| Principales traductions |
| task n | (job, chore to be done) | tâche nf |
| | I have ten tasks that I need to complete today. |
| | J'ai dix tâches à accomplir aujourd'hui. |
| task n | (duty) | fonction, mission nf |
| | | rôle nm |
| | His task was to restock the shelves at the shop. |
| | Sa fonction (or: mission) était de réapprovisionner les rayons au magasin. |
| task n | (difficult endeavour) | besogne nf |
| | Completing the report was quite a task, but I did it! |
| | Achever ce rapport était une sacrée besogne mais je l'ai fait ! |
| task [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (assign a task to) | charger [qqn] de [qch] vtr + prép |
| | The lawyer tasked his assistant with the paperwork. |
| | L'avocat a chargé son assistant du travail administratif. |
| task [sb] with doing [sth] v expr | (assign a task to) | charger [qqn] de faire [qch] loc v |
| | He was tasked with loading the data onto the computer system. |
| | Il a été chargé d'intégrer les données dans l'ordinateur. |
Formes composées
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| assign a task to [sb] v expr | (allocate a job) | assigner une tâche à [qqn], attribuer une tâche à [qqn] loc v |
| | Because she was a new employee, I assigned a task to her that was not difficult. |
| | Comme elle venait d'arriver dans l'entreprise, je lui ai assigné une tâche assez facile. |
| | | charger [qqn] d'une tâche loc v |
| | Comme Catherine venait d'arriver dans l'entreprise, je l'ai chargée d'une tâche assez facile. |
| bring [sb] to task v expr | (criticize or reprimand [sb]) | rappeler à l'ordre⇒ vtr |
| | Breakers of the rule will be brought to task. |
| clerical task n | (administrative job) | tâche administrative nf |
| | Many doctors are disillusioned with their jobs because of the clerical tasks that need to be completed. |
| dual-task adj | (involving two simultaneous actions) | en parallèle, en même temps loc adv |
| | Studies show that dual-task performance is not as efficient as when someone concentrates on a single task. |
| | Des études ont montré que de faire des choses en parallèle (or: en même temps) n'est pas aussi efficace que de se concentrer sur une seule tâche. |
keep on task,
stay on task v expr | (stay focused) | rester concentré vi + adj |
| | Keep on task everyone; we're nearly finished now! |
| | Allez, restez concentrés : on a bientôt fini ! |
| | | ne pas se relâcher⇒ v pron |
| | Ne vous relâchez pas, les gars : on a bientôt fini ! |
multitask,
multi-task vi | (do several things at once) | être multitâche vi + adj |
| | | faire plusieurs choses en même temps, faire plusieurs choses à la fois loc v |
| | This job will require you to multitask; is that something you can handle? |
off-task,
off task adj | (not focused) | pas concentré 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) | concentré 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. |
take [sb] to task,
bring [sb] to task v expr | (reprimand, rebuke [sb]) | prendre [qqn] à partie loc v |
| | | réprimander⇒ vtr |
take [sb] to task for [sth],
bring [sb] to task for [sth] v expr | (reprimand [sb] for [sth]) | prendre [qqn] à partie pour [qch] loc v + prép |
| | | réprimander [qqn] pour [qch] vtr + prép |
| | The coach took them to task for their poor performance. |
| | L'entraîneur les a réprimandés pour leur piètre performance. |
take [sb] to task for doing [sth],
bring [sb] to task for doing [sth] v expr | (reprimand [sb] for doing [sth]) | prendre [qqn] à partie pour avoir fait [qch] loc v |
| | | réprimander [qqn] pour avoir fait [qch] loc v |
| task force n | (military unit: with a mission) (militaire) | unité opérationnelle, force opérationnelle nf |
| | The Navy sent a task force to counter the attack. |
| task force n | (group: with an objective) | groupe de travail nm |
| | The Mayor formed a task force to wipe prostitution off the streets of the city. |
| | La maire a formé un groupe de travail pour éradiquer la prostitution des rues de la ville. |
| task group n | (group organized for specific purpose) | groupe de travail nm |
Task Manager,
task manager n | ® (computing: software application) (informatique) | gestionnaire de tâches 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) | fiche de planification des tâches nf |
| taskbar n | (computer: row of application buttons) (Informatique) | barre des tâches nf |