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task

UK
/tɑːsk/
US
/tæsk/

Translations

tasknoun
tasks
pl
UK
/tɑːsk/
US
/tæsk/
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.
Synonyms
job
function
mission
undertaking
work
project
chore
responsibility
duty
assignment
taskverb
tasked
Past Simple
tasked
Past Participle
tasking
Gerund
UK
/tɑːsk/
US
/tæsk/
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.
Synonyms
assign
charge
designate
appoint
delegate
taskadjective
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to tasks (e.g., "task list", "task manager").
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

tasknoun
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.
taskverb
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.
taskadjective
Relating to or intended for tasks.
He opened the task manager to end the frozen program.
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