tarefa

Meaning

1. (feminine) job, task
2. (feminine) burden, chore
3. (feminine) job
4. (Brazil, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, feminine) clipping of tarefa de casa (“homework”)
5. (feminine, regional) vessel where oil and rose water flow from the fields

Concepts

task

job

assignment

work

function

chore

duty

operation

business

enterprise

endeavor

effort

part

homework

labor

labour

role

stint

assigned job

declaratory judgment

lesson

mission

occupation

official duty

company

place

prep

preparation

procedure

project

duty assignment

employment

campaign

undertaking

use

venture

blueprint

endeavour

works

housekeeping

housework

crusade

Synonyms

trabalho

dever

encargo

esforço

empreitada

lição de casa

incumbência

tarefa de casa

tentativa

dever de casa

lida

📖

deveres oficiais

trabalho escolar

Trabalho Escolar

papel

designação

emprego

função

gravame

lição

ocupação

carga

projeto

serviço

Translations

tâche

taak

Aufgabe

tarea

travail

Auftrag

مهمة

compito

Arbeit

mission

opdracht

εργασία

incarico

lavoro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taˈɾɛ.fɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: tarefa

Cognate with Spanish: tarea

In summary

From Vulgar Arabic طَرِيحَة (ṭarīḥa, “endeavor”), from the Classical Arabic root طَرَحَ (ṭaraḥa, “to throw”). Cognate with Galician tarefa and Spanish tarea.

Sentences

Eu quero te dar uma tarefa .

I want to give you an assignment.

Por fim ,? não se esqueça de enviar sua tarefa até esta semana .

Finally,? don't forget to submit your assignment by this week.

Embora esta tarefa possa parecer simples , na prática é muito mais complicada .

Although this task may seem simple, in practice it is much more complicated.

Dirigir é uma tarefa que requer foco .

Driving is a task that requires focus.