (= crime) → golpe m
he was planning a bank job → planeaba un golpe en un banco
he was caught doing a bank job → lo cogieron or (LAm) agarraron asaltando un banco
that warehouse job → ese robo en el almacén
see also put-up
he was planning a bank job → planeaba un golpe en un banco
he was caught doing a bank job → lo cogieron or (LAm) agarraron asaltando un banco
that warehouse job → ese robo en el almacén
see also put-up
B. VI
1. (= do casual work) → hacer trabajos temporales
2. (= work as middleman) to job in sth → trabajar de intermediario en la compraventa de algo
C. CPD job action N (US) → movilización f (de trabajadores)
job analysis N (Ind) → análisis m del trabajo, análisis m ocupacional
job application N → solicitud f de trabajo or empleo
Job Centre N = Jobcentre job club N → grupo m de asesoramiento para desempleados
job control language N → lenguaje m de control de trabajo
job creation N → creación f de empleo, creación f de puestos de trabajo
job creation scheme N → plan m de creación de puestos de trabajo, plan m de creación de nuevos empleos
job description N → descripción f del trabajo
job evaluation, job grading N → evaluación f de empleos
job holder N → empleado/a m/f
job hunting N → búsqueda f de trabajo, búsqueda f de empleo
to go job hunting → salir a buscar trabajo or empleo
job interview N → entrevista f de trabajo
job losses NPL → pérdida fsing de puestos de trabajo
500 job losses → una pérdida de 500 puestos de trabajo
job lot N → lote m
to buy/sell sth as a job lot → comprar/vender algo en un lote
job number N → número m del trabajo
job offer N → oferta f de trabajo or empleo
job opportunity N → oportunidad f de trabajo
job queue N (Comput) → cola f de trabajos
job satisfaction N → satisfacción f en el trabajo, satisfacción f profesional
job security N → seguridad f en el trabajo
job seeker N → demandante mf de empleo, persona f que busca trabajo
job seeker's allowance N (Brit) → prestación f por desempleo
job sharing N job sharing is encouraged here → intentamos fomentar el empleo compartido
I'm interested in the possibility of job sharing → me interesaría poder compartir el empleo con otra persona
job title N → (nombre m del) puesto m
job vacancy N → puesto m vacante
job analysis N (Ind) → análisis m del trabajo, análisis m ocupacional
job application N → solicitud f de trabajo or empleo
Job Centre N = Jobcentre job club N → grupo m de asesoramiento para desempleados
job control language N → lenguaje m de control de trabajo
job creation N → creación f de empleo, creación f de puestos de trabajo
job creation scheme N → plan m de creación de puestos de trabajo, plan m de creación de nuevos empleos
job description N → descripción f del trabajo
job evaluation, job grading N → evaluación f de empleos
job holder N → empleado/a m/f
job hunting N → búsqueda f de trabajo, búsqueda f de empleo
to go job hunting → salir a buscar trabajo or empleo
job interview N → entrevista f de trabajo
job losses NPL → pérdida fsing de puestos de trabajo
500 job losses → una pérdida de 500 puestos de trabajo
job lot N → lote m
to buy/sell sth as a job lot → comprar/vender algo en un lote
job number N → número m del trabajo
job offer N → oferta f de trabajo or empleo
job opportunity N → oportunidad f de trabajo
job queue N (Comput) → cola f de trabajos
job satisfaction N → satisfacción f en el trabajo, satisfacción f profesional
job security N → seguridad f en el trabajo
job seeker N → demandante mf de empleo, persona f que busca trabajo
job seeker's allowance N (Brit) → prestación f por desempleo
job sharing N job sharing is encouraged here → intentamos fomentar el empleo compartido
I'm interested in the possibility of job sharing → me interesaría poder compartir el empleo con otra persona
job title N → (nombre m del) puesto m
job vacancy N → puesto m vacante
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job
[ˈdʒɒb] n
(= piece of work) → travail m
That was a difficult job → C'était un travail difficile.
to do a good job of it, to make a good job of it (= do sth well) → faire du bon travail
to do a good job of doing sth, to make a good job of doing sth
He's doing a good job of running the company → Il dirige bien la société.
on the job (= while working) → sur le tas
They learn on the job → Ils apprennent sur le tas.
the pay after five years on the job
BUT le salaire au bout de cinq ans de maison.
That was a difficult job → C'était un travail difficile.
to do a good job of it, to make a good job of it (= do sth well) → faire du bon travail
to do a good job of doing sth, to make a good job of doing sth
He's doing a good job of running the company → Il dirige bien la société.
on the job (= while working) → sur le tas
They learn on the job → Ils apprennent sur le tas.
the pay after five years on the job
BUT le salaire au bout de cinq ans de maison.
(= DIY, household task) → tâche f, tâche f domestique
(= responsibility) → travail m
sb's job is to do sth
It's not my job to look after your children → Ce n'est pas mon travail de surveiller tes enfants.
he's only doing his job (= what he has to do) → il ne fait que son travail, il ne fait que son boulot
sb's job is to do sth
It's not my job to look after your children → Ce n'est pas mon travail de surveiller tes enfants.
he's only doing his job (= what he has to do) → il ne fait que son travail, il ne fait que son boulot
(= employment) → emploi m, poste m
He's lost his job → Il a perdu son emploi.
I've got a Saturday job
BUT Je travaille le samedi.
a part-time job → un emploi à temps partiel
a full-time job → un emploi à plein temps
jobs for the boys (British) → des boulots pour les copains
He's lost his job → Il a perdu son emploi.
I've got a Saturday job
BUT Je travaille le samedi.
a part-time job → un emploi à temps partiel
a full-time job → un emploi à plein temps
jobs for the boys (British) → des boulots pour les copains
(= difficulty) to have a job doing sth → avoir du mal à faire qch
I had a job finding it → J'ai eu du mal à le trouver.
I had a job finding it → J'ai eu du mal à le trouver.
just the job! (= the ideal thing) (British) → juste ce qu'il faut!, exactement ce qu'il faut!
modif [cuts] → d'emplois; [prospects] → de travailjob advertisement n → offre f d'emploi, annonce f d'emploijob applicant n → candidat(e) m/f à un poste
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Job
n (Bibl) → Hiob m, → Job m; the Book of Job → das Buch Hiob; he has the patience of Job → er hat eine Engelsgeduld
job
n
(= piece of work) → Arbeit f; (Comput) → Job m; I have a job to do → ich habe zu tun; I have several jobs to do → ich habe verschiedene Sachen zu erledigen; a job of work → eine Arbeit, eine Aufgabe; I have a little job for you → ich habe da eine kleine Arbeit or Aufgabe für Sie; it’s quite a job to paint the house → das ist vielleicht eine Arbeit or eine Heidenarbeit (inf), → das Haus zu streichen; the car’s in for a paint job (inf) → der Wagen ist zum Lackieren in der Werkstatt; the plumbers have a lot of jobs on just now → die Klempner haben zurzeit viele Aufträge; to be paid by the job → für (die) geleistete Arbeit bezahlt werden, pro Auftrag bezahlt werden; he’s on the job (inf: = at work) → er ist bei or an der Arbeit; (inf: = having sex) → er ist zu Gange (inf); to make a good/bad job of something → bei etw gute/schlechte Arbeit leisten; the decorators made a terrible job of the kitchen → die Maler haben in der Küche schrecklich gepfuscht; we could do a far better job of running the company → wir könnten die Firma viel besser leiten; he knows his job → er versteht sein Handwerk ? odd f
(= employment) → Stelle f, → Job m (inf); to look for/get/have a job → eine Stelle suchen/bekommen/haben; to lose one’s job → seine Stelle verlieren; the nice thing about a teaching job is … → das Schöne am Lehrberuf or an einer Anstellung als Lehrer ist …; he had a holiday job → er hatte eine Ferienarbeit or einen Ferienjob (inf); I’ve got a Saturday job → ich habe einen Samstagsjob (inf); 500 jobs lost → 500 Arbeitsplätze verloren gegangen; to bring new jobs to a region → in einer Gegend neue Arbeitsplätze schaffen
(= duty) → Aufgabe f; that’s not my job → dafür bin ich nicht zuständig; it’s not my job to tell him → es ist nicht meine Aufgabe, ihm das zu sagen; I’ll do my job and you do yours → ich mache meine Arbeit, und Sie Ihre; I had the job of breaking the news to her → es fiel mir zu, ihr die Nachricht beizubringen; he’s not doing his job → er erfüllt seine Aufgabe(n) nicht; I’m only doing my job → ich tue nur meine Pflicht; I’m only doing my job → ich tue nur meine Pflicht; drinking a lot of water helps the kidneys do their job → viel Wasser zu trinken hilft den Nieren bei ihrer Arbeit
that’s a good job! → so ein Glück; what a good job or it’s a good job I brought my cheque book → nur gut, dass ich mein Scheckbuch mitgenommen habe; to give somebody/something up as a bad job → jdn/etw aufgeben; to make the best of a bad job → das Beste daraus machen; that should do the job → das müsste hinhauen (inf); this is just the job → das ist goldrichtig or genau das Richtige; a holiday in the sun would be just the job → Ferien in der Sonne, das wäre jetzt genau das Richtige; double whisky? — just the job → einen doppelten Whisky? — prima Idee (inf)
(= difficulty) I had a job convincing him or to convince him → es war gar nicht so einfach, ihn zu überzeugen; you’ll have a job → das wird gar nicht so einfach sein; she has a job getting up the stairs → es ist gar nicht einfach für sie, die Treppe raufzukommen; it was quite a job → das war ganz schön schwer (inf) → or schwierig
(inf: = crime) → Ding nt (sl); we’re going to do a job next week → wir drehen nächste Woche ein Ding (sl); remember that bank job? → erinnerst du dich an das große Ding in der Bank? (sl)
(inf: = person, thing) → Ding nt; his new car’s a lovely little job → sein neues Auto ist wirklich große Klasse (inf) → or eine Wucht (inf); that blonde’s a gorgeous little job → die Blondine (da) sieht wirklich klasse aus (inf)
(baby-talk) to do a (big/little) job → ein (großes/kleines) Geschäft machen (inf), → Aa/Pipi machen (baby-talk)
vi
(= do casual work) → Gelegenheitsarbeiten tun or verrichten, jobben (inf); a graphic designer who jobs for various advertising firms → ein Grafiker, der für verschiedene Werbeagenturen Aufträge or Arbeiten ausführt
(= profit from public position) → sein Amt (zu privatem Nutzen) missbrauchen
job
:Jobcentre
n (Brit) → Arbeitsamt nt
job creation
job cuts
pl → Arbeitsplatzabbau m
job description
n → Tätigkeitsbeschreibung f
job evaluation
n → Arbeitsplatzbewertung f
job holder
n → Arbeitnehmer(in) m(f)
job hopper
n (inf) jd, der häufig seine Arbeitsstelle wechselt
job-hunter
n → Arbeitssuchende(r) mf
job-hunting
job interview
n → Vorstellungsgespräch nt, → Bewerbungsgespräch nt
job
:job loss
n there were 1,000 jobes → 1 000 Arbeitsplätze gingen verloren
job lot
n (Comm) → (Waren)posten m
job market
n → Arbeitsmarkt m
job opportunities
pl → Stellenmarkt m, → Stellenangebote pl
job printer
n → Akzidenzdrucker m
job profile
n → Stellenbeschreibung f, → Anforderungsprofil nt
job satisfaction
job
:job security
n → Sicherheit f → des Arbeitsplatzes; we can offer no job guarantees → wir können die Sicherheit des Arbeitsplatzes/der Arbeitsplätze nicht garantieren
jobseeker
job sharer
n jd, der seinen Arbeitsplatz mit anderen teilt
job sharing
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Job
[dʒəʊb] n → Giobbe mto have the patience of Job → avere la pazienza di Giobbe
job
[dʒɒb] na. (work) → lavoro; (post) → posto, impiego
to look for a job → cercare lavoro
to be out of a job → essere disoccupato/a or senza lavoro
a part-time/full-time job → un lavoro a mezza giornata/a tempo pieno
this is a case of jobs for the boys (fam, pej) → questo è il modo di sistemare amici e parenti
the government is creating new jobs → il governo sta creando nuovi posti di lavoro
to look for a job → cercare lavoro
to be out of a job → essere disoccupato/a or senza lavoro
a part-time/full-time job → un lavoro a mezza giornata/a tempo pieno
this is a case of jobs for the boys (fam, pej) → questo è il modo di sistemare amici e parenti
the government is creating new jobs → il governo sta creando nuovi posti di lavoro
b. (piece of work) → lavoro; (task) → compito
on the job → sul lavoro
to make a good/bad job of sth → fare bene/male qc
he's done a good job of work → ha fatto un buon lavoro
that's not my job → non è compito mio
to know one's job → conoscere il proprio mestiere
he's only doing his job → sta solo facendo il suo dovere
I had the job of telling him → è stato compito mio dirglielo
that car is a nice little job (fam) → quella macchina è un gioiellino
on the job → sul lavoro
to make a good/bad job of sth → fare bene/male qc
he's done a good job of work → ha fatto un buon lavoro
that's not my job → non è compito mio
to know one's job → conoscere il proprio mestiere
he's only doing his job → sta solo facendo il suo dovere
I had the job of telling him → è stato compito mio dirglielo
that car is a nice little job (fam) → quella macchina è un gioiellino
c. that's just the job! → è proprio quello che ci vuole!
to give sth up as a bad job → lasciar perdere qc perché è un'impresa impossibile
it's a good job that ... → meno male che...
a good job too! → meno male!
we had quite a job getting here or to get here → è stata un'impresa arrivare qui
he was caught doing a bank job (fam) → l'hanno preso mentre faceva un colpo alla banca
to give sth up as a bad job → lasciar perdere qc perché è un'impresa impossibile
it's a good job that ... → meno male che...
a good job too! → meno male!
we had quite a job getting here or to get here → è stata un'impresa arrivare qui
he was caught doing a bank job (fam) → l'hanno preso mentre faceva un colpo alla banca
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
job
(dʒob) noun1. a person's daily work or employment. She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.
2. a piece of work or a task. I have several jobs to do before going to bed.
give up as a bad job to decide that (something) is not worth doing, or impossible to do, and so stop doing it.
a good job a lucky or satisfactory state of affairs. It's a good job that she can't hear what you're saying; He has lost his trumpet, and a good job too!
have a job to have difficulty. You'll have a job finishing all this work tonight.
just the job entirely suitable. These gloves are just the job for gardening.
make the best of a bad job to do one's best in difficult circumstances.
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job
→ وَظِيفَةٌ práce job Stelle δουλειά empleo työ emploi posao lavoro 職 직업 baan jobb praca emprego работа jobb งาน iş công việc 工作Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
job
n. trabajo, empleo; [task] tarea.
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job
n trabajo, empleoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.