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Translation

task, chore (without the circumflex, tache means a stain or a spot)

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Word origin

From Old French tasche, from Medieval Latin tasca, an altered form of taxa ('an assessed charge'), from taxare ('to assess'). English 'task' is the same Norman French word, and 'tax' is its twin.

Origin
Latin
Root
tasca
English cognates
task, tax

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltâches

Examples

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Everyone has a specific task to carry out.

ménagères .

The household chores are shared between us.

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It is not an easy task.

répétitives.

The robot carries out the most repetitive tasks.

attelée .

She set about this task first thing in the morning.

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This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 2: tâche, rayon, désir and 7 more words.