job

a piece of work that you do regularly as part of your employment or studies

trabajo, empleo, tarea

• have a job

Collocations full-time job · part-time job

• She has a good job in the city.

  Ella tiene un buen trabajo en la ciudad.

a piece of work that you do as part of your job or studies, especially one that is not regular or permanent

tarea, trabajo, deber

• do a job

Collocations household job · classroom job

• Could you do this job for me?

  ¿Podrías hacer este trabajo para mí?

the aim or purpose of something, especially a plan or activity

objetivo, meta, propósito

• have a job

Collocations job of doing sth · job to do sth

• The main job of the committee is to raise funds.

  La principal tarea del comité es recaudar fondos.

to repair or mend something, especially a machine or piece of equipment

reparar, arreglar, fijar

• take sth to be jobbed

Collocations job a car engine · job a washing machine

• I need to take my bike to the shop to get it jobbed.

  Necesito llevar mi bicicleta a la tienda para que me lo arreglen.

to employ someone to do work for you, especially for a short time or for a particular job

contratar, emplear, alquilar

• job sb

Collocations job someone to do sth · job someone for a job

• We need to job an electrician to fix the wiring.

  Necesitamos contratar un electricista para arreglar la instalación eléctrica.

to hire or rent something for a short time, especially equipment that you need to do a particular job

alquilar, arrendar, contratar

• job sth

Collocations job a tool · job a piece of equipment

• We need to job some scaffolding for the roof repairs.

  Necesitamos alquilar algunos andamios para las reparaciones del techo.

to do a job for someone, especially temporarily or for a short time

trabajar temporalmente, hacer un trabajo

• job for sb

Collocations job for someone · job as a freelancer

• I'm going to job for the company during their summer break.

  Voy a trabajar temporalmente para la empresa durante su receso de verano.

to do work that is not regular or permanent, especially for short periods of time

trabajar temporalmente, hacer trabajos

• job

Collocations job here and there · job from time to time

• He's been jobbing around the country for several years now.

  Ha estado trabajando temporalmente en diferentes lugares del país durante varios años.