schwarzarbeiten

German

Etymology

schwarz (black; illegal) + arbeiten (work)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaʁbaɪ̯tən/, [ˈʔäʁbäɪ̯tən], [-tn̩], [-ʔn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: sch‧warz‧ar‧bei‧ten

Verb

schwarzarbeiten (third-person singular simple present schwarzarbeitet, past tense schwarzarbeitete, past participle schwarzgearbeitet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to moonlight (work illicitly)

Conjugation

  • The past participle can also be schwarzgearbeit and rather rarely schwarzgearbeitt, schwarzgearbeit't.
  • Schwarzarbeit
  • Schwarzarbeitsbekämpfungsgesetz (Control of Unreported Employment Act) (SchwarzArbG) (Germany)

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