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Meanings of job in English

Portuguese
função
Catalan
ocupació
Spanish
ocupación

The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.

função
Portuguese
serviço
Catalan
feina
Spanish
tarea

A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee.

serviço
Synonyms
Examples for "task"
Examples for "task"
1
Renzi says the main task is to get Europe out of crisis.
The Guardian
2
Methods: Qualitative case study design using a cognitive task analysis interviewing approach.
Pubmed
3
Zimbabwe's AIDS rate and poverty levels make Makoni's job no easy task.
Reuters
4
Now the coronavirus has made the task even harder, health workers said.
Reuters
5
Low task identity and young age predicted reduced feelings of personal accomplishment.
Pubmed
1
Some new wedding task to be completed, some chore to be done.
Love- from his point of view!
2
At first it had been a chore; now it was their home.
Red inferno: 1945
3
With the battle won, Vulgnash set to work on his next chore.
The Wyrmling Horde
4
The team was strong and experienced and it was hardly a chore.
The blue edge of midnight
5
Headsex for procreation was an unpleasant chore carried out for demographic duty.
Perdido Street Station
Portuguese
subcontratar

Arranged for contracted work to be done by others.

subcontratar
Portuguese
dificuldade
Catalan
dificultat
Spanish
problema

A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved.

dificuldade
Usage of job in English
1
The result: less competition, job cuts and higher costs for bank services.
Reuters
2
A second source said the additional job cuts could number several thousand.
The Irish Times
3
But some said having a job brings a new set of problems.
Reuters
4
Union concerned about job security Job losses won't necessarily happen, it said.
Radio NZ
5
But the question on how to tackle Ireland's growing job crisis remains.
The Irish Times
6
We'll deal with your need to work a second job another time.
Sean's reckoning
7
A booming economy, job growth, returning migrants: the good times are back.
The Irish Times
8
Skills in tech will continue being indispensable in the future job market.
The South African
9
I'm always really busy; I have good friends, a job and family.
News.com.au
10
However, a recovering job market is helping the company's group insurance business.
Reuters
11
Israel's Arab minority has long suffered from discrimination in the job market.
The Irish Times
12
I believe that a good job has been done in difficult circumstances.
The Irish Times
13
According to new research, warm water doesn't do the job any better.
Radio NZ
14
I left Ireland in 2011, quitting a good job in Paddy Power.
The Irish Times
15
They have done a very good job in large areas of society.
The Guardian
16
The answer is no, Corbacho said soon after taking his new job.
Reuters
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New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
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