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un·der·tak·ing
(ŭn′dər-tā′kĭng)n.
1. A task or venture undertaken: Climbing the mountain was a dangerous undertaking.
2. The action of beginning a task or venture: the undertaking of the expedition.
3. A guaranty, pledge, or promise: gave an undertaking that he would not disclose trade secrets.
4. The profession or duties of a funeral director.
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undertaking
(ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ)n
1. something undertaken; task, venture, or enterprise
2. an agreement to do something
3. the business of an undertaker
4. (Automotive Engineering) informal the practice of overtaking on an inner lane a vehicle which is travelling in an outer lane
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un•der•tak•ing
(ˌʌn dərˈteɪ kɪŋ, ˈʌn dərˌteɪ- for 1-3; ˈʌn dərˌteɪ kɪŋ for 4,5 )n.
1. the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
2. a task, enterprise, etc., undertaken.
3. a pledge or guarantee.
4. the business of an undertaker or funeral director.
adj. 5. pertaining to such a business.
[1325–75]
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Noun 1. [画像:undertaking - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted]undertaking - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"
child's play, cinch, duck soup, piece of cake, pushover, breeze, walkover, picnic, snap - any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic"
work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"
adventure, dangerous undertaking, escapade, risky venture - a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
assignment - an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
baby - a project of personal concern to someone; "this project is his baby"
endeavor, endeavour, enterprise - a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"
labor of love, labour of love - productive work performed voluntarily without material reward or compensation
endurance contest, marathon - any long and arduous undertaking
no-brainer - anything that requires little thought
proposition - a task to be dealt with; "securing adequate funding is a time-consuming proposition"
large order, tall order - a formidable task or requirement; "finishing in time was a tall order but we did it"
venture - any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
2. [画像:undertaking - the trade of a funeral director]undertaking - the trade of a funeral director
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undertaking
noun
1. task, business, operation, project, game, attempt, effort, affair, venture, enterprise, endeavour Organizing the show has been a massive undertaking.
2. promise, commitment, pledge, word, vow, assurance, word of honour, solemn word British Coal gave an undertaking that it was maintaining the pits.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
undertaking
nounSomething undertaken, especially something requiring extensive planning and work:
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Translations
إلْتِزامعَمَل، مُهِمَّه
podnikzávazek
løfteopgave
vállalás
skuldbinding, formlegt loforîverkefni, viîfangsefni
undertaking
[ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ] N2. (= pledge) → garantía f
to give an undertaking that → garantizar que ...
I can give no such undertaking → no puedo garantizar tal cosa, no puedo prometer eso
to give an undertaking that → garantizar que ...
I can give no such undertaking → no puedo garantizar tal cosa, no puedo prometer eso
3. [ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ] (Brit) (Aut) → adelantamiento m por el lado contrario or el carril indebido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
undertaking
[ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ] n (= venture) → entreprise f
(= promise) → engagement m
to give an undertaking to do sth → s'engager à faire qch
to give an undertaking that ... → s'engager à ce que + subj ...
to give an undertaking to do sth → s'engager à faire qch
to give an undertaking that ... → s'engager à ce que + subj ...
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
undertaking
1n
(= promise) → Zusicherung f, → Wort nt; I give you my solemn undertaking that I will never do it again → ich verpflichte mich feierlich, es nie wieder zu tun ; I can give no such undertaking → das kann ich nicht versprechen
(= funeral business) → Bestattungsgewerbe nt
undertaking
2n (Brit Aut inf) → Überholen nt → auf der Innenseite
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
undertaking
[ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ] nb. (promise) → promessa, assicurazione f
to give an undertaking that ... → dare la propria parola che...
to give an undertaking that ... → dare la propria parola che...
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
undertake
(andəˈteik) verb – past tense ˌunderˈtook (-ˈtuk) past participle ˌunderˈtaken –1. to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc). He undertook the job willingly. onderneem, aanneem يَقْبَل المَسؤوليَّه заемам се encarregar ujmout se übernehmen påtage sig αναλαμβάνω emprender, encargarse enda peale võtma تقبل کردن ryhtyä se charger de לָקַחַת עַל עַצמוֹ का उत्तरदायित्व लेना prihvatiti, preuzeti (el)vállal menerima tanggung jawab, tugas dll taka að sér incaricarsi di 引き受ける 떠맡다 imtis uzņemties menerima op zich nemen påta seg podejmować się په غاړه اخيستل، ذمه وهل، ژبه كول، لوزكول: منل، تړون كول encarregar-se de a-şi asuma брать на себя ujať sa prevzeti preuzeti odgovornost åta sig รับผิดชอบ üstlenmek, yüklenmek 承擔,接受 починати, братися قبول کرنا đảm nhận 承担,接受
2. to promise (eg to do something). He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow. onderneem يَتَعَهَّد потвърждавам comprometer-se a zavázat se sich verpflichten love αναλαμβάνω την υποχρέωση, υπόσχομαι comprometerse kohustuma تعهد کردن sitoutua promettre לָקַחַת עַל עַצמוֹ कुछ करने का वादा करना obećati vállal berjanji skuldbinda sig assicurare 約束する 약속하다 pasižadėti apsolīt; apņemties berjanji zich verbinden tot forplikte seg til zobowiązywać się ذمه وهل comprometer-se a a promite ручаться zaviazať sa obvezati se obećati lova, förbinda sig สัญญา bir şey yapmaya söz vermek 承諾 ручитися, гарантувати عہد کرنا cam kết 承诺,允诺
ˈundertaker (-teikə) noun a person who organizes funerals. begrafnisondernemer حانوتي يُجَهِّز المَوْتى للدَّفن гробар agente funerário pracovník pohřebního ústavu der/die Bestattungsunternehmer(in) bedemand εργολάβος κηδειών empresario de pompas fúnebres matusebüroo ametnik, surnumatja مامور کفن و دفن hautausurakoitsija entrepreneur/-eure de pompes funèbres מֵכִין הַלווָיָה कफन-दफन और अंतिम क्रिया का इंतजाम करने वाला pogrebnik temetkezési vállalkozó pengurus pemakaman útfararstjóri (impresario di pompe funebri) 葬儀屋 장의사 laidojimo biuro agentas apbedītājs; apbedīšanas biroja darbinieks pengurus mayat begrafenisondernemer innehaver av et begravelsesbyrå przedsiębiorca pogrzebowy دمړي لمبوونكى خښوونكى agente funerário antreprenor de pompe funebre организатор похорон pracovník pohrebného ústavu pogrebnik pogrebnik begravningsentreprenör สัปเหร่อ cenaze kaldırıcısı 殯葬員 власник похоронного бюро تابوت کرنے والا người chuyên tổ chức tang lễ 殡仪业人员
ˌunderˈtaking noun1. a task or piece of work. I didn't realize what a large undertaking this job would be. onderneming عَمَل، مُهِمَّه задача empreendimento podnik das Unternehmen opgave εγχείρημα, καθήκον empresa, tarea ettevõtmine کار؛ مسئولیت hanke entreprise משימה काम, व्यवसाय poduhvat vállalkozás tugas verkefni, viðfangsefni impresa 事業 (일, 책임을) (떠)맡기 sumanymas, dalykas, užduotis pasākums; uzdevums kerja onderneming foretakende, oppgave przedsięwzięcie په غاړه اخيستنه، ذمه وهنه: مننه: تړون: دمړي لمبونه او خښونه empreendimento sarcină, obligaţie предприятие podnik podvig poduhvat företag, arbete, åtagande ภาระหน้าที่ görev, iş 任務 справа ذمہ، کام công việc 任务
2. a promise. He made an undertaking that he would pay the money back. onderneming إلْتِزام обещание promessa závazek das Versprechen løfte υπόσχεση, δέσμευση promesa; compromiso lubadus تضمین؛ تعهد sitoumus promesse התחייבות वचन देना obećanje ígéret, vállalás janji skuldbinding, formlegt loforð promessa 約束 약속, 보증 pažadas saistība; solījums janji belofte forpliktelse, løfte zobowiązanie ذمه promessa promisiune обязательство záväzok obveza obećanje garanti, löfte ข้อผูกพัน söz, vaat 承諾 зобов'язання, гарантія وعدہ lời hứa 许诺
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