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Meaning of shiftwork | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Scheduled work outside of customary daylight working hours.
    uncountable
  2. A mode of employment in which sets of workers are rotated to maintain a continuous 24/7 operation; usually, with a system of three 8-hour shifts (24 ÷ 3 = 8): first shift, second shift, and third shift.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski šif šif
Dansk turnus
Deutsch Schichtarbeit
Suomi iltatyö kolmivuorotyö vuorotyö yötyö
Français travail par équipes travail par quarts travail posté
Hrvatski šif šif
Bahasa Indonesia sif
日本語 シフト勤務 交代勤務
Kurdî sif
Русский рабо́та по сме́нам сме́нная рабо́та
Српски šif šif

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

shiftworker shiftworking Shifty shifu shig Shig Shag Day

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