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task [tɑ:sk]1 noun∎ to set sb a task imposer une tâche à qn;∎ convincing them will be no easy task les convaincre ne sera pas chose facile;∎ to take sb to task (for sth/doing sth) réprimander qn (pour qch/pour avoir fait qch), prendre qn à partie (pour qch/pour avoir fait qch)∎ to task sb with sth/with doing sth charger qn de qch/de faire qch;∎ to be tasked with sth/doing sth être chargé de qch/de faire qch►► task force (to investigate) commission f; (to do special job) groupe m de travail; Military corps m expéditionnaire;task work travail m à la tâche ou aux pièces -
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(a piece of especially hard work; a duty that must be done: household tasks.) tâche -
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7 Standard Assessment Task
noun GB School test m d'aptitude scolaire ( par tranches d'âge) -
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1) (the art of managing: The management of this company is a difficult task.) gestion, administration2) (or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group: The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.) direction -
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allotment letter avis m d'attribution;allotment right droit m d'attribution -
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(of task) attribution f; (of funds) affectation f; (of goods, debts, property) cession f, transfert m; (of shares) attribution;∎ ACCOUNTANCY assignment of accounts receivable, assignment of debts transfert de créances;∎ assignment of contract = cession des droits et obligations découlant d'un contrat -
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(a) (of person) (relating to qualifications, experience) expérience f;∎ what is the candidate's background? quels sont les antécédents du candidat?;∎ we need someone with a background in computers il nous faut quelqu'un qui s'y connaisse en informatiquebackground data données f pl de base;background job tâche f d'arrière-plan ou de fond;background (mode) printing impression f en arrière-plan;background task tâche d'arrière-plan ou de fond -
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(a) (of machine, factory, worker) période f de non-productivité(b) (time spent on task) temps m;∎ how much downtime have you spent on this project? combien de temps est-ce que tu as passé sur ce projet? -
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MARKETING groupe-témoin mfocus group interview entretien m avec les membres du groupe-témoinFocus group research commissioned for the task force suggests both young and old people regard too many parks as unwelcoming because they are either rundown, poorly maintained or potentially dangerous.
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(a) (employment, post) travail m, emploi m;∎ to look for a job chercher du travail ou un emploi;∎ to lose one's job perdre son emploi;∎ to be out of a job être sans travail ou emploiAmerican job action action f revendicative;job advertisement offre f d'emploi;ADMINISTRATION job analysis analyse f des tâches;job application demande f d'emploi;job application form formulaire m de candidature;job assignment assignation f des tâches;job classification classification f des emplois;job creation création f d'emplois;job creation scheme programme m de création d'emplois;job description description f de poste;job enlargement élargissement m des tâches;job enrichment enrichissement m des tâches;job evaluation évaluation f des tâches;job hunter demandeur m d'emploi;job hunting recherche f d'un emploi;∎ to go/be job hunting aller/être à la recherche d'un emploi;job interview entretien m d'embauche;job losses suppressions f pl d'emploi;job market marché m de l'emploi;job offer offre d'emploi;job opportunities débouchés m pl, perspectives f pl d'emploi;job prospects perspectives de carrière;job protection protection f de l'emploi;job rotation rotation f des postes;job satisfaction satisfaction f professionnelle;∎ although the pay is quite low, there is a high level of job satisfaction bien que le salaire soit assez bas, c'est un poste qui procure une grande satisfaction;job security sécurité f d'emploi;∎ talks of a merger caused speculation about job security les rumeurs de fusion ont nourri les conjectures quant à la sécurité des emplois concernés;job seeker demandeur(euse) m, f d'emploi;job sharing partage m de poste;job specification description f de l'emploi;job title fonction f;job vacancy poste m à pourvoir(b) (piece of work, task) tâche f, travail m;∎ to do a job faire un travail∎ to buy sth as a job lot acheter qch en lot;∎ they sold off the surplus as a job lot ils ont vendu tout l'excédent en un seul lotProfessionals in this program also participate in ongoing job enrichment and professional development activities designed to increase competence and confidence and to provide a forum for group information sharing and problem solving.
sous-traiter;∎ they jobbed out the work to three different firms ils ont confié le travail à trois sous-traitants -
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familiar jargon m administratifHowever, five centuries later, it is a matter of debate whether the incomprehensible officialese widely used by the French authorities is any easier to understand than Latin - or possibly, double Dutch. Never use one word when half a dozen will do, appears to be the rule of thumb, and make sure as many as possible are archaic and totally incomprehensible without the aid of a dictionary. But help may finally be at hand. A government body has just been set up with the task of simplifying the language of French bureaucracy.
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(a) (of contract, task) exécution fperformance bond garantie f de bonne fin∎ the country's poor economic performance les mauvais résultats économiques du pays;∎ sterling's performance on the Stock Exchange le comportement en Bourse de la livre sterlingperformance appraisal (of staff) évaluation f, appréciation f;performance rating rendement m effectif;ACCOUNTANCY performance ratio ratio m d'exploitation;performance test test m de performance -
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(a) (control, authority) responsabilité f;∎ to have responsibility for sth avoir la charge ou la responsabilité de qch;∎ the project is their joint responsibility le projet relève de leur responsabilité à tous les deux;∎ a position of great responsibility un poste à haute responsabilitéresponsibility accounting comptabilité f par centres de responsabilité(b) (task, duty) responsabilité f;∎ your responsibilities will include product development vous assurerez entre autres le développement de nouveaux produits;∎ they have a responsibility to the shareholders ils ont une responsabilité envers les actionnaires -
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Yesterday's plan for the railways was launched on the trite soundbite that the Government wants to see a "safer, better and bigger" railway … the aims are inherently contradictory, which demonstrates not only the huge task the Government faces in trying to improve the railways but also the wider lack of coherence on transport that has dogged New Labour ever since it was elected in 1997.
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noun, interjection ((slang) an annoying and nasty person; an unpleasant task: The son of a bitch tried to cheat me!) -
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noun (cooperation between those who are working together on a task etc.) travail en collaboration
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task|work — «TASK WURK, TAHSK », noun. 1. = piecework. (Cf. ↑piecework) 2. any task, especially a burden: »I feel a dislike to order and to taskwork of all kinds (Scott) … Useful english dictionary