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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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Arbeit and Work can both refer to a task or project that needs to be completed. Arbeit is the neutral standard term; Work is mainly used as professional jargon, for example in agencies or IT. Outside such a professional setting, Arbeit is more appropriate.
Im Agenturmeeting besprechen wir die Work für das neue Kundenprojekt.
In the agency meeting, we discuss the work for the new client project.
Für das neue Kundenprojekt liegt noch viel Arbeit vor uns.
We still have a lot of work ahead of us for the new client project.
