| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| task n | (job, chore to be done) | tarefa sf |
| | | trabalho sm |
| | (informal) | coisa sf |
| | I have ten tasks that I need to complete today. |
| | Tenho dez tarefas que preciso terminar hoje. |
| | ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês O chefe me deu muito trabalho para fazer. |
| | Tenho dez coisas que preciso terminar hoje. |
| task n | (duty) | tarefa sf |
| | His task was to restock the shelves at the shop. |
| | A tarefa dele era reabastecer as prateleiras da loja. |
| task n | (difficult endeavour) | incumbência, missão sf |
| | Completing the report was quite a task, but I did it! |
| | Completar o relatório era uma grande tarefa, mas eu consegui! |
| task [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (assign a task to) | encarregar vt |
| | | delegar vt |
| | The lawyer tasked his assistant with the paperwork. |
| | O advogado encarregou seu assistente da papelada. |
| task [sb] with doing [sth] v expr | (assign a task to) | encarregar, incumbir vt |
| | He was tasked with loading the data onto the computer system. |
| | Ele foi encarregado (or: incumbido) de gravar os dados no computador. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| assign a task to [sb] v expr | (allocate a job) | designar uma tarefa expres |
| | Because she was a new employee, I assigned a task to her that was not difficult. |
| clerical task n | (administrative job) | função administrativa loc sf |
| | Many doctors are disillusioned with their jobs because of the clerical tasks that need to be completed. |
| dual-task adj | (involving two simultaneous actions) | tarefa dupla loc sf |
| | Studies show that dual-task performance is not as efficient as when someone concentrates on a single task. |
keep on task,
stay on task v expr | (stay focused) | manter o foco expres v |
| | Keep on task everyone; we're nearly finished now! |
multitask,
multi-task vi | (do several things at once) | fazer diversas tarefas expres v |
| | This job will require you to multitask; is that something you can handle? |
off-task,
off task adj | (not focused) | não focado loc adj |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
on-task,
on task adj | (focused on the job at hand) | focado adj |
| Nota: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | With the deadline looming, the manager made sure everyone was on task. |
| | Com o prazo iminente, o gerente se certificou de que todos estivessem focados. |
take [sb] to task,
bring [sb] to task v expr | (reprimand, rebuke [sb]) (repreender ou censurar alguém) | repreender vt |
| | (informal) | passar um carão loc v |
| | (informal) | dar uma lição em expres |
take [sb] to task for [sth],
bring [sb] to task for [sth] v expr | (reprimand [sb] for [sth]) (informal) | dar bronca em expres v + prep |
| | | repreender vt |
| | | censurar vt |
| | The coach took them to task for their poor performance. |
take [sb] to task for doing [sth],
bring [sb] to task for doing [sth] v expr | (reprimand [sb] for doing [sth]) (informal) | dar bronca em expres v + prep |
| | | repreender vt |
| | | censurar vt |
| task force n | (military unit: with a mission) (militar) | força-tarefa sf |
| | | força especial loc sf |
| | The Navy sent a task force to counter the attack. |
| task force n | (group: with an objective) | força-tarefa sf |
| | The Mayor formed a task force to wipe prostitution off the streets of the city. |
| | O prefeito formou uma força-tarefa para erradicar a prostituição das ruas da cidade. |
| task group n | (group organized for specific purpose) (grupo organizado para um objetivo) | grupo de trabalho loc sm |
Task Manager,
task manager n | ® (computing: software application) (informática: programa aplicativo) | Gerenciador de Tarefas loc sm |
| Nota: As a registered trademark, “Task Manager” should be capitalized, but it is often not capitalized in informal communication. |
| | You can use Task Manager to start and stop programs. |
| task sheet n | (outline of jobs to be done) (definição dos trabalhos a serem feitos) | lista de tarefas loc sf |
| | | lista de afazeres loc sf |
| taskbar n | (computer: row of application buttons) (computador) | barra de tarefas loc sf |
