task

a piece of work that you have to do, especially as part of your job or studies

tarea, trabajo, deber

• do a task

Collocations daily tasks · homework task

• She has a lot of work to do today, including several important tasks.

  Tiene mucho trabajo que hacer hoy, incluyendo varias tareas importantes.

a difficult or unpleasant job that you have to do

tarea difícil, trabajo ingrato

• face a task

Collocations challenging task · difficult task

• The company faces the difficult task of cutting costs without losing customers.

  La empresa enfrenta la difícil tarea de reducir costos sin perder clientes.

an assignment given to someone as part of their job or studies

tarea asignada, trabajo encomendado

• set a task

Collocations classroom task · workplace task

• The teacher set the class an interesting task.

  El profesor asignó a la clase una tarea interesante.

a project or piece of work that is part of a larger plan or scheme

proyecto, parte de un esquema mayor

• carry out a task

Collocations major task · important task

• The company is carrying out an important task to improve its efficiency.

  La empresa está llevando a cabo una importante tarea para mejorar su eficiencia.

a household job that needs to be done, such as cleaning or washing dishes

tarea doméstica, trabajo del hogar

• do a task

Collocations household task · daily household tasks

• She did the housework and other daily tasks.

  Ella hizo la limpieza y otras tareas diarias.

a duty or responsibility that someone has to do as part of their job or studies

deber, responsabilidad laboral

• carry out a task

Collocations professional task · academic task

• The police officer carried out his duty to protect the public.

  El oficial de policía cumplió su deber de proteger al público.

a mission or assignment given by a higher authority, such as the government or military

misión asignada, tarea oficial

• carry out a task

Collocations government task · military task

• The soldiers were given the task of securing the border.

  Los soldados fueron asignados la tarea de asegurar la frontera.

a goal or objective that someone is trying to achieve

objetivo, meta

• set a task

Collocations personal task · team task

• The team set the goal of winning the championship.

  El equipo estableció la meta de ganar el campeonato.