obra

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈɔ.βɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈɔ.bɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “obra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “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

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “obra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “obra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “obra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “obra”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “obra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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)
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 258:

     El murciélago es obra del Diablo, el cual lo hizo en competencia con Dios, cuando éste formó la golondrina.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. construction

   Synonyms: construcción, edificación

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

obra

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

• “obra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

• 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^[1], 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/ [ˈʔoː.bɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -obɾa
• Syllabification: o‧bra

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 ubra (“bowel discharge after taking a laxative, purgative or enema”)

Borrowed from Spanish obrar (“to work, to function”).

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

obrá (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜊ᜔ᜇ)

1. alternative form of ubra

• baro