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task

/tæsk/ sustantivo A2

En español: incumbencia, cometido, encargo, encomienda

  1. A piece of work done as part of one’s duties. (countable) · daily task, monotonous task, regular task, parental task· The employee refused to complete the assignment, arguing that it was not one of the tasks listed in her job description.
  2. A state of diligence in work on a task. (uncountable) · I put him to task on the chores.
  3. Any piece of work done. (countable) · carry out a task· complete a task
  4. A single action undertaken by a given agent. (countable) · Each member of the team completed tasks in service of the goal.
  5. A difficult or tedious undertaking; a substantial project. (countable) · Getting him to change his behavior will be quite a task for you.· I'm currently working on the task she gave me, alphabetizing all of those print files.
  6. An objective or duty. (countable) · Your task is the elimination of the termites.
  7. A process or execution of a program. (countable) · The user killed the frozen task.
  8. State of being subject to reprimands. (uncountable) · call to task, take to task· I will put him to task for what he's done.

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But as Anne never lifted her head and as Gilbert worked fractions as if his whole soul was absorbed in them and them only, they soon returned to their own tasks and Anne was forgotten.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 119 · C1
Anne lighted the lamp, oversetting the match safe and using up half a dozen matches before her shaking hands could accomplish the task.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 273 · C1
When Anne had gone Marilla went about her evening tasks in a very disturbed state of mind.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 96 · C1
“Just give me a help with this buckle, cabman,” he said, kneeling over his task, and never turning his head.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 77 · B2

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