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home·work  (hmwûrk)
n.
1. Work, such as schoolwork or piecework, that is done at home.
2. Preparatory or preliminary work: did their homework before coming to the meeting.

homework [ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk]
n
1. (Social Science / Education) school work done out of lessons, esp at home
2. (Social Science / Education) any preparatory study
3. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) work done at home for pay
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.homeworkhomework - preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)
school assignment, schoolwork - a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
Translations
homework [ˈhəʊmwɜːk] Ndeberes mpl, tarea f
my geography homeworkmis deberes de geografía, mi tarea de geografía
to do one's homework (= schoolwork) → hacer los deberes or la tarea (fig) → documentarse, hacer el trabajo preparatorio
have you done your homework?¿has hecho los deberes?

homework [ˈhəʊmwɜːrk]
n
(from school)devoirs mpl
Have you done your homework? → Est-ce que tu as fait tes devoirs?
my geography homework → mes devoirs de géographie
(fig) (= research) to do one's homework → bien se renseigner avant
He's obviously done his homework! → À l'évidence, il s'était bien renseigné avant !
Serious bargain hunters will do their homework before choosing a holiday → Les chasseurs de bonnes affaires sérieux se renseigneront bien avant de choisir un voyage.
to do one's homework on sth → bien se renseigner sur qch
modif
a homework assignment → un devoir homework club
homework club n club d'encadrement des devoirs scolaires

homework [ˈhəumˌwɜːk] n (Scol) → compiti mpl (per casa)
homework [ˈhəumˌwɜːk] n (Scol) → compiti mpl (per casa)

homework واجب منزلى domácí úkol lektie Hausaufgabe σχολική εργασία για το σπίτι deberes kotitehtävät devoirs domaća zadaća compiti 宿題 숙제 huiswerk lekse praca domowa lição de casa, trabalho de casa домашняя работа läxa การบ้าน ev ödevi bài tập về nhà 家庭作业


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