obra

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) work (usually literary or artistic)
2. (feminine) construction

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of obrar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of obrar:

Concepts

work

play

piece

deed

labour

achievement

oeuvre

feat

accomplishment

thing

performance

piece of work

job

building site

production

publication

refit

refurbishment

renovation

repair

scripture

writing

body of work

piece of music

vacant lot

musical composition

drama

bronze work

bronzework

building side

artwork

book

📖

building

composition

construction

🚧

creation

doing

effort

handiwork

maintenance

mending

opus

paper

Synonyms

trabajo

acto

acción

construcción

🚧

creación

escrito

hecho

labor

libro

📖

pieza

producción

reparación

tarea

fortificación

cosa hecha

descampado

obra completa

causa

composición

cuestión

empleo

Hyphenated as

o‧bra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈobɾa/

Etymology

From Old Spanish obra, inherited from Latin opera, from opus. The original form in Old Spanish was huebra, which was later influenced by the verb obrar and generalized to obra. Doublet of ópera.

Sentences

Es para toda la obra y el ministerio ".

It is for all manner of work and ministry.

Pero es ella quien le da forma y estructura a la obra .

But it is she who gives shape and structure to the work.

Sin embargo , no se llegó a concluir toda la obra , tan solo el colegio .

However, the entire work was not completed, only the school.

De esta obra se tomó el martirologio romano .

The Roman martyrology was taken from this work.

Actualmente esta obra se encuentra en la colección del Museo Soumaya.

This work is currently in the collection of the Soumaya Museum.

Gran aficionada a la pintura tuvo ocasión de exponer su obra en varias ocasiones .

A great fan of painting, she had the opportunity to exhibit her work on several occasions.

Lo mismo puede decirse de su obra relativa a la destrucción de Troya .

The same can be said of his work concerning the destruction of Troy.

Su obra es de mampostería , y fue aparentemente enlucida .

His work is masonry, and was apparently plastered.