working

work·ing  (wûrkng)

adj.

1.

a. Performing work: a working committee.

b. Operating or functioning as required: a working flashlight.

2. Having a paying job; employed: working mothers.

3.

a. Spent at work: a working life of 40 years.

b. Taken while continuing to work: a working vacation.

4.

a. Sufficient to allow action: a working majority.

b. Adequate for practical use: a working knowledge of Spanish.

5. Serving as a basis or guide for further work: a working hypothesis.

n.

1. The manner in which something operates or functions. Often used in the plural: the workings of the mind.

2. The parts of a mine or quarry that have been or are being excavated. Often used in the plural.

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working [ˈwɜːkɪŋ]

n

1. the operation or mode of operation of something

2. the act or process of moulding something pliable

3. (Medicine / Pathology) a convulsive or jerking motion, as from excitement

4. (Mining & Quarrying) (often plural) a part of a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked

5. (Mining & Quarrying) (plural) the whole system of excavations in a mine

6. (Mathematics) a record of the steps by which the result of a calculation or the solution of a problem is obtained all working is to be submitted to the examiners

7. Rare slow advance against or as if against resistance

adj (prenominal)

1. relating to or concerned with a person or thing that works a working man

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) concerned with, used in, or suitable for work working clothes

3. (Business / Commerce) (of a meal or occasion) during which business discussions are carried on working lunch working breakfast

4. capable of being operated or used a working model

5. sufficiently large or accurate to be useful or to accomplish a desired end a working majority a working knowledge of German

6. (of a theory, etc.) providing a basis, usually a temporary one, on which operations or procedures may be carried out

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	working - a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked workings excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavating
Adj.	1.	working - actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night" on the job employed - having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary; "most of our graduates are employed"
	2.	working - adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something; "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish" practical - concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"
	3.	working - adopted as a temporary basis for further work; "a working draft"; "a working hypothesis" impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing"
	4.	working - (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" operative, running, functional functioning - performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight"
	5.	working - serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects" operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"

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working

adjective

1. employed, labouring, in work, in a job Like most working women, I use a lot of convenience foods.

2. functioning, going, running, operating, active, operative, operational, functional, usable, serviceable, in working order the oldest working steam engine in the world

3. effective, useful, practical, sufficient, adequate I used to have a good working knowledge of French.

plural noun

1. operation, running, action, method, functioning, manner, mode of operation computer systems which mimic the workings of the human brain

2. mine, pit, shaft, quarry, excavations, diggings housing which was built over old mine workings

Translations

working [ˈwɜːkɪŋ]

A. ADJ

1. (= economically active) [person] → trabajador, que trabaja; [population] → activo
working mothers → madres fpl trabajadoras, madres fpl que trabajan
the working man → el hombre trabajador or que trabaja
the working woman → la mujer trabajadora or que trabaja
ordinary working people → gente trabajadora normal y corriente
he's a working dog → es un perro de trabajo or labor

2. (= relating to work) [conditions, practice, environment, week] → laboral; [life] → laboral, activo; [day] → laborable; [breakfast, lunch] → de trabajo; [clothes] → de faena, de trabajo
your order will be sent within three working days (Brit) → su pedido será despachado en un plazo de tres días laborables
my working day begins at eight a.m → mi jornada(laboral or de trabajo) empieza a las ocho de la mañana
during working hours → durante horas de trabajo
working patterns → pautas fpl laborales, pautas fpl de trabajo

3. (= provisional) [title, definition] → momentáneo, provisional
working hypothesis → hipótesis f inv de trabajo

4. (= functioning) [farm, mill, steam train] → en funcionamiento
to have a working knowledge of sth → tener conocimientos básicos de algo
to be in working order → funcionar perfectamente

B. N

1. (= operation) [of machine, engine, computer] → funcionamiento m; [of mine] → explotación f

2. workings

2.1. [of organization, parliament] → forma f de funcionar; [of machine, engine, computer] (= operation, way of working) → funcionamiento m; (= mechanism) → mecanismo m
the workings of his mind → su forma de pensar

2.2. (= mine) → mina fsing; (= excavations) → excavaciones fpl

C. CPD working assets NPL (Comm, Fin) → activo m circulante
working capital N (Comm, Fin) → capital m circulante, capital m de explotación
the working class(es) N(PL) → la clase obrera, la clase trabajadora
see also working-class working expenses NPL → gastos mpl de explotación
working face N → cara f de trabajo
working group N → grupo m de trabajo (on sobre) working holiday N vacaciones en las que se combina el trabajo con el ocio
working majority N (Pol) → mayoría f suficiente
working model N → modelo m articulado
working paper N → documento m de trabajo
working parts NPL → partes fpl activas
working partner N → socio m activo
working party N = working group working relationship N → relación f de trabajo
they have a good working relationship → tienen una buena relación de trabajo, trabajan bien juntos
working vacation N (US) = working holiday

working [ˈwɜː^rkɪŋ]

adj

(= employed) [wife, mother] → qui travaille; [population] → actif/ive
children with working mothers → les enfants dont les mères travaillent

(= working-class) → qui travaille

[hours, practices, clothes] → de travail
working life → vie f professionnelle
He started his working life as a truck driver
BUT Il a commencé à travailler comme camionneur.
during all my working life → pendant toute ma vie professionnelle
during working hours → pendant les heures de travail
better working conditions → meilleures conditions de travail

(= functioning) [farm, business] → en exploitation; [model] → fonctionnel(le); [parts] → fonctionnel(le)
in working order → en état de marche
to have a working knowledge of sth → posséder des rudiments de qch

(= provisional) [title] → provisoire; [document] → de travail workings

npl [organization, brain] → mécanismes mpl; [system, machine] → rouages mpl
the workings of government → les rouages du gouvernement
working capital n → fonds mpl de roulement
working class n
the working class → la classe ouvrière
the working classes → les classes fpl laborieuses
working-class working class [ˌwɜː^rkɪŋˈklɑːs] adj [background, origins, accent, family, community] → ouvrier/ière
a self-educated man from a working-class background → un autodidacte issu d'un milieu ouvrier
working day n (mainly British)

(= day of work) → journée f de travail

(= weekday) → jour m de travail
working group n → groupe m de travail
working holiday n (British) vacances mises à profit pour effectuer une activité rémunérée
working man n → salarié m
working party n (British) → groupe m de travail
working relationship n → relations fpl de travail
to have a good working relationship → avoir de bonnes relations de travail
to have a good working relationship with sb → avoir de bonnes relations de travail avec qn
working week n → semaine f de travail
work in progress n → travaux mpl en cours
work/life balance n → équilibre m entre vie professionnelle et vie privée

working

adj

(= engaged in work) population → arbeitend, berufstätig; (Comm) partner → aktiv; working man → Arbeiter m; I’m a working man, I need my rest → ich arbeite den ganzen Tag, ich brauche meine Ruhe; working wives → berufstätige Ehefrauen pl; working woman → berufstätige Frau

(= spent in or used for working) → Arbeits-; working conditions → Arbeitsbedingungen pl; working hours → Arbeitszeit f; during working hours → während der Arbeitszeit; your order will be sent within three working days → ihre Bestellung wird innerhalb von drei Werktagen geschickt

(= provisional) → Arbeits-; (= sufficient) majority → arbeitsfähig; to have a working majority → eine arbeitsfähige Mehrheit haben; working hypothesis → Arbeitshypothese f; in working order → funktionsfähig; in good/perfect working order → voll funktionsfähig; working knowledge → Grundkenntnisse pl

farm, mill, sailing ship, steam train → in Betrieb

n

(= work) → Arbeiten nt, → Arbeit f

workings pl (= way sth works) → Arbeitsweise f, → Funktionsweise f; workings of fate → Wege pl → des Schicksal; workings of the mind → Gedankengänge pl; in order to understand the workings of this machine/system → um zu verstehen, wie die Maschine/das System funktioniert

workings pl (Min) → Schächte pl, → Gänge pl; (of quarry) → Grube f

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working:

working assets

pl (Econ) → Betriebsvermögen nt

working capital

n → Betriebskapital nt

working class

n (also working classes) → Arbeiterklasse f

working-class

adj → der Arbeiterklasse; (pej) → ordinär, proletenhaft; to be working → zur Arbeiterklasse gehören; working culture → Arbeiterkultur f

working companion

n → Arbeitskamerad(in) m(f)

working condition

n

(Tech) → Betriebszustand m

workings pl → Arbeitsbedingungen pl

working copy

n → Arbeitsexemplar nt

working dinner

n = working lunch

working directory

n (Comput) → Arbeitsverzeichnis nt

working dog

n → Arbeitshund m, Hund, der für bestimmte Aufgaben abgerichtet ist

working expenses

pl (Econ) → Betriebskosten pl

working girl

n (euph) → Prostituierte f

working group

n → Arbeitsgruppe f, → Arbeitskreis m

working holiday

n (Brit) Urlaub, in dem eine bezahlte Tätigkeit ausgeübt wird

working hour

n → Arbeitsstunde f; workings pl → Arbeitszeit f; reduction in or of workings → Arbeitszeitverkürzung f

working life

n (of machine part) → Lebensdauer f; (of animal) → Nutzungsdauer f; (of person) → Berufsleben nt

working lunch

n → Arbeitsessen nt

working materials

pl → Arbeitsmittel pl

working memory

n (Comput) → Arbeitsspeicher m

working men’s club

n (Brit) → Arbeiterklub m

working morale

n → Arbeitsmoral f

working-out

n (of a plan etc) → Ausarbeitung f; (of a question etc) → Lösung f

working-over

n (inf) → Abreibung f (inf); to give somebody a good working → jdm eine tüchtige Abreibung verpassen (inf)

working papers

pl (Econ) → Arbeitspapiere pl

working party

n → (Arbeits)ausschuss m

working pool

n → Arbeitsgemeinschaft f

working power

n → Arbeitskraft f

working relationship

n → Zusammenarbeit f; to have a good working with somebody → mit jdm gut zusammenarbeiten

working title

n → Arbeitstitel m

working vacation

n (US) = working holiday

working visa

n (US) → Arbeitserlaubnis f

working week

n → Arbeitswoche f

working [ˈwɜːkɪŋ] adj (day) → feriale; (week) → lavorativo/a; (tools, conditions, lunch) → di lavoro; (clothes) → da lavoro; (mother) → che lavora; (partner) → attivo/a
an 8-hour working day → una giornata lavorativa di 8 ore
working knowledge → conoscenza pratica
in working order → funzionante
see also workings

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working [ˈwɜːkɪŋ] adj (day) → feriale; (week) → lavorativo/a; (tools, conditions, lunch) → di lavoro; (clothes) → da lavoro; (mother) → che lavora; (partner) → attivo/a
an 8-hour working day → una giornata lavorativa di 8 ore
working knowledge → conoscenza pratica
in working order → funzionante
see also workings