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Meanings of week in English

Russian
неделя
Portuguese
semana
Spanish
semanal
Catalan
setmana

Unit of time.

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неделя
Portuguese
semana
Catalan
setmana
Spanish
semana

Any period of seven consecutive days.

semana
Portuguese
semana
Catalan
setmana
Spanish
semana

A period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday.

semana
Portuguese
semana
Catalan
setmana laboral

Hours or days of work in a calendar week.

semana
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Examples for "workweek"
Examples for "workweek"
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Author and entrepreneur Tim Ferriss told us how to optimize the workweek.
Wired
2
You should focus on accomplishing as much as you can during the workweek.
Ebony
3
A four-day workweek Four-day workweeks have been tested in the past.
The South African
4
Like her predecessor, Tracy planned her workweek down to the minute.
Happiness key
5
Crump takes advantage of telecommuting, but the company also offers a four-day workweek option.
Reuters
Usage of week in English
1
Washington, however, late last week issued new sanctions against Caracas's oil industry.
News.com.au
2
Government sources said the debate would continue into next week if necessary.
The Irish Times
3
State media outlet China National Radio reported the deal earlier this week.
Reuters
4
Northern Ireland Office health minister Paul Goggins announced the service last week.
The Irish Times
5
To begin Budget week this year, Parliament finished the Annual Review Debate.
Radio NZ
6
South Canterbury had a good week with really good grass growth rates.
Radio NZ
7
Rising interest rates Good news on interest rates this week then?Eh, no.
The Irish Times
8
The state government said this week it plans to expand the plant.
Reuters
9
Patients meeting all four conditions at week 16 achieved this end point.
Pubmed
10
I believe the road test is an especially good read this week.
The Irish Times
11
Last week Iceland's president asked Jonsdottir to form a new coalition government.
BBC
12
Some conservatives said a vote by the House was possible this week.
Reuters
13
He remembered what happened last week, last year, and 90 years ago.
The Guardian
14
I try aim for 22 minutes a day, seven days a week.
The South African
15
Already, this week has seen BP scale back its North Sea operation.
The Guardian
16
It was not such good news for the president last week, however.
The Irish Times
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Translations for week
Portuguese
semanasemanas
Week through the time
Week across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
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