corvee

(Engels)

1. (feminine, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) household chores, especially at a camp or barracks
2. (feminine, historical, neuter, no-diminutive, uncountable) corvee labour

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/kɔrˈveː/

Etymologie (Engels)

Geleend van Frans: corvée

In summary

Borrowed from French corvée, from Middle French corvee, from Old French corvee, from Late Latin conrogāta. Doublet of karwei.

Synoniemen

opdracht

taak

werktaak

actietaak

Vertalingen

Arbeit

Aufgabe

Auftrag

lästige Pflicht

Corvée

αγγαρεία

βαρετή δουλια

duty

function

housekeeping

housework

job

task

undertaking

مهمة