obra

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɔ.βɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈɔ.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈɔ.bɾa]

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

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)

• obra pública

• obrar
• òpera

• “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.

obra

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈobra]
• Hyphenation: ob‧ra

obra

1. genitive/accusative singular of obr

• orba
• roba

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔβɾɐ]

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

• obra pública

• obrar
• obradoiro
• obreiro

obra

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

• “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.

From Portuguese obra and Spanish obra and Kabuverdianu óbra.

obra

1. work
2. construction

• Hyphenation: o‧bra

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

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

• obrar
• obreiro
• ópera

obra

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈobɾa/ [ˈo.β̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -obɾa
• Syllabification: o‧bra

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.[1] Doublet of ópera.

obra f (plural obras)

1. work, usually literary or artistic
2. construction

   Synonym: construcción

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

obra

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

• trabajo

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

• abro
• rabo
• roba

From o- (“un-”) +‎ bra (“good”).

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.

Invariable, compared periphrastically.

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.

• dålig (adjective)
• dåligt (adverb)

Borrowed from Spanish obra. Doublet of ubra.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔobɾa/ [ˈʔob.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -obɾa
• Syllabification: ob‧ra

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

• ubra — rare

obra (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊ᜔ᜇ)

1. Alternative form of ubrá (“bowel discharge after taking a laxative, purgative or enema”)

Borrowed from Spanish obrar<t:to work, to function>.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔobˈɾa/ [ʔobˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ob‧ra

obrá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊ᜔ᜇ)

1. Alternative form of ubra