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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMettersi al lavoro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: met-ter-see al lah-vor-oh
"Dobbiamo metterci al lavoro su questo progetto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To begin working or to start doing something with energy and enthusiasm.
"We need to get cracking on this project if we want to meet the deadline." - 2
To hurry up or to act quickly.
"If we don't get cracking, we'll miss the train."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'get cracking' originated in the early 20th century, likely from the American English slang. The term 'crack' in this context refers to making a start or getting busy, evolving from earlier meanings related to breaking or splitting.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Get-Cracking" is said worldwide
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Se mettre au travail
Transliteration: suh mettr oh trav-ail
"Nous devons nous mettre au travail sur ce projet."
Loslegen
Transliteration: lohs-lay-gen
"Wir müssen mit diesem Projekt loslegen."
Mettersi al lavoro
Transliteration: met-ter-see al lah-vor-oh
"Dobbiamo metterci al lavoro su questo progetto."
Ponerse a trabajar
Transliteration: po-ner-seh ah tra-ba-har
"Debemos ponernos a trabajar en este proyecto."
Começar a trabalhar
Transliteration: co-me-sar ah tra-ba-lhar
"Precisamos começar a trabalhar neste projeto."
काम शुरू करना
Transliteration: kaam shuru karna
"हमें इस परियोजना पर काम शुरू करना चाहिए।"
开始工作
Transliteration: kāishǐ gōngzuò
"我们需要开始工作这个项目。"
일을 시작하다
Transliteration: il-eul sijakada
"우리는 이 프로젝트를 시작해야 합니다."
仕事を始める
Transliteration: shigoto o hajimeru
"私たちはこのプロジェクトを始める必要があります。"
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