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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ろうどうしゅう
"長い労働週の後、彼女は週末を楽しみにしています。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The period of time, typically five days, during which an individual is expected to work.
"She looks forward to the weekend after a long workweek." - 2
A specific schedule of working days and hours within a week.
"The company has a flexible workweek that allows employees to choose their hours."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the Old English 'weorc' (meaning labor, action, or enterprise) combined with 'wice' (meaning week, a period of seven days). Emerging prominently during the Industrial Revolution, it evolved to designate the standard number of hours or days worked per week by an employee.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Workweek" is said worldwide
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semaine de travail
Transliteration: sə.mɛn də tʁa.vaj
"Elle attend le week-end après une longue semaine de travail."
Arbeitswoche
Transliteration: ˈaʁbaɪtsˌvoːxə
"Nach einer langen Arbeitswoche freut sie sich auf das Wochenende."
settimana lavorativa
Transliteration: settiˈmaːna la.voˈra.ti.va
"Dopo una lunga settimana lavorativa, si rilassa nel fine settimana."
semana laboral
Transliteration: seˈmana laβoˈɾal
"Ella espera el fin de semana después de una larga semana laboral."
semana de trabalho
Transliteration: seˈmɐnɐ dʒi tɾaˈbaʊ
"Ela aguarda o fim de semana após uma longa semana de trabalho."
कार्य सप्ताह
Transliteration: kārya saptāh
"एक लंबे कार्य सप्ताह के बाद, वह सप्ताहांत का इंतजार करती है।"
工作周
Transliteration: gōngzuò zhōu
"经过一个漫长的工作周后，她期待着周末。"
근무 주
Transliteration: geunmu ju
"긴 근무 주가 끝난 후, 그녀는 주말을 기대합니다."
労働週
Transliteration: ろうどうしゅう
"長い労働週の後、彼女は週末を楽しみにしています。"
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