working

working
working [ˈwɜ:kɪŋ]
1. adjective
   a. ( = to do with work) [clothes, lunch] de travail ; [partner, population] actif
• a working day of eight hours (British) une journée de travail de huit heures
• good working environment bonnes conditions fpl de travail
• during working hours pendant les heures de travail
• working life vie f active
• she spent most of her working life abroad elle a passé la plus grande partie de sa vie active à l'étranger
   b. ( = operational) working hypothesis hypothèse f de travail
• to have a working majority avoir une majorité suffisante
• to form a working partnership établir de bons rapports
   c. ( = functioning) [model] qui marche
2. plural noun
workings ( = mechanism) mécanisme m ; [of government, organization] rouages mpl
3. compounds
► working capital noun fonds m de roulement
► working class noun
• the working class la classe ouvrière
• the working classes le prolétariat ► working-class adjective [origins, accent] ouvrier
• he is working-class il appartient à la classe ouvrière ► working group noun groupe m de travail
► working holiday noun (British) vacances mises à profit pour effectuer une activité rémunérée
► working relationship noun
• to have a good working relationship (with sb) avoir de bonnes relations de travail (avec qn)
* * *
['wɜːkɪŋ] 1.
noun
1) (functioning) fonctionnement m
2) (shaping, preparation) travail m (of de)
3) (draft solution) calculs mpl
4) Industry (mine) chantier m de mine; (quarry) chantier m de carrière
2.
workings plural noun lit, fig rouages mpl
3.
adjective
1) [parent, woman] qui travaille; [conditions, environment, methods] de travail; [population, life] actif/-ive; [lunch, day, week] de travail

during working hours — (in office) pendant les heures de bureau; (in shop) pendant les heures de travail

we have a good working relationship — nous avons de bons rapports professionnels

2) (provisional) [document, hypothesis] de travail; [definition, title] provisoire
3) (functional) [model] qui fonctionne; [mine] en exploitation

to have a working knowledge of — connaître les éléments de base de

in full working order — en parfait état de marche

4) Economics [expenses, stock] d'exploitation

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