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A term borrowed from English that, in professional jargon (e.g. in agencies or the IT industry), refers to the work to be done, a task, or a project.
Die Work für diesen Kunden ist besonders anspruchsvoll, aber auch sehr interessant.
The work for this client is especially demanding, but also very interesting.
'Die Work' is a term from the jargon of certain industries such as advertising agencies, IT, or start-ups. The word is not used in general language or in formal contexts.
In unserer Agentur nennen wir die Aufgaben für ein Projekt einfach 'die Work'.
In our agency, we simply call the tasks for a project 'die Work' (the work).
In German jargon, 'die Work' is often used as a countable noun for a specific work package or project. So one can also speak of 'einer Work' (one work item/project) or 'mehreren Works' (several work items/projects).
Für heute habe ich noch zwei kleine Works auf meiner To-do-Liste.
For today, I still have two small work items on my to-do list.
Common phrases are 'die Work erledigen' (to get the work done), 'die Work für einen Kunden machen' (to do the work for a client), or 'die ganze Work schaffen' (to manage all the work).
Wir müssen die ganze Work bis Freitag erledigen.
We have to get all the work done by Friday.
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'die Arbeit' and 'die Work' can both mean a task, a project, or work that needs to be done. 'die Arbeit' is the normal German word and fits in almost all everyday situations. 'die Work' is an English loanword and sounds like specialist jargon, especially in fields such as agencies, media, or IT. Learners might confuse the words because 'Work' is familiar from English. In normal German, however, 'Arbeit' is almost always more natural. 'Work' is used only when it is truly common in a particular professional environment.
Im Teammeeting zeigt die Designerin die fertige Work für die neue Kampagne.
In the team meeting, the designer shows the finished work for the new campaign.
Für das neue Projekt braucht Frau Weber viel Zeit und ruhige Arbeit.
For the new project, Ms. Weber needs a lot of time and quiet work.