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Job 1
(jōb) In the Bible, an upright man whose faith in God survived the test of repeated calamities.
Job 2
(jōb)n.
See Table at Bible.
[After Job.]
job 1
(jŏb)n.
1.
a. A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession: Her job is doing drug research.
b. A position of employment: How many jobs are open at the factory?
2.
a. A task that must be done: Let's finish this job before we start another.
b. A specified duty or responsibility: Your job is to watch the kids while we're away. See Synonyms at task.
c. Informal A difficult or strenuous task: It's a real job getting people to help out at these events.
3.
a. A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee: an expensive repair job.
b. The object to be worked on: Those overgrown shrubs are a big job.
c. Something resulting from or produced by work: I like the job they did on those shrubs.
4. An operation done to improve one's appearance, or the result of such an operation. Often used in combination: a face job.
5. Computers A program application that may consist of several steps but is performed as a single logical unit.
6. Informal A state of affairs: Their marriage was a bad job from the start. It's a good job that we left early to avoid the traffic.
7. Informal A criminal act, especially a robbery: a bank job.
8. Informal An example of a specified type, especially of something made or constructed. Often used in combination: a new building that is just another glass and steel job; a cowboy hat that is one of those ten-gallon jobs.
v. jobbed, job·bing, jobs
v.intr.
1. To work at odd jobs.
2. To work by the piece.
3. To act as a jobber.
v.tr.
Idioms: 1. To purchase (merchandise) from manufacturers and sell it to retailers.
2. To arrange for (contracted work) to be done in portions by others; subcontract.
3. To transact (official business) dishonestly for private profit.
do a job on
1. To damage, harm, or worsen: The stylist did a real job on my hair.
2. To defecate on.
on the job
1. Paying close attention; on the alert.
2. At work; at one's place of business: Employees are not allowed to smoke while on the job.
[Perhaps from obsolete jobbe, piece, alteration of Middle English gobbe, lump; see gob1.]
job 2
(jŏb) Chiefly Southerntr. & intr.v. jobbed, job·bing, jobs
To jab or make a jab.
n.
A jab.
[Middle English jobben, of imitative origin.]
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job
(dʒɒb)n
1. an individual piece of work or task
2. an occupation; post of employment
3. an object worked on or a result produced from working
4. a duty or responsibility: her job was to cook the dinner.
5. informal a difficult task or problem: I had a job to contact him.
6. a state of affairs: make the best of a bad job; it's a good job I saw you.
7. informal a damaging piece of work: he really did a job on that.
8. informal a crime, esp a robbery or burglary
9. informal an article or specimen: the new car was a nice little job.
10. an instance of jobbery
11. (Computer Science) computing a unit of work for a computer consisting of a single complete task submitted by a user
12. jobs for the boys appointments given to or created for allies or favourites
13. on the job
a. actively engaged in one's employment
b. Brit taboo engaged in sexual intercourse
14. just the job exactly what was required
vb, jobs, jobbing or jobbed
15. (intr) to work by the piece or at casual jobs
16. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to make a private profit out of (a public office, etc)
17. (Stock Exchange)
a. to buy and sell (goods or services) as a middleman: he jobs in government surplus.
b. Brit to buy and sell stocks and shares as a stockjobber: he jobs in blue chips.
18. (Commerce) (often foll by: out) to apportion (a contract, work, etc) among several contractors, workers, etc
[C16: of uncertain origin]
Job
(dʒəʊb)n
1. (Bible) Old Testament
a. a Jewish patriarch, who maintained his faith in God in spite of the afflictions sent by God to test him
b. the book containing Job's pleas to God under these afflictions, attempted explanations of them by his friends, and God's reply to him
2. any person who withstands great suffering without despairing
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job
(dʒɒb)n., v. jobbed, job•bing,
adj. n.
1. a piece of work, esp. a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price.
2. a post of employment; position.
3. any task or project.
4. a responsibility; duty: It is your job to be on time.
5. the execution or performance of a task: to do a good job.
6. the material or item being worked upon.
7. a state of affairs; matter: to make the best of a bad job.
8. a difficult task: We had a job getting him to agree.
9. Informal. an example of a specific type: That little sports job is a great car.
10. Slang. a theft or similar crime.
11. a public or official act or decision done for improper private gain.
12. a unit of work for a computer.
v.i. 13. to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece.
14. to do business as a jobber.
15. to turn public business improperly to private gain.
v.t. 16. to assign (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as to different contractors or workers (often fol. by out).
17. to buy in large quantities from wholesalers or manufacturers and sell to dealers in smaller quantities.
18. to swindle or trick.
19. to carry on (public business) for improper private gain.
adj. 20. of or for a particular job or transaction.
21. bought, sold, or handled together: to buy in job quantities.
Idioms: 1. do a job on,
a. to damage or destroy.
b. to deceive; snow.
2. on the job,
a. while working; at work.
b. on the alert.
[1620–30; orig. uncertain]
syn: See task.
Job
(dʒoʊb)n.
1. the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
2. a book of the Bible bearing his name.
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position
– post – job1. 'position' and 'post'
Someone's job can be referred to in formal English as their position or post. When advertising or applying for a job, you usually use position or post.
We are looking for someone to fill a senior management position.
I am writing to apply for the post of clerical assistant.
2. 'job'
In conversation, don't use 'position' or 'post'. Use job.
He's afraid of losing his job.
She's got a really interesting job.
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Past participle: jobbed
Gerund: jobbing
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Noun | 1. | ![]() activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" confectionery - the occupation and skills of a confectioner sport - the occupation of athletes who compete for pay farming, land - agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more" employment, work - the occupation for which you are paid; "he is looking for employment"; "a lot of people are out of work" appointment - the job to which you are (or hope to be) appointed; "he applied for an appointment in the treasury" berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" profession - an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) metier, medium - an occupation for which you are especially well suited; "in law he found his true metier" accountancy, accounting - the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business photography - the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies catering - providing food and services |
2. | ![]() duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job" ball-breaker, ball-buster - a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing; "Vietnam was a ball-breaker" stint - an individual's prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her" scut work - trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores; "the hospital hired him to do scut work" | |
3. | job - a workplace; as in the expression "on the job"; | |
4. | job - an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right" product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" | |
5. | job - the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth" duty, obligation, responsibility - the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr | |
6. | job - the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job" work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" | |
7. | job - a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair" work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" | |
8. | ![]() difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" race problem - a social and political problem caused by conflict between races occupying the same or adjacent regions balance-of-payments problem - an economic problem caused by payments for imports being greater than receipts for exports | |
9. | Job - a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him | |
10. | Job - any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing unfortunate, unfortunate person - a person who suffers misfortune | |
11. | job - (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures application program, applications programme, application - a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications" | |
12. | Job - a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible | |
13. | job - a crime (especially a robbery); "the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis" robbery - larceny by threat of violence | |
Verb | 1. | job - profit privately from public office and official business |
2. | job - arranged for contracted work to be done by others | |
3. | job - work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks" | |
4. | job - invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" bull - try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying |
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job
noun
1. position, post, function, capacity, work, posting, calling, place, business, office, trade, field, career, situation, activity, employment, appointment, craft, profession, occupation, placement, vocation, livelihood, métier the pressure of being the first woman in the job
2. task, concern, duty, charge, work, business, role, operation, affair, responsibility, function, contribution, venture, enterprise, undertaking, pursuit, assignment, stint, chore, errand Their main job is to preserve health rather than treat illness.
3. (Informal) difficulty, problem, hassle (informal), trouble, hard work With all these different pensions, you're going to have a job to keep track.
jobs for the boys cronyism, favouritism, nepotism a `jobs for the boys' system of government
just the job perfect, excellent, ideal, supreme, superb, splendid, sublime, superlative This bag is just the job for travelling.
Quotations
"If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job" [Malcolm S. Forbes]
"Everyone sees life through their job. To the doctor the world is a hospital, to the broker it is a stock exchange, to the lawyer a vast criminal court" [Alasdair Gray Janine]
"McJob: A low-pay, low-prestige, low-dignity, low-benefit, no-future job in the service sector" [Douglas Coupland Generation X]
"If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job" [Malcolm S. Forbes]
"Everyone sees life through their job. To the doctor the world is a hospital, to the broker it is a stock exchange, to the lawyer a vast criminal court" [Alasdair Gray Janine]
"McJob: A low-pay, low-prestige, low-dignity, low-benefit, no-future job in the service sector" [Douglas Coupland Generation X]
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job
noun1. Activity pursued as a livelihood:
art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, line, métier, occupation, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work.
Slang: racket.
Archaic: employ.
2. A post of employment:
Slang: gig.
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Job
[dʒəʊb] N → JobJob's comforter el que queriendo animar a otro le desconsuela todavía más
job
[dʒɒb]A. N
1. (= employment) → trabajo m, empleo m
what would the job involve? → ¿en qué consistiría el trabajo or empleo?
what's her job? → ¿de qué trabaja?
we shall create 1,000 new jobs → vamos a crear 1.000 puestos de trabajo más
he got a job as a clerk → consiguió un trabajo or empleo de oficinista
I think he's the best man for the job → creo que es el más apropiado para el puesto
to be in a job → tener trabajo
to look for a job → buscar (un) trabajo or empleo
to lose one's job (gen) → perder el trabajo or empleo; (= be sacked) → ser despedido
to be out of a job → estar sin trabajo or empleo
if they go bankrupt we'll all be out of a job → si se arruinan nos quedaremos todos sin trabajo or empleo
to put sb out of a job → quitar el trabajo or empleo a algn
jobs for the boys (Brit) → amiguismo m, enchufes mpl
see also day B
what would the job involve? → ¿en qué consistiría el trabajo or empleo?
what's her job? → ¿de qué trabaja?
we shall create 1,000 new jobs → vamos a crear 1.000 puestos de trabajo más
he got a job as a clerk → consiguió un trabajo or empleo de oficinista
I think he's the best man for the job → creo que es el más apropiado para el puesto
to be in a job → tener trabajo
to look for a job → buscar (un) trabajo or empleo
to lose one's job (gen) → perder el trabajo or empleo; (= be sacked) → ser despedido
to be out of a job → estar sin trabajo or empleo
if they go bankrupt we'll all be out of a job → si se arruinan nos quedaremos todos sin trabajo or empleo
to put sb out of a job → quitar el trabajo or empleo a algn
jobs for the boys (Brit) → amiguismo m, enchufes mpl
see also day B
2. (= piece of work) → trabajo m
I have a job for you → tengo un trabajo para ti
I'm afraid this is a job for a specialist → me parece que para esto hace falta un especialista
it was a big job → dio mucho trabajo → era mucho trabajo
it's a difficult job → es (un trabajo) muy difícil
I'm paid by the job → me pagan a destajo
I've got a few jobs to do → tengo algunas cosillas que hacer
to do a job for sb → hacer un encargo para algn, hacer un recado a algn
can you do a job for me? → ¿te puedo hacer un encargo?, ¿te puedo encargar algo?
she's doing a good job → trabaja bien
he has done a good job with the book → el libro le ha salido bien
we could do a far better job of it → podríamos hacer un trabajo muchísimo mejor
it's not ideal but it'll do the job → no es lo ideal pero valdrá
let's get on with the the job in hand → vamos a concentrarnos en el trabajo que tenemos entre manos
to know one's job → conocer el oficio
he really knows his job → es un experto en lo suyo
you've made a good job of painting the doors → has pintado muy bien las puertas
he's out on a job at the moment → en este momento ha salido a hacer un trabajo
on the job: he fell asleep on the job → se quedó dormido trabajando
there was no formal training - they learned on the job → no se ofrecía formación específica - aprendían trabajando or sobre la marcha
he quit after five years on the job → se fue tras haber estado en el trabajo cinco años
to be on the job (= having sex) → estar haciéndolo
to fall down on the job → demostrar no tener capacidad
if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well → las cosas bien hechas bien parecen
see also hatchet, nose D
see also odd C
see also repair C
I have a job for you → tengo un trabajo para ti
I'm afraid this is a job for a specialist → me parece que para esto hace falta un especialista
it was a big job → dio mucho trabajo → era mucho trabajo
it's a difficult job → es (un trabajo) muy difícil
I'm paid by the job → me pagan a destajo
I've got a few jobs to do → tengo algunas cosillas que hacer
to do a job for sb → hacer un encargo para algn, hacer un recado a algn
can you do a job for me? → ¿te puedo hacer un encargo?, ¿te puedo encargar algo?
she's doing a good job → trabaja bien
he has done a good job with the book → el libro le ha salido bien
we could do a far better job of it → podríamos hacer un trabajo muchísimo mejor
it's not ideal but it'll do the job → no es lo ideal pero valdrá
let's get on with the the job in hand → vamos a concentrarnos en el trabajo que tenemos entre manos
to know one's job → conocer el oficio
he really knows his job → es un experto en lo suyo
you've made a good job of painting the doors → has pintado muy bien las puertas
he's out on a job at the moment → en este momento ha salido a hacer un trabajo
on the job: he fell asleep on the job → se quedó dormido trabajando
there was no formal training - they learned on the job → no se ofrecía formación específica - aprendían trabajando or sobre la marcha
he quit after five years on the job → se fue tras haber estado en el trabajo cinco años
to be on the job (= having sex) → estar haciéndolo
to fall down on the job → demostrar no tener capacidad
if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well → las cosas bien hechas bien parecen
see also hatchet, nose D
see also odd C
see also repair C
3. (Comput) → trabajo m
4. (= duty, responsibility) my job is to sell them → yo estoy encargado de venderlos
that's not my job → eso no me incumbe a mí, eso no me toca a mí
he's only doing his job → está cumpliendo con su deber, nada más
I had the job of telling him → a mí me tocó decírselo
that's not my job → eso no me incumbe a mí, eso no me toca a mí
he's only doing his job → está cumpliendo con su deber, nada más
I had the job of telling him → a mí me tocó decírselo
5. (= undertaking) it's quite a job, bringing up five children → es una tarea bastante dura, criar a cinco hijos
6. (= difficulty) to have a (hard) job doing/to do sth: we're having a hard job keeping up with the demand → nos está costando trabajo satisfacer la demanda
we had quite a job getting here! → ¡vaya que nos costó (trabajo) llegar!
we'll have a (hard) job to finish it in time → nos va a costar mucho trabajo terminarlo a tiempo
we had quite a job getting here! → ¡vaya que nos costó (trabajo) llegar!
we'll have a (hard) job to finish it in time → nos va a costar mucho trabajo terminarlo a tiempo
7. (= state of affairs) it's a bad job → es una situación difícil
it's a good job he didn't see us → menos mal que no nos vio
(and a) good job too! → ¡menos mal!
to make the best of a bad job → poner al mal tiempo buena cara
we'll just have to make the best of a bad job → habrá que poner al mal tiempo buena cara
to give sth up as a bad job → dejar algo por imposible
she gave him up as a bad job → por imposible rompió con él
it's a good job he didn't see us → menos mal que no nos vio
(and a) good job too! → ¡menos mal!
to make the best of a bad job → poner al mal tiempo buena cara
we'll just have to make the best of a bad job → habrá que poner al mal tiempo buena cara
to give sth up as a bad job → dejar algo por imposible
she gave him up as a bad job → por imposible rompió con él
8. (= crime) → golpe m
he was planning a bank job → planeaba un golpe en un banco
he was caught doing a bank job → lo cogieron or (LAm) agarraron asaltando un banco
that warehouse job → ese robo en el almacén
see also put-up
he was planning a bank job → planeaba un golpe en un banco
he was caught doing a bank job → lo cogieron or (LAm) agarraron asaltando un banco
that warehouse job → ese robo en el almacén
see also put-up
B. VI
1. (= do casual work) → hacer trabajos temporales
2. (= work as middleman) to job in sth → trabajar de intermediario en la compraventa de algo
C. CPD job action N (US) → movilización f (de trabajadores)
job analysis N (Ind) → análisis m del trabajo, análisis m ocupacional
job application N → solicitud f de trabajo or empleo
Job Centre N = Jobcentre job club N → grupo m de asesoramiento para desempleados
job control language N → lenguaje m de control de trabajo
job creation N → creación f de empleo, creación f de puestos de trabajo
job creation scheme N → plan m de creación de puestos de trabajo, plan m de creación de nuevos empleos
job description N → descripción f del trabajo
job evaluation, job grading N → evaluación f de empleos
job holder N → empleado/a m/f
job hunting N → búsqueda f de trabajo, búsqueda f de empleo
to go job hunting → salir a buscar trabajo or empleo
job interview N → entrevista f de trabajo
job losses NPL → pérdida fsing de puestos de trabajo
500 job losses → una pérdida de 500 puestos de trabajo
job lot N → lote m
to buy/sell sth as a job lot → comprar/vender algo en un lote
job number N → número m del trabajo
job offer N → oferta f de trabajo or empleo
job opportunity N → oportunidad f de trabajo
job queue N (Comput) → cola f de trabajos
job satisfaction N → satisfacción f en el trabajo, satisfacción f profesional
job security N → seguridad f en el trabajo
job seeker N → demandante mf de empleo, persona f que busca trabajo
job seeker's allowance N (Brit) → prestación f por desempleo
job sharing N job sharing is encouraged here → intentamos fomentar el empleo compartido
I'm interested in the possibility of job sharing → me interesaría poder compartir el empleo con otra persona
job title N → (nombre m del) puesto m
job vacancy N → puesto m vacante
job analysis N (Ind) → análisis m del trabajo, análisis m ocupacional
job application N → solicitud f de trabajo or empleo
Job Centre N = Jobcentre job club N → grupo m de asesoramiento para desempleados
job control language N → lenguaje m de control de trabajo
job creation N → creación f de empleo, creación f de puestos de trabajo
job creation scheme N → plan m de creación de puestos de trabajo, plan m de creación de nuevos empleos
job description N → descripción f del trabajo
job evaluation, job grading N → evaluación f de empleos
job holder N → empleado/a m/f
job hunting N → búsqueda f de trabajo, búsqueda f de empleo
to go job hunting → salir a buscar trabajo or empleo
job interview N → entrevista f de trabajo
job losses NPL → pérdida fsing de puestos de trabajo
500 job losses → una pérdida de 500 puestos de trabajo
job lot N → lote m
to buy/sell sth as a job lot → comprar/vender algo en un lote
job number N → número m del trabajo
job offer N → oferta f de trabajo or empleo
job opportunity N → oportunidad f de trabajo
job queue N (Comput) → cola f de trabajos
job satisfaction N → satisfacción f en el trabajo, satisfacción f profesional
job security N → seguridad f en el trabajo
job seeker N → demandante mf de empleo, persona f que busca trabajo
job seeker's allowance N (Brit) → prestación f por desempleo
job sharing N job sharing is encouraged here → intentamos fomentar el empleo compartido
I'm interested in the possibility of job sharing → me interesaría poder compartir el empleo con otra persona
job title N → (nombre m del) puesto m
job vacancy N → puesto m vacante
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job
(dʒob) noun1. a person's daily work or employment. She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.trabajo
2. a piece of work or a task. I have several jobs to do before going to bed.tarea
give up as a bad job to decide that (something) is not worth doing, or impossible to do, and so stop doing it. desistir, dejar algo por imposible
a good job a lucky or satisfactory state of affairs. It's a good job that she can't hear what you're saying; He has lost his trumpet, and a good job too! menos mal que
have a job to have difficulty. You'll have a job finishing all this work tonight.costar trabajo
just the jobmake the best of a bad job to do one's best in difficult circumstances. poner a mal tiempo buena cara
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job
→ empleoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
job
n. trabajo, empleo; [task] tarea.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
job
n trabajo, empleoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.