Work
"Work" in Spanish
chamba
(labour, employment, occupation, job)
cheje
(labour, employment, occupation, job)
curro
(labour, employment, occupation, job)
laburo
(labour, employment, occupation, job)
laburo
(place where one is employed)
obra
(result of a particular manner of production)
obra
(literary, artistic, or intellectual production)
obras
(fortification)
opus
(literary, artistic, or intellectual production)
tajo
(place where one is employed)
trabajal
(labour, employment, occupation, job)
trabajo
(labour, employment, occupation, job)
trabajo
(place where one is employed)
trabajo
(effort expended on a particular task)
trabajo
(result of a particular manner of production)
trabajo
(physics: measure of energy expended in moving an object)
bordar
(to embroider with thread)
bretear
(to do a specific task)
carburar
(to function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for)
chambear
(to do a specific task)
chejear
(to do a specific task)
currelar
(to do a specific task)
efectuarse
(to function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for)
fermentar
(to cause to ferment)
funcar
(to function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for)
funcionar
(to function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for)
hacer funcionar
(to set into action — see also operate)
laborear
(to shape, form, or improve a material)
labrar
(to shape, form, or improve a material)
laburar
(to do a specific task)
marchar
(to function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for)
obrar
(to shape, form, or improve a material)
obrar
(to cause to happen — see also produce, motivate)
rular
(to function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for)
ser eficaz
(to function correctly; to act as intended; to achieve the goal designed for)
tallar
(to shape, form, or improve a material)
torcerse
(to move in an agitated manner — see also move)
trabajar
(to do a specific task)
trabajar
(to shape, form, or improve a material)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.