Job 1 (j b) In the Bible, an upright man whose faith in God survived the test of repeated calamities. [Hebrew 'iyyôb; see  b in Semitic roots.] |
| Job 2 (jb) n. Abbr. Jb See Table at Bible. [After Job.] |
job 1 (j b)n. 1. A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession. 2. A position in which one is employed. 3. a. A task that must be done: Washing the windows is not my job. b. A specified duty or responsibility. See Synonyms at task. 4. a. A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee: an expensive repair job. b. The object to be worked on. c. Something resulting from or produced by work. 5. Computer Science A program application that may consist of several steps but is performed as a single logical unit. 6. Informal A difficult or strenuous task: It was a real job to convince them to drop the charges. 7. Informal A bad or unsatisfactory piece of work: The stylist did a real job on my hair. 8. 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. 9. Informal A criminal act, especially a robbery: a bank job. 10. 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. Idiom: 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. on the job Paying close attention; on the alert. [Perhaps from obsolete jobbe, piece, alteration of Middle English gobbe, lump; see gob1.] |
| job 2 (jb) Archaic tr. & intr.v. jobbed, job·bing, jobs To jab or make a jab. n. A jab. [Middle English jobben, of imitative origin.] |
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. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a unit of work for a computer consisting of a single complete task submitted by a user
jobs for the boys appointments given to or created for allies or favourites
on the job
a. actively engaged in one's employment
b. Brit taboo engaged in sexual intercourse
just the job exactly what was required
vb jobs, jobbing, jobbed
1. (intr) to work by the piece or at casual jobs
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to make a private profit out of (a public office, etc.)
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange) (intr; usually foll by in)
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
4. (Business / Commerce) (tr; often foll by out) to apportion (a contract, work, etc.) among several contractors, workers, etc.
[of uncertain origin]
Job [dʒəʊb]
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / 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
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" | |
| 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 |
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]
Translations
Job [dʒəʊb] N → Job
Job's comforter el que queriendo animar a otro le desconsuela todavía más
job [dʒɒb]
Job'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
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 travail
job advertisement n → offre f d'emploi, annonce f d'emploi
job applicant n → candidat(e) m/f à un poste
job advertisement n → offre f d'emploi, annonce f d'emploi
job applicant n → candidat(e) m/f à un poste
Job
job
job:
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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
Job [dʒəʊb] n → Giobbe m
to have the patience of Job → avere la pazienza di Giobbe
job [dʒɒb] n
Job [dʒəʊb] n → Giobbe m
to have the patience of Job → avere la pazienza di Giobbe
job [dʒɒb] n
to have the patience of Job → avere la pazienza di Giobbe
job [dʒɒb] n
a. (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
Job [dʒəʊb] n → Giobbe m
to have the patience of Job → avere la pazienza di Giobbe
job [dʒɒb] n
a. (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
n job [dʒob]
1 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. werk مِهْنَه، وظيفَه работа zaměstnání, práce job; arbejde die Arbeit εργασία trabajo töö شغل työpaikka travail, emploi עֲבוֹדָה काम posao állás; munka pekerjaan starf, atvinna lavoro 職 직업 darbas darbs kerja baan jobb, arbeid praca emprego job, ocupaţie, muncă работа zamestnanie služba zaposlenje jobb การงาน; อาชีพ iş 職業 робота, праця کام، منصب việc làm 职业
2 a piece of work or a task I have several jobs to do before going to bed. taak مُهِمَّه، واجِب задължение úkol ting die Aufgabe δουλειά, καθήκον tarea töö کار tehtävä tâche מְשִׂימָה नौकरी posao dolog tugas verkefni compito 仕事 해야할 일 darbas darbs; uzdevums hal taak oppgave, ting zadanie, robota tarefa sarcină задание úloha opravilo radni zadatak arbetsuppgift งาน; ชิ้นงาน iş 工作 робота; завдання کوئی مشغلہ việc 工作
give up as a bad job
to decide that (something) is not worth doing, or impossible to do, and so stop doing it. slegte werk, vergeefse يَتَوقَّف عن عَملٍ ما لأنه لا يستَحِق отказвам се от нещо, понеже го смятам за загубена работа vzdát to give op, fordi det er umuligt at udføre als aussichtslos aufgeben παρατώ κτ. επειδή δεν αξίζει τον κόπο desistir, dejar algo por imposible lootusetust ettevõtmisest loobuma از چیزی یا کسی ناامید شدن؛ رها کردن luopua tehtävästä mahdottomana renoncer לְהַפסִיק עֲבוֹדָה בָּאֶמצָע काम छोड़ देना prekinuti posao abbahagy vmit berhenti melakukan gefa (e-ð) upp á bátinn rinunciare 見切りをつける 단념하다 numoti į ką ranka atmest kā kaut ko nevajadzīgu tidak mahu meneruskan usaha lagi ergens mee ophouden oppgi (noe) som håpløst machnąć (na coś ręką) desistir a renunţa махнуть рукой на vzdať to, považovať za beznádejné dvigniti roke od česa loš posao anse ngt som ett hopplöst jobb (en hopplös uppgift) ตัดสินใจและเลิกทำในสิ่งที่คิดว่าไม่คู่ควรที่จะทำหรือไม่สามารถทำได้ vazgeçmek 認為某事無成功希望而放棄 залишити безнадійну справу; пропаще діло کوئی کام بند کر دینا từ chối làm gì 认为某事无成功希望而放弃
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! dit is 'n goeie ding dat -, dit is 'n geluk dat -, dit is ook maar goed dat - شيءٌ حَسَنٌ за късмет dobrá práce heldig; heldigvis ein wahres Glück ευτύχημα menos mal que on vedanud خوش شانسی؛ کار خدا hyvä asia c'est une chance (que) טוֹב שֶׁכָּך अच्छा काम dobar posao szerencse mujur það er eins gott un bene 好都合 좋은 상태, 잘된 일 gerai lieliski; nav slikti sesuatu yang baik maar goed heldigvis, bra, til all lykke całe szczęście ainda bem o afacere/o treabă bună большая удача dobre sreča dobra okolnost det är tur, ... och gudskelov för det เรื่องที่น่าพึงพอใจ iyiki 幸好，這樣最好幸運事 вдача مطمئن کام công việc tốt 幸运事
have a job
to have difficulty You'll have a job finishing all this work tonight. hy het sy hande vol om te - تَكون لديهِ صُعوبَه виждам доста зор mít fušku have svært ved ein schweres Stück Arbeit ζορίζομαι, δυσκολεύομαι costar trabajo on tegemist مشکل داشتن؛ دردسر پیش رو داشتن iso urakka avoir du mal (à) לְהִתקָשוֹת ב- मुश्किल होना imati naporan posao nehézsége van mendapat kesulitan erfitt viðfangsefni faticare 一苦労する 애를 먹다 turėti vargo būt grūtībām sesuatu yang teruk het moeilijk vinden få et slit, ha sin fulle hyre med namęczyć się ter trabalho a fi în dificultate основательно потрудиться mať fušku namučiti se imati poteškoće göra det bästa av ngt มีอุปสรรค; มีความยากลำบาก zorlanmak 有困難 приходиться поморочитися (з чимось) دشواری کا سامنا کرنا gặp khó khăn 有困难
just the job
entirely suitable These gloves are just the job for gardening. net wat nodig is مُناسِب جدا، ملائِم جدا точно това, което се иска to pravé lige sagen; bare det rigtige genau richtig ό,τι πρέπει, πλήρως κατάλληλος perfecto, estupendo täpselt sobiv درست آن چیزی است که لازم بود juuri sopiva justement ce qu'il faut בְּדִיוּק מָה שֶׁצָריִך पूरी तरह अनुकूल potpuno prikladan ez az! cocok henta fyllilega (proprio quello che ci vuole) ぴったりの 안성맞춤의 것 kaip tik tieši tas, kas vajadzīgs itulah sesuatu yang diperlukan precies wat je moet hebben akkurat passe, nettopp det rette w sam raz ser o certo tocmai bun то, что требуется to, čo práve potrebujem pravšen prava stvar just vad som behövs เหมาะสมอย่างแท้จริง tam istenen/gereken şey 完全合適 це те, що треба; саме враз بالکل مناسب rất thích hợp 完全合适
make the best of a bad job
to do one's best in difficult circumstances. hy skik hom daarin, hy skik hom in die onaangename, hy neem dit vir lief, hy versoen hom daarmee, hy lê hom daarby neer يَبْذِلُ قُصارى جهده في ظروفٍ صَعْبَه правя най-доброто poradit si v těžké chvíli få det bedste ud af det retten, was zu retten ist κάνω ό,τι μπορώ σε δύσκολες συνθήκες poner a mal tiempo buena cara oma parimat andma کار یا چیز بد و ناخوشایند را تا می شود خوب انجام دادن tehdä parhaansa vaikeissa olosuhteissa faire contre mauvaise fortune bon coeur לְנָסוֹת לְהוֹצִיא מָתוֹק מֵעַז प्रतिकूल स्थितियों में यथा संभव प्रयत्न करना učiniti najbolje od lošeg posla próbál vmit kihozni belőle berbuat sebaik-baiknya gera gott úr (fare buon viso a cattiva sorte) なんとか切抜ける 불리한 상황에서도 최대의 이익을 도모하다 padaryti visa, kas galima izdarīt visu iespējamo grūtā situācijā melakukan yang terbaik dalam keadaan yang teruk ergens nog het beste van maken gjøre det beste ut av (noe) robić dobrą minę do złej gry fazer o melhor possível a face tot posibilul не падать духом poradiť si v ťažkej situácii napraviti največ, kar se da izvući najbolje göra det bästa av ngt ทำเรื่องยากให้เป็นเรื่องง่าย elinden geleni yapmak 盡人事聽天命盡力把損失減到最小 мужньо зносити знегоди پوری کوشش کرنا còn nước còn tát 尽力把损失减到最小
Job → موضع, وَظيفة funkce, práce job, stilling Posten, Stelle δουλειά, πόστο empleo, puesto toimi, työ emploi, poste položaj, posao carica, lavoro 地位, 職 지위, 직업 baan, betrekking jobb, post posada, praca emprego, posto пост, работа befattning, jobb งาน, ตำแหน่ง görev, iş công việc, vị trí 工作, 职位
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