assignment

tarea, trabajo

Trabajo que alguien te pide que completes, especialmente en la escuela o en el empleo.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of work that someone asks you to complete, especially for school or a job.

• I finished my assignment.
• The teacher gave us three writing assignments.
• She is on assignment in Paris this week.

Sinónimos: task, project

Expresiones frecuentes: homework assignment, complete an assignment, on assignment

asignación

Acción de encargar a alguien un trabajo, una obligación o varias tareas.

En inglés sencillo: The act of giving someone a job, duty, or set of tasks.

• The assignment of duties was fair.
• She handles task assignment for the whole team.
• We reviewed the assignment of responsibilities yesterday.

Cómo se usa: assignment of something to someone (The assignment of duties to each worker took an hour.)

Sinónimos: allocation, delegation

Expresiones frecuentes: assignment of tasks, assignment of duties, task assignment

clasificación, asignación

Acción de incluir a alguien o algo en un grupo o una categoría determinados.

En inglés sencillo: The act of placing someone or something in a particular group or category.

• Category assignment depends on the object's features.
• Her assignment to that group was incorrect.
• The assignment of each species to a family requires careful study.

Cómo se usa: assignment of something to something (The assignment of this plant to that family is disputed.)

Sinónimos: classification, categorization

Expresiones frecuentes: category assignment, assignment to something, class assignment