Meaning

2 senses
  1. A spell of temporary employment.

    Zeitarbeit

    вре́менная рабо́таvrémennaja rabóta

  2. A task of an incidental, unspecialized nature.

    I like doing odd jobs around the house.

    Gelegenheitsarbeit

    случа́йная рабо́таslučájnaja rabóta

Examples

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  1. She is willing to do odd jobs.

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  2. Tom did some odd jobs for me.

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  3. Tom is willing to do odd jobs.

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  4. I'm going to do odd jobs during the spring vacation.

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  5. I am going to do odd jobs during the spring vacation.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
temporary job:
task of incidental nature:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
temporary job:
task of incidental nature:

Forms

plural: odd jobs

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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