work: (intr., tr.) laborar; (function, act) (intr.) funcionar (cf. agar; afikar); (a mine, railway, form, etc.) explotar; (ferment) (intr.) fermentacar; (knead) petrisar; (the earth, iron, wood) (tr.) laborar; (shape) fasonar; (influence) incitar; instigar; influar; (bring about, produce) efekt-igar; to w. oneself up: ecit-esar, ecit-ar su; agit-ar su, -esar; w. up an article: kompozar artiklo; w. one’s way through: penetrar (ad ulu, ulo); (finish a work) par-laborar; w. to death: mort-igar per labor-egi; (over-drive) surmenar; w. in: (worm in) insinuar; to w. out a debt: pagar (sua) deb-aji per laboro; w. out a problem: solvar problemo (od, enigmato).
work: (act) labor-(ad)o, travalio*; (product) -uro; (act) ago, faco; (literary, artistic) verko; w.s.: (manu.) fabrik-erio (cf. -if-erio, as gas-if-erio); (pl. of clocks, etc.) mekanismo; day of w.: labor-dio, -jorno; a day’s w.: jorn-laboro; charitable w.s: agi karitat-oza, karitatal entraprezi; it is a pious w.: esas pia ago; to start w.: labor-eskar, komencar laborar; maid of all w.: gener-ala serv-ist-ino; to be out of w., to rest from w.: (tr., intr.) chomar; to botch, bungle w.: fushar; -able: labor-ebla; manu-ag-ebla; (of mines, etc.) explot-ebla; (feasible) fac-ebla, praktik-ebla, posibla.
work-box: utensil-uyo.
workhouse: (for paupers) indij-azilo; (prison) industri-ala karcero; (place to labo(u)r) labor-eyo.
working-capital: pronta pekunio, komerc-ala kapitalo; explot-kapitalo.
workman: labor-isto; mestier-isto; (fig.) fabrik-anto, autoro.
workmanlike: habile labor-ita; bone fac-ita, -ata.
workmanship: labor-eso, mestier-eso; labor-maniero, -metodo.
works: (factory) fabrik-erio, manufakturo; (mechanism) mekanismo; (fort.) mur-aro.
workshop: labor-eyo; (as of artists) studi-eyo.
world: mondo; (planet) planeto, ter-globo (universe) universo; (society) mond-umo (eleganta); homi; a w. tour: la turo de la tero; all the w.: omna homi, omni; a w. of good: mult-ega, bon-eso; the other w.:la altra mondo, la vivo futura; to bring into the w.: parturar, genitar, nask-igar; w.-wide: universala; omno-savanta; gener-ala.
worldliness: (quality) mond-um-an-eso; amo di plezuro; frivol-eso, -ajo.
worldling: mond-um-ano.
worldly: mond-um-ala.
worm: vermo (cf. lombriko, silko-raupo, tenio; larvo); (spiral) spiral-ajo; (artil.) buro-tir-ilo; (distil.) serpent-atra tubo; w.eaten: vermo-manj-ita, insekt-bor-ita; to w. oneself into: insinuar su ad-en; reptar ad-en; wormy: verm-oza.
wormwood: absinto.
worn out: par-uz-ita; exhaust-ita; fatig-ita.
worry: des-quiet-igar, trublar, tormentar; jenar; enoy-ar, -igar; iritar; tedar; (of dogs) lacerar; be w.ied: des-quiet-esar (pri).
worse: plu mal-a, -e; plu malada; a remedy w. than the disease: remedi-ilo plu mala kam la morbo; to go from bad to w.: standar sempre plu male.
worship: (also fig.) adorar (cf. kultar); (fig.) am-egar, amor-egar, priz-egar.
worship: (n.) ador-(ad)o; kulto; w. of idols: idol-kulto; your w.: mea sinioro; -ful: honor-inda (persono); ador-anta (posturo); -per: ador-anto, -ero.
worst: vinkar.
worst: (adv., adj.) maxim mal-e, -a; (n.) la maxim mal-ajo, lo maxim mala; if the w. comes to the w.: en maxim mala evento; do your w.: facez irgo quon vu deziras o volas.
worsted: (wool) lan-o, -a; lan-fil-ego.
worth: (value) valoro; (cost price) kusto-preco (cf. suffix -inda); to be w.: valorar; w.iness: valoro; merito; bon-(eg)eso, ecelo; w.less: sen-valora; sen-merita; des-estim-inda; w.y: digna (di rekompenso, di puniso, e.c.); estim-inda (homo); merit-oza, eminenta (persons); to be w.y of: meritar.
would-be: segun-dezira; asert-ita; su-dic-anta.
wound: vundar (cf. lezar, kontuzar; ofensar); mortal w.: mort-ig-iva, -ita vund-uro; lacerated w.: lacer-uro, -vund-uro; w.ing: vund-o; -anta.
woundwort: stakiso; vulnerario.
wraith: fantomo.
wrangle: (inter-)disput-(ach)ar (pri, kun).