faena

f.

1 task, work (tarea).

faenas agrícolas o del campo farm work, agricultural work

faenas domésticas housework, household chores

2 bullfighter's performance (bullfighting).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faenar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faenar.

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faena

► nombre femenino

1 (tarea) task, job

2 familiar (mala pasada) dirty trick

3 (tauromaquia) performance

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar metido,-a en faena familiar to be hard at work

faenas agrícolas agricultural work

faenas de la casa housework sing, household chores

mujer de la faena cleaning lady, home help

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SF

1) [gen] task, job, piece of work; [en el hogar] chore; (Mil) fatigue

estar de faena — to be at work

estar en (plena) faena — to be hard at work

tener mucha faena — to be terribly busy

faena doméstica — housework

2) * (tb: mala faena) (=mala pasada) dirty trick

hacer una faena a algn — to play a dirty trick on sb

¡menuda faena la que me hizo! — that was a terrible thing he did to me!

3) CAm, Caribe, Méx (=horas extraordinarias) extra work, overtime

4) (Taur) set of passes with the cape

hizo una faena maravillosa — he gave a splendid performance (with the cape)

5) Cono Sur (=obreros) gang of workers; (=local) work place

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femenino

1) (trabajo) task, job

faenas domésticas or de la casa — housework

la dura faena diaria — the daily grind

faenas agrícolas — farm work

2) (Taur) series of passes

3) (fam)

a) (mala pasada) dirty trick

hacerle una faena a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody (colloq)

b) (contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)

4) (Chi) (grupo de trabajadores) team, gang; (lugar de trabajo) workplace (frml)

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= task, work, job, chore.

Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.

Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.

Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex. The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.

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* faena diaria = daily grind.

* todos a la faena = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

* traje de faena = fatigues.

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femenino

1) (trabajo) task, job

faenas domésticas or de la casa — housework

la dura faena diaria — the daily grind

faenas agrícolas — farm work

2) (Taur) series of passes

3) (fam)

a) (mala pasada) dirty trick

hacerle una faena a alguien — to play a dirty trick on somebody (colloq)

b) (contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)

4) (Chi) (grupo de trabajadores) team, gang; (lugar de trabajo) workplace (frml)

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= task, work, job, chore.

Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.

Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.

Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.

* faena diaria = daily grind.

* todos a la faena = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).

* traje de faena = fatigues.

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faena

feminine

A (trabajo) task, job

comparten las faenas domésticas or de la casa they share the housework o the domestic o household chores

la dura faena diaria the daily grind

faenas agrícolas farm work

B (Taur) series of passes

C (matanza) slaughter

D (fam)

1 (mala pasada) dirty trick

hacerle una faena a algn to play a dirty trick on sb (colloq), to pull a stunt on sb (colloq)

2 (contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)

¡qué faena! what a drag o pain!

E (Chi)

1 (grupo de trabajadores) team, gang

2 (lugar de trabajo) workplace (frml)

voy a la faena a pie I walk to work

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Del verbo faenar: (conjugate faenar)

faena es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
faena    
faenar
faena sustantivo femenino
1 (tarea) task, job;

◊ es una faena dura it's hard work;

faenas domésticas housework;
faenas agrícolas farm work
2 (fam)

a) (mala pasada) dirty trick;

◊ hacerle una faena a algn to play a dirty trick on sb (colloq)

b) (contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)

faena sustantivo femenino
1 (trabajo) work
faenas de la casa, household chores
faenas del campo, farm work
fam pey chore
2 fam (mala pasada) dirty trick
hacer una faena a alguien, to play a dirty trick on sb
3 Taur performance
faenar verbo intransitivo
1 (en la mar) to fish
2 (en el campo) to work on the land
'faena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jugada
- meterse
- perrería
- traje
- trastada
- tres
- marranada
English:
chore
- fatigue

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faena nf

1. [tarea] task, work;

hoy no puedo salir que tengo mucha faena I can't go out today, I've got too much (work) to do;

estar en plena faena to be hard at work;

meterse en faena to get down to work, to start working

Comp

faenas agrícolas farm work, agricultural work;

faenas del campo farm work, agricultural work;

faenas domésticas housework, household chores

2. Fam [fastidio]

me han hecho una faena cancelando el vuelo they've really left me in it by cancelling the flight;

no me olvidaré de la faena que me hizo I won't forget the dirty trick he played on me;

¡qué faena! what a pain!

3. Taurom = bullfighter's performance with the cape;

el torero ejecutó una faena brillante the bullfighter did a series of brilliant passes with the cape

4. Cuba, Guat, Méx [en hacienda] overtime

5. Chile [cuadrilla de obreros] group of labourers

6. Ecuad [trabajo matinal] morning work

7. RP [matanza] slaughtering [of cattle]

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faena

f

1 task, job;

faenas agrícolas farmwork sg ;

faenas de la casa household chores

2 TAUR series of passes with the cape

3

:

hacer una faena a alguien play a dirty trick on s.o.

4 Chi, Rpl

de ganado slaughtering

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faena nf

: task, job, work

faenas domésticas: housework

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faena n

1. (labor) job / task

las faenas de la casa the housework

2. (jugarreta) dirty trick

me hizo una faena he played a dirty trick on me

rematar la faena to finish off the job