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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespetit boulot
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pu-ti bu-lo
"Il fait des petits boulots pour gagner un peu d'argent."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A miscellaneous piece of work, often small and of a routine or manual nature.
"He spends his weekends doing oddjobs around the neighborhood." - 2
Temporary or casual employment consisting of various minor tasks.
"She makes a living by picking up oddjobs while pursuing her art career."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'odd' (meaning incidental, occasional, or miscellaneous) combined with 'job' (task or piece of work). First appearing in the 19th century in British English, the term originally denoted irregular or miscellaneous pieces of work and later expanded to describe anyone who undertakes such varied, minor tasks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Oddjob" is said worldwide
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petit boulot
Transliteration: pu-ti bu-lo
"Il fait des petits boulots pour gagner un peu d'argent."
Gelegenheitsarbeit
Transliteration: ɡəˈleːɡənhaɪtsˌʔaʁbaɪt
"Er hält sich mit Gelegenheitsarbeiten über Wasser."
lavoretto
Transliteration: la-vo-ret-to
"Cerca sempre qualche lavoretto per il fine settimana."
chapuza
Transliteration: tʃaˈpu.sa
"Hace pequeñas chapuzas por todo el vecindario."
biscate
Transliteration: biʃˈka.tɨ
"Ele ganha um dinheiro extra fazendo biscates aos fins de semana."
छोटा-मोटा काम
Transliteration: chhota-mota kaam
"वह गुज़ारा चलाने के लिए छोटे-मोटे काम करता है।"
零活
Transliteration: línghuó
"他靠打零活维持生计。"
잡일
Transliteration: jap-il
"그는 부업으로 여러 가지 잡일을 한다."
雑用
Transliteration: zatsuyō
"彼はアルバイトで雑用をこなしている。"
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