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pun|o'·n I§ vi 1 to work; be at work 2 to be in operation; be open/functioning/working 3 to be working well; be going well; be working out all right: be successful 4 (of a wound) to be festering 5 [Colloq] to work well together, have a good relationship II§ vt 1 to work/till [soil] 2 to process [raw material]; make [a product] 3 [Colloq] to operate/work [a tool] 4 [Fig] to work out the substance of [a text] 5 to work up [a skill]: perfect 6 [Colloq] to work at [a trade/occupation]: practice 7 [Colloq] to use [a route] regularly (for one's business); ply the road to [ ] 8 [Fig Colloq] to do [something bad] to <>; cheat <> double-cross <> • <> puno·n3sg bafti <> gets lucky • s'<> puno·n3sg dora "<>'s hand doesn't work" <> is unable to work anymore • puno·n e rëndo·n to do hard work • puno·n e rrogo·n [Old] to work long and hard (in order to make a living) • Punon kali, ha gomari. [Prov] One does the work, another gets the credit. • s'<> puno·n3pl këmbët "<>'s legs don't work" <> is unable to walk anymore • puno·n me shkelma to work against one's will, work under protest • puno·n me grabujë to rake • puno·n me pleqësi to work cooperatively with good will • puno·n me udhë/rrugë to act/speak/work in accordance with accepted procedure, act/speak/work with propriety pun|o'njës III§ n worker IV§ adj working pun|o've nf [Reg] arable land; cultivated land