| Principal Translations |
| task n | (job, chore to be done) | tarea nf |
| | I have ten tasks that I need to complete today. |
| | Tengo diez tareas que necesito terminar hoy. |
| task n | (duty) | deber nm |
| | | trabajo nm |
| | His task was to restock the shelves at the shop. |
| | Su deber era reabastecer los anaqueles en la tienda. |
| | Su trabajo consistía en reponer los expositores de la tienda. |
| task n | (difficult endeavour) | tarea nf |
| | Completing the report was quite a task, but I did it! |
| | Terminar el reporte fue una enorme tarea, ¡pero lo logré! |
| task [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (assign a task to) | asignarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | | encargarle algo a alguien vtr + prep |
| | The lawyer tasked his assistant with the paperwork. |
| | El abogado le asignó el papeleo al asistente. |
| task [sb] with doing [sth] v expr | (assign a task to) | asignar a alguien la tarea de hacer algo loc verb |
| | | encargar a alguien la tarea de hacer algo loc verb |
| | He was tasked with loading the data onto the computer system. |
| | Le asignaron la tarea de subir los datos al sistema informático. |
Compound Forms:
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| assign a task to [sb] v expr | (allocate a job) | asignar una tarea loc verb |
| | Because she was a new employee, I assigned a task to her that was not difficult. |
| | Como era una nueva empleada le asigné una tarea sencilla. |
| bring [sb] to task v expr | (criticize or reprimand [sb]) | retar a vtr + prep |
| | | llamarle la atención a loc verb |
| | Breakers of the rule will be brought to task. |
| clerical task n | (administrative job) | trabajo administrativo nm + adj |
| | | tarea administrativa nf + adj |
| | Many doctors are disillusioned with their jobs because of the clerical tasks that need to be completed. |
| | Muchos médicos se sienten defraudados con sus trabajos debido al trabajo administrativo que deben realizar. |
| dual-task adj | (involving two simultaneous actions) | de las tareas duales loc adj |
| | | de las tareas dobles loc adj |
| | Studies show that dual-task performance is not as efficient as when someone concentrates on a single task. |
| | Los estudios han demostrado que el desempeño de las tareas duales no es tan eficiente como la concentración en una sola tarea. |
keep on task,
stay on task v expr | (stay focused) (AmL) | seguir enfocado loc verb |
| | | no distraerse loc verb |
| | (AmL) | mantenerse enfocado loc verb |
| | Keep on task everyone; we're nearly finished now! |
| | ¡Sigan enfocados, que ya casi terminamos! |
multitask,
multi-task vi | (do several things at once) | hacer muchas cosas al mismo tiempo loc verb |
| | This job will require you to multitask; is that something you can handle? |
| | El trabajo requiere que puedas hacer muchas cosas al mismo tiempo. ¿Podrás? |
off-task,
off task adj | (not focused) | no concentrado loc adj |
| | | no enfocado loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
on-task,
on task adj | (focused on the job at hand) | concentrado en la tarea loc adj |
| | (ES, coloquial) | a la faena loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | With the deadline looming, the manager made sure everyone was on task. |
| | Con la fecha de entrega tan cerca, el gerente se aseguró de que todos estuvieran concentrados en la tarea. |
take [sb] to task,
bring [sb] to task v expr | (reprimand, rebuke [sb]) | reprender a vtr + prep |
| | (AR) | retar a vtr + prep |
| | | llamarle la atención a loc verb |
take [sb] to task for [sth],
bring [sb] to task for [sth] v expr | (reprimand [sb] for [sth]) | reprender a alguien por loc verb |
| | (AR) | retar a alguien por loc verb |
| | | llamarle la atención a alguien por loc verb |
| | The coach took them to task for their poor performance. |
take [sb] to task for doing [sth],
bring [sb] to task for doing [sth] v expr | (reprimand [sb] for doing [sth]) | reprender a alguien por loc verb |
| | | retar a alguien por loc verb |
| | | llamarle la atención a alguien por loc verb |
| task force n | (military unit: with a mission) | cuerpo especial nm + adj |
| | The Navy sent a task force to counter the attack. |
| | La marina envió un cuerpo especial para enfrentar el ataque. |
| task force n | (group: with an objective) (militar, policía) | comando nm |
| | The Mayor formed a task force to wipe prostitution off the streets of the city. |
| | El alcalde formó un comando para quitar la prostitución de las calles de la ciudad. |
| | | cuerpo especial nm + adj |
| | El alcalde formó un cuerpo especial para quitar la prostitución de las calles de la ciudad. |
| | | fuerza especial nf + adj |
| | El alcalde formó una fuerza especial para quitar la prostitución de las calles de la ciudad. |
| task group n | (group organized for specific purpose) | grupo de trabajo nm |
Task Manager,
task manager n | ® (computing: software application) | Administrador de tareas nm |
| Note: As a registered trademark, “Task Manager” should be capitalized, but it is often not capitalized in informal communication. |
| | You can use Task Manager to start and stop programs. |
| task sheet n | (outline of jobs to be done) | lista de tareas nf |
| taskbar n | (computer: row of application buttons) (Informática) | barra de tareas nf + loc adj |