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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWorking-bee
/ˈwɜːr.kɪŋ biː/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A community gathering where people join forces to perform voluntary cooperative work or maintenance on a project.
"The local sports club organized a working-bee to clean up the grounds before the spring season." - 2
An informal meeting of workers or community members to accomplish a specific collective task rapidly.
"Neighbors arranged a weekend working-bee to paint the community center."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combining 'working', from Old English 'wyrcan', with 'bee', referencing social insects known for cooperative labor. Originated in 19th-century colonial Australian and North American English to describe community gatherings for collaborative manual labor.
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corvée communautaire
Transliteration: kor-ve kɔ.my.na.tœʁ
"La communauté a organisé une corvée communautaire pour nettoyer le parc."
gemeinschaftliche Arbeit
Transliteration: ɡəˈmaɪnʃaftlɪçə ˈaʁbaɪt
"Die Anwohner hielten eine gemeinschaftliche Arbeit ab, um das Gebäude zu renovieren."
lavoro collettivo
Transliteration: laˈvoːro kol.lɛkˈtiː.vo
"I residenti hanno partecipato a un lavoro collettivo per sistemare la piazza."
faena comunitaria
Transliteration: faˈena komu.naˈti.ɾja
"Los vecinos organizaron una faena comunitaria para reparar la escuela."
mutirão
Transliteration: mu.tiˈrão
"A comunidade fez um mutirão para limpar a praça do bairro."
सामूहिक श्रम
Transliteration: samuhik shram
"गाउँवालों ने स्कूल की सफाई के लिए एक सामूहिक श्रम का आयोजन किया।"
集体义务劳动
Transliteration: jítǐ yìwù láodòng
"社区组织了一次集体义务劳动来清理公园。"
품앗이
Transliteration: pum-asi
"마을 주민들은 마을 회관을 수리하기 위해 품앗이를 했다."
共同作業
Transliteration: kyōdō sagyō
"近所の人たちは公園を清掃するために共同作業を行った。"
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