■ work out

■ work out
■ work out
A v. t. + avv.
1 cavare, togliere, levar via (qc.) con sforzo; far uscire (qc.: da un buco, di tasca, ecc.)
2 calcolare; elaborare; risolvere: to work out a problem, risolvere un problema; to work out a scheme, elaborare un progetto; to work out the interest on a loan, calcolare l'interesse su un mutuo
3 decifrare; decodificare: to work out a secret message, decifrare un messaggio segreto
4 escogitare; inventare: to work out a new way of cutting expenditure, escogitare un modo nuovo di ridurre la spesa
5 progettare; pianificare: to work out one's future, pianificare il proprio avvenire
6 passare (il tempo) lavorando
7 (econ.) esaurire (una miniera, un pozzo petrolifero, ecc.)
8 (fam.) capire, comprendere (con qualche sforzo): to work out the meaning of a difficult passage, capire il significato di un brano difficile; DIALOGO → -New phone- I haven't quite worked out how to use all its functions yet, non ho ancora capito molto bene come si usano tutte le funzioni
9 (USA) ► work off, A, def. 5
B v. i. + avv.
1 (di un oggetto incastrato) venire fuori (a stento); uscire (a fatica): In the end the thorn worked out of my finger, alla fine la spina mi è uscita dal dito
2 (di un conto, una somma, ecc.) tornare; venire: My sums won't work out, le mie somme non tornano
3 (fam.: di un piano, ecc.) funzionare; andare (bene, ecc.); andare a finire: Did his plan work out?, ha funzionato il suo piano?; Everything will work out for the best, tutto andrà a finire nel migliore dei modi
4 (di un cantante, un attore, ecc.) esercitarsi; fare esercizio
5 (di un atleta, un pugile, ecc.) allenarsi □ to work out one's fate, essere l'artefice del proprio destino □ (mat.) to work out a sum, fare una somma □ I'll work things out, metto a posto le cose io; ci penso io; sistemo tutto io □ Things are working out well for him, la faccenda (o l'affare) si mette bene per lui.

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  • work out — {v. phr.} 1. To find an answer to. * /John worked out his math problems all by himself./ * /Mary had trouble getting along with her roommate, but they worked it out./ Compare: FIGURE OUT. 2. To plan; develop. * /Mary worked out a beautiful design …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • work out — {v. phr.} 1. To find an answer to. * /John worked out his math problems all by himself./ * /Mary had trouble getting along with her roommate, but they worked it out./ Compare: FIGURE OUT. 2. To plan; develop. * /Mary worked out a beautiful design …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Work-out — auch: Workout 〈[wœ:kaʊt] n. 15〉 die körperliche Konstitution u. Leistungsfähigkeit verbessernde sportliche Übung [<engl. work out „trainieren“] * * * Work out, Work|out [ wə:k|a̮ut ], das od. der; s, s [engl. workout, zu: to work out =… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • work out something — work out (something) to find a solution to something. The committee met today and worked out a statement that everyone liked. You can use a calculator to work out the problem, or you can work it out on paper …   New idioms dictionary

  • work out — (something) to find a solution to something. The committee met today and worked out a statement that everyone liked. You can use a calculator to work out the problem, or you can work it out on paper …   New idioms dictionary

  • Work-out — auch: Work|out 〈[wœ:kaʊt] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Sport〉 die körperliche Konstitution u. Leistungsfähigkeit verbessernde sportliche Übung [Etym.: <engl. work out »trainieren«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • work out at something — ˌwork ˈout (at sth) derived if sth works out at sth, you calculate that it will be a particular amount • + adj. It ll work out cheaper to travel by bus. Main entry: ↑workderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • work out — [v] solve; satisfy accomplish, achieve, arrange, attain, be effective, bring off, clear, come out, come to terms*, complete, compromise, construct, contrive, develop, devise, elaborate, evolve, figure out, find out, finish, fix, form, formulate,… …   New thesaurus

  • work out — index calculate, compose, devise (invent), dispatch (dispose of), fix (settle), implement …   Law dictionary

  • Work-out — Work out, auch Work|out [ wə:kaut] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. workout> Form des intensiven Fitnesstrainings …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • work out — ► work out 1) solve or be capable of being solved. 2) develop in a good or specified way. 3) plan in detail. 4) understand the character of. 5) engage in vigorous physical exercise. Main Entry: ↑work …   English terms dictionary

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