assign

confier, attribuer

Donner à quelqu’un un travail ou une tâche à accomplir.

En anglais simple : To give someone a job or piece of work to do.

• The teacher assigned some homework.
• I was assigned to help the new staff.
• Who assigned this task to you?

Comment l'utiliser : assign something to someone (The manager assigned the task to me.); assign someone something (Our teacher assigned us three exercises.); assign someone to do something (They assigned her to check the accounts.)

Synonymes : give, allocate

Expressions courantes : assign a task, assign homework, assign someone work

attribuer, classer

Donner à quelque chose une catégorie, une valeur, une date ou une autre description selon son jugement.

En anglais simple : To give something a category, value, date, or other description based on your judgment.

• Assign each item a number.
• The researchers assigned a date to the painting.
• These animals were assigned to different categories.

Comment l'utiliser : assign something to something (We assigned a category to each entry.); assign something a value/category (The program assigns each answer a score.)

Synonymes : attribute, classify

Expressions courantes : assign a value, assign a category, assign a date

attribuer, affecter

Choisir ou réserver quelque chose pour une personne ou un usage précis.

En anglais simple : To choose or set aside something for a particular person or purpose.

• They assigned us a quiet room.
• More money was assigned to the project.
• The court assigned a date for the trial.

Comment l'utiliser : assign something to someone/something (They assigned a room to each guest.); assign something for something (The council assigned land for the new school.)

Synonymes : allocate, allot, reserve

Expressions courantes : assign a room, assign a seat, assign resources

nommer, désigner

Choisir quelqu’un pour occuper un poste ou exercer une fonction officielle.

En anglais simple : To choose someone to fill a particular position or official role.

• The court assigned a lawyer to him.
• She was assigned as the team’s official representative.
• They assigned a new officer to the post.

Comment l'utiliser : assign someone as something (The court assigned her as counsel for the prisoner.); assign someone to a post (They assigned him to a senior post.)

Synonymes : appoint, designate

Expressions courantes : assign a lawyer, assign an officer, assign someone counsel