Betekenis van working In het Nederlands

• 0 relating to work:

  • a 37-hour working week

  • Working conditions/practices in the mill have hardly changed over the last 20 years.

  • She has a difficult working relationship with many of her employees.

  • These tax changes will affect 90 percent of the working population.

• 1 operating:

  • It has taken about five years to restore the aircraft to (full) working condition/order.

  • It is essential that all working components are well lubricated.

• 2 used to refer to a plan, idea, or knowledge that is not complete but is good enough to be useful:

  • We have a working theory/hypothesis about what caused the crash, which we will test.

  • She's fluent in French and English and has a working knowledge of Spanish.

• 3 relating to your job and its surroundings:

  • Employees are unhappy with working conditions.

  • working mothers

• 4 performing as intended and doing what it is supposed to do:

  • The mechanic finally got the car back in working order.

  • a working knowledge of English

• 5 used to describe people who work and earn money:

  • Too many working people are piling up debt on high-interest credit cards.

  • When employers ignore health and safety regulations, working men and women are needlessly put at risk.

  • Child care costs can be a significant burden for a working couple with children.

  • working couples/families/mothers

• 6 used to describe someone who does a job that usually is not very well paid and usually does not need a very high level of education:

  • a working man/woman

  • In our celebrity-obsessed culture, the values of the ordinary working man are being ignored.

• 7 relating to someone's job, or to work in general:

  • Older people encounter much prejudice about their ability to adapt to new working methods.

  • My manager and I have developed a close working relationship.

  • a working environment/culture

• 8 used to describe a plan, idea, or knowledge that is not complete but that is satisfactory for now:

  • The working title of her book is "Attracting Wealth".

  • Applicants will need a working knowledge of French and Spanish.

  • a working assumption/hypothesis/definition

• 9 used to describe a machine or the parts of a machine that move and operate it:

  • After three failed prototypes, we finally have a working model.

• 10 used to describe a meal at which you also work or discuss business:

  • a working breakfast/lunch/dinner

  • Over a working lunch the HR team and a local architect studied office refurbishment plans.

• 11 a machine or piece of equipment that is in good working order works safely and effectively:

  • All our vehicles are in good and efficient working order.

• 12 the activity of doing work:

  • Our method of working involves one-to-one feedback.

• 13 the way in which a machine or system works, and the parts and processes involved:

  • You will need to develop a strong understanding of the internal workings of the organization.