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tarefa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assignment noun A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
  • chore noun A routine task, especially one needed to keep a home running, such as cleaning or cooking.
  • homework noun Schoolwork assigned to be done outside of class.
  • job noun A paid position of regular employment.
  • lesson noun A single period of teaching, or a fixed unit within a course of study.
  • task noun A specific piece of work that needs to be done.

Senses

tarefa is used for these senses in English:

  • assignment (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
  • homework (literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.
  • job A task.
  • job (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
  • lesson A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
  • task (computing) A process or execution of a program.

assignment — full definition

  1. noun A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
  2. noun The legal transfer of a right, property, or benefit from one person to another.

chore — full definition

  1. noun A routine task, especially one needed to keep a home running, such as cleaning or cooking.
  2. noun Any task that feels tedious or unpleasant.

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