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obra, noun
work

One basic translation of obra is work in the general sense of a writer’s or artist’s entire output.

la obra juvenil de Lorca
Lorca’s early work

Notice how Spanish is singular but English is plural in the following example:

la obra completa de Neruda
Neruda’s complete works

You can use obra in some very common compounds.

una obra de arte
a work of art
una obra maestra
a masterpiece
una obra de teatro
a play


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