trabajar

/tɾabaˈxaɾ/, [t̪ɾa.β̞aˈxaɾ]

to work, work


Verb trabajar (first-person singular present trabajo, first-person singular preterite trabajé, past participle trabajado)

  1. to work
  2. to work in, work on, to workshop (+ en)
  3. (obsolete) to suffer

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • ¿Si hubiera un tifón mañana, significa que no tendría que ir a trabajar?

    If there's a typhoon tomorrow, does that mean I don't need to go to work?

  • Estaban demasiado cansados para trabajar más.

    They were too tired to work any more.

  • El trabajo está bien pagado, pero por otro lado tengo que trabajar doce horas al día.

    The job pays well, but on the other hand I have to work twelve hours a day.

  • Siempre he preferido trabajar solo.

    I've always preferred working alone.

  • No puedes ayudar a Tom mañana porque tendrás que trabajar todo el día.

    You can't help Tom tomorrow because you have to work all day.

  • Tom se terminó su café y se fue a trabajar.

    Tom finished his coffee and left for work.

  • Necesitamos trabajar duro.

    We must work hard.

  • Tengo que trabajar, así que lárgate y déjame en paz.

    I've got work to do, so piss off and leave me alone.

  • Tom no se sentía bien, pero de todos modos fue a trabajar.

    Tom didn't feel well, but he went to work anyway.

  • No sólo hay que pensar en trabajar, sino también en la importancia de la familia.

    You mustn't think only about your job, you must also think about the importance of your family.

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