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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 unenviable
[ʌn'envɪəbl]aggettivo non invidiabile* * *unenviable /ʌnˈɛnvɪəbl/a.non invidiabile: an unenviable task [position], un compito [una posizione] non invidiabile.* * *[ʌn'envɪəbl]aggettivo non invidiabile
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task — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ awesome, challenging, daunting, enormous, formidable, great, Herculean, huge, mammoth (esp. BrE), massive … Collocations dictionary
task — task1 W1S2 [ta:sk US tæsk] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old North French; Origin: tasque, from Medieval Latin tasca tax or service to be done for a ruler , from taxare to tax ] 1.) a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unenviable — un|en|vi|a|ble [ʌnˈenviəbəl] adj difficult and unpleasant unenviable task/job etc (of doing sth) ▪ the unenviable task of informing the victim s relations ▪ Edward III was in a delicate and unenviable position … Dictionary of contemporary English
unenviable — [[t]ʌne̱nviəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe a situation or task as unenviable, you mean that nobody would enjoy dealing with it because it is very difficult, dangerous, or unpleasant. She had the unenviable task of making the… … English dictionary
unenviable — adjective difficult and unpleasant: unenviable task: the unenviable task of informing the victim s relations … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
task — [[t]tɑ͟ːsk, tæ̱sk[/t]] ♦♦ tasks, tasking, tasked 1) N COUNT: usu N of ing, supp N A task is an activity or piece of work which you have to do, usually as part of a larger project. Walker had the unenviable task of breaking the bad news to Hill … English dictionary
unenviable — un|en|vi|a|ble [ ʌn enviəbl ] adjective difficult and not at all enjoyable: an unenviable task/job … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unenviable — UK [ʌnˈenvɪəb(ə)l] / US adjective difficult and not at all enjoyable Beck has the unenviable task of trying to rebuild the business … English dictionary
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unenviable — adj. Unenviable is used with these nouns: ↑job, ↑record, ↑reputation, ↑task … Collocations dictionary
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