errand

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛrənd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛrənd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(er′ənd)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
errand n (task outside home, office)mandado nm
  recado nm
 My boss is always sending me on errands just so I'll have something to do.
 Mi jefe siempre me está mandando a hacer mandados solo para que tenga algo que hacer.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
errand boy n (carries messages)recadero nm
  mensajero nm
  (AR)cadete nm
 Don't ask me to pass your messages: I'm not your errand boy.
 I had the title of Assistant to the President, but the truth is, I was just an errand boy.
 No me pidas que te pase los mensajes, no soy tu recadero.
  (informal)chico de los recados, chico de los mandados nm + loc adj
 No me pidas que te pase los mensajes, no soy tu chico de los recados.
errand of mercy n (mission to help, rescue)misión de rescate, misión de socorro loc nom f
fool's errand n (a pointless exercise)ejercicio inútil nm + adj
  (figurado)misión imposible loc nom f
run an errand,
go on an errand v expr		 (task outside home)hacer un recado loc verb
  hacer un mandado loc verb
  (CO)hacer una vuelta loc verb
 I won't be at home tomorrow morning, as I have to run a few errands.
 No estaré en casa mañana en la mañana ya que tengo que hacer unos recados.
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'errand' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
concierge service - dogsbody - office boy - run
Spanish:
recado - botones - diligencia - encomendero - hacer un mandado - hacerle los mandados a - mandadero - mandado - recadero

Synonyms: chore, trip, run, task, duty, more...
Collocations: [urgent, pressing, emergency] errands, have to run some errands [downtown, out of town], have some (short) errands to run, more...

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