This is the 774th most frequent Romanian word.
lucrează
"Lucrează" means "works" in English.
Here 'lucrează' means 'she is working', describing Maria actively engaging in an activity.
Maria lucrează la proiectul școlii.
Maria is working on the school project.
In this case, 'lucrează' indicates Ion's occupation, showing he is employed as a teacher.
Ion lucrează ca profesor la liceu.
Ion works as a teacher at the high school.
Here, 'lucrează' describes the architects actively engaged in the process of design.