Russian-English translations for работать

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My work involves a lot of travelHe hasn’t come home yet; he’s still at workI want to go to the R.E.M. reunion concert but Im not sure if my work will let me off
functionalThat sculpture is not merely artistic, but also functional: it can be used as a hatrack.A functional construction element generally must meet higher technical but lower aesthetical requirements

operativeHes usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.an operative motivean operative dose, rule, or penalty
out of orderYouve got my index cards out of order againThe lift is always out of orderI suppose my remarks about his wife were out of order