trabalho

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) job (economic role for which a person is paid)
2. (masculine) job; task (piece of work done as part of one’s duties)
3. (masculine,uncountable) work; toil; labour; effort
4. (masculine) workplace (place where someone works)
5. (figuratively,masculine) difficulty in completing a task
6. (Brazil,masculine) homework involving research
7. (masculine) an often ritualistic activity or program in some particular religion or cult to obtain a material goal through supernatural means, such as spiritual intervention or magic
8. (masculine) work
9. (abbreviation,alt-of,clipping,masculine) Clipping of trabalho académico (“academic work”).

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of trabalhar

Hyphenated as

tra‧ba‧lho

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɾaˈba.ʎu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese traballo (“pain, effort, labor”), deverbal from traballar (modern trabalhar).

Sentences

Eu tenho muito trabalho hoje antes do casamento .

I have a lot of work today before the wedding.

O diabo encontra trabalho para mãos livres .

The devil finds hands-free work.

Eu trabalho na construção civil .

I work in construction.

Meu trabalho exige muita viagem .

My job requires a lot of travel.

Muitas mãos ajudam a fazer o trabalho .

Lots of hands help get the job done.

O trabalho está em andamento .

Work is ongoing.

O trabalho do projeto nas mãos está programado para o final do próximo ano .

The project work in hand is scheduled for the end of next year.

O trabalho na construção do prédio principal começará dentro das próximas semanas .

Work on the construction of the main building will begin within the next few weeks.