assignment

Aufgabe, Auftrag

Eine Arbeit, die jemand erledigen soll, besonders in der Schule oder im Beruf.

In einfachem Englisch: A piece of work that someone asks you to complete, especially for school or a job.

• I finished my assignment.
• The teacher gave us three writing assignments.
• She is on assignment in Paris this week.

Synonyme: task, project

Häufige Wendungen: homework assignment, complete an assignment, on assignment

Zuweisung, Verteilung

Das Übertragen einer Arbeit, Pflicht oder mehrerer Aufgaben an jemanden.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of giving someone a job, duty, or set of tasks.

• The assignment of duties was fair.
• She handles task assignment for the whole team.
• We reviewed the assignment of responsibilities yesterday.

So benutzt man es: assignment of something to someone (The assignment of duties to each worker took an hour.)

Synonyme: allocation, delegation

Häufige Wendungen: assignment of tasks, assignment of duties, task assignment

Einordnung, Zuordnung

Das Zuordnen einer Person oder Sache zu einer bestimmten Gruppe oder Kategorie.

In einfachem Englisch: The act of placing someone or something in a particular group or category.

• Category assignment depends on the object's features.
• Her assignment to that group was incorrect.
• The assignment of each species to a family requires careful study.

So benutzt man es: assignment of something to something (The assignment of this plant to that family is disputed.)

Synonyme: classification, categorization

Häufige Wendungen: category assignment, assignment to something, class assignment