job

  • 21job — job1 [jäb] n. [< ?] 1. a specific piece of work, as in one s trade, or done by agreement for pay 2. anything one has to do; task; chore; duty 3. the thing or material being worked on 4. a) the action of doing a task, duty, or piece of work …

    English World dictionary

  • 22Job — Job, v. i. 1. To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work. [1913 Webster] Authors of all work, to job for the season. Moore. [1913 Webster] 2. To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 23Job — 1.) in the Old Testament of the Bible, a man who continued to have faith in God even though God destroyed his property and his family 2.) Job s comforter someone who tries to make you feel more cheerful, but actually makes you feel worse 3.) have …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24Job — Job: Der ugs. Ausdruck für »‹Gelegenheits›arbeit; Beschäftigung, Stelle« wurde im 20. Jh. aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. job entlehnt, dessen weitere Herkunft dunkel ist. Dazu stellen sich jobben »vorübergehend (zum Zweck des Geldverdienens… …

    Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • 25job — sb., bet, s el. job, bene (arbejde), i sms. job , fx jobcenter …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 26Job — m Biblical name, borne by the eponymous hero of the Book of Job, a man of exemplary patience, whose faith was severely tested by God s apparently motiveless maltreatment of him. His name, appropriately enough, means ‘persecuted’ in Hebrew. His… …

    First names dictionary

  • 27job — jäb n plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes <an eye job> …

    Medical dictionary

  • 28job — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1a. impiego | estens., la mansione svolta 1b. TS econ. l attività lavorativa operaia, studiata ai fini dell organizzazione scientifica del lavoro 2. TS inform. elaborazione compiuta da un calcolatore elettronico… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 29Job — [dʒɔp] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. job, weitere Herkunft ungeklärt>: 1. (ugs.) a) [Gelegenheits]arbeit, vorübergehende einträgliche Beschäftigung, Verdienstmöglichkeit; b) berufliche Tätigkeit, Stellung, Arbeit. 2. festgelegte… …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 30Job — [ dʒoub ] have the patience of Job to remain patient and not complain in situations that would make most people very angry …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English