obra

See also: obrá

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan obra, from Latin opera, derived from the plural of opus. Doublet of òpera.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.bɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.bɾa/

Noun

obra f (plural obres)

1. work (effort expended on a task)
2. work (literary or artistic production)
3. play (theatrical performance)
4. (often in the plural) construction, repairs (of a building)

Derived terms

• obra pública

Related terms

• obrar
• òpera

References

• “obra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “obra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
• “obra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “obra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈobra/
• Hyphenation: ob‧ra

Noun

obra

1. genitive/accusative singular of obr

Anagrams

• orba
• roba

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese obra, from Latin opera, from opus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔβɾɐ]

Noun

obra f (plural obras)

1. work, labor, the action of toiling or working
2. a product of work, such as a work of art
3. oeuvre; the complete body of an artist's work
4. a building under construction; construction site
5. any human action, innovation, or achievement

Synonyms

• (product of work): creación

Derived terms

• obra pública

Related terms

• obrar
• obradoiro
• obreiro

Verb

obra

1. third-person singular present indicative of obrar
2. second-person singular imperative of obrar

References

• “obra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2012.
• “obra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2016.
• “obra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “obra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “obra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese obra and Spanish obra and Kabuverdianu óbra

Noun

obra

1. work
2. construction

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese obra, from Latin opera. Compare the borrowed doublet ópera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/, [ˈɔ.bɾɐ]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /ˈɔ.bɾɐ/, [ˈɔ.βɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: o‧bra

Noun

obra f (plural obras)

1. construction (process of constructing, building)
2. construction site (place where a building is under construction)
3. work (literary, artistic, or intellectual production)

   Synonym: trabalho

Related terms

• obrar
• obreiro
• ópera

Verb

obra

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of obrar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of obrar

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈobɾa/, [ˈo.β̞ɾa]
• Hyphenation: o‧bra

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish, from Latin opera, from opus. The original form in Old Spanish was huebra, which was later influenced by the verb obrar and generalized to obra. Doublet of ópera.

Noun

obra f (plural obras)

1. work, usually literary or artistic
2. construction

Derived terms

• en las obras (“in the works”)
• gran obra
• mano de obra
• manos a la obra
• obra cinematográfica
• obra de arte
• obra maestra
• obra muerta
• por obra de
• por obra y gracia de

 

Related terms

• huebra
• maniobra
• obrador

• obrar
• obrero m
• ópera

Etymology 2

Inflected forms.

Verb

obra

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of obrar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of obrar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of obrar.

See also

• trabajo

Anagrams

• abro
• rabo
• roba

Further reading

• “obra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swedish

Etymology

From o- (“un-”) +‎ bra (“good”)

Adjective

obra (comparative mer obra, superlative mest obra)

1. (colloquial, nonstandard) ungood, not good

Declension

Invariable, compared periphrastically.

Adverb

obra (comparative mer obra, superlative mest obra)

1. (colloquial, nonstandard) poorly, not well
   • 2008 October 29, “Umeå: Volvo varslar ytterligare 150”, in SVT Nyheter Västerbotten‎^[1], retrieved 9 April 2022:

     Det gick obra. Vi har en förhandlingsmotpart som bara säger att det inte finns pengar, säger Frank.

     It went poorly. We have a negotiating counterparty who just says there is no money, Frank says.

See also

• dålig (adjective)
• dåligt (adverb)

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish obra. Doublet of ubra.

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: ob‧ra
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔobɾa/, [ˈʔobɾɐ]

Noun

obra

1. literary work

   Synonyms: katha, akda

2. something made or done

   Synonyms: gawa, lika, yari, trabaho

3. work; employment

   Synonyms: trabaho, empleo, gawa, tungkulin

Derived terms

• obra de-mano
• obra maestra
• obras piyas
• obras publikas

 

Related terms

• obrero
• obrerismo
• obrerista

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: ob‧ra
• IPA^(key): /ʔobˈɾa/

Adjective

obrá

1. Alternative form of ubra