🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

assumer un rôle

Pronunciation / Transliteration: asymey un rol

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Assume a role/əˈsuːm ə roʊl/
verb phraseCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il est prêt à assumer un rôle de leadership dans l'entreprise."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb phrase
  1. 1

    To take on a particular function, duty, or position, often in an organization, drama, or social context.

    "She will assume a role as the new lead coordinator for the project."
  2. 2

    In cybersecurity and cloud computing, to temporarily adopt specific permissions and privileges associated with a designated identity or security profile.

    "The administrator must assume a role with elevated privileges to execute the deployment script."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The phrase combines 'assume', derived from Latin 'assumere' (to take up, adopt), originating from 'ad-' (to) + 'sumere' (to take), with 'role', borrowed via French from the theatrical term 'rôle', originally referring to the rolled parchment script used by actors. Over centuries, the expression expanded from theatrical performance into sociological, organizational, and technological contexts to denote taking on specific functions or responsibilities.

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