Destajo in english
Destajo
pronunciation: distɑdʒoʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: distɑdʒoʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
destajo
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» a destajo = non-stop .
Example: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world.» currar a destajo = have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone ; keep + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone .
Example: On the other hand, I have to tell some librarians, 'Let's get on the ball and do something else besides have our noses to the grindstone, and think of more fundamental aspects of librarianship'. Example: She keeps her nose to the grindstone and focuses on bettering herself both academically and personally.» trabajador a destajo = piecework hand ; piece-worker [pieceworker] .
Example: Time hands were employed on such jobs as authors' corrections, and were paid about as much as the average piecework hand actually earned. Example: There was also a widespread tendency amongst pieceworkers to work for no longer and earn no more than they required for their immediate needs.» trabajar a destajo = work + non-stop ; have + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone ; keep + Posesivo + nose to the grindstone .
Example: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'. Example: On the other hand, I have to tell some librarians, 'Let's get on the ball and do something else besides have our noses to the grindstone, and think of more fundamental aspects of librarianship'. Example: She keeps her nose to the grindstone and focuses on bettering herself both academically and personally.» trabajo a destajo = piecework .
Example: A scale of piecework prices did not guarantee the average earnings of a man in intermittent employment.