TORTHAÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
task, s. 1 Tasc m. a Sch: Laisín m, ceacht m -a. b Obair f, dualgas m, saothar m. 2 To take s.o. to task for sth., casaoid a thabhairt do dhuine mar gheall ar rud. She took him to task for it, d'éiligh sí air mar gheall air.
ABAIRTÍ
IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
He is about his task, tá sé i gcionn a chuid oibre.
To address oneself to a task, dul i gceann tásca.
I can find no one adequate to the task, níl aon duine agam a thiocfadh aníos leis an tasc.
Arduous task, dualgas deacair.
To assign a task to s.o., ceann oibre a chur ar dhuine.
To attack a task, dul i gceann oibre, tabhairt faoi obair.
F: (Of pers.) To buckle to a task, dul i gceann oibre go miotalach.
To charge s.o. with a task, ceann oibre a chur ar dhuine; ceann oibre a chur de chúram ar dhuine.
As a result of the committal of that task to him . .., de bharr an obair sin a chur de chúram air ...
Easy task, obair shaoráideach.
It is an endless task, gnó é nach mbeidh deireadh go deo leis.
He was equal to the task, bhí sé in ann chuig an obair.
This is your task for tomorrow, seo é an cúram a bheidh amárach ort.
To set, put, one's hands to a task, tosú, cromadh, ar obair.
Herculean task, obair fhathaigh.
Human task, obair Chríostúil.
Invidious task, obair gan bhuíochas.
To break the neck of the task, poll a chur san obair.
The task is no easy one, ní haon dóithín é mar chúram; ní haon obair gan dua é.
Noisome task, obair ghránna.
Prescribed task, obair ordaithe; obair cheaptha.
He proved unequal to his task, ní raibh sé inchurtha leis an obair.
To return to a task, dul ar ais chun oibre; cromadh ar an obair arís.
To scuffle through a task, sórt déanaimh a thabhairt ar obair, obair a dhéanamh go sleamchúiseach.
Everyone has his own set task, cuirtear obair áirithe ar gach duine.
To stick at a task for six hours, fanacht i gceann oibre gan stad ar feadh sé huaire an chloig.
He dealt successfully with the task, d'éirigh leis an obair a chur i gcrích go maith.
A thankless task, mórán dua ar bheagán buíochais, cúram gan chúiteamh.
To tie s.o. down to a task, cúram a cheangal ar dhuine.
The task is too much for me, tá an obair sin róthrom agamsa.
To trust s.o. with the task, obair a chur i gcúram duine.
To be unequal to the task, gan a bheith in ann, in inmhe, chuig an obair.