chore

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.
2. A task that is difficult, unpleasant, or tediously routine.

Verb

To do chores.

Verb

To steal.

Conceptes

tasca

quefer

deures escolars

feina

treball

Sinònims

task

job

assignment

work

char

errand

affair

business

duty

housework

matter

stint

odd job

labour

mission

office

🏢

operation

post

project

routine

toil

works

petty business

activity

small task

appointment

billet

blueprint

campaign

charge

commission

crusade

deed

effort

employ

enterprise

headache

labor

Traduccions

tarea

corvée

quehacer

αγγαρεία

tâche

taak

tarefa

Hausarbeit

karwei

Arbeit

Aufgabe

travail

incarico

besogne

compito

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/t͡ʃɔː/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: charr

Heretat de anglès antic: ċerr

Cognat amb neerlandès: keer

Cognat amb alemany: Kehre

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: kiere

In summary

From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, business”), from Old English ċerr, ċierr (“a turn”), from ċierran (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”).
Cognate with Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire (“to turn”), Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”)). See also char.