el
/tɾaˈβaxo/
Translation
work, job, effort
Word origin
A noun from trabajar, from Vulgar Latin tripaliare ('to torture'), from tripalium, a three-staked torture device. The sense shifted from suffering to effort and labour.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- tripalium
- English cognates
- travail, travel
Grammar
Examples
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My job forces me to travel quite a lot.
Buen , .
Good work, the project turned out perfectly.
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I lost my job and now I am looking for a new one.
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This research project has taken me months.
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Painting the whole house will be an enormous job.
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I have a lot of work to finish this week.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(27)Lo mismo de siempre
2 min read · Core 1000
Pedro conoce a alguien
2 min read · Core 5000
A Paula le duele todo
3 min read · Core 5000
Casi no llega
3 min read · Core 1000
Cuanto más espero, peor
3 min read · Core 5000
El autobús perdido
3 min read · Core 1000
¿El coche o el carro?
3 min read · Core 5000
La conductora de la ambulancia
3 min read · Core 5000
El correo a la jefa
3 min read · Core 5000
El primer día de trabajo
3 min read · Core 1000
El trabajo de Pedro
3 min read · Core 1000
Es importante que descanses
3 min read · Core 5000
Espero que vengáis
3 min read · Core 5000
La aventura de Sofía
3 min read · Core 5000
La fábrica de madera
3 min read · Core 5000
La llamada
3 min read · Core 1000
Laura busca piso
3 min read · Core 5000
Lleva toda la mañana
3 min read · Core 5000
Media docena de huevos
3 min read · Core 5000
Por lo tanto, decidimos
3 min read · Core 5000
Se me cayó todo
3 min read · Core 5000
Se vende la camioneta
3 min read · Core 5000
Una organización imposible
3 min read · Core 5000
¡Vaya sorpresa!
3 min read · Core 5000
El primer día de Laura
4 min read · Core 1000
Los puestos del sábado
4 min read · Core 1000
Palabras de cocina
5 min read · Core 1000
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Spanish Quantifiers: mucho, poco, demasiado, todo, cada (mucha gente vs trabaja mucho)
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