trabajo
Occupation or employment
Trabajo is the Spanish word for work or job.
It covers both the activity of working and the place or position where one works: Tengo mucho trabajo (I have a lot of work), Busco trabajo (I'm looking for a job).
The word appears frequently in English contexts discussing labor, immigration, or Latin American affairs.
Paid position of employment
- positionLocation or stance
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- wagePayment for labor
- employerOne who employs others
employee · workplace · occupation · recruitment · unemployment · resume · interview · hire
Forward movement or promotion
- professionTrained occupational field
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- executiveSenior organizational leader
management · leadership · networking · tenure · specialization · expertise · qualification · mentorship
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- masterpieceSupreme artistic achievement
workmanship · dexterity · artistry · carpentry · pottery · tailoring · weaving · sculpture
Strenuous, prolonged effort
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- effortApplied energy toward goals
- exertionVigorous physical effort
- drudgeryHard, boring work
grind · hardship · struggle · fatigue · backbreaking · manual · physical · blue-collar
Allocated work or duty
- dutyRequired moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- choreRoutine domestic task
- projectPlanned, effortful task
undertaking · objective · goal · mission · activity · deadline · deliverable · completion
Strongly felt purpose
- purposeReason something exists
- passionIntense emotional drive
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
commitment · fulfillment · service · destiny · contribution · meaningful · rewarding · mission
job
Paid position of employment
employer · employee · workplace · occupation · recruitment · unemployment · resume · interview · hire · full-time
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- professionTrained occupational field
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- promotionRank increase or publicity
executive · management · leadership · networking · tenure · specialization · expertise · qualification · mentorship · corporate
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
masterpiece · workmanship · dexterity · artistry · carpentry · pottery · tailoring · weaving · sculpture · leatherwork
toil
Strenuous, prolonged effort
drudgery · grind · hardship · struggle · fatigue · backbreaking · manual · physical · blue-collar · overtime
assignment
Allocated work or duty
- dutyRequired moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- choreRoutine domestic task
project · undertaking · objective · goal · mission · activity · deadline · deliverable · completion · workload
calling
Strongly felt purpose
- purposeReason something exists
- passionIntense emotional drive
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
devotion · commitment · fulfillment · service · destiny · contribution · meaningful · rewarding · mission · self-realization