obra
/ˈobɾa/, [ˈo.β̞ɾa]construction site, work
Noun obra f (plural obras)
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work, usually literary or artistic
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construction
Verb obra
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Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of obrar.
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Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of obrar.
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Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of obrar.
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El autor, en su obra, debe ser como Dios en el universo, presente en todas partes y en ninguna parte visible.
The author, in his work, must be like God in the Universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere.
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No quiero alcanzar la inmortalidad a través de mi obra. Quiero alcanzarla al no morir.
I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through not dying.
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A qipao al estilo tradicional se hace totalmente a mano, y las técnicas de confección manual requieren mucha mano de obra para resaltar y exhibir cada una de las figuras femeninas.
A qipao in the traditional style is made entirely by hand and requires labour-intensive manual tailoring techniques to enhance and exhibit every unique female form.
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El escultor dijo que la obra representaba una ventana al cielo, pero a mí me parecía un trozo de metal retorcido y sin sentido.
The sculptor said the work represented a window to the sky, but to me it looked like a senseless twisted piece of metal.
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Lamentablemente, no conocemos el resto de su obra.
Unfortunately, we don't know the rest of his work.
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La obra de cualquier hombre, ya sea de literatura, música, pintura, arquitectura o cualquier otra, siempre es un retrato de sí mismo.
Every man's work, whether it be literature or music or a picture or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
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Una obra neutral es una obra de un hombre cobarde.
A neutral work is the work of a coward.
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Por una u otra razón no puedo simplemente ponerme manos a la obra.
For some reason or other I cannot bring myself to work.
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El Corán, lejos de ser inigualable, es más bien una obra literaria de calidad inferior, no es claro, ni entendible, y no posee valor práctico y definitivamente no es un libro revelado.
The Koran, far from being inimitable, is a literary work of inferior quality, as it is neither clear, nor understandable, nor does it possess any practical value and is certainly not a revealed book.
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¿Puedes recomendar una buena obra de teatro?
Can you recommend a good play?
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