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task

/tɑːsk/

/tæsk/

tasknoun

tasks

/tɑːsk/

/tæsk/

Translations

tâche

The manager assigned a new task to the team for the upcoming project.

Le directeur a confié une nouvelle tâche à l’équipe pour le projet à venir.

Additional translations

corvéePour une tâche difficile, pénible ou fastidieuse.

Definitions

A piece of work to be done or undertaken.

The manager assigned a new task to the team for the upcoming project.

A duty or responsibility that is assigned or expected.

Completing the monthly report is a task that falls under the accountant's responsibilities.

A difficult or tedious undertaking.

Cleaning the entire house in one day was quite a task.

In computing, a unit of work or execution handled by an operating system or application.

The scheduler can pause one task while another is running.

Synonyms

taskverb

tasked

Past Simple

tasked

Past Participle

tasking

Gerund

/tɑːsk/

/tæsk/

Translations

chargerSe construit souvent avec de + infinitif.

The manager tasked her with completing the report by Friday.

Le directeur l’a chargée de terminer le rapport d’ici vendredi.

Additional translations

éprouverSens rare : mettre les capacités ou les ressources à rude épreuve.

Definitions

To assign a piece of work to someone.

The manager tasked her with completing the report by Friday.

To strain or tax someone’s abilities or resources.

The steep climb tasked their stamina.

Synonyms

taskadjective

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to tasks (e.g., "task list", "task manager").

Translations

de tâchesEmployé surtout dans des composés et des syntagmes informatiques.

He opened the task manager to end the frozen program.

Il a ouvert le gestionnaire de tâches pour terminer le programme bloqué.

Definitions

Relating to or intended for tasks.

He opened the task manager to end the frozen program.