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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOutside Work
/ˈaʊtsaɪd wɜrk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Work or tasks performed outside of one's primary job location.
"Many employees engage in outside work to supplement their income." - 2
Activities or jobs that are not part of one's main employment.
"Freelancing is a common form of outside work for many professionals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'outside work' combines 'outside', derived from Old English 'ūtsīde', meaning 'out of doors', and 'work', from Old English 'weorc', meaning 'activity involving mental or physical effort'. The phrase evolved to denote tasks or employment conducted away from one's primary workplace.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Outside Work" is said worldwide
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Travail extérieur
Transliteration: Tra-vail ex-té-rieur
"Beaucoup de gens font du travail extérieur pour gagner un revenu supplémentaire."
Außenarbeit
Transliteration: Außen-ar-bait
"Viele Angestellte machen Außenarbeit, um ihr Einkommen zu ergänzen."
Lavoro esterno
Transliteration: La-vo-ro es-ter-no
"Molti professionisti svolgono lavoro esterno per integrare il loro reddito."
Trabajo externo
Transliteration: Tra-ba-jo ex-ter-no
"Muchos empleados realizan trabajo externo para complementar sus ingresos."
Trabalho externo
Transliteration: Tra-ba-lho ex-ter-no
"Muitos funcionários fazem trabalho externo para aumentar sua renda."
बाहरी काम
Transliteration: Bāharī kām
"कई कर्मचारी अपनी आय बढ़ाने के लिए बाहरी काम करते हैं।"
外部工作
Transliteration: Wàibù gōngzuò
"许多员工从事外部工作以补充收入。"
외부 작업
Transliteration: Oebu jag-eob
"많은 직원들이 수입을 보충하기 위해 외부 작업을 합니다."
外部作業
Transliteration: Gaibu sagyō
"多くの従業員が収入を補うために外部作業を行っています。"
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