occupation

occupation
noun
1) (a person's job or work.) ocupación, profesión
2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) ocupación
3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) ocupación
occupation n
1. profesión / ocupación
he's a fireman by occupation es bombero de profesión
2. pasatiempo / ocupación
what is your favourite occupation? ¿cuál es tu pasatiempo preferido?
occupation
tr[ɒkjə'peɪʃən]
noun
1 (job) ocupación nombre femenino, profesión nombre femenino
2 (pastime) pasatiempo
3 (act, state of occupying) ocupación nombre femenino
occupation [.ɑkjə'peɪʃən] n
: ocupación f, profesión f, oficio m
occupation (Tenancy)
n.
• inquilinato s.m.
n.
• empleo s.m.
• menester s.m.
• negocio s.m.
• ocupación s.f.
• oficio s.m.
• quehacer s.m.
'ɑːkjə'peɪʃən, ˌɒkjʊ'peɪʃən
noun
1) c (profession, activity) ocupación f
2) u c (Mil) ocupación f

to be under occupation — estar* ocupado

3) u (of accommodations) ocupación f
[ˌɒkjʊ'peɪʃǝn]
N
1) (=employment) empleo m , profesión f

what is his occupation? — ¿cuál es su profesión?

he's a joiner by occupation — es carpintero de profesión

it gives occupation to 50 men — emplea a 50 hombres, proporciona empleo a 50 hombres

2) (=pastime) pasatiempo m

a harmless enough occupation — un pasatiempo inocente

this will give some occupation to your mind — esto te mantendrá la mente ocupada

3) (Mil etc) ocupación f

army of occupation — ejército m de ocupación

the occupation of Paris — la ocupación de París

under (military) occupation — ocupado por el ejército

4) [of house etc] tenencia f

to be in occupation — ocupar

we found them already in occupation — vimos que ya se habían instalado allí

the house is ready for occupation — la casa está lista para habitar

a house unfit for occupation — una casa inhabitable, una casa carente de las condiciones mínimas de habitabilidad

5) [of post, office] tenencia f
* * *
['ɑːkjə'peɪʃən, ˌɒkjʊ'peɪʃən]
noun
1) c (profession, activity) ocupación f
2) u c (Mil) ocupación f

to be under occupation — estar* ocupado

3) u (of accommodations) ocupación f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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