obra

See also: obrá

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Latin opera, from 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

Further reading

• “obra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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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 Portuguese obra, from Latin opera, from opus.

Pronunciation

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
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

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /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)

Synonyms

• (work): 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/, [ˈoβɾa]
• 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

Related terms

• huebra
• gran obra
• 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

References