French Word · Intermediate

tâche

assignment

Pronunciation: /taʃ/

Meaning

A word or expression meaning "assignment".

Example

Oui, madame, mais Jasper Hobson n’a jamais reculé devant une tâche à accomplir, si rude qu’elle pût être.

Yes, ma'am, but Jasper Hobson never shrank from a task that he had to do, no matter how rough it might be.

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