task

compito

Lavoro preciso che qualcuno deve svolgere.

In inglese semplice: A particular job or piece of work that someone needs to do.

• My first task is to wash the dishes.
• We finished all our tasks before lunch.
• Who will handle this task?

Come si usa: task of doing something (She has the task of checking the tickets.)

Sinonimi: job, assignment

Espressioni comuni: complete a task, daily task, task for someone, assign a task

impresa, compito arduo

Lavoro grande o difficile che richiede molto tempo o impegno.

In inglese semplice: A large or difficult job that takes considerable time or effort.

• Cleaning this whole house is quite a task.
• They faced the enormous task of moving the library.
• Persuading her proved a harder task than we expected.

Come si usa: task of doing something (They faced the task of rebuilding the village.)

Sinonimi: challenge, undertaking

Espressioni comuni: a huge task, a daunting task, quite a task

rimprovero

In «take someone to task», rimproverare duramente qualcuno per qualcosa che ha fatto male.

In inglese semplice: In “take someone to task,” it means to criticize someone strongly for doing something wrong.

• The boss took me to task for being late.
• Several newspapers have taken the mayor to task.
• She takes careless workers to task.

Come si usa: take someone to task for something (The teacher took him to task for his rude comments.)

Espressioni comuni: take to task, take someone to task

incaricare

Affidare a qualcuno un lavoro preciso da svolgere.

In inglese semplice: To give someone a particular job to do.

• They tasked me with checking the figures.
• The team was tasked with finding a solution.
• Who will task the new staff with training volunteers?

Come si usa: task someone with doing something (We tasked the students with designing a poster.)

Sinonimi: assign, charge

Espressioni comuni: task someone with something, task a team, task a committee