undertaking

un·der·tak·ing  (ndr-tkng)

n.

1. A task or assignment undertaken; a venture.

2. A guaranty, engagement, or promise.

3. 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. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Informal the practice of overtaking on an inner lane a vehicle which is travelling in an outer lane

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	undertaking - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" project, task, labor 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.	undertaking - the trade of a funeral director       craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"

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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.

Translations

undertaking [ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ] N

1. (= enterprise) → empresa f; (= task) → tarea f

2. (= 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

3. [ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ] (Brit) (Aut) → adelantamiento m por el lado contrario or el carril indebido

4. [ˈʌndəˌteɪkɪŋ] (Brit) (= arranging funerals) → pompas fpl fúnebres

undertaking [ˈʌndə^rteɪkɪŋ] 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 ...

undertaking¹

n

(= enterprise) → Vorhaben nt, → Unternehmen nt; (esp Comm: = project) → Projekt nt

(= 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

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undertaking²

n (Brit Aut inf) → Überholen nt → auf der Innenseite

undertaking [ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ] n

a. (task) → impresa
it is quite an undertaking! → è una bella impresa!

b. (promise) → promessa, assicurazione f
to give an undertaking that ... → dare la propria parola che...