obra

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Etymology 1

From Old Catalan obra, inherited from Latin opera, derived from the plural of opus. Doublet of òpera.

Noun

obra f (plural obres)

1. work (effort expended on a task)
2. work (literary or artistic production)
3. play (theatrical performance)
4. (often in the plural) construction, repairs (of a building)

Derived terms

• obra pública

Related terms

• obrar
• òpera

References

• “obra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “obra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “obra” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “obra” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

obra

1. inflection of obrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: ob‧ra

Noun

obra

1. genitive/accusative singular of obr

Anagrams

• orba
• roba

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese obra, from Latin opera, from opus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

obra f (plural obras)

1. work, labor, the action of toiling or working
2. a product of work, such as a work of art

   Synonym: creación

3. oeuvre; the complete body of an artist's work
4. a building under construction; construction site
5. any human action, innovation, or achievement

Derived terms

• obra pública

Related terms

• obrar
• obradoiro
• obreiro

Verb

obra

1. inflection of obrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• “obra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “obra” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “obra” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “obra” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “obra” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese obra and Spanish obra and Kabuverdianu óbra.

Noun

obra

1. work
2. construction

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: o‧bra

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese obra, from Latin opera. Compare the borrowed doublet ópera.

Noun

obra f (plural obras)

1. construction (process of constructing, building)
2. construction site (place where a building is under construction)
3. work (literary, artistic, or intellectual production)

   Synonym: trabalho

Related terms

• obrar
• obreiro
• ópera

Etymology 2

Verb

obra

1. inflection of obrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈobɾa/
• Rhymes: -obɾa
• Syllabification: o‧bra

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish obra, inherited from Latin opera, from opus. The original form in Old Spanish was huebra, which was later influenced by the verb obrar and generalized to obra. Doublet of ópera.

Noun

obra f (plural obras)

1. work, usually literary or artistic
2. construction

   Synonym: construcción

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

obra

1. inflection of obrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

See also

• trabajo

References

Further reading

• “obra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• abro
• rabo
• roba

Swedish

Etymology

From o- (“un-”) +‎ bra (“good”).

Adjective

obra (comparative mer obra, superlative mest obra)

1. (colloquial, nonstandard) ungood, not good
   • 2019, Staffan Dopping, “Nämen, så dåligt! [Oh, how terrible!]”, in Språktidningen, number 2, Stockholm: Vetenskapsmedia, →ISSN, page 76:

     Tyvärr har Svenska akademiens ordlista, SAOL, i de senaste upplagorna sorterat ut denna böjning av dålig. Det var obra, tycker jag.

     Unfortunately, the latest editions of Svenska akademiens ordlista, SAOL, have sorted out this inflection of dålig. That is ungood, in my opinion.

Declension

Invariable, compared periphrastically.

Adverb

obra (comparative mer obra, superlative mest obra)

1. (colloquial, nonstandard) poorly, not well
   • 2008 October 29, “Umeå: Volvo varslar ytterligare 150”, in SVT Nyheter Västerbotten‎, retrieved 9 April 2022:

     Det gick obra. Vi har en förhandlingsmotpart som bara säger att det inte finns pengar, säger Frank.

     It went poorly. We have a negotiating counterparty who just says there is no money, Frank says.

See also

• dålig (adjective)
• dåligt (adverb)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish obra. Doublet of ubra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔobɾa/, (noun)

• IPA^(key): /ʔobˈɾa/, (adjective)
• Hyphenation: ob‧ra

Noun

obra (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊ᜔ᜇ)

1. literary work

   Synonyms: katha, akda

2. something made or done

   Synonyms: gawa, lika, yari, trabaho

3. work; employment

   Synonyms: trabaho, empleo, gawa, tungkulin

Alternative forms

• ubra — rare

Derived terms

Related terms

Adjective

obrá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊ᜔ᜇ)

1. Alternative form of ubra