Trabajar (en. Work)

/tɾaβaˈxaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To carry out activities with a specific goal, whether physical, intellectual, or creative.

She has been working in an office for five years.

Ella trabaja en una oficina desde hace cinco años.

To strive to achieve an end or improve a situation.

We need to work together to solve the problems.

Necesitamos trabajar juntos para solucionar los problemas.

To engage in a job or productive work.

He works as a teacher at the university.

Él trabaja como docente en la universidad.

From Latin 'trabacare', which means 'to hinder' or 'to stop'.

to work hard

To make a great effort in a task.

trabajar duro

to work as a team

To collaborate with other people on a project.

trabajar en equipo

to work piece rate

To be paid according to the amount of work done.

trabajar a destajo

work

Remunerated activity or effort made.

trabajo

worker

A person who does work.

trabajador

company

An entity that employs workers to produce goods or services.

empresa

To give it your all

Today I have to give it my all and work harder.

Hoy tengo que echarle ganas y trabajar más.

To hustle

I need to hustle hard on this project to finish it on time.

Tengo que jalar duro en este proyecto para finalizarlo a tiempo.