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1 ♦ task
♦ task /tɑ:sk/n.1 compito; lavoro; incarico; dovere; mansione: The teacher has given us an easy task, l'insegnante ci ha dato un compito facile; a hard task, un compito arduo; un incarico difficile; a difficult task, un compito difficile; a formidable (o an uphill) task, un compito arduo; a hopeless task, un compito impossibile; a laborious task, un compito laborioso; a menial task, un lavoro umile; a mundane task, un compito ordinario; onerous tasks, compiti onerosi (o gravosi); a thankless task, un compito ingrato; an unenviable task, un compito non invidiabile; to set a task, assegnare un compito (o un incarico); to accomplish (o to complete) a task, portare a termine un compito; to attempt a task, cimentarsi in un lavoro; to face a task, trovarsi a dover affrontare un compito; to carry out a task, portare a termine un compito; to undertake a task, intraprendere un compito; to perform a task, eseguire un compito; He has the task of keeping the correspondence, ha la mansione di tenere la corrispondenza2 (comput.) task; attività; compito● task-based, centrato su un'attività: task-based learning, metodo di apprendimento incentrato sullo svolgimento di un'attività □ task bond, indennità per prestazioni speciali □ (mil., naut.) task fleet, flotta d'impiego □ task force, (mil., ecc.) task force; unità operativa; unità di crisi; (in GB) squadra speciale ( della polizia) □ (org. az.) task management, direzione per funzioni □ task wage = piece wage ► piece □ task work = piece work ► piece □ task work, lavoro a cottimo □ to take sb. to task, rimproverare q.; richiamare (all'ordine) q.(to) task /tɑ:sk/v. t.2 affaticare, mettere a dura prova; rendere esausto: Maths tasks my son's mind, la matematica affatica la mente di mio figlio3 (tecn.) collaudare la solidità di ( parti di una nave, ecc.); collaudare la portata di ( un veicolo). -
2 laborious
[lə'bɔːrɪəs]aggettivo laborioso* * *[lə'bo:riəs]adjective (difficult; requiring hard work: Moving house is always a laborious process.) faticoso* * *laborious /ləˈbɔ:rɪəs/a.1 impegnativo; laborioso; indefesso; faticoso: a laborious task, un compito laborioso; to take many laborious hours, richiedere molte ore di indefesso lavoro3 operoso; laboriosolaboriouslyavv.laboriousnessn. [u]1 laboriosità; fatica2 laboriosità; operosità* * *[lə'bɔːrɪəs]aggettivo laborioso -
3 painful
['peɪnfl]1) [injury, swelling] doloroso; fig. [lesson, memory] penoso; [ blow] duro2) (laborious) [progress, task] faticoso3) colloq. [ performance] penoso* * *adjective (causing pain: a painful injury.) doloroso* * *['peɪnfl]1) [injury, swelling] doloroso; fig. [lesson, memory] penoso; [ blow] duro2) (laborious) [progress, task] faticoso3) colloq. [ performance] penoso
См. также в других словарях:
laborious task — n. strenuous and exhausting task … English contemporary dictionary
laborious — la|bo|ri|ous [ləˈbo:riəs] adj taking a lot of time and effort laborious process/task/business etc ▪ Collecting the raw materials proved a long and laborious task. ▪ the laborious business of drying the crops >laboriously adv ▪ A beetle began… … Dictionary of contemporary English
laborious — adjective 1 laborious task/process/method etc a job or piece of work that is difficult and needs a lot of effort: the laborious task of collating all the evidence 2 seeming to be done slowly and with difficulty: laborious progress through the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
laborious — [[t]ləbɔ͟ːriəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe a task or job as laborious, you mean that it takes a lot of time and effort. Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a laborious task. Derived words: laboriously ADV GRADED ADV with v He sat… … English dictionary
laborious — la|bo|ri|ous [ lə bɔriəs ] adjective 1. ) a laborious job or process is long, difficult, and often boring: We eventually began the laborious task of sorting through his papers. 2. ) a laborious way of doing something is slow or boring and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
laborious — UK [ləˈbɔːrɪəs] / US [ləˈbɔrɪəs] adjective 1) a laborious job or process is long, difficult, and often boring We eventually began the laborious task of sorting through his papers. 2) a laborious way of doing something is slow or boring and… … English dictionary
task — 01. One of the most important [tasks] in learning a foreign language is to get over one s fear of making mistakes. 02. You have a number of different [tasks] that you need to complete this morning. 03. One of the most difficult [tasks] in… … Grammatical examples in English
laborious — [ləˈbɔːriəs] adj long, difficult, and boring a laborious task[/ex] laboriously adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
laborious — adj. 1 needing hard work or toil (a laborious task). 2 (esp. of literary style) showing signs of toil; pedestrian; not fluent. Derivatives: laboriously adv. laboriousness n. Etymology: ME f. OF laborieus f. L laboriosus (as LABOUR) … Useful english dictionary
task — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ awesome, challenging, daunting, enormous, formidable, great, Herculean, huge, mammoth (esp. BrE), massive … Collocations dictionary
laborious — adj. Laborious is used with these nouns: ↑process, ↑task … Collocations dictionary
