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Meaning: work, job, labor, service

Pronunciation: [rah-BOH-tah]

Part of speech: noun (feminine noun)

Rank: #140 (see frequency list)

• Я ищу́ рабо́ту.
• I'm looking for a job.
• Профе́ссор Ивано́в опубликова́л мно́го нау́чных рабо́т.
• Professor Ivanov published many scientific papers.
• У меня́ мно́го рабо́ты.
• I have a lot of work to do.
• Оле́г на рабо́те.
• Oleg is at work.
• Рабо́ты оказа́лось бо́льше, чем я ду́мал.
• There turned out to be more work than I thought.
• Веду́тся рабо́ты по подгото́вке к зиме́.
• Winter preparation works are under way.
• Ты́сячи челове́к оста́лись без рабо́ты и́з-за кри́зиса.
• Thousands of people lost their jobs because of the crisis.
•  literal  Thousands of people stayed without work because of the crisis.
• Он за́нят свое́й рабо́той.
• He is busy with his work.
• Студе́нты отпра́вились на сельскохозя́йственные рабо́ты.
• Students left to perform the agricultural work.
• Мы зако́нчим э́ту рабо́ту за́втра.
• We will finish this job tomorrow.
• Рабо́та зако́нчена.
• The work is finished.
• Работа не волк, в лес не убежит.
• The work is not like a wolf -- it would not run in the forest.
• работодатель
• employer

• домашняя работа = homework
• научная работа = scientific work, scientific paper
• физическая работа = physical work; manual labor
• умственная работа = intellectual work
• постоянная работа = permanent job
• искать работу = to look for a job; to look for work
• быть без работы = to be unemployed
    literal  to be without work
• решительно взяться за работу = to attack one's work resolutely
• усердно работать = to work hard; to ply one's oars

• работать = to work
• работёнка = work (diminutive)
• работник = a worker
• работающий = working
• занятие = occupation
• труд = work, labor, effort
• служба = service
• творение = work, creation
• изделие = article, product
• публикация = publication, published work
• статья = article

• Видно мастера по работе.
• The work shows the workman.
•  literal  A workman is seen by work.
• Работа мастера хвалит.
• The work shows the workman.
•  literal  Work praises a workman.
• Была бы охота, заладится всякая работа.
• Where there is a will, there is a way.
• Любимая работа не наскучит.
• The favorite work will not make you bored.
• Не работа старит, а забота.
• All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
•  literal  It's care that makes you old, not work.
• Работа в руках горит.
• He is a beggar for work.
•  literal  Work burns in hands.
• Хорошая работа говорит сама за себя.
• Good work speaks for itself.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	рабо́та	рабо́ты
Genitive	рабо́ты	рабо́т
Dative	рабо́те	рабо́там
Accusative	рабо́ту	рабо́ты
Instrumental	рабо́той (рабо́тою)	рабо́тами
Prepositional	рабо́те	рабо́тах

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