Trabajos (en. Jobs)

/tra'βa.xos/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Activities or tasks that require mental or physical effort.

Construction jobs are very demanding.

Los trabajos en la construcción son muy exigentes.

Works or projects that have been completed or are being carried out.

Roadwork will begin next week.

Los trabajos en la carretera comenzarán la próxima semana.

Jobs that a person has or is seeking.

She has two jobs to be able to save.

Ella tiene dos trabajos para poder ahorrar.

From the verb 'trabajar', which comes from the Latin 'tripaliare'.

forced labor

Work done under coercion or in inhuman conditions.

trabajos forzados

dirty jobs

Tasks that are unpleasant or that involve extra effort.

trabajos sucios

it's in my tasks

It refers to a task that is in progress or on the to-do list.

está en mis trabajos

to work

To carry out an activity with a specific purpose or aim.

trabajar

worker

A person who performs a job or an occupation.

trabajador

labor

A task or activity that involves physical or mental effort.

labor

Job

I have to go to work at 8 in the morning.

Tengo que ir a la chamba a las 8 de la mañana.

Gig

I got a gig for this weekend.

Me salió un bolo para este fin de semana.