See also Job
English [ ]
Etymology [ ]
From the phrase jobbe of work "piece of work", from Middle English jobbe "piece, article". Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Middle English gobbe "lump, mouthful", Middle English jobben "to jab, thrust, peck", or Middle English choppe "piece, bargain". More at gob , jab , chop
Pronunciation [ ]
Noun [ ]
Singular
Job
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A task .
I've got a job for you - could you wash the dishes?
An economic role for which a person is paid.
That surgeon has a great job .
( in noun compounds ) Plastic surgery ; see e.g. nose job .
( computing ) A task , or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer)
Translations [ ]
task
Arabic: مهمة ar (ar) (mahámma)
Armenian: առաջադրանք hy (hy) (aṙaǰadrank'), գործ hy (hy) (gorç)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 工作 cmn (cmn) (gōngzuò), 作業 cmn (cmn) , 作业 cmn (cmn) (zuòyè)
Dutch: taak nl (nl) f. , job nl (nl) f.
Finnish: tehtävä fi (fi) , työ fi (fi)
French: tâche fr (fr) f.
German: Job de (de) m. , Aufgabe de (de) f. , Auftrag de (de) m.
Greek: εργασία el (el) (ergasía) f.
Hungarian: feladat hu (hu) , munka hu (hu)
Icelandic: verkefni is (is) n. , verk is (is) n.
Italian: compito it (it)
Japanese: 仕事 ja (ja) (しごと, shigoto)
Polish: zajęcie pl (pl) n. , zadanie pl (pl) n.
Russian: работа ru (ru) (rabóta) f. , дело ru (ru) (délo) n.
Scottish Gaelic : obair gd (gd) f.
Spanish: tarea es (es) f.
economic role for which a person is paid
Arabic: عمل ar (ar) (`ámal) m. , وظيفة ar (ar) (waZiifa) f. , مهنة ar (ar) (míhna) f.
Armenian: աշխատանք hy (hy) (ašxatank'), գործ hy (hy) (gorç), պաշտոն hy (hy) (pašton)
Catalan : treball m. , feina f.
Chinese:
Mandarin: 工作 cmn (cmn) (gōngzuò), 崗位 cmn (cmn) , 岗位 cmn (cmn) , 職業 cmn (cmn) , 职业 cmn (cmn) (zhíyè), 職務 cmn (cmn) , 职务 cmn (cmn) (zhíwù)
Dutch: werk nl (nl) n. , job nl (nl) f. , beroep nl (nl) n. , baan nl (nl) m. and f.
Finnish: työ fi (fi)
French: travail fr (fr) m. , emploi fr (fr) m. , métier fr (fr) m.
German: Arbeit de (de) f. , Job de (de) m. , Beruf de (de) m. , Stelle de (de) f. , Anstellung de (de) f.
Greek: εργασία el (el) (ergasía) f. , ( colloquial ) δουλειά el (el) (douliá) f.
Hungarian: állás hu (hu) , munka hu (hu) , beosztás hu (hu)
Icelandic: vinna is (is) f. , starf is (is) n.
Italian: lavoro it (it) m.
Japanese: 仕事 ja (ja) (しごと, shigoto), ジョブ ja (ja) (jobu), ( part-time ) バイト ja (ja) (baito)
Latin: negotium la (la) n.
Lithuanian: darbas lt (lt) m.
Polish: praca pl (pl) f.
Portuguese: trabalho pt (pt) m. , emprego pt (pt) m.
Russian: работа ru (ru) (rabóta) f. , должность ru (ru) (dólžnost') f. , занятие ru (ru) (zanjátije) n.
Scottish Gaelic : cosnadh gd (gd) m. , obair gd (gd) f. , dreuchd gd (gd) f.
Spanish: trabajo es (es) m. , puesto es (es) m.
Telugu : ఉద్యోగము te (te) (udyoogamu)
Welsh: swydd ?
Verb [ ]
Infinitive
to Job
Third person singular
jobb
Simple past
-
Past participle
-
Present participle
ing
to Job (third-person singular simple present jobb , present participle ing , simple past and past participle - )
( intransitive ) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
( intransitive ) To work as a jobber.
(Can we verify (+ ) this sense?) To work
( intransitive , professional wrestling slang ) To take the loss.
( transitive , trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
( transitive , often, with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms.
Translations [ ]
to do odd jobs
Finnish: tehdä fi (fi) keikkatöitä fi (fi) , tehdä fi (fi) pätkätöitä fi (fi) , keikkailla fi (fi)
to work
French: travailler fr (fr)
German: arbeiten de (de) , jobben de (de)
Greek: εργάζομαι el (el) (ergázome)
Hungarian: dolgozik hu (hu)
Spanish: trabajar es (es)
wrestling: to take the loss
Derived terms [ ]
Terms derived from the noun or verb "job"
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Etymology [ ]
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Noun [ ]
job m. inv.
job (employment role, computing task)
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