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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgrupo de trabajo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: groo-po de tra-ba-ho
"El grupo de trabajo presentó sus conclusiones ayer."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A temporary unit established to work on a single, defined task or activity.
"The government appointed a special taskforce to investigate the financial irregularities." - 2
An organized body of personnel assembled for the accomplishment of a specific mission.
"A cybersecurity taskforce was deployed immediately following the data breach."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originated in military contexts during World War II, combining 'task', from Old Northern French 'tasque' and Latin 'taxare', with 'force', from Latin 'fortis' meaning strong. Over time, it transitioned from a temporary naval combat organization into corporate and governmental lexicons to denote any specialized unit assembled to address a specific objective.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Taskforce" is said worldwide
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groupe de travail
Transliteration: group de trav-wak
"Un groupe de travail a été formé pour résoudre ce problème."
Arbeitsgruppe
Transliteration: ar-baits-groo-pe
"Die Arbeitsgruppe legte ihren Bericht letzte Woche vor."
gruppo di lavoro
Transliteration: groo-po di la-vo-ro
"È stata creata una task force per gestire l'emergenza."
grupo de trabajo
Transliteration: groo-po de tra-ba-ho
"El grupo de trabajo presentó sus conclusiones ayer."
força-tarefa
Transliteration: for-sa ta-fa
"A força-tarefa investigou a corrupção no setor público."
कार्य दल
Transliteration: karyadal
Script: विशेष संचालन इकाई
"सरकार ने इस मामले की जांच के लिए एक विशेष संचालन इकाई का गठन किया है।"
特别工作组
Transliteration: tèbié gōngzuò zǔ
"特遣部队迅速控制了现场。"
태스크포스
Transliteration: taeseukeu-poseu
"정부는 새로운 경제 대책을 위해 태스크포스를 구성했다."
タスクフォース
Transliteration: tasuku fōsu
"そのプロジェクトのために特別なタスクフォースが結成された。"
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