Tarea (en. Task)

/taˈɾea/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Assigned or performed work, especially in the school context.

The teacher gave us a task for the week.

La maestra nos dio una tarea para la semana.

A set of actions that must be carried out to achieve a goal.

The task for the project is to research the history of art.

La tarea del proyecto es investigar sobre la historia del arte.

Responsibility or duty that must be fulfilled.

My task is to take care of my siblings while my parents are out.

Mi tarea es cuidar de mis hermanos mientras mis padres están fuera.

From the Latin 'tarea', which means work or duty.

do the task

To carry out the assigned work or activity.

hacer la tarea

pending task

A task that has not yet been completed.

tarea pendiente

school task

Work that is given to students by a teacher.

tarea escolar

work

Activity that requires physical or mental effort to achieve a result.

trabajo

duty

Obligation or responsibility one has to do something.

deber

activity

Set of operations or actions that are carried out.

actividad

To do something in procrastination.

Yesterday I procrastinated with the task and now I have to do everything in a hurry.

Ayer me procrastiné con la tarea y ahora tengo que hacerlo todo de prisa.

Easy task.

That task was a piece of cake.

Esa tarea fue pan comido.