work·shop

(wûrk′shŏp′)

1. A room, area, or small establishment where manual or light industrial work is done.

2. An educational seminar or series of meetings emphasizing interaction and exchange of information among a usually small number of participants: a creative writing workshop.

tr.v. work·shopped, work·shop·ping, work·shops

To create or revise (a drama or literary work) based on suggestions or criticism from a group of collaborators.

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workshop

(ˈwɜːkˌʃɒp)

1. (Building) a room or building in which manufacturing or other forms of manual work are carried on

2. (Building) a room in a private dwelling, school, etc, set aside for crafts

3. (Education) a group of people engaged in study or work on a creative project or subject: a music workshop.

(Theatre) (tr) to perform (a play) with no costumes, set, or musical accompaniment

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work•shop

(ˈwɜrkˌʃɒp)

n.

1. a room, group of rooms, or building in which work, esp. mechanical work, is carried on.

2. a seminar or small group that meets to explore some subject, develop a skill or technique, carry out a creative project, etc.

[1555–65]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	workshop - small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done shop bindery - a workshop where books are bound bookbindery - a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books brickfield, brickyard - a place where bricks are made and sold chop shop - a place where stolen cars are disassembled for their parts dye-works - a workshop where dyeing is done machine shop - workshop where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools pottery - a workshop where clayware is made print shop, printing shop - a workplace where printing is done saddlery - workshop where a saddler works sheltered workshop - a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population turnery - workshop where objects are made on a lathe workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
	2.	workshop - a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving course, course of instruction, course of study, class - education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"

workshop

noun

1. seminar, class, discussion group, study group, masterclass She runs a writing workshop for women.

2. factory, works, shop, plant, mill a small workshop for repairing secondhand motorcycles

3. workroom, studio, atelier He got a job in the workshop of a local tailor.

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Translations

مَشْغَل، مَعْمَلوَرْشَةُ العَمَلوَرْشَه

dílna

workshopseminarværksted

Werkstatt Arbeitskreis

αργαστέρ εργαστήρι εργαστήριο

taller

õpituba

työpajaverstaspaja

atelierbourse professionnelle

radionica

műhelymunka

málstofa, námskeiîverkstæîi

laboratorio officina corso avanzato

仕事場

작업장

atelier workshop

seminar verksted

warsztatwarsztatywarsztaty akademickie

oficina

мастерская секция семинар симпозиум цех

delavnica

verkstadworkshop

ห้องทำงานในโรงงาน

atelyeatölye seminer

phân xưởng

车间专题讨论会工作坊研究会讲习班

workshop

[ˈwɜːkʃɒp] N → taller m
a music workshop → un taller de música
a drama workshop → un taller de teatro

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

workshop

[ˈwɜː^rkʃɒp] n → atelier m
a drama workshop → un atelier de théâtrework-shy workshy [ˈwɜː^rkʃaɪ] adj (British) (= lazy) → qui rechigne à l'ouvrage
to be work-shy → rechigner à la tâche

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workshop

[ˈwɜːkˌʃɒp] n → officina (fig) a music workshop → un seminario di musica

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work

(wəːk) noun

1. effort made in order to achieve or make something. He has done a lot of work on this project

2. employment. I cannot find work in this town.

3. a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on. Please clear your work off the table.

4. a painting, book, piece of music etc. the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.

5. the product or result of a person's labours. His work has shown a great improvement lately.

6. one's place of employment. He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.

verb

1. to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something. She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.

2. to be employed. Are you working just now?

3. to (cause to) operate (in the correct way). He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.

4. to be practicable and/or successful. If my scheme works, we'll be rich!

5. to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty. She worked her way up the rock face.

6. to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually. The wheel worked loose.

7. to make by craftsmanship. The ornaments had been worked in gold.

-work

1. (the art of making) goods of a particular material. He learns woodwork at school; This shop sells basketwork.

2. parts of something, eg a building, made of a particular material. The stonework/woodwork/paintwork needs to be renewed.

ˈworkable adjective

(of a plan) able to be carried out.

ˈworker noun

1. a person who works or who is employed in an office, a factory etc. office-workers; car-workers.

2. a manual worker rather than an office-worker etc.

3. a person who works (hard etc). He's a slow/hard worker.

works noun singular or plural

a factory etc. The steelworks is/are closed for the holidays.

noun plural

1. the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc). The works are all rusted.

2. deeds, actions etc. She's devoted her life to good works.

ˈwork-basket, ˈwork-box

etc nouns a basket, box etc for holding thread, needlework etc.

ˈworkbook noun

a book of exercises usually with spaces for answers.

ˈworkforce noun

the number of workers (available for work) in a particular industry, factory etc.

working class

the section of society who work with their hands, doing manual labour.

working day, ˈwork-day nouns

1. a day on which one goes to work, and is not on holiday.

2. the period of actual labour in a normal day at work. My working day is eight hours long.

working hours

the times of day between which one is at work. Normal working hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ˈworking-party, ˈwork-party nouns

a group of people gathered together (usually voluntarily) to perform a particular physical task. They organized a work-party to clear the canal of weeds.

working week

the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive when people go to work.

ˈworkman noun

a man who does manual work. the workmen on a building site.

ˈworkmanlike adjective

1. suitable to a good workman. a workmanlike attitude.

2. well performed. a workmanlike job.

ˈworkmanship noun

the skill of a qualified workman; skill in making things.

ˈworkmate noun

one of the people who work in the same place of employment as oneself. Her workmates teased her about being the boss's favourite.

ˈworkout noun

a period of hard physical exercise for the purpose of keeping fit etc.

ˈworkshop noun

1. a room or building, especially in a factory etc where construction and repairs are carried out.

2. a course of experimental work for a group of people on a particular project.

at work

working. He's writing a novel and he likes to be at work (on it) by eight o'clock every morning.

get/set to work

to start work. Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening.

go to work on

to begin work on. We're thinking of going to work on an extension to the house.

have one's work cut out

to be faced with a difficult task. You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.

in working order

(of a machine etc) operating correctly.

out of work

having no employment. He's been out of work for months.

work of art

a painting, sculpture etc.

work off

to get rid of (something unwanted or unpleasant) by taking physical exercise etc. He worked off his anger by running round the garden six times.

work out

1. to solve or calculate correctly. I can't work out how many should be left.

2. to come to a satisfactory end. Don't worry – it will all work out (in the end).

3. to perform physical exercises.

work up

1. to excite or rouse gradually. She worked herself up into a fury. (adjective ˌworked-ˈup: Don't get so worked-up!).

2. to raise or create. I just can't work up any energy/appetite/enthusiasm today.

work up to

to progress towards and prepare for. Work up to the difficult exercises gradually.

work wonders

to produce marvellous results. These pills have worked wonders on my rheumatism.

workshop

→ وَرْشَةُ العَمَل dílna workshop Werkstatt εργαστήρι taller työpaja atelier radionica laboratorio 仕事場 작업장 workshop verksted warsztat oficina мастерская verkstad ห้องทำงานในโรงงาน atölye phân xưởng 车间

workshop

n. laboratorio o taller de trabajo.

workshop

n taller m; parenting — taller de padres