Spanish Conversation · Level 27
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Spanish word
teletrabajo
Pronunciation
IPA/teletɾaˈβaxo/
Meaning
- masculine nounworking from home
Example
Ahora hago teletrabajo dos días a la semana.
Now I am working from home two days a week.
More examples
Muchas empresas han adoptado el teletrabajo por motivos de flexibilidad.
Many companies have adopted telework for flexibility.
Core concept
Person working at a laptop in a living room.
Common phrases
hacer teletrabajo
work from home
horario de teletrabajo
work-from-home schedule
adoptar teletrabajo
adopt telework
Similar words
trabajo desde casa: Work performed in the worker's own home as the primary place of work.
trabajo remoto: Online work carried out away from the office, commonly completed from home.
trabajo a distancia: Work conducted at a distance from the company, usually carried out from home.
Definition in Spanish
Trabajo que se realiza fuera de la oficina habitual, especialmente desde casa, gracias al uso de internet y herramientas digitales.
Word origin
Spanish teletrabajo combines the prefix tele- 'far' with trabajo 'work' and names work done remotely using internet and digital tools.
Usage tips
- In spoken Spanish speakers often prefer trabajar desde casa or the verb estoy teletrabajando instead of the noun hacer teletrabajo.
Other meanings
- remote worknoun
- teleworknoun
Opposites
- trabajo presencialin-person worknoun
Related words
- teletrabajarteleworkverb
- teletrabajadorteleworkernoun