How is the word административная работа translated from Russian to English

English translation
admin
noun

Рутинная офисная работа: документы и учёт.

Routine office work such as paperwork and records.

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  • По утрам в пятницу я занимаюсь административной работой. — I spend Friday mornings doing admin.

  • Попросите администратора сбросить ваш пароль. — Ask the admin to reset your password.

  • На этой должности слишком много административной работы. — There is too much admin in this position.

  • Наш администратор на этой неделе в отпуске. — Our admin is on vacation this week.

  • Можем сначала разобраться с административной работой? — Can we get the admin out of the way first?

  • Менять эти настройки могут только администраторы. — Only admins can change these settings.

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How “административная работа” is used

Bookish, and the phrase you would put in a job description rather than say out loud. In speech Russian says бумажная работа — literally paper work — or just бумажки, the papers, when the tone is dismissive.

The adjective agrees with работа, which is feminine, hence the -ая ending. And the other half of English admin came into Russian as a straight borrowing: админ, thoroughly colloquial, with администратор as its formal form.

Forms of “административная работа”

  • административная работа nominative
  • административной работы genitive
  • административную работу accusative
  • административной работой instrumental

Common phrases with “административная работа”

  • много бумажной работы a lot of admin
  • разгрести бумажки to dig out from under the paperwork
  • административная нагрузка administrative burden
  • админ сервера the server admin

How “административная работа” differs from similar words

  • бумажная работа paperwork

    The everyday phrase, and the closest in tone to English admin.

  • админ the system admin

    Borrowed and colloquial. Nobody would use it for paperwork.

  • работа work, a job

    The noun the adjective is attached to — it means both the activity and the place you go to.

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