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Meanings of work at in English

Portuguese
trabalhar

To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.

trabalhar
Usage of work at in English
1
Some days later Adele arrived home from work at her usual time.
Transgression: a novel of love and war
2
We need to work at this critical issue from every conceivable direction.
The Irish Times
3
He asked if he could work at home one day each week.
The one-week job project: one man, one year, 52 jobs
4
Energy isn't the only thing people need to work at their best.
The Irish Times
5
All five workers have current work visas to work at other employers.
Radio NZ
6
Those who work at the market are among Katine's more prosperous citizens.
The Guardian
7
I did some good work at home and reaping the benefits now.
News.com.au
8
The Stevensons' poverty forced Coke to go to work at age 10.
The new yorker
9
Normal helicopters work at a fixed rate of rotor revolutions per minute.
Wired
10
I want to talk about some of your work at the moment.
The new yorker
11
Those who survived were put to work at the earliest possible age.
The Disposable Male
12
Page is soon to start work at a headhunting agency in London.
The Guardian
13
The two share a similar body of prep work at first-class level.
The Guardian
14
Thanks to some fast work at Telstra, the issue has been resolved.
News.com.au
15
Rawlins has already seen the Kaká Factor at work at first hand.
The Guardian
16
BANKS: Definitely put your time in at each restaurant you work at.
Ebony
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Translations for work at
Portuguese
trabalhar
Work at through the time
Work at across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Canada
Common
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