Vocabolario Avanzato per il TOEFL - Vita professionale e occupazioni

to stop a meeting, trial, or game in order to resume it sometime later

fare aggiornamento

to meet or bring together a group of people for an official meeting

convocare

requiring vigorous effort, particularly on a continuous basis

arduo

involving or done by two or more parties working together toward a shared goal

collaborativo

extremely tiring, challenging, and demanding strenuous effort and perseverance

estenuante

extremely busy and chaotic

agitato

repeatedly starting and stopping, in short, irregular intervals

intermittente

(of work) not requiring special skills, often considered unimportant and poorly paid

umili

requiring a lot of effort and time

minuzioso

performed alone, without the involvement or companionship of others

solitario

(of a plane, ship, or boat) hired for a special purpose

noleggiato

a skilled craftsperson who creates objects partly or entirely by hand

artigiano

an officer in a court of law whose responsibility is to keep order, watch prisoners, etc.

Ufficiale giudiziario

a person whose responsibility is to manage the finances of a school, college, or university

economo

an official appointed by a government to represent that government in a foreign city

console

‌a person, especially an official, whose role or job is to kill convicted people as a means of punishment

carnefice

a person whose profession is to kill certain types of animals or insects that are not wanted in a place

sterminatore

a person whose job is to find and approach skillful people that fit a specific job and persuade them to take a higher position

reclutatore

a person whose job or task is to collect money for a charity, cause, or an organization

raccolta fondi

a person whose job is to train or coach someone important, especially an athlete

gestore

someone who operates a machine, especially an industrial one

macchinista

a skilled craftsman who works with stone, brick, or concrete to build structures such as walls, buildings, etc.

muratore

a person, particularly a woman, whose occupation is helping a woman during childbirth

ostetrica, levatrice

someone who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and arranges funerals as their job

impresario di pombe funebri

(in the US) a person who works as the head of an urban police department

soprintendente

an executive officer whose rank is just below the rank of the president of a country and who can act in place of the president in certain cases to fulfill presidential duties

vicepresidente

the minimum number of people that must be present for a meeting to officially begin or for decisions to be made

quorum

an association of people who work in the same industry or have similar goals or interests

corporazione

a reduction in one's rank, position, or status, often as a form of punishment

retrocessione

a person who works compulsively and finds it hard to stop working to do other things

maniaco del lavoro, stacanovista