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/tɑʃ/
Translation
task, chore (without the circumflex, tache means a stain or a spot)
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
Examples
.
Everyone has a specific task to carry out.
ménagères .
The household chores are shared between us.
' .
It is not an easy task.
répétitives.
The robot carries out the most repetitive tasks.
' attelée cette .
She set about this task first thing in the morning.
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